Odum School of Ecology
Lab Members
Sonia Altizer
UGA Athletic Association Professor of Ecology
Research interests: ecology of infectious diseases in natural populations; evolution of host resistance and parasite virulence; insect ecology and evolution; role of infectious diseases in wildlife conservation
Ashley Ballew
Graduate Student - Master's
Research interests: movement ecology, disease ecology, conservation ecology, climate change
Paola Barriga
Post-doctoral Researcher & Teaching Associate
Research interests: Monarchs and closely related butterflies, disease transmission, citizen science. In addition, education research in faculty development, classroom space, active learning, and underrepresented minorities.
Research interests: vector-borne disease, host-parasite interactions, transmission cycles at the human-animal interface.
Research interests: impact of habitat disturbance in disease dynamics, ecology of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, multi-host and multi-vector systems, landscape ecology, animal movement and its relation to disease spread
Research interests: disease ecology, spatial ecology, microclimate, arboviruses, vector-borne disease
Research interests: disease ecology, insect ecology and conservation, pesticide impacts on monarch butterflies
Research Interests: range edge dynamics, host/parasite spatial heterogeneity, and climate change mediated range shifts
Research Interests: infectious disease ecology in wild populations; spatial ecology; impacts of climate change on animal-pathogen interactions, animal behavior/migration; biodiversity conservation
Claire Teitelbaum
Graduate Student - Doctoral
Research Interests: wildlife and animal ecology; behavioral and movement responses to landscape changes; animal movement and infectious disease; spatial datasets and modeling
Anna Willoughby
Graduate Student - Doctoral (IDEAS)
Research Interests: human-wildlife interactions, wildlife behavior in anthropogenic sites, multi-species and zoonotic pathogens
Cali Wilson
Graduate Student - Doctoral (IDEAS)
Research Interests: infectious disease ecology; behavioral and community components of pathogen transmission, urban ecology and animal health
Alumni
Ania Majewska
PhD 2019
Research interests: transmission heterogeneity, environmental persistence, monarch butterfly, pollinator-friendly gardens
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Alexa McKay
PhD 2016
Research interests: animal behavior and infectious disease processes; investment in behavioral and immune defenses
Shan Huang
PhD 2012
Research interests: macroecology and macroevolution; mammal biodiversity conservation; parasite diversity in wild carnivores
Jaap De Roode
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005-2007
Research interests: virulence evolution, within-host dynamics; behavioral self-medication, evolution of resistance and tolerance, community interactions and infectious disease
Kendall Alsup - Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2017-
Cecilia Nachtmann
Ashley Ballew - Undergraduate Research Assistant, Project Monarch Health, 2018-
Cody Prouty - Undergraduate Research Assistant, Intended Dual BS/MS, 2017-
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Hayley Schroeder - CURO Research Credits, Project Monarch Health Program Coordinator 2015-2016
Ian Yeager - Project Monarch Health Program Coordinator 2015-2016
Stuart Sims - Undergraduate Research Credits, Project Monarch Health 2014-2016
Michael Holden - Project Monarch Health 2014-2015
Emilie Morris - CURO Research Credits, Project Monarch Health - 2014-2015
Sherayar Orakzai - Undergraduate Research, Project Monarch Health - 2014-2015
Henry Adams - Database Maintenance and graphic design 2014-2015
Jennifer Kukharchuk - Undergraduate assistant - 2012-14
Hannah Blakeslee - Undergraduate assistant - 2012-14
Han Nguyen - Undergraduate assistant 2012-14
Malvika Duphare - Undergraduate assistant 2010
Meagan Weathers - Undergraduate Assistant 2010-12
Amy Wright - Undergraduate assistant 2010-12
Adam Haviland - Undergraduate assistant 2009-10
Malavika Rajeev - Undergraduate assistant and CURO fellow 2010-11
Ernie Osburn - Undergraduate assistant 2007-09
Samantha Burton - Research assistant and Monarch Health coordinator 2007-2010
Cecilia Nix - Undergraduate assistant 2008-2010
Melissa Brody - Undergraduate assistant 2009
Margeaux Maerz - Research credits 2009
Jeff Shapiro - Undergraduate assistant 2009
JR McMillan - Undergraduate Asst '07-08
Jean Chi - Honors research; BS 2009
Rachel Rarick - Research credits; BS 2007
Natalie Koleda - Research credits; BS 2007
Ben Stoner-Duncan - Research Assistant '06-'07
Maggie Horne - Research credits '06
Carmel Norman - Research Assistant '06
Jane Stout - Student Volunteer '04-'05
Laura Gold - Research Credits '04-'05
Mudresh Mehta -Research Credits '04-'05
Erin Hotchkiss - Research Credits '03-'04
Emily Markesteyn - Research Credits '03
Julia Bowen - Research Credits '02-'03
Debbie Ladner - Honors Student '02-'03
Katy Cook - Lab Technician '02-'03
Alexis Morris- Research Credits '04
Mindy Edelson - Research Credits '04-'05
Bethany Farrey - Honors Student '03-'04
Molly Cobbs - Research Credits '01-'02
Nerlyne Jimenez - Lab Technician '03-'04
Zach Baumann - Research Technician '03-'05
Kai Kincheloe - Research Credits '04-'05
Hugo Valin - Visiting Student '03