Zoology and Physiology

Graduate students directory (updated: November, 2020)

	Last name	First name	Email	Advisor	Degree Program	Thesis Title
	Alston	Jesse	jalston@uwyo.edu	Jake Goheen	PhD	Thermal ecology of some bats of North American forests
	Argov	Jonathan (Yoni)	jargov@uwyo.edu	Craig Benkman	MS	Evaluating microclimatic refugia as a buffer to future declines of Cassia Crossbills
	Atkinson	Eric	eatkins1@uwyo.edu	Matt Carling	PhD	Landscape and taxonomic drivers of multi-pathogen infections across a wild avian community.
	Baldock	Jeff	jbaldock@uwyo.edu	Annika Walters	PhD	Disentangling the role of spring-fed streams to trout production in the upper Snake River watershed
	Barrile	Gabriel	gbarrile@uwyo.edu	Annika Walters, Anna Chalfoun	PhD	Amphibian behavioral ecology and metapopulation dynamics in relation to habitat change and infectious disease
	Brito	Britt	bbrito1@uwyo.edu	Jacob Goheen	MS	Evaluating resource use in Thomomys spp. through use of DNA metabarcoding: is the Wyoming pocket gopher a dietary specialist?
	Brunet	Mitch	mbrunet@uwyo.edu	Joe Holbrook, Kevin Monteith	MS	Spatial ecology of mountain lions and coyotes with respect to their ungulate prey
	Bruno	John	jbruno1@uwyo.edu	Kara Pratt	MS
	Burkholder	Emily	eburkhol@uwyo.edu	Joe Holbrook	MS	Dietary and Spatial Interactions between Recreationists and Montane Red Fox in Grand Teton National Park
	Case	Samuel	scase9@uwyo.edu	Corey Tarwater	PhD	Seed dispersal by introduced birds in Hawaiian forests
	Cook	Katrina	kwoods3@uwyo.edu	Anna Chalfoun	MS	Habitat Selection of a Relictual Amphibian Population
	Coulter	Austin	acoulte4@uwyo.edu	Jon Prather	MS
	Dougherty	Paul	pdoughe1@uwyo.edu	Matt Carling	PhD	Molt, migration, and monsoons: revisiting the avian hybrid zones of the Great Plains
	Fennell	John	jfennel1@uwyo.edu	Annika Walters	MS	Exploring mechanisms underlying the persistence of Yellowstone cutthroat trout despite hybridization in the North Fork Shoshone River drainage
	Gelzer	Emily	egelzer@uwyo.edu	Jerod Merkle	MS	How Site Fidelity and Habitat Variability Influence Consistent Population Distribution
	Gómez Murillo	Laura	lgomezmu@uwyo.edu	Corey Tarwater	MS	Community changes of ant-follower birds across a fragmentation and rainfall gradient in Panama.
	Gura	Katherine	kgura@uwyo.edu	Anna Chalfoun	PhD	Variation in habitat selection, movements, and demographics of an irruptive, facultative species
	Holst	Emily	eholst1@uwyo.edu	Joe Holbrook	MS	Large Carnivore Behavior in a Landscape of Fear: How do Individuals of Different Ages and Sexes Exploit Resources while Navigating Risk Mortality?
	Jakopak	Rhiannon	rjakopak@uwyo.edu	Kevin Monteith	MS	Ontogeny of ungulate migration
	Jorgenson	Karen	kjorgen5@uwyo.edu	Sarah Collins	MS	Food web structure and basal resource availability in alpine stream ecosystems
	Kamaru	Douglas		Jacob Goheen	MS	Linkages between mutualism breakdown, landscape change, and predator-prey dynamics in a human-occupied savanna
	Keaveny	Ellen	ekeaveny@uwyo.edu	Michael Dillon	PhD
	Khasoha	Leo	lkhasoha@uwyo.edu	Jacob Goheen	PhD	Role of dietary specialization and dispersal in mantaining species abundance and occupancy in a small mammal community
	Kyle	Carrie	ckyle@uwyo.edu	Matthew Kauffman	MS	Full annual cycle ecology: evaluating the seasonal movements of migratory mule deer, elk and moose living in a common environment
	LaSharr	Tayler	tlasharr@uwyo.edu	Kevin Monteith	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?
	Martin	Audrey		Carlos Martinez del Rio, Matt Carling		Orange-breasted and bat falcon comparitive genomics: inbreeding and isolation
	Martinez	Lindsay		Matthew Kauffman	MS	Evaluating moose demography and habitat use in the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
	McKnight	Kaitlyn	kmcknig2@uwyo.edu	William Fetzer, Lauren Shoemaker	PhD	Drivers of ecosystem stability in Great Lakes fish communities
