Zoology Graduate Student Roster

 

 

Below are listed current Ph.D. and M.S. students, their research interests, and their contact information.

Anderson, Carlos
Ph.D. Topic: Compensatory adaptation and speciation in digital organisms
Advisor: Barry Williams
carlosja@msu.edu

Baker, Denae
Advisor: Richard Snider
bakerde1@msu.edu

Ballew, Nicholas
Ph.D. Topic: Personality variation in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and its ecological and evolutionary consequences under different angling regimes
Advisor: Gary Mittelbach
ballewn1@msu.edu

Baumgartner, Beth
M.S. Topic: Evaluation of educational effectiveness of both real and virtual immersion exhibits
Advisor: Richard Snider
baumga62@msu.edu

Booms, Andy
Ph.D. Topic: Gene flow in spotted hyenas
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
boomsan1@msu.edu

Brady, Briana
Advisor: Juli Wade
bradybr3@msu.edu

Califf, Katy
Ph.D. Topic: Genetic diversity in two species of hyena: influence of sociality and implications for mechanisms of mate choice
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
califfka@msu.edu

Cavalieri, Cybil
Advisor: Barbara Lundrigan
cavali13@msu.edu

Celi, Jorge
Ph.D. Topic: Hydrological controls of riverine ecosystems of the Napo River (Amazon Basin): implications for the management and conservation of diversity
Advisor: Stephen Hamilton
celijorg@msu.edu

Chaput, Audra
Advisor: Jenny Boughman
chaputau@msu.edu

Chari, Sudarshan
Advisor: Ian Dworkin
charisud@msu.edu

Dammerman, Kari
Ph.D. Topic: Developmental plasticity and behavior of larval lake sturgeon in an anthropogenically-modified habitat
Advisor: Kim Scribner
dammerma@msu.edu

DeNieu, Michael
Advisor: Ian Dworkin
denieumi@msu.edu

Desotelle, Micaleila
Ph.D. Topic: Food web patterns and nutrient cycling in river ecosystems
Advisor: Stephen Hamilton
desotell@msu.edu

Draheim, Hope
Ph.D Topic: Landscape genetics of black bears
Advisor: Dr. Kim Scribner
draheimh@msu.edu

Dreyer, Austin
Ph.D. Topic: Scaling relationships of Drosophila melanogaster
Advisor: Alexander Shingleton
dreyerau@msu.edu

Eaton, Rachael
Ph.D. Topic: Behavioral ecology of avian foraging and predator-prey dynamics.
Advisor: Catherine Lindell
eatonrac@msu.edu

Flies, Andrew
Ph.D. Topic: Ecological immunology of spotted hyenas
Advisors: Kay Holekamp and Jean Tsao
fliesand@msu.edu

Florn, Aaron
Advisor: Richard Hill
flornaar@msu.edu

Garnett, Sara
Ph.D. Topic: Kin-directed growth as a strategy to maximize inclusive fitness
Advisor: Thomas Getty
garnett3@msu.edu

Green, David
Ph.D Topic: Implications of spotted hyena demography and behavior for the conservation of African biodiversity
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
greend31@msu.edu

Greenberg, Julia
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
greenb84@msu.edu

Grispo, Michael
Advisor: Barry Williams
grispomi@msu.edu

Hanly, Patrick
Ph.D Topic: The influence of dispersal on plankton metacommunity dynamics
Advisor: Gary Mittelbach
hanlypat@msu.edu

Haslun, Joshua
Advisor: Nathaniel Ostrom
joshua.haslun@tamucc.edu

Hauff, Briana
Advisor: Nathaniel Ostrom
BHauff1@gmail.com

Heinlein, Julianne
Advisor: R. Jan Stevenson
heinlei2@msu.edu

Howell, Paige
Advisor: Kim Scribner
howellp@msu.edu

Hunt, Seth
Ph.D. Topic: Sediment nutrient effects on oxygen demand in streams
Advisor: R. Jan Stevenson
huntseth@msu.edu

Ingle, Nicholis
Advisor: Fred Dyer
inglenic@msu.edu

Johnson, Jean
Ph.D. Topic: Do female house wrens manipulate paternal care by increasing testosterone levels in their eggs?
Advisor: Thomas Getty
john2597@msu.edu

Jones, Sarah Christine
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
joness94@msu.edu

Kamphuis, Benjamin
Advisor: Richard Snider
kamphui7@msu.edu

Kincaid, Dustin
Advisor: Stephen Hamilton
kincai32@msu.edu

Kinsman, Lauren
Ph.D. Topic: Phosphorus cycling in shallow aquatic ecosystem sediments
Advisor: Stephen Hamilton
kinsmanl@msu.edu

Kjelvik, Melissa
Ph.D. Topic: Ecological consequences of the shy/bold behavioral tradeoff in juvenile bluegill sunfish
Advisor: Gary Mittelbach
kjelvikm@msu.edu

