The faculty researchers in the EEB program come from many different backgrounds and areas of study, providing students with a diverse and knowledgeable team of experts to learn from and work with.
Participating EEB Faculty Researchers
| Name | Department | Research Areas | Faculty Website Link | Accepting Students? | EEB Course Participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Anderson | Anthropology | Bioarchaeology, Violence, Health and Inequality, Forensic Anthropology, Paleopathology | Learn More About Cheryl Anderson | – | – |
| Kathryn Demps | Anthropology | Cultural Evolution, Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology | Learn More About Kathryn Demps | – | – |
| Kristin Snopkowski | Anthropology | Human Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Demography | Learn More About Kristin Snopkowski | Yes* | – |
| Allison Wolfe | Anthropology | – | – | – | – |
| John Ziker | Anthropology | Human Behavioral Ecology, Cooperation, Reproductive Ecology, Conservation | Learn More About John Ziker | Yes* | EEB 601 |
| Jesse Barber | Biology | Sensory Ecology, Animal Behavior, Conservation Biology | – | Yes* | EEB 601 |
| Jim Belthoff | Biology | Behavioral ecology, animal behavior, and avian biology | Learn More About Jim Belthoff | Raptor Biology MS students | – |
| Leonora Bittleston | Biology | Metagenomics, plant-microbe interactions, community ecology | Learn More About Leonora Bittleston | Yes* | EEB 605 EEB 609 |
| Sven Buerki | Biology | Genomics, evolutionary plant biology, bioinformatics | Learn More About Sven Buerki | Yes* | EEB 603 |
| Trevor Caughlin | Biology | Seed dispersal, ecological restoration and landowner decision-making | Learn More About Trevor Caughlin | Yes* | EEB 622 EEB 697 |
| Jay Carlisle | Biology | Avian conservation, ecology, and migration | Learn More About Jay Carlisle | Yes* | – |
| Sarah Dalrymple | Biology | Behavioral Ecology, Evolution | Learn More About Sarah Dalrymple | – | – |
| Marie-Anne de Graaff | Biology | Plant/Soil interactions in terrestrial ecosystems | Learn More About Marie-Anne de Graaff | Yes* | – |
| Kevin Feris | Biology | Microbial community ecology; carbon and nitrogen cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, algae biofuels, bioremediation studies | Learn More About Kevin Feris | Yes* | – |
| Jennifer Forbey | Biology | Physiological, chemical and pharmacological ecology | Learn More About Jen Forbey | Yes* | EEB 601 |
| Eric Hayden | Biology | RNA evolution, biomedical & biotechnical molecules | Learn More About Eric Hayden | – | – |
| Julie Heath | Biology | ornithology, physiology, conservation, global change biology | Learn More About Julie Heath | Yes* | EEB 601 EEB 605 |
| Peter Koetsier | Biology | Aquatic ecology; lotic macroinvertebrate ecology | Learn More About Pete Koetsier | – | – |
| Steve Novak | Biology | Plant evolutionary biology; introduced species | Learn More About Steve Novak | – | – |
| Ian Robertson | Biology | Insect behavior and ecology; plant-insect interactions | Learn More About Ian Robertson | – | – |
| Marcelo Serpe | Biology | Plant biochemistry and physiology | Learn More About Marcelo Serpe | – | – |
| Jim Smith | Biology | Plant molecular systematics, phylogenetic analyses, speciation, plant evolution | Learn More About Jim Smith | Yes* | – |
| Amy Ulappa | Biology | Animal Physiology, Comparative Anatomy, Animal Nutrition, General Biology III Ecology and Evolution | Learn More About Amy Ulappa | – | – |
| Merlin White | Biology | Fungal molecular systematics, arthropod-associated fungi | Yes* | – | |
| Jodi Brandt | Human-Environment Systems | Land use science, remote sensing, conservation biology | Learn More About Jodi Brandt | Yes* | – |
| Megan Cattau | Human-Environment Systems | – | Learn More About Megan Cattau | – | – |
| Vicken Hillis | Human-Environment Systems | Environmental behavior, cultural evolution, cooperation | Learn More About Vicken Hillis | Yes* | – |
| Kelly Hopping | Human-Environment Systems | Global change, local ecological knowledge, alpine and grassland social-ecological systems | Learn More About Kelly Hopping | Yes* | EEB 601 |
| Matt Williamson | Human-Environment Systems | – | Learn More About Matt Williamson | – | – |
| Shawn Benner | Geosciences | Ecohydrology, biogeochemistry | Learn More About Shawn Benner | – | – |
| Brittany Brand | Geosciences | Eruption dynamics, sediment transport in volcanic flows, earthquake hazard information on household emergency preparedness | Learn More About Brittany Brand | Yes* | – |
| Alejandro Flores | Geosciences | Ecohydrology and modeling, remote sensing | Learn More About Lejo Flores | – | – |
| Nancy Glenn | Geosciences | Remote sensing, image analysis, geological engineering | Learn More About Nancy Glenn | – | – |
| Matt Kohn | Geosciences | Geochemistry, petrology, and paleoecology | Learn More About Matt Kohn | – | – |
| Jen Pierce | Geosciences | Geomorphology & Paleoclimatology | Learn More About Jen Pierce | – | – |
| Bastian Thomsen | Management | socio-ecological systems, social entrepreneurship lens of wildlife ecotourism | – | – | – |
| Matthew Germino | US Geological Survey | Plant-soil-climate relationships; biophysical ecology | Learn More About Matthew Germino | Yes* | – |
| Todd Katzner | US Geological Survey | Conservation biology, ornithology, mammalogy | Learn More About Todd Katzner | Not Currently | – |
| David Pilliod | US Geological Survey | Herpetology, wildlife ecology, stream & fire ecology | Learn More About David Pilliod | – | – |
| Douglas Shinneman | US Geological Survey | Fire, landscape, restoration and, plant ecology | Learn More About Douglas Shinneman | – | – |
| Chris McClure | The Peregrine Fund | Vertebrate monitoring and ecological modeling | – | – | – |