Honors Advisors
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| Faculty | Research Area |
| Dr. William Adams | Plant ecophysiology; photoprotection; photosynthesis; environmental stress |
| Dr. Nichole Barger |
Biogeochemistry, forest ecology, management & restoration of aridland ecosystems |
| Dr. Deane Bowers |
Insect and plant ecology, plant-insect interactions, and prey-predator interactions |
| Dr. William Bowman |
Plant ecology; alpine ecosystem science; plant-soil and plant-plant interactions. Summer projects conducted at our Mountain Research Station |
| Dr. Michael Breed |
Behavior and ecology of social insects (ants, bees, wasps) |
| Dr. Sharon Collinge |
Habitat loss & fragmentation; patterns of landscape change; restoration ecology |
| Dr. Alex Cruz |
Behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary studies of birds and fishes |
| Dr. Kendi Davies |
Community & population dynamics; invasion / extinction; grasslands; microcosms |
| Dr. Barbara Demmig-Adams |
Plant antioxidants; carotenoids; library projects on diet-gene interaction |
| Dr. Pamela Diggle |
Development, evolution, and ecology of plant reproductive systems |
| Dr. Noah Fierer |
Soil ecology, microbial ecology, role of microorganisms in terrestrial ecosystems |
| Dr. Sam Flaxman |
Predator-prey interactions, movement, and space use by animals |
| Dr. Robert Guralnick |
Evolution of invertebrates; morphology, genes, and biodiversity informatics |
| Dr. Pieter Johnson |
Invasive species & emerging diseases; aquatic ecology & evolution; conservation |
| Dr. William Lewis |
Aquatic ecology; water quality and aquatic organisms |
| Dr. Patrick Kociolek |
Freshwater Ecology; taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of diatoms |
| Dr. Andrew Martin |
Molecular genetics; phylogeography; conservation genetics (especially of fishes) |
| Dr. Christy McCain |
Community ecology; biodiversity & biogeography of vertebrates; montane conservation |
| Dr. Valerie McKenzie |
Parasitology, disease ecology, amphibians, wildlife conservation |
| Dr. Daniel Medeiros |
Genetic and developmental changes driving early vertebrate evolution |
| Dr. Brett Melbourne |
Ecological modeling, extinction, endangered and invasive species, conservation |
| Dr. Jeffry Mitton |
Evolutionary dynamics of mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA |
| Dr. Rebecca Safran |
Sexual selection, vertebrate social behavior, genetics & behavior of speciation, avian ecology |
| Dr. Steve Schmidt |
Microbial ecology; plant/microbe interactions; biogeochemistry; mycorrhizae |
| Dr. Timothy Seastedt |
Ecology of invasive plant species; environmental change in ecosystems |
| Dr. David Stock |
Developmental genetic mechanisms of the evolution of teeth in fishes |
| Dr. Alan Townsend |
Terrestrial ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry; global environmental change |
| Dr. Carol Wessman |
Landscape & regional ecology; disturbance; land-use/cover; remote sensing/GIS |