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People who work in Evolutionary ecology

Faculty
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.

Affiliates
Name Email/phone Interests include:
Comas, Louise
  • Research Associate (Horticulture)
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.