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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Directory

	Allan, Brian ballan@illinois.edu 339A Morrill Hall 217-244-1341	Associate Professor - Entomology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Ecology of infectious diseases
	Anderson, Philip S L andersps@illinois.edu 202A Shelford Vivarium 217-300-2855	Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Comparative evolutionary biomechanics in both vertebrates and invertebrates, particularly to examine how the laws of physics and mechanics influence evolutionary processes; combining kinematics and fracture mechanics to examine the evolution of biological cutting/puncture systems; biomechanical and morphological diversification in deep-time; evolution of multi-part biomechanical systems; paleobiomechanics
	Antonson, Nicholas nda4@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, avian brood parasitism, coevolution, and the effect of parental care on brood parasites Advisor: Mark E Hauber
	Barnabe, Liz barnabe2@illinois.edu 320 Morrill Hall	Office Manager - EEB & PEEC
	Batzli, George g-batzli@illinois.edu 200 Shelford Vivarium 217-333-0894	Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Population, community, and behavioral ecology of mammals; plant-animal interactions; nutritional ecology of herbivores; arctic ecology
	Behrens, Colby colbybb2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Examining genetic mechanisms influencing behavior in three-spined stickleback fish Advisor: Alison Bell
	Bell, Alison alisonmb@illinois.edu 439 Morrill Hall 217-265-5469	Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Affiliate - Institute for Genomic Biology Member - Neuroscience Program PEEC Proximate causes and ultimate consequences of individual differences in behavior
	Brawn, Jeffrey jbrawn@illinois.edu W-503 Turner Hall 217-244-5937	Professor and Head - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Conservation biology; comparative population and community ecology of vertebrates, especially birds; tropical ecology; statistical ecology; molecular evolutionary ecology
	Brinkworth, Jessica jfbrinkw@illinois.edu 217-265-0734	Assistant Professor - Anthropology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Faculty - Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology PEEC My research addresses the physiological consequences of the human experience and evolutionary past, particularly those that affect innate immune system function. Current projects focus on the functional divergence and diversification of primate immune systems, how past epidemics affect present day immune function diversity and how life experience affects the innate immune response.
	Brown, Edward e-brown1@illinois.edu	Associate Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
	Bukhari, Syed Abbas sbukhar@illinois.edu	Postdoc Research Associate - EEB
	Cáceres, Carla cecacere@illinois.edu 433 Morrill Hall 217-244-2139	Director - School of Integrative Biology Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Population, community and evolutionary ecology; life-history evolution; disease ecology; limnology
	Capel, Samantha scapel2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Advisor: Ken N. Paige
	Catchen, Julian jcatchen@illinois.edu 233B Morrill Hall 217-244-4298	Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC How do genomes change over time? In particular, we want to examine how the architecture of a genome changes in response to major evolutionary events — what architectural changes occur in a genome seeding an invasive species, or a genome underlying a large, long-term species radiation?
	Chabain, Jules chabain2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Former paleontologist puzzled by animal weaponery and the linkage between shape, function and performance; using biomechanics, ct-scanned data, and comparative anatomy Advisor: Philip S L Anderson
	Cheng, C.-H. Christina c-cheng@illinois.edu 17E Burrill Hall 217-333-2832	Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Evolutionary genomic, transcriptomic, and physiological changes in cold adaptation and specialization in Antarctic and Arctic fishes. Molecular evolution of antifreeze proteins and other cold-adaptive genes and functions. Marine biodiversity in Polar regions. Field research in Antarctica and the Arctic
	Clancy, Kathryn kclancy@illinois.edu 109 Davenport Hall 217-244-1509	Associate Professor - Anthropology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Human reproductive ecologist who specializes in women's health, endometrial function and evolutionary medicine. Dr. Clancy's work challenges assumptions about what constitutes normal reproductive physiology, and clinical threshold hypotheses regarding health.
