School of
Integrative Biology

Graduate Students

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portrait of Adaime, Marc-Elie Adaime, Marc-Elie

madaime2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Development of phylogenetically-informed computer vision methods for fossil pollen recognition and the study of long-term trends in plant evolution

Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena
portrait of Arceneaux, Miles Arceneaux, Miles

milesja2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Ecological and behavioral plant-insect interactions of pest species and how to combat against the damage they cause

Advisor: Esther Ngumbi
portrait of Barley, Tristan Barley, Tristan

tbarley2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Behavioral effects of competition between native bees and honeybees

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Behrens, Colby Behrens, Colby

colbybb2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Examining genetic mechanisms influencing behavior in three-spined stickleback fish

Advisor: Alison Bell
portrait of Bello, Lizzie Bello, Lizzie

ebello2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Bioinspired design and materials

Advisor: Marianne Alleyne
portrait of Belloso, Natalie Belloso, Natalie

ericanb2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Anthropogenic climate change effects on plants, soil, crops, and microbial communities

Advisor: Katy D. Heath
portrait of Benjamin, Neal Benjamin, Neal

nbenjam2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Swine veterinarian interested in the links between population genetics and health outcomes in pigs; diversity of immune system alleles among wild, domesticated, and intensively bred suids (advisor: Al Roca)

Advisor: Alfred Roca
portrait of Beuchat, Gabriel Beuchat, Gabriel

beuchat2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Li-Qing Chen
portrait of Bhat, Shriram Bhat, Shriram

sb65@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Analysis of genomics and evolution of antifreeze proteins in various species using computational methods

Advisor: C.-H. Christina Cheng
portrait of Bielanski, Joe Bielanski, Joe

jbiela6@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Understanding the genetic basis and mechanisms underlying the evolution of social behavior and using artificial selection/domestication as a model for deeper understanding of evolution as a whole (advisor: Anna Kukekova)

Advisor: Anna Kukekova
portrait of Brockelsby, Kasey Brockelsby, Kasey

kaseydb2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Speciation dynamics and evolutionary morphology; sexual dimorphism in unpaired fins in fish

Advisor: Becky Fuller
portrait of Brown, Morgan Brown, Morgan

mbrown18@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Leafhopper biodiversity and conservation

Advisor: Christopher Dietrich
portrait of Brown, Noah Brown, Noah

nbrown12@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Effects of residual agrochemicals on soil/plant-associated microbes, with a specific interest in their impact on fungal endophytes and mycorrhiza (advisor: Anthony Yannarell)

Advisor: Anthony Yannarell
portrait of Carranza, Rebecca Carranza, Rebecca

rlc6@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Examining interspecies competition, behavioral ecology, and mutualisms of invasive ant species.

Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez
portrait of Carroll, Xavier Carroll, Xavier

xcarroll@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The relationships between insects and ambient factors of their physical environment

Advisor: Marianne Alleyne
portrait of Chabain, Jules 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
portrait of Chakraborty, Sulagna Chakraborty, Sulagna

schkrbr4@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Vector-borne diseases and epidemiology of infectious diseases, focusing on the eco-epidemiology of a tick-borne disease in India called Kyasanur Forest Disease. I want to combine my interest in infectious disease with my background in public health and microbiology as well as use One Health approaches towards disease control and prevention. (advisor: Brian Allan)

Advisor: Brian Allan
portrait of Chamberlain, Mac Chamberlain, Mac

maclc2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Behavioral ecology, species recognition, and avian brood parasitism

Advisor: Mark E Hauber
portrait of Chen, Timothy Chen, Timothy

tc45@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Investigating mechanisms and evolution of carbon fixation

Advisor: Steven Burgess
portrait of Chen, Yutao Chen, Yutao

yutaoc4@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Using biological framework to solve engineering problems; devising bioinspired designs incorporating desired functionalities. (advisor: Marianne Alleyne)

Advisor: Marianne Alleyne
portrait of Cheng, Vivian Cheng, Vivian

vivianc3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
(advisor: Ripan Malhi)

Advisor: Ripan Malhi
portrait of Chiavini, Benjamin Chiavini, Benjamin

bec2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Study of small hive beetles in their life cycle, physiology, and behaviors in relation to honey bees and viruses/diseases

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Clodfelter, E. Clodfelter, E.

enc3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Relationships of lice to their hosts and endosymbionts

Advisor: Kevin Johnson
portrait of Cloud, Becky Cloud, Becky

rcloud3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Disease ecology, community ecology, mosquito ecology and applied mosquito control (advisors: Carla Caceres, Brian Allan, Becky Smith)

