Email a Current EEB Graduate Student

Many of our current graduate students have volunteered to be a resource for students applying to the EEB graduate program. They are happy to answer any questions you may have about their PI’s lab, graduate student life in general, what Ithaca is like, etc. Find their research interests, lab affiliation, and contact information below.

Name, Email, Lab/Advisor, Research Interests, (Member of Cornell/Grad Student Organizations)

Beatriz Aguirre, baa84@cornell.edu, Alison G. Power, Plant disease ecology, biodiversity ecosystem function, drought, (Consider Cornell (Previously known as DPW), EEB GSA)

Montana Airey, ma2276@cornell.edu, Pete McIntyre, Trophic ecology, community ecology, aquatic ecosystems, stable isotopes

Yareli Alvarez, ya92@cornell.edu, Corrie Moreau, Evolution, plasticity, behavior, genomics, (SACNAS, EEB DEI working group, EEB GSA)

Jeferson R. Amaral, jr982@cornell.edu, Dr. López Sepulcre, Urban Ecology & Invasion Biology

Camille Blevins, cjb335@cornell.edu, Jed Sparks, Plant ecophysiology, ecological biogeochemistry, stable isotope ecology, (EEB GSA, Black Graduate and Professional Student Association (BGPSA), Plant Biology Graduate Student Association (PBGSA), QGrads, BESS)

Cameron Coles, cjc378@cornell.edu, Xiangtao Xu, Insect herbivory, forestry, remote sensing, ecological modeling

Heath Cook, hsc47@cornell.edu, William Bemis, Marine biology, ichthyology, environmental DNA, fisheries, natural history collections, Tropical Biological and Conservation Association

Nicholas Cranmer, nc459@cornell.edu, Xiangtao Xu, Terrestrial LiDAR and Forest Ecology, (FiGLI – First Generation and Low Income Graduate Student Organization)

Brian Dillard, bd429@cornell.edu, Andy Moeller, Microbial ecology and molecular evolution

Ethan Duvall, esd63@cornell.edu, Alex Flecker, Wildlife ecology; biogeochemistry; tropical ecology; ornithology, (Tropical Biology and Conservation GSA; Biogeochemistry GSA)

Dave Esparza, de245@cornell.edu, Michelle Smith, Biology Education Research, Social Network Analysis (Consider Cornell, Department of Computer and Information Science DEI Office)

Dave Frey, dwf62@cornell.edu, Christy Goodale, Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, carbon and nutrient cycling, forest ecology, (Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science, and Sustainability GSA)

Sam Goldman, slg289@cornell.edu, Andy Moeller, Host/microbiome dynamics (mostly in mammals), molecular evolution, adaptation, (EvoGroup)

Max Gotts, mg2485@cornell.edu, Maren Vitousek, rapid evolution/evolutionary ecology and its intersection with conservation

Hannah Gurholt, hg459@cornell.edu, Swanne Gordon, urban ecology, behavior, environmental justice, artificial light at night, (GSA)

Juan Pablo Jordan jpj73@cornell.edu, Andre Kessler, Chemical ecology, plant-insect interactions, plant-soil feedbacks, (SACNAS, DPW)

Jeannie McDonald, jmm836@cornell.edu, Robert Reed, Genetics, plasticity, evolution, development

Nicole Mejia, dnm58@cornell.edu, Maren Vitousek, climate change, stress response, genomics

Amina Mohamed, am2565@cornell.edu, Andres Lopez-Sepulcre, Ecosystem ecology, eco-evo dynamics, nutrient cycling, guppies, (EEB GSA, Limnology group, Biogeochemistry group, DEI working groups)

Hannah Monti, hm587@cornell.edu, Jed Sparks, microbial ecology, plant-fungal interaction, ecosystem resilience

Angela Nankabirwa, an433@cornell.edu, Pete McIntyre, tropical freshwater ecology, eutrophication, aquatic ecosystem health, harmful algal blooms

Julia S. Parreiras, js3783@cornell.edu, Molly Womack, frogs and toads diversity and evolution, (Científico Latino). Also happy to answer any questions related to how to apply as an international student.

Dan Petticord, dfp56@cornell.edu, Jed Sparks, Agriculture, biogeochemistry, plant-fungal interactions, (GSA)

Marie Ramirez, mlr286@cornell.edu, Michelle Smith, Discipline-based/Biology Education Research, undergraduate education research, (Graduate Womxn in Science (GWiS)

Bryce Robinson, bwr46@cornell.edu, Irby Lovette, Population and Evolutionary Genomics in birds

Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas, cit27@cornell.edu, Dr. Corrie Moreau, Biodiversity and conservation; population genetics; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; evolutionary adaptation, (SACNAS, NAISAC, Indigenous Graduate Student Association)

Thomas Ryan, tar87@cornell.edu, Maren Vitousek, stress physiology, social behavior, ornithology, parental care

Mario Sandoval, mas798@cornell.edu, Andre Kessler, Insect-plant interactions, plant defenses, herbivory, ecology, (Consider Cornell (DPW)

Peter Searle, pcs222@cornell.edu, Swanne Gordon, Comparative Genomics, Phylogenetics, Biodiversity, Fish

Ellie Socha (she/her); es873@cornell.edu, Holgerson Lab, limnology, biogeochemistry, community ecology, winter

Kathy Stenehjem, kjs297@cornell.edu, Meredith Holgerson, biogeochemistry, limnology, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gases, (EEB GSA, BESS, Limnology Lab Group)

Christopher Tarango, cat253@cornell.edu, John Fitzpatrick, Ethology, Animal Behavior, Ornithology, (Intergroup Dialogue Project)

Meredith Theus, met224@cornell.edu, Meredith Holgerson, Limnology, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, plants

Stephanie Tran, smt255@cornell.edu, Swanne Gordon, social behavior, plasticity, eco-evo dynamics, natural history

Coral del Mar Valle Rodríguez, cv273@cornell.edu, Xiangtao Xu, remote sensing, tropical forestry, modelling, plant ecophysiology, (GRASSHOPR, Consider Cornell, Tropical Biology and Conservation GSA, Expand Your Horizons)

Jarrod Varnell, jwv37@cornell.edu, Robert Reed, behavioral genetics, plasticity, sexual selection, neuroethology

Shirley Zhang, xz594@cornell.edu, Anurag Agrawal, Plant community ecology, local adaptation and macroevolution, (EvoGroup; ELSO)