Kohn, Cory
Advisor: Barry Williams
kohncory@msu.edu

Krieg, Cara
Ph.D. Topic: Do sex-specific costs to aggression make female-female house wren aggression more responsive to resource value?
Advisor: Thomas Getty
kriegcal@msu.edu

Kuczynski, Michael
Ph.D. Topic: Influence of life history trade-offs on sexual signaling and sexual selection
Advisor: Thomas Getty
kuczyn8@msu.edu

Larson, Jenna
Advisor: Richard Snider
larson80@msu.edu

Lehmann, Kenna
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
lehman29@msu.edu

Lewin, Nora
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
lewinnor@msu.edu

Lackey (Reynolds), Alycia R.
Ph.D. Topic: Impacts of hybridization and ecology on speciation in threespine stickleback fish
Advisor: Jenny Boughman
reyno340@msu.edu

Liu, Bo
Advisor: Jan Stevenson
liub03@msu.edu

Maddamsetti, Rohan
Ph.D. Topic: Epistasis and rates of evolution
Advisor: Richard Lenski
maddamse@msu.edu

McGill, Bonnie
Advisor: Steve Hamilton
mcgillbo@msu.edu

McGuire, Jeanette
Ph.D. Topic: Male reproductive success and the evolution of longevity in turtles
Advisor: Kim Scribner
mcguir35@msu.edu

Meyer, Justin
Ph.D. Topic: The role of enemies in evolutionary diversification; studied with microbes
Advisor: Richard Lenski
meyerju3@msu.edu

Miller, Stephanie A.
Advisor: R. Jan Stevenson
mill1571@msu.edu

Mobley (Jr.), Robert
Advisor: Jenny Boughman
mobleyro@msu.edu

Nalley, Jakob
Ph.D. Topic: Optimizing algal biofuel production through the lens of community ecology
Advisor: Elena Litchman
nalleja@msu.edu

Niceley, Shannon
Advisor: Richard Snider
niceleys@msu.edu

Novitski, Linda
Ph.D. Topic: Algal bloom ecology, detection, and management in small inland lakes
Advisor: R. Jan Stevenson
novitski@msu.edu

O'Donnell, Daniel
Advisor: Elena Litchman
odonn146@msu.edu

Orban, David
M.S. Topic: The effects of public feeding programs on captive giraffe behavior
Advisor: Richard Snider
orbandav@msu.edu

Orlic, Christian
Ph.D. Topic: Contingency in experimental evolution
Advisor: Richard Lenski
orlicchr@msu.edu

Parigi, Abhijna
Advisor: Ian Dworkin
parigiab@msu.edu

Pierce, Tasneem
Advisor: Ian Dworkin
tpierce@msu.edu

Rossman, Sam
Ph.D. Topic: The foraging ecology of bottlenose dolphins
Advisor: Peggy Ostrom
rossmans@msu.edu

Roels, Steven
Ph.D. Topic: Avian ecology in Panamanian forest restorations
Advisor: Catherine Lindell
steveroels@gmail.com

Salk, Kateri
Advisor: Nathaniel Ostrom
salkkate@msu.edu

Shave, Megan
Advisor: Catherine Lindell
shavemeg@msu.edu

Strauss, Eli
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
straus46@msu.edu

Swanson, Eli
Ph.D. Topic: Evolution of morphology and life histories; sexual size dimorphism in the spotted hyena
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
swans171@msu.edu

Testa, Nick
Advisor: Alexander Shingleton
testanic@msu.edu

Thomas, Mridul
Ph.D. Topic: The effects of temperature on the ecology and evolution of phytoplankton species
Advisor: Elena Litchman
thomasmr@msu.edu

Tran, Mark
Ph.D. Topic: Olfactory-mediated foraging in hermit crabs
Advisor: Richard Hill
tranmark@msu.edu

Turner, Caroline
Ph.D. Topic: The effects of ecosystem and evolutionary interactions on resource use and nutrient cycling
Advisor: Richard Lenski
cturner@msu.edu

Turner, Julie
Advisor: Thomas Getty / Kay Holekamp
Turne239@msu.edu

Vaelli, Patric
Advisor: Heather Eisthen
vaellipa@msu.edu

Weigel, Emily
Ph.D. Topic: Sexual selection and decision-making in threespine sticklebacks
Advisor: Jenny Boughman
weigelem@msu.edu

Wilburn, Paul
Advisor: Elena Litchman
wilburn4@msu.edu

Williams, Sean
Advisor: Catherine Lindell
willi523@msu.edu

Wiseman, Marc Anthony
Ph.D. Topic: Cooperation and communication in large social carnivores
Advisor: Kay Holekamp
wisema39@msu.edu

Wiser, Michael
Advisor: Richard Lenski
wisermic@msu.edu

Zalack, Jason
Advisor: R. Jan Stevenson
Zalackja@msu.edu