Who we are
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research interests: how the environments get ‘under the skin’ to affect physiology, behavior, and fitness in wild animals.
PhD Candidate, EEB Program
Research interests: Behavioral and physiological effects of thermal challenges, how birds from distinct populations vary in these responses, and how environmental temperatures influence thermal tolerance.
PhD Student, EEB Program
Research interests: individual differences, neurogenomics, behavioral evolution
PhD Student, EEB Program
Research interests: evolution of behavior, evolutionary responses to climate change, phenotypic plasticity.
Research Associate
Research interests: how behavioral responses to altering environments can be used to influence conservation techniques.
Our amazing undergrads & other assistants
- Arianna Buehler, IU research assistant (2021-present)
- Kate Millar, IU research assistant (2021-present)
- Natalie Parrish, IU research assistant (2021-present)
Lab alumni
Former postdocs
Sara Lipshutz, Postdoc (2018-2021), now faculty at Loyola University Chicago
Alexandra Bentz, Postdoc (2017-2021), now faculty at Oklahoma University
Former grad students
Sarah Wolf, PhD student (2016-2022), now postdoc at Penn State
Elizabeth George, PhD student (2015-2021), now postdoc at Texas A&M
Former undergrads and other technicians (* subsequent position in research or grad school)
Research technicians and lab managers: Emma Dossey* (2015-21), Abbi Turner* (2020), Tara Empson* (2021), Kristen Content* (2018-19), Seth Myers (2016-18), Mandy Izzo* (2015-16)
REU students and other independent study: Jasmeen Kaur* (NSF REU & research assistant; 2021-2); Austen Ehrie* (NSF REU & research assistant; 2021-2); Susanna Tsueda* (Honors Thesis; 2020-2), Jess Dong* (NSF REP; 2021-2), Amanda Wissmann* (CeWiT REU; 2019-21), Tara Empson* (NSF REU; 2018-20), Abby Weber* (Cox Scholars Program, Honors Thesis; 2016-20), Layne Sermersheim* (NSF REU; 2018-20), Delaney Thomas (Cox Scholar; 2019-20), Jace Kuske* California State U, San Marcos (NSF REU intern; 2019), Sol Beltran, Dominican U, NSF REU (2018), Yvette Rodriguez Jiménez*, UPuerto Rico, NSF REU (2018), Allison Bishop, Stevenson University, NSF REU (2018), Tiana Sanders, Oklahoma State, NSF REU (2017), David Navarro*, Washington State, NSF REU (2016), Emily Virgin*, Northern Illinois U, NSF REU (2015), Brandon Duncan, Point Loma Nazarene U, NSF REU (2012), Sonya Jayaratna* (REU and IU honors thesis; 2010-13), Sara Friedline*, IU honors thesis (2011-12), Natasha Tonge*, Swarthmore College, NSF REU (2009)
Other undergrad technicians: Tiernan Cutrell (2019-21), Annie Phelps (2021), Sam Torneo (2019-21), Dmitrii Galantsev, (computer science; 2018-20), Ben Duggan* (bio and computer science; 2018-20); Keegan Stansberry* (2017-19), Kelsey Philippi (2015-16), Ransford Walker (2015), Laura Sloan (2014-15), Hannah Hall (2013)