Advisor: Carla Cáceres
portrait of Coburn, Kat Coburn, Kat

kcoburn2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Biology education research: Science identity development, comparative analysis of supportive instructional materials that differ in accessibility and cultural relevance

Advisor: Thomas McElrath
portrait of Cook, Theodore Cook, Theodore

tcook10@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Spatiotemporal distribution of aquatic insects in midwestern states

Advisor: Ed DeWalt
portrait of Coulter, Austin Coulter, Austin

agc6@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
The physiological, neurological, and genetic impacts of domestication on animals (advisor: Anna Kukekova)

Advisor: Anna Kukekova
portrait of Cox, Maria Cox, Maria

mlcox3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Paleogenomic analysis of immune change and function, as well as molecular identification of pathogens; particularly, how genes associated with immune function change through time, especially in populations undergoing long term stress (advisor: Ripan Malhi)

Advisor: Ripan Malhi
portrait of Crawford, Reed Crawford, Reed

reeddc2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Thermoregulatory behavior and artificial roost selection of bats (advisor: Joy O'Keefe)

Advisor: Joy O'Keefe
portrait of Cucalon Tamayo, Roberto Cucalon Tamayo, Roberto

rvc4@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
How populations of species are evolutionarily related, and how their evolutionary history and biogeographic patterns can help us explain our current world (advisor: Milton Tan)

Advisor: Milton Tan
portrait of Cullum, Jeannette Cullum, Jeannette

jcullum2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Environmental drivers of infectious disease in Daphnia (advisor: Carla Cáceres)

Advisor: Carla Cáceres
portrait of Dady, Erinn Dady, Erinn

erinnrd2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Using chemical ecology to examine the effects of combinatorial stress on plant-insect interactions, to address insect-related food insecurity

Advisor: Esther Ngumbi
portrait of Daleo, Maris Daleo, Maris

mdaleo2@illlinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
My research focuses on the health of confiscated turtles. Specifically, I am investigating how to coordinate the confiscation of animals victim of the illegal wildlife trade and create an effective database/communication method to better handle the confiscated turtles, as well as study the impacts of the diseases that those turtles are exposed to, particularly ranavirus. (advisor: Matt Allender)
portrait of De Becker, Elsa De Becker, Elsa

elsad2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Stephen Long
portrait of De Silva, Kithmee De Silva, Kithmee

kithmee2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Matthew D. Brooks
portrait of Dominguez, Jonah Dominguez, Jonah

jonahsd2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Inter- and intra-species interactions; community and behavioral ecology; host-parasite interactions; ornithology (advisor: Mark Hauber)

Advisor: Mark E Hauber
portrait of Fauziyah, Siti Fauziyah, Siti

siti2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Biomechanics of insect wings

Advisor: Marianne Alleyne
portrait of Feng, Jennifer Feng, Jennifer

jtfeng3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Deep learning for pollen analysis, paleo-ENSO variability, historical ecology, Holocene land use and land cover change, landscape archaeology

Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena
portrait of Fernandez-Duque, Facundo Fernandez-Duque, Facundo

facundo2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Social dynamics, behavioral ecology, parent-offspring relationships, functional neurogenomics, mating strategies, phenotypic plasticity, decision making (advisor: Mark Hauber)

Advisor: Mark E Hauber
portrait of Fitzgerald, Katheryn Fitzgerald, Katheryn

kvf2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Observing immunological and physiological impacts of the endangered Indiana bat in response to forest management practices (advisors: Joy O'Keefe and Cory Suski)

Advisor: Joy O'Keefe
portrait of Flores, Manuel Flores, Manuel

manuelf3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: James Dalling
portrait of Fu, Jie Fu, Jie

jief3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon

Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon
portrait of Garrett, Aidan Garrett, Aidan

apgarre2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology


Advisor: Jason Bried
portrait of Goertz, Isaiah Goertz, Isaiah

igoertz2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Analysis of the evolution of pathogenicity of bacteria and viruses, resulting from differing environmental impacts and factors (advisor: Rachel Whitaker)

Advisor: Rachel Whitaker
portrait of Goodson, Devin Goodson, Devin

devinjg3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Community-based conservation, social-ecological systems, human-bird interactions (advisors: Mark Hauber & Carena van Riper)

Advisor: Mark E Hauber
portrait of Graves, Brian Graves, Brian

brianag3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Genetic changes over time in hominins and organisms impacted by their spread (advisor: Ripan Malhi)

Advisor: Ripan Malhi
portrait of Griesbaum, Karla Griesbaum, Karla

kherzma2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Katy D. Heath
portrait of Han, Siqi Han, Siqi

siqihan2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Using computational neuroscience methods to understand the plasticity, columnar structures, and evolution of the mammalian brains

