CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
Dr. Ken N. Paige
Professor Department of Evolution, Ecology & Behavior School of Integrative Biology
Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology University of Illinois
kpaige@illinois.edu
217-244-6606
Background and Curriculum Vitae
Samantha Capel – 5th year PhD student
Cody Jones – 3rd year PhD student
Andy Wszalek – 3rd year MS student
Alessa Laserna Cowal – 1st year MS student
Former Students
Miles Mesa – PhD, 2014-2018, Postdoctoral Fellow University of Arizona, Tucson 2018-present
Madhu Siddappaji – PhD, 2008-2013, Postdoctoral Fellow Notre Dame University, Postdoctoral Fellow Illinois Natural History Survey
Brett Olds – PhD, 2009-2013, Postdoctoral Fellow University of Notre Dame, Research Scientist at Oceanic Institute of Hawai`i Pacific University
Cassandra Allsup – PhD, 2008-2014, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2014
Ed Spevak, PhD, 2015, Formerly Assistant Curator of Mammals at the Bronx Zoo in New York, currently at the St. Louis Zoo, Missouri
FORMER STUDENTS
Ph.D. Degrees
Juan Bouzat, Graduated 1998 – Professor Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Lyle Trumbull, Graduated 1995 – Postdoc at Harvard University under F.A. Bazzaz, currently Technical Director, Emergency Response & Risk Assessment O’Brien & Gere, East Norriton
Barry Williams, Graduated 2001 – Postdoc at University of Wisconsin, Madison under Sean Carroll, currently Assistant Professor Michigan State University
Gabriela Bidart-Bouzat, Graduated 2004 – NSF Postdoctoral Fellow Michigan State University, currently Professor at Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Kevin Rowe, Graduated Spring 2005, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California Berkely under Craig Moritz, currently Senior Curator of Mammals, Museum Victoria, Australia
Lynn Anderson, Graduated Fall 2006, Postdoctoral Fellow at Notre Dame University under Jason McLachlan, currently Lecturer in Biology at University of Michigan
M.S. Degrees
Ann-Marie Trame, Graduated 1993 – Endangered Species Biologist for United States Army
Amy Coddington, Graduated 1993 – Works for Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Pharmaceuticals, CA
Shane Heschel, Graduated 1994 – PhD student at Brown University under Joanna Schmidt, currently Associate Professor, Colorado College
Lisa Mikrut, Graduated 1995 – Environmental Education Specialist YMCA
Peg Gronemeyer, Graduated 1996 – Biologist in Everglades National Park, currently USDA-ARS-Jornada Experimental Range
Pervaze Sheik,Graduated 1996 – PhD student at Penn State University under Chris Uhl, currently Specialist in Natural Resources Policy at the Congressional Research Service
Lynn Anderson,Graduated 2000 – PhD student at University of Illinois under Ken Paige and Feng-Sheng Hu
Rob Parker, Graduated 2000 – Project Manager – Environmental & Site Remediation, Westerville, Ohio
Mia Levine, Graduated 2003 – PhD Program University of California, Davis, Postdoc Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Julien Ayroles, Graduated 2005 – PhD Program North Carolina State University, currently Postdoc Harvard University
Eric Scott, Graduated 2010, currently PhD student Tufts University
POSTDOCS
Dr. Daniel Scholes 2013-2015, Assistant Professor, Indianapolis University, Indiana
Dr. William C. Capman, 1989-1991 Professor, Augspurger College, Minnesota
Dr. Karen Tyrell, 1988-1990, Senior Ecologist in the WEST Knoxville Tennessee field office.