Past Postdoctoral Fellows
| Dr. Bret Pasch Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ |
2015 – Biology of vocal rodents More info |
| Dr. Tom White Research Associate, Lancaster University, UK |
2013-2014 – Evolutionary bioinformatics of small mammals 2010-2012 – Genomics of bank vole invasion on Ireland More Info |
| Dr. Rodrigo Vega Senior Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK |
2010-2013 – Lab Manager, Searle Lab 2011-2013 – Genomics of an endemic Mexican small mammal More info |
| Dr. Michelle Alexander Senior Lecturer, University of York, UK |
2011 – Genomic studies of the origins of the European domestic goose More info |
Past Undergraduate Students
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- Left to Right: Brian M., Bea O., Camille M., Sam C., Tamar L.
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- Alaskan adventures
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- Left to Right: Emily K, Avery V, Omair I
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Omair Irfan
B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS ’21
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Fall 2020-Spring 2021
Research: Ecology and morphology of voles
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Emily Kowalski
B.S. in Biology and Society, CALS ’21
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Spring 2019-Spring 2021
Research: Land use change and agricultural policy
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Avery Voehl
B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS ’21
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Fall 2018-Spring 2021
Research: Quantitative studies and website development
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Sara O’Malley
B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS ’20
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Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
Research: Iberian vole genetic data analysis
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Nikrumah Frazer
B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS ’19
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Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
Research: Field vole mitochondrial DNA variation
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Jailene Hidalgo
B.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, CALS ’19
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Fall 2017 – Fall 2019
Research: Preparing specimens of meadow voles for the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
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Christopher Watson
B.A. in Computer Science, CAS ’21
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Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Research: Speciation in European Corn Borer Moths
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Anita Michalak
B.S. in Environmental & Sustainability Science magna cum laude with Distinction in Research, CALS ’19
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Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
Research: Gray squirrel foraging behavior (Searle Lab supervision); Population structure of bobcats in New York State (Therkildsen Lab supervision)
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Jeremy Pustilnik
B.S. Biological Sciences magna cum laude with Distinction in Research, CALS ’18
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Summer 2016-Spring 2018
Honors Thesis: The effects of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) predator scent on winter burrow use by eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus)
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Austin Wong
B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS ’17
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Fall 2016-Spring 2017
Research: Human health economics in Alaska after wildfire in the Kenai Peninsula
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Tamar Law
B.A. cum laude in Feminist, Gender, Sexuality Studies (College Scholar), CAS ’17
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Fall 2014-Spring 2017
Research: Human health economics in Alaska after wildfire in the Kenai Peninsula
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Beatriz Olivia
B.A. in Biology and Society, CAS ’17
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Summer 2014-Spring 2017
Research: House mice as human proxies
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| Elizabeth Ellor B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS ’16 |
Summer-Fall 2015 Research: Trait distributions of North American red squirrels |
| Samuel Coleman B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS, ’15 |
Spring 2014-Spring 2015 Research: Phylogeography of the four-striped grass mouse in Africa |
| Brian Magnier B.S. in Biological Sciences with a Distinction in Research, CALS, ’15 |
Fall 2012-Spring 2015 Honors Thesis: Using stable isotope analysis to reveal variation in diet and reproductive condition in American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) populations in Alaska |
| Camille Mangiaratti B.A. cum laude in Biology and English, CAS ’15 |
Spring 2013-Spring 2015 Honors Thesis: Mapping migration with Mus musculus: Genetic analysis of house mice as a bioproxy for tracking multinational human colonization in Alaska |
| Brian O’Toole B.S. in Biological Sciences, CALS ’13 |
Spring 2011-Spring 2013 Research: Skull morphology in mainland and island populations of European ermine |
Past Visiting Researchers
| Dr. Svetlana Pavlova A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russia |
2016 Fulbright Fellow Research: Shrew cytogenetics More info |
| Dr. Mumtaz Baig GVISH, India |
2014-2015 Research: Phylogeography of the black rat as a proxy for human history More info |
Past Visiting Graduate Students
| Dr. Joanna Stojak Mammal Research Institute, Bialowieza, Poland |
Spring 2016 Research: Vole phylogeography More info |
| Dr. Margherita Collini F. Edmund Mach, Italy |
Summer 2014 Research: Phylogeography of European small mammals and the Northern American red squirrel More info |
| Dr. Ardern Hulme-Beamen University of Aberdeen, UK, and MNHN, France |
Summer 2012 Research: Phylogeography of house shrews as a proxy for human history More info |
| Dr. Marja Heikkinen University of Oulu, Finland |
Summer 2012 Research: Origins of the European domestic goose More info |
| Dr. Alexandra Trinks Durham University/University of Aberdeen, UK |
Summer 2012 Research: Phylogeography of house mice as a proxy for human history More info |
| Dr. Soraia Barbosa University of Porto, Portugal |
2012-2015
Research: Phylogeography and landscape genomics of endangered voles in southern Portugal
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