People who work in Ecology
| Faculty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Email/phone | Interests include: |
Abrams, Marc
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agl@psu.edu
814-865-4901 (University Park) |
Community, historical and physiological ecology of tree species; global change biology. |
Barbercheck, Mary
|
meb34@psu.edu
814-863-2982 (University Park) |
Soil ecology: biological aspects of soil quality in sustainable and organic agriculture systems, soil arthropod community ecology, ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi; Ecosystem ecology. |
Bartell, Paul
|
pab43@psu.edu
814-867-2365 (University Park) |
The regulation of biological clocks in birds at the systems level. |
Baums, Iliana
|
ibb3@psu.edu
814-867-0491 (University Park) |
Molecular ecology and evolution of reef invertebrates. |
Beckerman, Stephen
|
stv@psu.edu
814-863-3869 (University Park) |
Behavioral ecology; human ecology; rainforest subsistence systems; primitive warfare. |
Bjornstad, Ottar
|
onb1@psu.edu
814-863-2983 (University Park) |
Population dynamics, spatial ecology, ecology of infectious disease, computational biology. |
Braithwaite, Victoria
|
vab12@psu.edu
814-865-4675 (University Park) |
Behavioral ecology, reintroductions and conservation, animal cognition and behavior. |
Brittingham, Margaret
|
mxb21@psu.edu
814-863-8442 (University Park) |
Avian ecology; human impacts on bird populations. |
Brooks, Robert
|
rpb2@psu.edu
814-863-1596 (University Park) |
Ecology, management, and restoration of wetland and riparian ecosystems. |
Bruns, Mary Ann
|
mvb10@psu.edu
814-863-0779 (University Park) |
Functional ecology of biogeochemically important microbial populations. |
Carlo, Tomas
|
tac17@psu.edu
814-863-8274 (University Park) |
Seed dispersal processes; bird behavior; plant invasions; tropical ecology; parasitic plants |
Carrick, Hunter
|
hjc11@psu.edu
814-865-9219 (University Park) |
Ecosystem ecology; effects of eutrophication on the biogeochemistry of lakes, streams, and wetlands; effects of food web alterations on microbial biodiversity and productivity. |
Cole, C. Andrew (Andy)
|
cac13@psu.edu
814-865-5735 (University Park) |
Ecosystem ecology: wetlands, hydrology, restoration, seed banks, plant communities, historical ecology. |
Curran, William
|
wsc2@psu.edu
814-863-1014 (University Park) |
Management opportunities for herbaceous perennial and annual species; the effect of cover crops on weed emergence and herbicide efficacy. |
Day, Rick
|
rday@psu.edu
814-863-1615 (University Park) |
Using geographic information systems, terrain analysis, remote sensing and global positioning for environmental assessment and modeling, soil mapping, and land use planning; soil hydrology; water quality. |
De Moraes, Consuelo
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czd10@psu.edu
814-863-2867 (University Park) |
Ecology. Chemical ecology. Tritrophic interactions. Biological control. Plant signaling. Plant-insect-interactions. Plant defenses. |
Decoteau, Dennis
|
drd10@psu.edu
814-865-5587 (University Park) |
Air pollution effects on plants and terrestrial ecosystems. |
dePamphilis, Claude
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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. |
Diefenbach, Duane
|
ddiefenbach@psu.edu
814-865-4511 (University Park) |
Wildlife ecology, estimation of population parameters, and harvest management of game populations. |
Drohan, Patrick
|
pjd7@psu.edu
814-863-4246 (University Park) |
Soil formation and biogeochemistry due to land use and ecosystem change; soil and water degradation, and the remediation of soil physical and chemical properties in urban environments. |
Eissenstat, David
|
dme9@psu.edu
814-863-3371 (University Park) |
Plant physiological ecology, ecosystem ecology, climate change biology, root and soil ecology. |
Ferreri, C. Paola
|
cpf3@psu.edu
814-863-2095 (University Park) |
Fisheries ecology; fish population dynamics; river ecology and management; watersheds; modeling; and policy and management. |
Finley, James (Jim)
|
fj4@psu.edu
814-863-0402 (University Park) |
Ecosystem management on mixed ownerships; forest management; private forest owner issues and education; sustainable forestry; human dimensions of natural resources. |
Fisher, Charles (Chuck)
|
cfisher@psu.edu
814-865-3365 (University Park) |
