Spring 2025
Principal Investigator
Carla Eva Cáceres
Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
Director, School of Integrative Biology
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
Program of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
E-mail: cecacere@illinois.edu
Full curriculum vitae can be found by clicking here
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Current Graduate Students
Becky Cloud
PhD Student
Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
Undergraduate Institution: Emory University
Area of Study: Disease ecology, community ecology, mosquito ecology, and applied mosquito control
Mingyi Chen
MS Student in Integrative Biology
Undergraduate Institution: Henan Agricultural University
Area of Study: aquaculture
Jeannette Cullum
PhD Student
Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Area of Study: Environmental drivers of infectious disease
Anna Grimes
PhD Student
Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
Undergraduate Institution: Indiana University
Area of Study: Community ecology, infectious disease, ecotoxicology, aquatic invertebrates
Nina Shearrill
MS Student
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Area of Study: Mosquito-Wolbachia interactions
Michelle Villalobos
MS Student
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Area of study: Infectious disease
PhD Student
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: Drake University
Area of Interest: Disease ecology and host-parasite coevolution
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Current Undergraduate Students
Jordan A.
Makaila Ashley
Emma B.
Helene D.
Jazmin F.
Chris K.
Kate Landaverde
Jimena L.
Forrest Robeson
Estevan T.
Emily W.
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Former Graduate Students
PhD students:
- Lynette R. Strickland 2020, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
- Christopher J. Holmes 2019, Department of Animal Biology
- Tara Stewart Merrill 2019, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
- John Williams Crawford 2017, Department of Animal Biology
- Sigrid Smith 2010, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
- Silvia Remolina 2010, Department of Animal Biology
- Michael Allen 2009, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
MS students:
- Greta Keilman, 2024, Integrative Biology
- Luke Hearon 2023, Entomology
- Christopher J. Holmes 2014, Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution
- Christopher Bertram 2010, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
- Johnny Tenegra 2007, Biology
- Alejandra L. Stenger 2004, Biology
- Allison M. Witt 2003, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Gretchen A. Gerrish 2001, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
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Former Postdoctoral Research Associates
- Matt Schrader 2012 – 2013, Associate Professor, The University of the South
- Jelena Pantel 2009-2011, Professor of Ecology, Université de Franche-Comté
- Ryan Thum 2006 – 2007, Professor, Montana State University
- Cindy Hartway 2005 – 2006, Research Associate, South Dakota State University
- Wiebke Boeing 2004, Professor and C. Herb Ward Family Endowed Chair, New Mexico State
- Christopher Steiner 2004 – 2005, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
- Spencer Hall 2003 – 2005, Professor, Indiana University
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