Advisor: Daniel J Miller
portrait of Hardin, Faith Hardin, Faith

fhardin2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
The neurological, hormonal, and evolutionary mechanisms behind parental care in the coqui frog

Advisor: Eva K. Fischer
portrait of Hogan, Phillip Hogan, Phillip

pnhogan2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Identification of distribution patterns for both the historic and contemporaneous Midwest stonefly fauna using distributional modeling techniques

Advisor: Ed DeWalt
portrait of Hsieh, Edward Hsieh, Edward

emhsieh2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The properties of phytochemicals in honeybee honey and general honeybee behavior

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Hyde, Charles Hyde, Charles

cahyde2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Plant-soil microbial interactions: the effects of bioenergy crop root exudation on microbial communities in agricultural soils (advisor: Wendy Yang)

Advisor: Wendy H. Yang
portrait of Jehn, Julia Jehn, Julia

jehn2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Plant ecology and physiology

Advisor: Ken N. Paige
portrait of Jones, Cody 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
portrait of Jones, Lance Jones, Lance

lanceej2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Systematics of flowering plants and insects, especially Apiaceae (the carrot or parsley family) and Diptera (the true flies); with emphasis on monographic taxonomy and the description of new species; also understanding the evolutionary relationships and ecology of these groups

Advisor: Stephen R. Downie
portrait of Jops, Kenny Jops, Kenny

kjops2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Mathematical and modelling approaches to ecological theory including community assemblage and plant competitive interactions.

Advisor: James O'Dwyer
portrait of Kamara, Shasta Kamara, Shasta

skamara2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Integrating field and laboratory studies to improve the conservation and management of Paddlefish. (advisor: Cory Suski)

Advisor: Cory Suski
portrait of Karakehian, Jason Karakehian, Jason

jasonmk3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
The systematics, biology and ecology of woody tissue-inhabiting, non-lichenized fungi in class Leotiomycetes (Ascomycota), with a special focus on taxa in orders Rhytismatales and Marthamycetales

Advisor: Andrew Miller
portrait of Karatgi, Ratna Karatgi, Ratna

karatgi2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Sexual selection: Intrasexual competition, mate choice, signalling and signal evolution (advisor: Becky Fuller)

Advisor: Becky Fuller
portrait of Kaur, Satinderpal Kaur, Satinderpal

sk150@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Understanding the impact of flooding of corn crop on the plant growth traits as well as on the plant secondary metabolites which ultimately mediate plant and insect interactions

Advisor: Esther Ngumbi
portrait of Kwafo, Seldon Kwafo, Seldon

skwafo@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Justin McGrath
portrait of Lakeram, Scott Lakeram, Scott

lakeram2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Interactions of arthropods and early plants during the Pennsylvanian period.
portrait of Long, Kira Long, Kira

kira2@illinois.edu
217 Turner Hall

Graduate Student - PEEC
Investigating the supposedly stable hybrid zone of two manakin species in Panama; examining the effects of sexual and natural selection on hybrids and parental species (advisor: Jeff Brawn)

Advisor: Jeffrey Brawn
portrait of Ludden, Caroline Ludden, Caroline

ckfried2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Mark Lara
portrait of Maciejewski, Meghan Maciejewski, Meghan

mfm8@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Behavioral ecology, parental care, social evolution

Advisor: Alison Bell
portrait of Madrigal, Giovanni Madrigal, Giovanni

gm33@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Evolutionary genetics/genomics and bioinformatics

Advisor: Julian Catchen
portrait of Martin, Duncan Martin, Duncan

dgm3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Interactive effects of drought and ozone sress on crop physiology and biochemistry

Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth
portrait of Martin, Jared Martin, Jared

jaredmm3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Phylogenetic dating methods in a collaboration between Adelphi and the AMNH

Advisor: Dominic Evangelista
portrait of Mayfield-Jones, Dustin Mayfield-Jones, Dustin

dustinm2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey
portrait of McFarland, Derek McFarland, Derek

derekbm2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Ecology of tick-borne pathogens and the wildlife populations they infect within the context of climate change and human encroachment (advisor: Brian Allan)

Advisor: Brian Allan
portrait of Moorhead, Kaitlin Moorhead, Kaitlin

kam16@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Investigating health in free-ranging Blanding’s turtles using novel diagnostics and statistical modeling (advisor: Matt Allender)
portrait of Mowery, Samantha Mowery, Samantha

smowery2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Phytochemicals associated with floral resources and bee products, the bee bread mycobiome, the gut microbiome of honey and bumble bees, and disease ecology