	Darcy, Hannah hdarcy2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Morphology of the salamander skull, comparative biomechanics of feePding in land-to-water transitions, and biological material properties Advisor: Philip S L Anderson
	Davis, Mark davis63@illinois.edu 1816 S. Oak St. Champaign, IL 61820 217-333-6960	Conservation Biologist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Entomology Phylogenetics, conservation genetics, population genetics, genomics, environmental DNA
	DeVries, Arthur adevries@illinois.edu 17C Burrill Hall 217-333-4245	Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Antarctic and Arctic fish biology: Cold adaptation and biological antifreeze systems; ecological and evolutionary physiology; life histories of Antarctic notothenioid fish; expression of antifreeze proteins during development; protein structures and molec
	Drager, Kim kdrager2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Nest architecture of soil dwelling ants (both ancient and modern) and how nest structure varies between ant species and geological environments Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez
	Enos, Janice K. jkkelly2@illinois.edu	Postdoc Research Associate
	Fischer, Eva K. efischer@illinois.edu 683 Morrill Hall	Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Neural and endocrine mechanisms of animal behavior and behavioral evolution
	Fouke, Bruce fouke@illinois.edu (217) 244-5431	Director & Professor, Geology Department
	Fuller, Becky rcfuller@illinois.edu 104 Shelford Vivarium 217-333-9065	Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Speciation, animal behavior and its underlying neurological mechanisms; sexual selection and the evolution of mating systems; phenotypic plasticity
	Getz, Lowell l-getz@life.illinois.edu	Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Population ecology; demography, social organization, and behavioral ecology of small mammals; ecology of terrestrial mollusks
	Hauber, Mark E mhauber@illinois.edu 469 Morrill Hall 217-300-7127	Harley Jones Van Cleave Professor of Host-Parasite Interactions - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC I am a professor and behavioral ecologist, conservation scientist, and comparative psychologist, focusing on the evolution of recognition systems, and using land- and seabirds to address questions about how individuals recognize themselves, their mates, their young, their prey, and their predators. Shifting gears between behavioral, developmental, and molecular tools, my lab has been studying the social and genetic consequences of species recognition in avian brood parasites, such as cuckoos and cowbirds. We also explore the cogntive and neurophysiological bases of self/other discrimination critical for the social functioning of individuals, including crowded nests, dense seabird colonies, and even large human settlements. We use comparative and genetic tools, chemical and physical models, and perceptual and mathematical models to understand how individuals make the decisions which are critical for their survival and success, including sexual reproduction.
	Holmes, Christopher J. cholmes4@illinois.edu 217-300-2324	Program Manager - Office of Undergraduate Research Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
	Johnson, Kevin kpjohnso@illinois.edu 284 Natural Resources Building, 607 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 217-244-9267	Principal Ornithologist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Entomology PEEC Molecular systematics, host-parasite co-evolution, comparative approaches to studying the evolution of behavior in birds, co-speciation between birds and parasitic lice, population genetics of island biogeography
	Jones, Cody cpjones2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Looking at the interplay between overcompensation and endoreduplication, specifically in the model system, soybean Advisor: Ken N. Paige
	Larkin, Ronald r-larkin@illinois.edu 2021 I-Bldg. 333-7513	Adjunct Associate Professor - Illinois Natural History Survey Wildlife ecology in disturbed environments; avian migration, orientation, energetics, and communication; small-scale atmospheric motions and flying animals
	Laserna Cowal, Alessa laserna2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Wildlife responses to anthropogenic changes, animal behavior, wildlife conservation Advisor: Ken N. Paige
	Lawson, Shelby slawson3@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, breeding strategies, mate choice, vocal communication/perception in birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber
	Luro, Alec alecl2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral & cognitive ecology, evolution, avian brood parasitism and species recognition in birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber
	Maciejewski, Meghan mfm8@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, parental care, social evolution Advisor: Alison Bell
	Malhi, Ripan malhi@illinois.edu 209F Davenport Hall 217-265-0721	Professor - Anthropology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Integrates population genetics, phylogenetics, ancient DNA analysis, and field research in collaboration with Native American communities; use of tools from molecular biology and population genetics; North America
	Martinez, Pamela P. pamelapm@illinois.edu	Assistant Professor - Department of Microbiology and Department of Statistics Affiliate - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
	Menel, Ilona menel2@illinois.edu 449 Morrill Hall 217-333-3670	Research Specialist - EEB
	Paige, Ken N. k-paige@illinois.edu 483 Morrill Hall 217-244-6606	Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Our lab focuses on several areas of research including 1) the ecology and evolutionary biology of species interactions with an emphasis on overcompensation (enhanced fitness following herbivory), 2) the role of somatic mutation and endoreduplication (replication of the genome without mitotic cell division) in allowing an individual plant to evolve and adjust to environmental challenges, 3) conservation genetics, focusing on the ecological and evolutionary consequences of small population size, and 4) phylogeographic analyses with a focus on understanding how organisms have responded to anthropogenic, geologic and climatic history.