Physiological and community ecology of deep sea hydrothermal vent and cold seep fauna. |
Fleischer, Shelby
|
sjf4@psu.edu
814-863-7788 (University Park) |
Population ecology and management of insects in agroecosystems. |
Gallagher, Robert
|
rsg14@psu.edu
814-865-1547 (University Park) |
Soil seed bank ecology. Plant-soil interactions. Agroecosystem development and management. |
Gannon, Michael
|
mrg5@psu.edu
814-949-5210 (Altoona) |
Tropical and temperate bat ecology; tropical animal ecology; mammal ecology. |
Hawkins, Lauraine
|
lkh1@psu.edu
717-749-6237 (Mont Alto) |
Ecology of fungi and small mammals; fungal-animal interactions. |
Hedges, S. Blair
|
sbh1@psu.edu
814-865-9991 (University Park) |
Evolutionary ecology. Molecular evolution and systematics of vertebrates; biogeography; connections between biological evolution and Earth history. |
Holen, Dale
|
dah13@psu.edu
570-963-2579 (Worthington Scranton) |
Microbial food webs; the ecology of mixotrophic protozoans. |
Hudson, Peter
|
pjh18@psu.edu
814-865-6057 (University Park) |
Population dynamics of infectious diseases in wildlife and the dynamics of parasite community structure. |
Isard, Scott
|
sai10@psu.edu
814-865-6290 (University Park) |
Aerobiology, movement and dispersal of organisms, meteorology, field measurement. |
Karsten, Heather
|
hdk3@psu.edu
814-863-3179 (University Park) |
Physiological ecology; community ecology; agroecology, grazing systems and cropping systems ecology. |
Kaye, Jason
|
jpk12@psu.edu
814-863-1614 (University Park) |
Ecosystem ecology; global change biology; biogeochemistry of nitrogen and carbon cycling in managed and unmanaged ecosystems. |
Kaye, Margot
|
mwk12@psu.edu
814-865-4841 (University Park) |
Vegetation dynamics, dendrochronology, disturbance history, paleoclimatology, environmental change. |
Kim, Ke Chung
|
kck@psu.edu
814-863-2863 (University Park) |
Biodiversity science; biodiversity assessment and monitoring; ecology of community assemblages; ecology of guilds; community ecology and coevolution of parasitic arthropods and vertebrates; conservation of transboundary ecosystems; forensic entomology. |
Koide, Roger
|
rxk13@psu.edu
814-863-0710 (University Park) |
Plant ecology; ecology of mycorrhizal symbioses; agricultural ecology; community ecology of fungi. |
Langkilde, Tracy
|
tll30@psu.edu
814-867-2251 (University Park) |
Population and community ecology: how the nature of interactions between species can shift over time, in response to changes in the environment and corresponding selection pressures. |
Lin, Hangsheng (Henry)
|
henrylin@psu.edu
814-865-6726 (University Park) |
Hydropedology; environmental soil and water sciences; scaling; watershed water quality; geospatial technologies; environmental modeling, artificial intelligence. |
Lynch, Jonathan
|
jpl4@psu.edu
814-863-2256 (University Park) |
Plant ecophysiology and agroecology; plant adaptation to nutrient stress; biogeochemistry of the Eastern deciduous forest; sustainable international development. |
Macalady, Jennifer
|
jlm80@psu.edu
814-865-6330 (University Park) |
Microbial ecology; microbial role in weathering and soil processes; controls on microbial diversity; ecological interactions in microbially dominated systems (ancient earth analogs). |
Mahan, Carolyn
|
cgm2@psu.edu
814-949-5530 (Altoona) |
The study of biodiversity in threatened ecosystems; the effects of human-modified landscapes on wildlife; behavioral ecology of squirrels. |
Marden, James (Jim)
|
jhm10@psu.edu
814-863-1384 (University Park) |
Physiological ecology, functional genomics, evolutionary ecology, and behavior. |
Mescher, Mark
|
mcmescher@psu.edu
814-863-2867 (University Park) |
The role of plant volatiles in mediating ecological and evolutionary interactions among plants, insects, and pathogens. |
Mortensen, David
|
dmortensen@psu.edu
814-865-1906 (University Park) |
Assessing how climatic, physiographic and soil variation affects cropping systems performance. |
Myers, Wayne
|
wlm@psu.edu
814-863-0002 (University Park) |
Forest biometrics; remote sensing; quantitative landscape ecology; spatial analysis; geographic information systems; multivariate statistics; artificial intelligence; natural resource sustainability; international forestry. |
Ostiguy, Nancy
|
nxo3@psu.edu
814-863-2872 (University Park) |
Integrated pest management; impact of pesticides on non-target species; sampling strategies. |
Parks, Susan
|
sep20@psu.edu