	Minor	Nick	nminor1@uwyo.edu	Matt Carling	MS	Sampling Across Space and Time: An Investigation of Demographic History in Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) Populations
	Molina	Francisco	fmolina@uwyo.edu	Jacob Goheen	PhD	Behaviorally-mediated trophic cascades: Experimental tests of puma-guanaco interactions in Patagonia
	Pilkerton	Ashleigh	apilkert@uwyo.edu	Annika Walters, Frank Rahel	MS	Sediment and Fisheries: An Assessment to Inform Sediment Management Practices at Wyoming Dams
	Poulin	Marie-Pier	mpoulin1@uwyo.edu	Jerod Merkle	MS	The role of forage availability and sociality in how ungulates interact with highways
	Quallen	Eric	equallen@uwyo.edu	Merav Ben-David	PhD	The effects of knowledge transfer among individuals on population dynamics of a small abundant mammal
	Riotto	Bobby	rriotto@uwyo.edu	Merav Ben-David	MS	A statewide survey of spotted skunks in Wyoming: habitat selection, distribution, and optimizing survey methodologies
	Roberts	Chance	trober35@uwyo.edu	William Fetzer, Sarah Collins	MS	Evaluating critical food web linkages and ecology of Lake Trout within Flaming Gorge Reservoir
	Rosinski	Caroline	crosins1@uwyo.edu	William Fetzer	MS	Ecological factors influencing Kokanee Salmon populations in New Fork Lakes, WY
	Ruehling	Kelsey	kruehlin@uwyo.edu	Sarah Collins	MS	Investigating sources of microbial pollution in Wyoming streams for informed management of waterborne pathogens
	Ruthven	Jake	jruthven@uwyo.edu	Annika Walters	MS	Evaluating the effects of Brook Stickleback on native nongame fishes in the Bighorn and North Platte Drainages, Wyoming
	Sandoval Lambert	Mallory	mlamber5@uwyo.edu	Jerod Merkle	MS	Energy development thresholds for migratory mule deer and pronghorn in Wyoming
	Shertzer	Emily	eshertze@uwyo.edu	Anna Chalfoun	PhD	Full life-cycle effects of energy development on sagebrush-obligate songbirds
	Sillen	Sam	ssillen@uwyo.edu	Sarah Collins	MS	Harmful cyanobacteria bloom (HCB) dynamics in Wyoming reservoirs
	Sluka	Christina	csluka@uwyo.edu	Merav Ben-David & Sarah Benson-Amram	PhD	Evaluating the effects of urban and rural environements on raccoon (Procyon lotor) cognition and skull morphology
	Smiley	Rachel	rsmiley@uwyo.edu	Kevin Monteith	MS	Interactions of nutrition, immune function, and disease response in bighorn sheep
	Smith	Austin	asmit167@uwyo.edu	Joe Holbrook	MS	Understanding habitat relationships of forest carnivores in Wyoming
	Thapa	Rashmi	rthapa4@uwyo.edu	Yun Li	PhD	Longitudinal study of TDP-43 depletion in mice model of dementia
	Thomas-Kuzilik	Rebecca	rthomask@uwyo.edu	Jerod Merkle	MS	Behavioral plasticity of large mammals to extreme heat in the Rocky Mountains
	Tiemann	Alissa	atiemann@uwyo.edu	Annika Walters	MS	Evaluating Movement Patterns of Roundtail Chub and Flannelmouth Sucker in the Blacks Fork Subbasin
	VanNatta	Eric	evannatt@uwyo.edu	Joe Holbrook	MS	Investigating Spatiotemporal Responses of Elk to Human Recreation: An Assessment within Critical Time Stages
	Verzuh	Tana	tverzuh@uwyo.edu	Jerod Merkle	PhD	Effects of memory and learning on space use of a reintroduced large mammal
	Von Eggers	Jordan	jvonegge@uwyo.edu	Bryan Shuman (Geol) Amy Krist	MS	Using aeDNA in sediment cores to assess the effect of fish introduction on aquatic communities and biodiversity in alpine lakes
	Wagler	Brittany	bwagler@uwyo.edu	Kevin Monteith	MS	Bighorn sheep nutrition and disease
	Webb	Colton	cwebb8@uwyo.edu	Frank Rahel	MS	Examining ecological factors limiting the upstream distribution of fishes in the central Rocky Mountain region
	Wimmer	Arielle	awimmer@uwyo.edu	Amy Krist	MS	Assessing phenotypic plasticity in the New Zealand mud snail
	Zhou	Chen	czhou1@uwyo.edu	Qian-Quan Sun	MS	Freeze-lesion induced focal cortical dysplasia affects sleep spindles and spike-wave discharge throughout time

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