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Department of Zoology and Physiology

1000 E. University Ave

Biological Sciences, 428

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-4208

Email: zprequest@uwyo.edu

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Zoology and Physiology

Graduate Students

Margot Breiner

Navin Adhikari (PhD)

Advisor: Yun Li

Email: nadhika1@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Baizar Alamiri (PhD)

Advisor: Brandon Roberts

Email: balamiri@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Morgan Anderson (MS)

Advisor: Riley Bernard

Email: mande139@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Abdul Ansari (PhD)

Advisor: John Koprowski

Email: aansari1@uwyo.edu

Eric Atkinson

Eric Atkinson (PhD)

Landscape and taxonomic drivers of multi-pathogen infections across a wild avian community.


Advisor: Matt Carling

 

eatkins1@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

Chris Banotai (PhD)

Advisor: John Koprowski

Email: cbanotai@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Olivia Beaudette (MS)

Advisor: Anna Chalfoun

Email: obeaudet@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Walker Bensch (MS)

Advisor: Lusha Tronstad

Email: wbensch@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Sean Bertalot (MS)

Advisor: William Fetzer

Email: sbertalo@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Tristan Blechinger (MS)

Advisor: William Fetzer

Email: tblechin@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Margot Breiner (MS)

Advisor: Anna Chalfoun

Email: mbreiner@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Jordan Brewin (PhD)

Advisor: William Fetzer

Email: jbrewin@uwyo.edu

Samuel Case

Samuel Case (PhD)

Seed dispersal by introduced birds in Hawaiian forests


Advisor: Corey Tarwater


scase9@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Michael Castano-Diaz (MS)

Advisor: Patrick Kelley

Email: mcastan4@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Kye Catlin (MS)

Advisor: Annika Walters

Email: kcatlin1@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Hayfa Chargui (MS)

Advisor: Brandon Roberts

Email: hchargui@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Anuj Choudhary (PhD)

Advisor: Ram Shukla

Email: achoudha@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Justin Clapp (PhD)

Advisor: Joe Holbrook

Email: justing@uwyo.edu

Katrina Cook

Katrina A Cook (MS)

Habitat Selection of a Relictual Amphibian Population


Advisor: Anna Chalfoun


kwoods3@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Ashley Cowell (PhD)

Advisor: Jerod Merkle

Email: acowell1@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

Nina Crawford (PhD)

Advisor: Lusha Tronstad

Email: ncrawfo3@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

Mary De Aquino

Alp Demirhan (MS)

Advisor: Qian-Quan Sun


alp.30@hotmail.com

Mary De Aquino

Mrunali Dhokne (PhD)

Advisor: Ram Shukla

Email: mdhokne@uwyo.edu

Snowy Range Mountains

Rachel Fanelli (PhD)

Advisor: Nicole Bedford

Email: rfanelli@uwyo.edu

Snowy Range Mountains

Reina Galvan (MS)

Advisor: Corey Tarwater

Email: rgalvan@uwyo.edu

Snowy Range Mountains

Sishir Gautam (PhD)

Advisor: Yun Li

Email: sgautam3@uwyo.edu

Snowy Range Mountains

Genevieve Guidone

Advisor: Trey Todd

Email: gguidone@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

Anabella Helman

Kimberley Jordan (MS)

Advisor: Corey Tarwater


kjorda14@uwyo.edu

Ajay Karki and researches stand above tiger

Ajay Karki (PhD)

Conserving mega-carnivores (tiger & leopard) in the Anthropocene.

Advisor: John L. Koprowski

akarki1@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

Katelyn McLean

Lindsey Mitchell

Exploring Niche Partitioning Among Squirrel Species in Malaysian Borneo and Identifying Effective Indicators of Rainforest Health

Advisor: John Koprowski

lmitch23@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

Elizabeth Rieger

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

Margot Breiner

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

Margot Breiner

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

Margot Breiner

Arianna Tourtellot (PhD)

Advisor: Amy Navratil


atourtel@uwyo.edu

Margot Breiner

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

Margot Breiner

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

Margot Breiner

Lauren Wetterau (MS)

Effects of red squirrel middens on biodiveristy and species occupancy in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Advisor: John Koprowski

lwettera@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

Biological Sciences, 428

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-4208

Email: zprequest@uwyo.edu

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