Current Lab Members
TBD POSTDOC - early 2023
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PETER CERDA PH.D. STUDENT
Co-advised with Tom Duda
Toxin evolution across venom systems (Western Hemisphere snakes and marine snails)
JOHN DAVID CURLIS PH.D. STUDENT
Evolution of coloration in squamate signaling systems (Anolis lizards and snakes)
HAYLEY CROWELL PH.D. STUDENT
Ecological and physiological tradeoffs in the evolution of snake colorationÂ
TAYLOR WEST PH.D. STUDENT
Morphology and ecological convergence in squamate inner ears (NSF GRFP Fellow)
TALIA YUKI MOORE POSTDOC 2017-2019
Biomechanics of behavioral mimicry
Subsequent position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, University of Michigan
IRIS HOLMES PH.D. STUDENT 2014-2020
Drivers of genetic and phenotypic population structure across space and time (NSF GRFP Fellow)
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow, CIHMID, Cornell University
NATASHA STEPANOVA PH.D. STUDENT
Co-advised with Dan Rabosky
Morphological and ecological diversification of limb-reduced squamates
ZULAY RODRĂGUEZ M.S. STUDENT
Empirical drivers of model-mimic mismatch in snake mimicry systems
BRIANA SEALEY MS STUDENT 2017-2019
Predator cues and ontogeny effects on Neotropical snake anti-predator displays
Subsequent position: Ph.D. student, University of Texas, Austin; NSF GRFP Fellow
IMANI RUSSELL MS STUDENT 2016-2018
Co-advised with Tim James
Chytridiomycosis dynamics across ecosystems in tropical anuran communities
Subsequent position: Ph.D. student, University of California, Santa Barbara; NSF GRFP Fellow
ERIN WESTEEN UNDERGRAD 2016-2018
Morphological evolution of opisthoglyph dentition in snakes
Subsequent position: Ph.D. student, University of California, Berkeley; NSF GRFP Fellow
IVAN MONAGAN MS STUDENT 2014-2016
Co-advised with John Vandermeer
Anolis lizards as biocontrol agents in tropical coffee agriculture
Subsequent position: Ph.D. student, Columbia University/AMNH; Ford Foundation Fellow
JENNA CROWE-RIDDELL
POSTDOC 2019-2021
Genomics and morphological evolution in snakes
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Researcher, La Trobe University, Australia
BRIANNA MIMS M.S. STUDENT 2019-2021
Ecological drivers of convergent brain evolution in snakes
Subsequent position: Ph.D. student, American Museum of Natural History, NSF GRFP Fellow
MAGGIE GRUNDLER UNDERGRAD 2012-2015
Population genetics of negative frequency-dependent polymorphism
Subsequent position: Ph.D. student, University of California, Berkeley; NSF GRFP Fellow
JUAN PABLO BUSSO MS STUDENT 2013-2014
Alternative mating strategies and female preference in polymorphic spiders
Subsequent position: Ph.D. student, University of Zurich
Former Lab Members