Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D.
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior · University of Connecticut
Professor Schwenk studies the functional morphology and evolution of lizards and snakes.
Reptiles Lizards Phenotypic Evolution Evolutionary Biology Ecology
Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.
Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams
Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity
Fredric Govedich
Professor of Biology / Department Chair · Southern Utah University
Specializing in predator prey interactions, evolution of reproductive strategies, and leech systematics
Evolutionary Biology Population Biology Predator Prey Interactions Leech Systematics Animal Behavior
Mark V. Flinn, Ph.D.
Professor · Baylor University
My primary research passion is to understand how and why social relationships influence child health.
Stress and the Family Human Biology Developmental Psychology Biomedical Anthropology Cultural Anthropology
Antonis Rokas
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Expert on patterns of evolution, with a focus on the earliest forms of life.
Tree of Life Mosquito Functional Genomics Evolution of Fungal Metabolism Molecular Evolution Evolutionary Development
Amanda L. (Glaze) Townley
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Amanda Townley's research centers on the intersections of science and society, specifically the acceptance and rejection of evolution.
Pre-Service Teacher Education Intersections of Science and Society Worldview Theory Evolution Education Conceptual Change
Daniel Bolnick, Ph.D.
Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Bolnick is an expert on how evolution maintains genetic variation within species.
Speciation Host-parasite Interactions Ecology Evolutionary Biology Immunology
Bryan Koenig
Associate Professor of Psychology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in social and evolutionary psychology
Social Relationships Statistics Social Psychology Research Methods Moral Psychology
John R. Cooley, MBA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Residence · University of Connecticut
John R. Cooley studies speciation and species distributions, using cicada species as model organisms.
Cicadas Speciation Species Distribution Modeling Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Edward Braun
Professor · University of Florida
Edward Braun is broadly interested in the evolution of genomes and organisms.
Genomics (Vertebrates, Especially Birds and Reptiles) Genomics Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary genetics Vertebrates
Dr Simon Underdown
Reader in Biological Anthropology in the Human Origins and Paleo-Environments Research Group · Oxford Brookes University
He researches human evolution - examining ancient DNA to reconstruct past human and animal life.
Public Engagement in Science Human Evolution Anthropology Ancient DNA Genetics
Rich Lenski
Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics · Michigan State University
“The Man Who Bottled Evolution”
Experimental Evolution Bacteria Digital Organisms Dynamics of Evolution Microbiology
Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics · University of Connecticut
Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution
Cancer Susceptibility Genomics Genome Stability
James Costa
Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station · Western Carolina University
Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.
Charles Darwin Conservation Ecology Insect Behavior Evolutionary Biology
Helen Boswell-Taylor
Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in sharing the complexities of biology and how all living forms are connected
Ways of Knowing STEM Students Evolutionary Biology Animal Behavior Scientific Literacy
Joseph Hellige
Professor Emeritus | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Research Methods for Consumers Left- and Right-Handedness Human Cognition Brain Asymmetry Cognitive Neuroscience
Larisa DeSantis
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.
saber-tooth cats Paleoecology Ancient Australian Animals Ancient Climate Change Paleontology
William Heyborne
Dean of College of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in reptile and amphibian natural history, biological pedagogy, and animal venoms
Ecology and Evolution of Insects and Arachnids Herpetology Entomology Zoology Amphibians
Mariya Vizireanu, PhD
Researcher / Lecturer · Loyola Marymount University
Lecturer - Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts (LMU) | Senior Researcher - Rec Room
Research Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Survey Design Survey Programming Data Analysis
Rick Relyea
Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species
Aquatic Ecosystems Animal Disease Ecology Animal Behavior Evolution Ecology