	Phillips, Christopher caphilli@illinois.edu 185 Natural Resources Building 217-244-7077	Associate Research Program Leader - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Population genetics, population ecology, and systematics, especially as applied to amphibians, reptiles, and fishes; phylogeny estimation using molecular markers; conservation genetics
	Pollock, Henry hpollock@illinois.edu	Postdoc Research Associate
	Rayamajhi, Niraj nirajr2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Population genomics of natural populations and computational biology Advisor: Julian Catchen
	Rivera-Colón, Angel angelgr2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Genomics, genome evolution Advisor: Julian Catchen
	Roca, Alfred roca@illinois.edu 441 Animal Sciences Laboratory 217-244-8853	Associate Professor - Animal Sciences Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Comparative and evolutionary genomics of mammals and retroviruses, conservation genetics of elephants and other wildlife
	Roseman, Charles croseman@illinois.edu 203 Shelford Vivarium 217-244-3513	Associate Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Anthropology PEEC
	Scharf, Hannah hscharf2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, social and mating systems, avian brood parasitism Advisor: Mark E Hauber
	Schelsky, Wendy schelsky@illinois.edu 2074 Forbes (217) 333-4712	Principal Scientist, Behavioral Ecology, Biological Surveys Coordinator - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
	Schooley, Robert schooley@illinois.edu W-401B Turner Hall 217-244-2729	Associate Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Landscape ecology, metapopulations, wildlife conservation, animal movements
	Schwing, Cameron cschwin2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Effects of manipulating larval mosquito habitat on development and fitness Advisor: Carla Cáceres
	Scott, Bradley brscott2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Early evolution of vertebrates, specifically the changes in feeding and locomotion associated with the transition from jawless to jawed vertebrates. I seek to understand these changes using paleontology, functional morphology, and biomechanics Advisor: Philip S L Anderson
	Stumpf, Rebecca rstumpf@illinois.edu Department of Anthropology 217-333-3616	Professor - Anthropology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Sexual selection, hominid behavior, endocrinology, primate microbial ecology, primate evolution, reproductive mechanisms, preterm birth
	Suarez, Andrew V. suarez2@illinois.edu 515 Morrill Hall (217) 244-6631	Professor and Head - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Professor - Entomology PEEC Ant ecology and behavior; biological invasions
	Surber, Lisa lsurber2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, evolution, and phenotypic plasticity in Neotropical poison frogs Advisor: Eva K. Fischer
	Tan, Milton miltont@illinois.edu 380 Natural Resources Building 217-300-0987	Assistant Research Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Systematics, evolution and diversification of fish biodiversity and their morphological and genomic traits, using a combination of approaches including phylogenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, comparative phylogenetic methods, and collections-based specimen research
	Turner, Abbi aturner5@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Evolution, mate choice, parental care, brood parasitism, and birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber
	Warnow, Tandy warnow@illinois.edu 3235 Seibel Center for Computer Sciences 217-300-3087	Founder Professor and Associate Head - Computer Science Affiliate - Entomology; Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Plant Biology PEEC Phylogenomics, multiple sequence alignment, and metagenomics
	Westrick, Sarah westse@illinois.edu	Postdoc Research Associate
	Whitt, Gregory gswhitt@illinois.edu 469 Morrill Hall 217-333-4645	Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Evolutionary genetics & phylogenetic relationships of fishes. Isozymes & other molecular characters used to investigate evolutionary relationships & to infer patterns of gene structural & regulatory evolution. Biochemical genetics & evolution of teleosts
	Wilson, Patrick pwilson5@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Disease ecology and host-parasite coevolution in Daphnia Advisor: Carla Cáceres
	Wszalek, Andrew wszalek1@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Physical and chemical compensatory responses of soybeans following damage Advisor: Ken N. Paige