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Munoz, Maria Munoz, Maria

mariam6@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Investigating how anthropogenic changes such as climate change can affect the prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases (advisor: Brian Allan)

Advisor: Brian Allan
portrait of Neumann, Kevin Neumann, Kevin

kevinn4@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Behavioral ecology, genomics, and plasticity in social animals (advisors: Alison Bell and Andrew Suarez)

Advisor: Alison Bell
portrait of Noel, Kylee Noel, Kylee

krnoel@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Genetic and physiological effects of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes; scientific outreach to the community to encourage citizen science

Advisor: Chris Stone
portrait of Ooi, Sean Ooi, Sean

sooi3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Biogeochemistry and microbial ecology of nitrous oxide production and consumption in soils (advisor: Wendy Yang)

Advisor: Wendy H. Yang
portrait of Osterhout, Bram Osterhout, Bram

bramco2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Gene regulation in sorghum and metabolic modeling of wheat

Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon
portrait of Otolski, Lauren Otolski, Lauren

otolski2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Tropical ecology, fungal-plant interactions, and microbial community assembly (advisor: James Dalling)

Advisor: James Dalling
portrait of Pagaldevatti, Sumashini Pagaldevatti, Sumashini

ssp9@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Tropical forest ecology, plant-animal-fungal interactions, seed ecology

Advisor: James Dalling
portrait of Pallo Rivadeneira, Fabian Pallo Rivadeneira, Fabian

fabianp2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Conservation biology with a focus on finding potential species replacements on fragmented habitats (advisor: Ken Paige)

Advisor: Ken N. Paige
portrait of Prayugo, Vincent Prayugo, Vincent

prayugo2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Toxicology of honey bees

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Quebedeaux, Jennifer Quebedeaux, Jennifer

quebede2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Genetic Control of Carbon Metabolism and Water Use Efficiency as Targets to Improve Photosynthesis and Crop Yield

Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey
portrait of Rayamajhi, Niraj Rayamajhi, Niraj

nirajr2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Population genomics of natural populations and computational biology

Advisor: Julian Catchen
portrait of Ricks, Kevin Ricks, Kevin

ricks3@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Microbial community and evolutionary ecology, evolution of symbiosis (advisor: Anthony Yannarell)

Advisor: Anthony Yannarell
portrait of Saboowala, Sana Saboowala, Sana

sanas4@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Using a multidisciplinary approach to study the ways in which trauma is physically embodied and inherited, focusing on potential epigenetic effects of border creation during the 1947 Partition of South Asia using molecular methods and oral histories (advisor: Ripan Malhi)

Advisor: Ripan Malhi
portrait of Sani, Daniel Eneji Sani, Daniel Eneji

dsani2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Interactive effects of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone stress on crop quality

Advisor: Justin McGrath
portrait of Sawant, Ankita Sawant, Ankita

sawant4@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Plant-fungal-soil interactions with a focus on the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and soil nutrient cycling. (advisor: Andrew Margenot)

Advisor: Andrew John Margenot
portrait of Schore, Aiden Schore, Aiden Isaac Gittler

aschore2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Examining interactions between climate, disturbances, and the physical environment across the Alaskan tundra via analysis of permafrost degradation, tall shrub expansion, and biological feedback effects

Advisor: Mark Lara
portrait of Schwartz, Johanna Schwartz, Johanna

js124@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Insect systematics and evolution

Advisor: Dominic Evangelista
portrait of Scott, Bradley 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
portrait of Singh, Dilkaran Singh, Dilkaran

dilkaran@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon

Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon
portrait of Singh, Simran Singh, Simran

simrans8@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Focused on using deep learning algorithms to discover biomarkers of auditory cortex by integrating histology and ultra-high field imaging

Advisor: Daniel J Miller
portrait of Song, Jinjin Song, Jinjin

jinjins2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Ray Ming
portrait of Soto, Katharina Soto, Katharina

kmsoto2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Behavioral and conservation biology and evolution (advisor: Eva Fischer)

Advisor: Eva K. Fischer
portrait of Soto Patiño, Juliana Soto Patiño, Juliana

dorajs2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Ornithology, ecology and evolution of host-parasite systems, specially birds and its ectoparasite lice, citizen/participatory science (Advisor: Kevin Johnson)

Advisor: Kevin Johnson
portrait of Sparrow, Ignacio Sparrow, Ignacio

is13@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Using and developing synthetic biology tools to create better, more robust crops

Advisor: Steven Burgess
portrait of Spina, Joseph Spina, Joseph

jmspina2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Arbovirus ecology and vector competence

