Division of Biology and Medicine
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Graduate Students
Students benefit from the wide range of interests of faculty members within the department, as well as from interactions with members of other programs and departments within the University.
Graduate Students
Students benefit from the wide range of interests of faculty members within the department, as well as from interactions with members of other programs and departments within the University.
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Nigel Anderson
Graduate Student, Fuxjager LabAdvisor: Matthew Fuxjager
I intend on researching the physiological mechanisms underlying the evolution of novel signaling. More specifically, I am interested in examining the role of hormones in the evolution of neuromotor systems and corresponding behavioral outputs. I will be using foot flagging frogs as my model system.
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Alexander Avalos
Graduate Student, Fuxjager LabAdvisor: Matt Fuxjager
Alex is broadly interested in the mechanisms that facilitate the evolution of complex animal behaviors. While at Brown, Alex will study the morphology and physiology of manakins to answer questions about the evolution of elaborate courtship displays. He also aims to improve the accessibility of science, with a particular focus on the languages in which science is published. -
Mayra Banuelos
Graduate Student, Huerta-Sanchez LabAdvisor: Emilia Huerta-Sanchez
Interested in developing new computational methods for studying archaic admixture.
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Bryce Barbee
Graduate Student, Caves LabAdvisor: Eleanor CavesBryce is currently working on individual behavioral variation in mutualistic cleaner-client interactions. In particular, Bryce is interested in how the cleaner shrimp that live together in a group at a cleaning station vary in their behaviors, and how that variation scales up to affect their interactions with clients, and subsequently client choices about which stations to visit. -
Darcy Chang
Graduate Student, Caves LabAdvisor: Eleanor Caves
Darcy is interested in animal signaling behavior, mutualisms, and sensory ecology. -
Joselyne Chavez
Graduate Student, Kartzinel LabAdvisor: Tyler Kartzinel
Broadly interested in interdisciplinary approaches to studying molecular ecology, exploring diet-microbiome related linkages, understanding species interactions across scales, and applied conservation science.
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Leah Darwin
Graduate Student, Rand LabAdvisor: David Rand
Broadly interested in mitochondrial and nuclear interactions.
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Rachel Fleming
Graduate Student, Roberts LabAdvisor: Thomas Roberts
Functional morphology, biomechanics, evolutionary biology.
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Elsie Gibson
Graduate Student, Ramachandran LabAdvisor: Sohini Ramachandran
Interested in population genetic inference.
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Hannah Hoff
Graduate Student, Kartzinel LabAdvisor: Tyler Kartzinel
Food web ecology, herbivore-plant interactions, and drivers of plant community composition and structure.
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Jared Ingram
Graduate Student, Rand LabAdvisor: David Rand
I have a passion of understanding the natural world’s evolutionary history from an environmental and organismal standpoint and hope to one day lead a research team dedicated to decoding genomes to better understand evolution and how it could help further human advancement.
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Aryan Jakhar
Graduate Student, Sax LabAdvisor: Dov Sax
Interested in plant species’ range shifts in response to global climate change.
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Emily McParland
Graduate Student, Roberts LabAdvisor: Thomas Roberts
Interested in comparative biomechanics, functional morphology, and evolutionary biology.
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Nicole Moody
Graduate Student, Fuxjager LabAdvisor: Matthew Fuxjager
Interested in the mechanisms of behavior with a focus on neurological and endocrine underpinnings of woodpecker drumming.
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Mia Oxer
Graduate Student, Kellner LabAdvisor: James Kellner
Mia's research stems from understanding human impacts upon the environment. Her past research involved investigating tropical forest regeneration and recovery after logging. She currently uses remote sensing to explore changes in vegetation in response to a changing climate. -
David Peede
Graduate Student, Huerta-Sanchez LabAdvisor: Emilia Huerta-Sanchez
Broadly interested in molecular evolution theory and developing population genetic methods to better understand the evolutionary forces that give rise to genetic variation. I currently am studying methods to quantity local introgression and the evolutionary history of the major histocompatibility complex in admixed populations.
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Sofia Piggott
Graduate Student, Fuxjager LabAdvisor: Matthew Fuxjager
Interested in using evolutionary history and plastic constraints to understand the influence of behavioral and anatomical changes on evolution.
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Brooke Quinn
Graduate Student, Swartz LabAdvisor: Sharon Swartz
Pursuit trajectories and bat flight kinematics in laboratory and natural environments.
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Lauren Renna
Graduate Student, Fuxjager LabAdvisor: Matthew Fuxjager
I am broadly interested in conservation biology. I hope to use behavioral and genetics-based studies to investigate how anthropogenic effects impact wildlife.
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Ahya Rezaei
Graduate Student, Kellner LabAdvisor: James Kellner
As a remote sensing enthusiast, I am captivated by the intricate dance of the invisible tapestry of data captured from above.
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Amy Rutter
Graduate Student, Roberts LabAdvisor: Thomas Roberts
Functional morphology and biomechanics of vertebrate locomotion.
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Montana Stone
Graduate Student, Kartzinel LabAdvisor: Tyler Kartzinel
I am interested in endangered species conservation and developing new tools for local communities. I hope to continue working with genetic data sets to better define species and their diets to improve captive breeding programs and rehabilitation.
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Molly Test
Graduate Student, Kartzinel LabAdvisor: Tyler KartzinelI am interested in population and community ecology, especially how ecosystems respond to invasions of non-native species. My work will use plant barcoding and DNA metabarcoding of fecal samples to investigate questions of individual diet variation and how trophic networks respond to disruptions. -
Cole Williams
Graduate Student, Ramachandran LabAdvisor: Sohini Ramachandran
Leveraging genetic relatedness for improved population genetic inference