814-865-7683 (University Park) |
Behavioral ecology and acoustic communication of marine mammals. |
Patil, Ganapati
|
gpp@psu.edu
814-865-9422 (University Park) |
Statistical ecology, environmental statistics, and quantitative risk analysis. |
Post, Eric
|
esp10@psu.edu
814-863-8162 (University Park) |
Climate change and its effects on life history traits and population and community dynamics. |
Read, Andrew
|
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. |
Saunders, Mike
|
mcs5@psu.edu
814-863-2979 (University Park) |
Ecology and pest management of arthropods affecting vineyards; design and development of computer-based systems that capture, formalize, and represent qualitative and quantitative knowledge associated with managed and natural systems. |
Shannon, Robert
|
rds13@psu.edu
814-865-7153 (University Park) |
Wetland biogeochemistry. Riparian wetlands. Constructed wetlands for waste treatment. Pollutant impacts on aquatic systems. |
Shapiro, Beth
|
bethshapiro@psu.edu
814-867-0224 (University Park) |
Molecular ecology; Structure, demographics and evolution of large mammal populations; Ancient DNA. |
Shea, Katriona
|
k-shea@psu.edu
814-865-7910 (University Park) |
Biological invasions; theoretical applied ecology; life history theory. |
Smithwick, Erica
|
smithwick@psu.edu
814-865-6693 (University Park) |
Landscape and ecosystem ecology. Disturbance ecology & disturbance synergies. Ecosystem simulation models. Climate change and ecosystem carbon storage. Fire and soil nitrogen. Microbial community composition and function. Spatial statistics. |
Stauffer, Jay
|
vc5@psu.edu
814-863-0645 (University Park) |
Ecology and systematics of North American freshwater fishes. |
Steiner, Kim
|
steiner@psu.edu
814-865-9351 (University Park) |
The ecology, genecology, and physiological ecology of forest regeneration following disturbance. |
Stephenson, Andrew (Andy)
|
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. |
Tamminga, Kenneth
|
krt1@psu.edu
814-863-2377 (University Park) |
Ecological restoration and design; regional ecosystems planning; brownfields and degraded landscapes. |
Taylor, Alan
|
aht1@psu.edu
814-865-1509 (University Park) |
Vegetation dynamics; fire and climate variation on community development; environmental conservation. |
Tooker, John
|
jft11@psu.edu
814-865-1895 (University Park) |
Plant-insect interactions, tritrophic interactions, chemical ecology, plant defenses, population and community ecology, agroecosystems, natural-enemy ecology, ecology of gall-inducing insects |
Tumlinson, James (Jim)
|
jht2@psu.edu
814-863-1770 (University Park) |
Insect chemical ecology; plant-insect interactions; insect attractants. |
Uhl, Chris
|
cfu1@psu.edu
814-863-3893 (University Park) |
Human ecology; sustainability studies; plant community ecology. |
| Wagner, Tyler |
txw19@psu.edu
(University Park) |
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Wardrop, Denice
|
dhw110@psu.edu
814-863-1005 (University Park) |
Impacts of human disturbance on wetlands; plant community dynamics; theoretical applied ecology; landscape analysis. |
Wilf, Peter
|
pwilf@psu.edu
814-865-6721 (University Park) |
Paleobotany; paleoecology; extinction and recovery of past ecosystems; responses of organisms to climate change. |
Zenner, Eric
|
eric.zenner@psu.edu
814-865-4574 (University Park) |
Ecology, management and regeneration of forest ecosystems; community ecology. |
| Affiliates | ||
| Name | Email/phone | Interests include: |
Comas, Louise
|
lhc105@psu.edu
814-865-0697 (University Park) |
Physiological ecology, plant functional roles in communities, evolutionary ecology, comparative biology of belowground plant form and function, root and fungal co-evolution. |
Goslee, Sarah
|
sgoslee@psu.edu
814-863-0887 (University Park) |
Landscape diversity in agricultural areas; Taxonomic and functional diversity and grassland management; Multivariate and spatial analysis for ecological data. |
| Graduate students | ||
| Name | Email/phone | Interests include: |
| Adams, Thomas |
tsa3@psu.edu
814-865-0373 (University Park) |
Root Ecology - specifically, the ecology of root lifespan in North American temperate trees. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
| Averill, Kristine |
kma236@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: David Mortensen] |
| Bentley, Tom |
tgb134@psu.edu
814-863-3088 (University Park) |
