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Department of Zoology and Physiology

1000 E. University Ave

Aven Nelson, room 114

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-4207

Fax: 307-766-5625

Email: zprequest@uwyo.edu

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Zoology and Physiology

Graduate Students

Eric Atkinson

Eric Atkinson (PhD)

Landscape and taxonomic drivers of multi-pathogen infections across a wild avian community.
Advisor: Matt Carling
eatkins1@uwyo.edu

Jeff Baldock

Jeff Baldock (PhD)

Disentangling the role of spring-fed streams to trout production in the upper Snake River watershed
Advisor: Annika Walters
jbaldock@uwyo.edu

Kathan Bandyopadhyay

Kathan Bandyopadhyay (PhD)

Mesocarnivores in the spotlight: deciphering India's small carnivore guild
Advisor: John Koprowski
kbandyop@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Margot Breiner (MS)


Advisor: Anna Chalfoun

Mitch Brunet

Mitch Brunet (MS)

Spatial ecology of mountain lions and coyotes with respect to their ungulate prey
Advisor: Joe Holbrook & Kevin Monteith
mbrunet@uwyo.edu

John Bruno

John Rudolph Bruno (MS)


Advisor: Kara Pratt
jbruno1@uwyo.edu

Emily Burkholder

Emily Burkholder (MS)

Dietary and Spatial Interactions between Recreationists and Montane Red Fox in Grand Teton National Park
Advisor: Joe Holbrook
eburkhol@uwyo.edu

Samuel Case

Samuel Case (PhD)

Seed dispersal by introduced birds in Hawaiian forests
Advisor: Corey Tarwater
scase9@uwyo.edu

Katrina Cook

Katrina A Cook (MS)

Habitat Selection of a Relictual Amphibian Population
Advisor: Anna Chalfoun
kwoods3@uwyo.edu

Emily Davis

Emily Davis (MS)

Large Carnivore Behavior in a Landscape of Fear: How do Individuals of Different Ages and Sexes Exploit Resources while Navigating Risk Mortality?
Advisor: Joe Holbrook
eholst1@uwyo.edu

Mary De Aquino

Mary De Aquino (MS)


Advisor: Corey Tarwater
mdeaquin@uwyo.edu

Alp Demirhan

Alp Demirhan (MS)


Advisor: Qian-Quan Sun
alp.30@hotmail.com

Paul Dougherty

Paul Dougherty (PhD)

Molt, migration, and monsoons: revisiting the avian hybrid zones of the Great Plains
Advisor: Matt Carling
pdoughe1@uwyo.edu

Joseph Flock

Joseph Flock (MS)


Advisor: Brian Cherrington
jflock3@uwyo.edu

Emily Gelzer

Emily Gelzer (MS)

How Site Fidelity and Habitat Variability Influence Consistent Population Distribution
Advisor: Jerod Merkle
egelzer@uwyo.edu

Laura Gómez Murillo

Laura Gómez Murillo (MS)

Community changes of ant-follower birds across a fragmentation and rainfall gradient in Panama.
Advisor: Corey Tarwater
lgomezmu@uwyo.edu

Katherine Gura

Katherine Gura (PhD)

Variation in habitat selection, movements, and demographics of an irruptive, facultative species
Advisor: Anna Chalfoun
kgura@uwyo.edu

Anabella Helman

Anabella Helman (PhD)


Advisor: Jacob Goheen
ahelman@uwyo.edu

Kimberley Jordan

Kimberley Jordan (MS)


Advisor: Corey Tarwater
kjorda14@uwyo.edu

Ellen Keaveny

Ellen Keaveny (PhD)


Advisor: Michael Dillon
ekeaveny@uwyo.edu

Leo Malingati Khasoha

Leo Malingati Khasoha (PhD)

Role of dietary specialization and dispersal in mantaining species abundance and occupancy in a small mammal community
Advisor: Jacob Goheen
lkhasoha@uwyo.edu

Carrie Kyle

Carrie Kyle (MS)

Full annual cycle ecology: evaluating the seasonal movements of migratory mule deer, elk and moose living in a common environment
Advisor: Matthew Kauffman
ckyle@uwyo.edu

Tayler LaSharr

Tayler LaSharr (PhD)

Making a living in a harsh world: how does life-history, nutrition, and environment influence the behavior and survival of a long-lived, iteroparous mammal?
Advisor: Kevin Monteith
tlasharr@uwyo.edu

Lindsay Martinez

Lindsay Martinez (MS)

Evaluating moose demography and habitat use in the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
Advisor: Matthew Kauffman

Kaitlyn McKnight

Kaitlyn McKnight (PhD)

Drivers of ecosystem stability in Great Lakes fish communities
Advisor: William Fetzer, Lauren Shoemaker
kmcknig2@uwyo.edu

Katelyn McLean

Katelyn McLean (MS)


Advisor: Merav Ben-David
kmclea11@uwyo.edu

Nicholas R Minor

Nicholas R Minor (PhD)

