People
Kyle Haynes, Research Assistant Professor
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Ph.D. Zoology, Louisiana State University, 2004 M.S. Wildlife Ecology, Utah State University, 1998 B.A. Ecology and Evolution, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1994 |
Andrew Allstadt, Postdoctoral Fellow
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Andrew received his Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University at Albany in 2010. For his dissertation, he studied the effects of dispersal limitation on competition and invasion, combining theoretical work with a field experiment. Andy's current research focuses on the effects of climate change on outbreaks of forest-defoliating insects. He is analyzing long-term datasets from multiple species for evidence of shifts in population dynamics, and developing a mechanistic understanding of the links between climate and the insect populations. |
Rea Manderino, M.S. Candidate
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Rea received her B.A. in Biology specializing in Ecology/Evolution from the University of Chicago in 2009. She studied under Greg Dwyer, with her undergraduate thesis focused on disease dynamics affecting gypsy moths, L. dispar. She is now working towards her masters at the University of Virginia, with interests in spatial effects on insect ecology and how human modifications of the landscape have changed these dynamics. |
Jonathan Walter, Ph.D. Candidate
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Jonathan received a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Gettysburg College in 2010 and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. His research focuses on insect outbreaks and invasions of non-native insects, with particular emphasis on the development and spread of outbreaks and invasions through space and time. His approach to research involves a combination of spatial analysis, field study, and modeling. Jon is currently investigating the effects of landscape structure on local rates of gypsy moth invasion. Jon's other academic interests include plant-insect interactions and the effects of invasive species on the communities they invade. |