Behavioral ecology, insect physiology, and plant-insect interactions. [Advisor: Mescher] |
| Carlson, Bradley |
bec169@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Tracy Langkilde] |
| Chien, Lawrence |
lmc326@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Bjornstad / Grenfell] |
| DeBarros, Nelson |
nbd115@psu.edu
814-863-7638 (University Park) |
Assessing biodiversity within agricultural landscapes and managing non-crop areas with native flowering species to increase the activity of beneficial insects within agricultural fields. [Advisor: Mortensen] |
| Du, Quanying |
qzd104@psu.edu
814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Controls and constraints on root turnover rate, mostly how elevated nitrogen level affects root longevity. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
| Egan, Franklin |
jfe121@psu.edu
814-865-6679 (University Park) |
Weed ecology and functions of biodiversity in agricultural systems. [Advisor: Mortensen] |
| Fernandez, Christopher |
cwf123@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Community structure and functioning of ectomycorrhizal fungi. [Advisor: Roger Koide] |
| Gebo, Naomi |
nag146@psu.edu
814-865-5611 (University Park) |
Landscape management and restoration of freshwater wetland resources. [Advisor: Brooks] |
| Goebel, Marc |
mug130@psu.edu
814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Fine root decomposition, belowground carbon and nutrient cycling of temperate forest ecosystems, soil dynamics, plant soil interaction [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
| Goodrich, Laurie |
ljg143@psu.edu
(University Park) |
The ecology of migratory birds, particularly raptors and forest songbirds. I have focused recently on the stopover ecology of migrating raptors, particularly their behavior and use of habitats. [Advisor: Brittingham] |
Granger, Kristen
|
klg297@psu.edu
814-865-9883 (University Park) |
Weed eco-physiology. How environmental conditions during seed maturation affect resource allocation and seed persistence in the soil. [Advisor: Gallagher] |
| Grear, Dan |
dag268@psu.edu
814-863-5895 (University Park) |
Mechanisms that cause heterogeneities in disease transmission. These heterogeneities appear to result in key hosts that harbor a majority of parasites and account for a majority of transmission. [Advisor: Hudson] |
| Hill, Jason |
jmh656@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Demographic response of grassland birds to management practices and habitat manipulation. [Advisor: Deifenbach] |
| Hotchkin, Cara |
cfh121@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Behavioral ecology and bioacoustics of marine mammals. [Advisor: Parks] |
| Johnson, Sarah |
sej141@psu.edu
814-865-3049 (University Park) |
The role of Native American land-use legacies and indicator species in assessing potential archaeological sensitivity and integrity of sites. [Advisor: Abrams] |
| Kerby, Jeffrey |
jtk210@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Eric Post] |
| Kuhns (Hohlfeld), Emily |
eah193@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Plant defense research for creating eco-friendly pest management strategies. [Advisor: Tumlinson] |
| Law, Jeffrey |
jjl289@psu.edu
814-865-8831 (University Park) |
[Advisor: Cole] |
Lessard-Pilon, Stephanie
|
sal275@psu.edu
814-863-8360 (University Park) |
Chemosynthetic communities at cold seeps (>1000 m) and deep coral sites (300-700m) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine community ecology, especially how communities change over time and the environmental factors that affect this change. [Advisor: Fisher] |
| Lieb, David |
dal105@psu.edu
(University Park) |
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| Luis, Angie |
adl12@psu.edu
814-863-1815 (University Park) |
My research aims to (a) quantitatively describe how environmental factors affect hantavirus dynamics in its reservoir host in Montana; and (b) to create an ecological model which could predict epizootics. [Advisor: Bjornstad/Hudson] |
| McCormack, Luke |
mlm572@psu.edu
814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Plant root ecology, physiology, and global change biology. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
| Miller, Tricia |
tam30@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Avian ecology and conservation. My research focuses identifying potential conflict between eastern Golden Eagles and wind power development throughout the annual cycle. [Advisor: Brooks] |
