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Evolutionary ecology

Faculty in the Ecology graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Baums, Iliana Assistant Professor of Biology	ibb3@psu.edu 814-867-0491 (University Park)	Molecular ecology and evolution of reef invertebrates.
Braithwaite, Victoria Professor of Fisheries and Biology	vab12@psu.edu 814-865-4675 (University Park)	Behavioral ecology, reintroductions and conservation, animal cognition and behavior.
dePamphilis, Claude Professor of Biology	cwd3@psu.edu 814-863-6412 (University Park)	Genomics, bioinformatics, and molecular evolution. Origin and diversification of flowers & developmental pathways. Comparative genomics of plants, organelles, & plant gene families. Genomics and evolution of parasitic plants.
Hedges, S. Blair Professor of Biology	sbh1@psu.edu 814-865-9991 (University Park)	Molecular evolution and systematics of vertebrates; biogeography; connections between biological evolution and Earth history.
Marden, James (Jim) Professor of Biology	jhm10@psu.edu 814-863-1384 (University Park)	Physiological ecology, functional genomics, evolutionary ecology, and behavior.
Mescher, Mark Assistant Professor of Entomology	mcmescher@psu.edu 814-863-2867 (University Park)	The role of plant volatiles in mediating ecological and evolutionary interactions among plants, insects, and pathogens.
Read, Andrew Professor of Biology and Entomology Eberly College of Science Distinguished Senior Scholar	afr3@psu.edu 814-867-2396 (University Park)	Evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions, particularly virulence, infectiousness, vaccine-driven evolution, and drug and insecticide resistance.
Steiner, Kim Professor of Forest Biology Director, The Arboretum at Penn State	steiner@psu.edu 814-865-9351 (University Park)	The ecology, genecology, and physiological ecology of forest regeneration following disturbance.
Stephenson, Andrew (Andy) Professor of Biology	as4@psu.edu 814-863-1553 (University Park)	Ecology and evolution of plant reproduction. The role of inbreeding and genetic variation on the establishment and transmission of plant diseases.
Wilf, Peter Associate Professor of Geosciences	pwilf@psu.edu 814-865-6721 (University Park)	Paleobotany; paleoecology; extinction and recovery of past ecosystems; responses of organisms to climate change.