Advisor: Chris Stone
portrait of Surber, Lisa 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
portrait of Suresh, Sreelakshmi Suresh, Sreelakshmi

ssuresh@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Foraging behavior of honey bees in agricultural systems

Advisor: Adam G Dolezal
portrait of Tamarri, Jacob Tamarri, Jacob

tamarri2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Paleoenvironments and the roles plants and insects play in them; primarily comparing ancient insects to contemporary ones, with a focus on hymenopterans

Advisor: Sam Heads
portrait of Tan, Grace Tan, Grace

gracedt2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Plant biology, specifically water-use efficiency and photosynthetic efficiency relative to sustainable agriculture (advisor: Andrew Leakey)

Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey
portrait of Tang, Wilfred Tang, Wilfred

kitlamt2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Biomechanics, systematics and evolution of ants, with a particular interest in the genus Strumigenys

Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez
portrait of Terrill, Emily Terrill, Emily

eet2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Physiological and genomic mechanisms that underpin behavior in neotropical poison frogs

Advisor: Eva K. Fischer
portrait of Tetlie, Jonathan Tetlie, Jonathan

jtetlie2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The lingering impact of agricultural practices on habitat restoration efforts of prairies and their effect on native bee communities

Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt
portrait of Thomas, M. Jared Thomas, M. Jared

thomasmj@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Paleoentomology with emphasis on Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers)

Advisor: Sam Heads
portrait of Turner, Abbi Turner, Abbi

aturner5@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Evolution, mate choice, parental care, brood parasitism, and birds

Advisor: Mark E Hauber
portrait of Udayakumar, Anupama Udayakumar, Anupama

audaya2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Identifying and analyzing different elaterid beetles and cerambycids species, specifically those within the Lamiinae and Lepturges families

Advisor: Lawrence Hanks
portrait of Venu, Malavika Venu, Malavika

mv28@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Understanding the genetic and ecological mechanisms that dictate the evolution of social behavior in insect societies (Advisor: Gene Robinson)
portrait of Wargin, Annaliese Wargin, Annaliese

awargin2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
The ecology of native pollinators in restored landscapes; insect behavioral responses to abiotic change

Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt
portrait of Wayman, Timo Wayman, Timo

twayman2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Native bee life histories

Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt
portrait of Weber, Abby Weber, Abby

aweber8@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Puncture tool biomechanics

Advisor: Philip S L Anderson
portrait of Whitmer, Emily Whitmer, Emily

emilyrw4k@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Wildlife veterinarian studying epidemiology and population health with a focus on marine mammals and birds of the Punta San Juan Reserve, Peru. (advisor: Matthew Allender)

Advisor: Matthew Allender
portrait of Williams, Cariad Williams, Cariad

cariadw2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Wide range of research interests within palaeontology including biomechanics of vertebrates, exceptional preservation of arthropods and taphonomic processes within the fossil record

Advisor: Sam Heads
portrait of Wilson, Patrick Wilson, Patrick

pwilson5@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Disease ecology and host-parasite coevolution in Daphnia

Advisor: Carla Cáceres
portrait of Wilson, Sara Wilson, Sara

smw2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Mosquito feeding behavior and control

Advisor: Chris Stone
portrait of Winnicki-Smith, Sarah Winnicki-Smith, Sarah

sarahkw2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Avian growth and development, parental care behavior, and brood parasitism (advisors: TJ Benson and Mark Hauber)

Advisor: Thomas Benson
portrait of Wu, Wen-Yen Wu, Wen-Yen

wywu@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Entomology
Chemical ecology of insects

Advisor: May Berenbaum
portrait of Zackery, Fahren Zackery, Fahren

fzacke2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Applying the dilution effect to the field of human microbiome research in order to determine if microbial diversity correlates with human health outcomes (advisor: Brian Allan)

Advisor: Brian Allan
portrait of Zambrano, Michelle Zambrano, Michelle

maz4@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology
Abiotic stress in crops

Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth
portrait of Zeitzer, Ilana Zeitzer, Ilana

zeitzer2@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Plant ecology and plant-fungal mutualistic interaction (advisor: Anthony Yannarell)

Advisor: Anthony Yannarell
portrait of Zhang, Chen Zhang, Chen

chenz6@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Li-Qing Chen
portrait of Zhang, Xiaodan Zhang, Xiaodan

xiaodan5@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - Plant Biology


Advisor: Ray Ming
portrait of Zheng, Jason Zheng, Jason

jz140@illinois.edu

Graduate Student - PEEC
Plant-microbe interactions; Evolution of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis; Eco-evolutionary response of microbiomes to global change.

Advisor: Katy D. Heath

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