Lab members

H. Resit Akçakaya Professor My research focuses on developing and applying quantitative methods to address questions in conservation biology and environmental risk assessment. Bio CV
Kevin T. Shoemaker Postdoctoral Associate I am interested in evaluating the large-scale consequences of climate and land-use change on wildlife populations, and ultimately working with stakeholders to promote healthy and viable wildlife populations within changing landscapes. In my work I make frequent use of stochastic simulation modeling and hierarchical, state-space statistical approaches.
Jessica Stanton Ph.D. student My research interests include species risk assessment, landscape ecology, species ranges and distributions, conservation and the responses of species to human modified landscapes. I am also interested in modeling methods and approaches that can be used to reliably draw inferences about the above when only limited information is available.
Matthew Aiello-Lammens Ph.D. student I am interested in incorporating field ecology, demographic modeling, and species distribution modeling to investigate the patterns and processes of non-native plant invasions, focusing on the Glossy Buckthorn (Frangula alnus).
Hae Yeong Ryu Ph.D. student My interests revolve around factors that influence dispersal of organisms across the landcape. By idenfitying the relative effects of different factors on dispersal with direct observations and analysis of genetic data, I plan to build a robust method to estimate dispersal and its effect on species viability.
Eva Kneip Ph.D. student
Jess Ray M.A. student
Josh Palmer M.A. student

Former Lab members

Roberta Harnett, M.A., 2008.

Alex Sonneborn, M.A., 2011.