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H. Resit Akçakaya
Professor My research focuses on developing and applying quantitative methods to address questions in conservation biology and environmental risk assessment. 
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Jannet Vu
Ph.D. Candidate I am interested in understanding how spatiotemporal changes in the environment affect species persistence and ecosystem function. My current research is focused on understanding how intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence the behavior, movement and seed dispersal effectiveness of the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) in Kianjavato. By leveraging a suite of quantitative modeling tools, I aim to uncover the proximate causes of seed disperser movement and their consequences on the spatial distribution of seeds and seedling recruitment. Understanding how animals respond to their environment and, subsequently, how that may influence their contributions to seed dispersal is becoming increasingly important as population decline and defaunation threatens to degrade this ecosystem function. |
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Anna Thonis
Ph.D. Candidate My dissertation research uses a combination of field and computational methods to study competition, demography, and distributions of Puerto Rico's ten Anolis lizard species. I am in the field for several months per year catching lizards and collecting data. When not in the field, I use single- and multi-species distribution models (SDMs) to explore patterns of habitat suitability for all ten Puerto Rican anole species. In addition to catching lizards, I enjoy playing volleyball, hiking, photography, cooking/baking, and doing my nails. |
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Ariek Norford
Ph.D. Candidate I am interested in better understanding ecological function and how it will change with extinction. In particular, I focus on mammalian seed dispersal in both primate and terrestrial mammal communities in the Orinoco region of Colombia. |
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Moses Elleason
Ph.D. student My research interest is mainly conservation area management studies. I’m more concerned about understanding relevant approaches that optimize conservation benefits in the interest of local communities. |
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Caroline Fabian
Master's student I am interested in understanding and answering questions surrounding the conservation ecology of apex predators in increasingly urbanized areas. |
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Akcakaya and D'Andrea Labs 2022
Akcakaya Lab 2019
Lab Alumni
Lisa Prowant, Ph.D., 2021
Bilgecan Sen, Ph.D., 2020
Thomas Kohlmann, M.A., 2018
Hae Yeong Ryu, M.A., 2016
Kevin T. Shoemaker, Postdoctoral Associate, 2011-2015
Matthew Aiello-Lammens, Ph.D., 2014
Eva Kneip, M.A., 2014
Kaitlin Greco, M.A., 2014
Jessica C. Stanton, Ph.D., 2013
Matthew Poonamallee, M.A., 2013
Jess Ray, M.A., 2012.
Josh Palmer, M.A., 2012.
Alex Sonneborn, M.A., 2011.
Roberta Harnett, M.A., 2008.
Lisa Prowant, Ph.D., 2021
Bilgecan Sen, Ph.D., 2020
Thomas Kohlmann, M.A., 2018
Hae Yeong Ryu, M.A., 2016
Kevin T. Shoemaker, Postdoctoral Associate, 2011-2015
Matthew Aiello-Lammens, Ph.D., 2014
Eva Kneip, M.A., 2014
Kaitlin Greco, M.A., 2014
Jessica C. Stanton, Ph.D., 2013
Matthew Poonamallee, M.A., 2013
Jess Ray, M.A., 2012.
Josh Palmer, M.A., 2012.
Alex Sonneborn, M.A., 2011.
Roberta Harnett, M.A., 2008.
