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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Laboratory Manager
Ilona Menel
Undergraduate Institution:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Areas of Interest: Intraspecific Variation and Population Dynamics
E-mail: menel2@illinois.edu
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Current Graduate Students
Luke Hearon
MS Student
Department of Entomology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: The Ohio State University
Area of Study: Mosquito Predatory-Prey Interactions
Cameron Schwing
MS Student
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Area of Study: Mosquito Ecology, Secondary Education
E-mail: cschwin2@illinois.edu
Lynette Renae Strickland
PhD Student
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M University at Galveston
Area of Interest: Molecular and Genomic Evolution
Homepage: https://lynettestrickland.weebly.com/
E-mail: lrstric2@illinois.edu
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Current Undergraduate Students
Julia Gainski
School of Integrative Biology
Shreya Jeyakumar
Shalyn Keiser
School of Integrative Biology
Veronika (Chiqui) Laird
School of Integrative Biology
Hafsa Mirza
Taylor Putman
School of Integrative Biology
Zoe Schnitzler
School of Integrative Biology
Josh Silvestre
Jacqueline Trujillo
School of Integrative Biology
Ben Vilensky
School of Integrative Biology
Genevieve Zilmer
School of Integrative Biology
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Former Graduate Students
PhD students:
- Christopher 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:
- 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, Assistant Professor, Sewanee University
- Jelena Pantel 2009-2011, Assistant Professor, American University of Paris
- Ryan Thum 2006 – 2007, Assistant Professor, Montana State University
- Cindy Hartway 2005 – 2006, Research Associate, University of Montana
- Wiebke Boeing 2004, Professor, New Mexico State
- Christopher Steiner 2004 – 2005, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
- Spencer Hall 2003 – 2005, Professor, Indiana University
