Current Students
Wayne Ryan
About
Wayne is researching the ecological effects of watershed manipulations on avian populations in the southern Appalachian Mountains. He will be assessing how the removal of understory vegetation has affected bird species using mist nets, point counts, and autonomous recording units (ARUs).
Education
B.S., Western Carolina University
Doreen Chaussadas
About
Doreen is studying urbanization in American White Ibises (Eudocimus alba) in South Florida, through the lens of Gene-Culture Coevolution. She is specifically interested in applying these concepts, coming from anthropological fields, to understand how wild species can adapt to urban spaces through behavioral flexibility and specific genetic adaptations.
Education
M.S. Ecology, Physiology and Ethology, University of Strasbourg, France
B.S. Biology of Ecosystems and Organisms, University of Paris-Saclay, France