Post-docs:
Dr. Rebecca Prather
PhD University of Oklahoma BS George Washington University I am a community ecologist interested in how changing climate, nutrients, and habitat structure plant-insect interactions. My work uses observational and manipulative field experiments to answer questions at the interface of global climate change, community ecology, and ecological stoichiometry. |
Dr. Lauren Maynard
PhD Virginia Tech BS North Carolina State University I'm an integrative ecologist, Native scientist, and science communicator. My PhD research examined the biotic and abiotic mechanisms shaping multi-species interactions in both tropical and temperate ecosystems. As a postdoctoral fellow, I divide my time between ecological research and STEM outreach as part of the HHMI IMPACT STEM Transfer Program. |
Graduate Students:
Monica Paniagua Montoya
PhD student BS Lawrence University I am broadly interested in the factors that affect plant-insect interactions and how these scale up to community level processes. Specifically, I am interested in the variation among individual insects (behavior, traits, etc.) and the accompanying effects on interspecific interactions. [email protected] |
Abigail Dittmar
PhD student BS Cornell University I use a combination of mathematical models and field-based experiments to study plant-insect interactions, particularly mechanisms of plant resistance to herbivory. I am especially interested in how individual-level interactions scale up to affect the spatial structure of populations and communities, as well as how spatiotemporal variability can shape population and community dynamics. My research lies at the intersection of basic and applied science and I am interested in its implications for both natural and agricultural systems. [email protected] |
Penelope Ales
MS student BS Florida State University I am broadly interested in how plant interactions with the environment and animals translate to overall plant physiology and function, fitness and population dynamics. I am particularly interested in these processes in the context of climate change in natural and managed systems. [email protected] |
Grace Soltis
PhD Student BS University of Maryland My main research interests center around the role of insects in shaping community dynamics (e.g. predator-prey interactions). I'm also interested in understanding insects' complex behavioral responses to ecological events or perturbations. [email protected] |
Undergraduate Students:
Marley Shouldice
I am interested in investigating how mutualisms between plants and fungi influence plant defenses against insect herbivory. I am also passionate about making science accessible to the general public, primarily through short videos and documentary-style films. [email protected] |
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