Graduate program faculty

Looking to join a lab? Many of our faculty are looking for new students every year.
Please visit individual faculty websites to learn more about the research of EEB graduate faculty.

FacultyResearch FocusLab Website/Email
Frank Albert
 
Genomics, statistical and quantitative genetics, transcriptomicsAlbert Lab

falbert@umn.edu
F. Keith Barker
 
Avian phylogeny and genetics, evolution of social behavior, spatial and temporal patterns, molecular evolutionBarker Lab

barke042@umn.edu
Beatriz Baselga CerveraMicrobial experimental evolution and bioprospection. We focus on the evolution of phenotypic novelty to inform temporal and functional eco-evolutionary dynamics. 

Baselga Cervera Lab

bbaselga@umn.edu

Mark Bee
 
Acoustic communication, neuroethology sexual selection, sound pattern recognitionBee Lab

mbee@umn.edu
Elizabeth Borer
 
Nutrient network (NutNet), nitrogen deposition, global change, biodiversity, ecosystem function, plant disease ecology, grasslands

Borer website

borer@umn.edu

Mark BorrelloHistory of 19th and 20th century evolutionary theory and geneticsborrello@umn.edu
Yaniv Brandvain
 
My group investigates plant evolution at micro- and macro-evolutionary scales. Lab website

ybrandva@umn.edu
Joseph BumpForest wildlife ecology, conservation, and management; climate change and predator-prey dynamicsbump@umn.edu 
James B. CotnerBiological limnology and oceanography, biogeochemistry, microbial ecologycotne002@umn.edu
Meggan Craft
 
Infectious disease dynamics in animal populations.Craft Lab
craft@umn.edu
Antony M. DeanBiochemistry; ecology, evolution and behavior; microbial engineeringdeanx024@umn.edu
R. Ford DenisonEvolution of cooperation; agricultural implications of past and ongoing natural selectiondenis036@umn.edu
Jacques C. FinlayMy lab studies freshwater ecosystems and their interactions with surrounding landscapes.Finlay Lab

jfinlay@umn.edu
Kassandra FordEvolutionary Biology, Ichthyology, Convergent Evolution, Functional Morphology, Biomechanics, Neotropical Fishes, Afrotropical Fishes

Ford Lab

ford0411@umn.edu

James D. Forester
 
Animal movement ecology, quantitative landscape ecology

Forester Lab

jdforest@umn.edu

David L. FoxPaleobiology and paleoclimatologydlfox@umn.edu
Lee E. FrelichBoreal forests, climate change, earthworms, forest ecology, forest fires, windstormsfreli001@umn.edu
Susan M. GalatowitschEcological restoration of wetlands, rivers, lakeshores, prairies; land use impacts to wetland biodiversity; climate change adaptation

Galatowitsch Group website

galat001@umn.edu

Paloma Gonzalez-BellidoWe focus on how predatory insects code motion information about their prey.

Gonzalez-Bellido Lab

paloma@umn.edu

Jeff GralnickPhysiology of Shewanella

Gralnick Lab

gralnick@umn.edu

Jessica Gutknecht
 
I study soil microbial community dynamics and how they inform our understanding of ecosystem functions such as carbon cycling and sustainability.jgut@umn.edu
Gretchen HansenClimate change, long-term trends in fish populations, aquatic invasive species

Lab website

ghansen@umn.edu

William Harcombe
 
We do experimental evolutionary ecology of microbial systems.

Lab website

harcombe@umn.edu

George Heimpel
 
We study host-parasitoid interactions, usually in the context of biological control of invasive species.

Heimpel Lab

heimp001@umn.edu

Jessica Hellmann
 
Ecological effects of climate change and strategies for reducing climate-related risks in species and ecosystemsLab website

hellmann@umn.edu
Sarah HobbieEcosystem ecology,  carbon and nutrient cycling, decomposition, species effects on ecosystem processes, plant-soil interactionsResearch website

shobbie@umn.edu
Forest IsbellAnthropogenic drivers and ecosystem consequences of changes in biodiversity
Lab Website

isbell@umn.edu
Sharon Jansa
 
Systematics, biogeography, and diversification of mammals, particularly rodents and opossumsJansa Lab

jansa003@umn.edu
Susan JonesHistory of disease ecology, history of science, environmental history, history of human-animal interactionsjone0996@umn.edu
Peter KennedySymbioses, ectomycorrhizal fungi, community ecology, soil carbon and nitrogen cyclingKennedy Lab

kennedyp@umn.edu
Linda Kinkel
 
Ecology and evolutionary biology of soil and plant microbiomeskinkel@umn.edu
Kenneth KozakPhylogeography, molecular ecology, and historical biogeography of amphibians and reptilesBell Museum Amphibians & Reptiles

kozak016@umn.edu
Daniel LarkinRestoration ecology, invasion biology 

Lab website

djlarkin@umn.edu

Clarence LehmanTheoretical ecology,  computational biology, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, habitat restoration, ecology of diseaselehman@umn.edu
Peter MakovickyVertebrate paleontology, diversity and evolution of dinosaurspmakovic@umn.edu

