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Faculty
Jeffrey Carmichael
Dr. Carmichael's interests include various aspects of plant reproductive biology that emphasize structure and function in higher plants. Dr. Carmichael's recent structural studies have focused on the reproductive biology of invasive weeds. |
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Dane Crossley
Dr. Crossley's research efforts are concentrated on understanding developmental physiology in vertebrates. The specific areas I study are; the plasticity of developmental cardiovascular physiology in vertebrates, and the differences in cardiovascular maturation between species during embryonic development. |
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Richard Crawford
Dr. Crawford's research program in the past has dealt mainly with ecology and restoration of wetlands and prairies and their associated avifauna. Recently, research projects on the ecology of native prairie and prairie passerines have been undertaken as well |
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Brett Goodwin
Dr. Goodwin's research interests include landscape and spatial ecology, measuring and modeling animal movement, insect population responses to landscape spatial structure, and the role of space in predator-prey and parasite-host interactions. He approaches these questions using observational, experimental and simulation modeling techniques. |
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Steven Kelsch
Dr. Kelsch's research interests include applied and basic fish ecology, fisheries management, physiological ecology of fishes, and bioinformatics (using GIS and the Internet). He conducts research in the field and laboratory and primarily studies the effects of environmental factors on fish populations and communities. |
John LaDuke
Research in plant systematic allows Dr. LaDuke to work with various plant groups and use a variety of techniques to answer questions unique to each group. One goal of his research is to develop predictive classifications. His research involves techniques which can most rapidly and accurately answer questions of systematic importance. |
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Katherine Mehl
Dr. Mehl's primary research intersts are in avian population ecology. Her current focus is working with long-term data and the analysis of population trends with the goal of determining the factors that affect survival and recruitment. |
Robert Newman
Dr. Newman's primary research interest is in the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of populations in variable environments. His current focus is on population and metapopulation dynamics, population genetics, and life history evolution of amphibians. |
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Steven Ralph
Research projects in Dr. Ralph's lab focus on understanding interactions between forest trees and insect pests and consist of laboratory, greenhouse and field work. A broad range of techniques are employed in the lab including microarray transcript profiling, quantitative real-time PCR, biochemical assays for protein characterization, RNA interference to modulate gene expression, and bioassays for insect performance. Students will have an opportunity to conduct research that spans multiple disciplines including plant genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry, forest tree biology and ecology. |
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Dr. Rhen's research interests include the evolution and development of gender. He examines both theoretical and empirical aspects of sex determination, sexual differentiation, and reproductive biology in vertebrates.
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Isaac Schlosser
Dr. Schlosser studies population and community dynamics of fishes in spatially and temporally variable landscapes, ecology of clonal organisms in successional landscapes, and conservation biology. |
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Dr. Simmons' research interests include the evolution and systematics of tiger moths.
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Richard Sweitzer
Dr. Sweitzer's research area is the population ecology of mammals with emphases in predator-prey systems, ecological effects of introduced species and conservation biology and management. His current research includes ongoing studies of wild pigs, Rocky Mountain elk, bison, mountain lions, and small mammals in the Great Plains. |
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Dr. Tkach's research interests include molecular and traditional systematics, ultrastructure, host specificity and geographic distribution of helminths of wild animals, and life cycles of parasitic worms and their circulation in nature.
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Jefferson Vaughan
Dr. Vaughn's primary research interests are with the various insects and ticks that can transmit disease organisms to humans, livestock and wildlife. Specific interests center on the acquisition and maintenance of pathogenic organisms by vector arthropods and the effects that host blood components can exert on vector arthropods and the pathogens developing within them. |
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Updated 11/14/07
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