Sampling Across Space and Time: An Investigation of Demographic History in Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) Populations
Advisor: Matt Carling
nminor1@uwyo.edu

Francisco J Molina

Francisco J Molina (PhD)

Behaviorally-mediated trophic cascades: Experimental tests of puma-guanaco interactions in Patagonia
Advisor: Jacob Goheen
fmolina@uwyo.edu

Douglas Kamaru Njeri

Douglas Kamaru Njeri (MS)

Linkages between mutualism breakdown, landscape change, and predator-prey dynamics in a human-occupied savanna
Advisor: Jacob Goheen

Ashleigh Pilkerton

Ashleigh Pilkerton (MS)

Sediment and Fisheries: An Assessment to Inform Sediment Management Practices at Wyoming Dams
Advisor: Annika Walters, Frank Rahel
apilkert@uwyo.edu

Eric Quallen

Eric Quallen (PhD)

The effects of knowledge transfer among individuals on population dynamics of a small abundant mammal
Advisor: Merav Ben-David
equallen@uwyo.edu

Elizabeth Rieger

Elizabeth Rieger (MS)


Advisor: Annika Walters
erieger@uwyo.edu

Madison Ruhmann

Madison Ruhmann (MS)


Advisor: William (Trey) Todd

Chance Roberts

Chance Roberts (MS)

Evaluating critical food web linkages and ecology of Lake Trout within Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Advisor: William Fetzer, Sarah Collins
trober35@uwyo.edu

Caroline Rosinski

Caroline Rosinski (MS)

Ecological factors influencing Kokanee Salmon populations in New Fork Lakes, WY
Advisor: William Fetzer
crosins1@uwyo.edu

Kelsey Ruehling

Kelsey Ruehling (MS)

Investigating sources of microbial pollution in Wyoming streams for informed management of waterborne pathogens
Advisor: Sarah Collins
kruehlin@uwyo.edu

Emily Shertzer

Emily Shertzer (PhD)

Full life-cycle effects of energy development on sagebrush-obligate songbirds
Advisor: Anna Chalfoun
eshertze@uwyo.edu

Sam Sillen

Sam Sillen (MS)

Harmful cyanobacteria bloom (HCB) dynamics in Wyoming reservoirs
Advisor: Sarah Collins
ssillen@uwyo.edu

Christina Sluka

Christina Sluka (PhD)

Evaluating the effects of urban and rural environements on raccoon (Procyon lotor) cognition and skull morphology
Advisor: Merav Ben-David & Sarah Benson-Amram
csluka@uwyo.edu

Rachel Smiley

Rachel Smiley (MS)

Interactions of nutrition, immune function, and disease response in bighorn sheep
Advisor: Kevin Monteith
rsmiley@uwyo.edu

Rashmi Thapa

Rashmi Thapa (PhD)

Longitudinal study of TDP-43 depletion in mice model of dementia
Advisor: Yun Li
rthapa4@uwyo.edu

Alissa Tiemann

Alissa Tiemann (MS)

Evaluating Movement Patterns of Roundtail Chub and Flannelmouth Sucker in the Blacks Fork Subbasin
Advisor: Annika Walters
atiemann@uwyo.edu

Arianna Tourtellot

Arianna Tourtellot (PhD)


Advisor: Amy Navratil
atourtel@uwyo.edu

Eric VanNatta

Eric VanNatta (MS)

Investigating Spatiotemporal Responses of Elk to Human Recreation: An Assessment within Critical Time Stages
Advisor: Joe Holbrook
evannatt@uwyo.edu

Tana Verzuh

Tana Verzuh (PhD)

Effects of memory and learning on space use of a reintroduced large mammal
Advisor: Jerod Merkle
tverzuh@uwyo.edu

Jordan Von Eggers

Jordan Von Eggers (MS)

Using aeDNA in sediment cores to assess the effect of fish introduction on aquatic communities and biodiversity in alpine lakes
Advisor: Bryan Shuman (Geol) Amy Krist
jvonegge@uwyo.edu

Brittany Wagler

Brittany Wagler

Bighorn sheep nutrition and disease
Advisor: Kevin Monteith
bwagler@uwyo.edu

Yihan Wang

Yihan Wang (PhD)


Advisor: Qian-Quan Sun
ywang28@uwyo.edu

Colton Webb

Colton Webb (MS)

Examining ecological factors limiting the upstream distribution of fishes in the central Rocky Mountain region
Advisor: Frank Rahel
cwebb8@uwyo.edu

Arielle Wimmer

Arielle Wimmer (MS)

Assessing phenotypic plasticity in the New Zealand mud snail
Advisor: Amy Krist
awimmer@uwyo.edu

Contact Us

Department of Zoology and Physiology

1000 E. University Ave

Aven Nelson, room 114

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-4207

Fax: 307-766-5625

Email: zprequest@uwyo.edu

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