| Moon, Jessica (JB) |
jbm162@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Aquatic and wetland ecology. My research focuses on trying to understand how the spatial variation in plant communities, microtopography, and soil properties impact microbial community composition and processes. [Advisor: Wardrop] |
| Mueller, Kevin |
kem311@psu.edu
814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Global climate change, disturbance and biogeochemical cycling in forests, soil organic matter dynamics. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
| Nord, Andrea |
ann102@psu.edu
814-863-7638 (University Park) |
Invasive plant species, particularly Japanese stiltgrass, an annual grass invasive in forested ecosystems throughout the eastern US. How environmental factors influence its population growth and efficacy of management practices. [Advisor: Mortensen] |
| Petprakob, Krittika |
kup146@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisors: Alan Taylor/Roger Koide] |
| Polato, Nick |
nrp146@psu.edu
814-867-0492 (University Park) |
Molecular Ecology and Conservation Biology. [Advisor: Baums] |
| Reichert-Eberhardt, Aliana |
ajr314@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Denice Wardrop] |
| Rollinson, Christine |
crr173@psu.edu
(University Park) |
The potential effects of climate change on early-successional and understory forest vegetation and especially invasive species. [Advisor: M Kaye] |
| Ruffing, Renea |
rar155@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Stauffer] |
| Russo, Laura |
lar322@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Katriona Shea] |
| Ryan, Matt |
mrr203@psu.edu
814-865-6679 (University Park) |
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| Ryder, John |
jryder@state.pa.us
(University Park) |
Ecology of freshwater systems including: fish and macroinvertebrate taxonomy; bioassessment; water quality; stream restoration processes. [Advisor: Carline] |
| Scanlan, Andrew |
ams774@psu.edu
814-865-4183 (University Park) |
Diatoms in streams as indicator species for environmental variables. [Advisor: Carrick] |
| Shephard, Collin |
cms541@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Integrating ecology with economics to evaluate public land management within forested ecosystems. [Advisor: Steiner] |
| Stuber, Erica |
Efs5005@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Paul Bartell] |
| Swierk, Lindsey |
lns146@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Tracy Langkilde] |
| Teller, Britta |
bjt162@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Katriona Shea] |
| Tennessen, Jennifer |
jbt148@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Susan Parks] |
| Troupe, Jamie |
jet240@psu.edu
(University Park) |
[Advisor: Victoria Braithwaite] |
| Wagner, Rebekah |
rjw253@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Forest ecosystems and climate change. Currently, I am working on a project that utilizes ecophysiology and seedling allometry to examine competition and potential for species migration under predicted climate changes in PA forests. [Advisor: M. Kaye] |
| Wasser, Leah |
law155@psu.edu
814-865-2279 (University Park) |
The use of geospatial technologies including GPS, GIS and 3d visualization to analyze large scale landscape patterns. Historic development patterns within a regulatory context and subsequent assessment of ecological impacts over time. [Advisor: Day] |
| Wiederholt, Ruscena |
rpw143@psu.edu
814-867-0017 (University Park) |
Hunting sustainability in the Amazon, how the impacts of hunting affect primates demographics, and how these changes in turn affect primate population dynamics and population growth. [Advisor: Beckerman] |
| York, Larry |
lmy127@psu.edu
(University Park) |
Evolutionary roles of root plasticity and root-root interactions such as competition and facilitation with an emphasis on agroecology. Functional diversity of root system architecture and its effect on ecosystem functioning. [Advisor: Lynch] |
| Graduate program administration | ||
| Name | Email/phone | Interests include: |
Pierce, Jean
|
jep32@psu.edu
814-867-0371 (University Park) |
Contact regarding the application process for the Ecology graduate program. Also regarding all paperwork for committees, examinations, registration. |