Georgiana May

(Professor May is no longer adding new students to her research group)

Evolution of host/microbe interactions, molecular evolution, genome organization, fungal population geneticsgmay@umn.edu
Suzanne McGaughConservation genetics, molecular evolution, population genomics, quantitative genetics

McGaugh Lab

smcgaugh@umn.edu

Kieran McNultyMy research seeks to understand factors that govern how and why primate anatomy changes on evolutionary time scales.

McNulty Lab

kmcnulty@umn.edu

David Moeller
 
Evolution of species' geographic ranges, ecology and genetics of speciationMoeller Lab Website

moeller@umn.edu
Rebecca 
Montgomery
Global change impacts on forest ecosystems,phenology, the timing of biological activity, and how it influences ecological communitiesThe Montgomery Lab

rebeccam@umn.edu
Raymond NewmanAssessing control of invasive aquatic macrophytes and factors influencing restoration of native macrophyte communitiesrnewman@umn.edu
Craig Packer
 
Animal cognition, savanna ecology, wildlife conservation, primarily in southern Africa

Lion Research Center

packer@umn.edu


Jesús Pinto-Ledezma
Theoretical and evolutionary ecology, evolutionary macroecology, macrogenetics, species coexistence, biodiversity models (big data), invasion ecology 

Pinto-Ledezma Lab

jpintole@umn.edu

Steve PolaskyEcosystem services,  natural capital, biodiversity conservation, endangered species policypolasky@umn.edu
Jennifer Powers Ecosystem ecology of tropical landscapespowers@umn.edu
Sushma ReddyOrigins and maintenance of biological diversity, primarily, the evolutionary history of birdssreddy@umn.edu
Peter ReichEcology, tree physiology, ecophysiology, and silvicultureForest Ecology Laboratory

preich@umn.edu
Eric SeabloomCommunity ecology, disease ecology, restoration ecology, species invasions, top-down and bottom-control of communities, animal behaviorLab Website

seabloom@umn.edu
Allison Shaw
 
Mathematical theory, ecology and evolution of long-distance movement, species interactionsShaw Lab Website

ashaw@umn.edu

Ruth Shaw

(Professor Shaw is no longer adding new students to her research group)

Evolutionary responses of native plant populations to spatially varying and changing environmentsLab website

shawx016@umn.edu
Emilie Snell-Rood
 
Evolution of behavioral and developmental plasticity, especially in the context of anthropogenic changeSnell-Rood Lab

emilies@umn.edu
Peter SorensenBiology and control of invasive fishes, behavior of fish; olfaction; fish reproductive biology; pheromones; fish migration; aquatic chemical ecology, marine biologysoren003@umn.edu
Daniel StantonLichen ecology, bryophyte ecology, plant ecophysiology, desert ecosystems, fog and dew, self-organizing systems 

Stanton Lab Website

stan0477@umn.edu 

Robert Sterner
 
Ecological stoichiometry, balance of elements in ecological systems.  

The Sterner Lab

stern007@umn.edu

G. David TilmanEcological effects of humans, biodiversity, population ecology, resource competition, ecosystem, Cedar Creektilman@umn.edu
Michael TravisanoEcological and evolutionary dynamics, evolutionary genetics, microbial ecology and evolutionTravisano Lab

travisan@umn.edu
Trevor WardillNeuroethology of cephalopods and insects: vision, behavior, camouflage, motor control, physiology, neuroscience

Wardill Lab


twardill@umn.edu

George Weiblen
 
Plant and insect systematics, molecular phylogenetics, population genetics, ecology and coevolution Weiblen Lab

gweiblen@umn.edu
Michael WilsonSocial behavior, communication, intergroup relations, aggression, wildlife health, conservationwilso198@umn.edu
Sasha WrightI focus on the facilitative interactions between neighboring plant species that may improve plant community performance.

Wright Lab

awright@umn.edu

Mingzi XuEvolution and genomics of mating behaviors, sexual selection, animal communication, acoustic signaling and preferences in insects

Lab website

xu000574@umn.edu

Ya YangPlant systematics, evolutionary genomicsYang Lab

yangya@umn.edu

Marlene Zuk

(Professor Zuk is no longer adding new students to her research group)

Sexual selection and mate choice, ways that parasites and disease can affect those patterns.

Zuk Lab

mzuk@umn.edu