We Are an Enthusiastic, Insect-Loving Team

Primary Investigator

I believe that the best way to understand collective behavior is through a holistic approach, both in the lab and how we teach and communicate the science we do.

Hobbies

Cooking, weight lifting, gardening

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Post Doctoral Fellow, NSF

Megha is interested in the molecular mechanisms that elicit social and thermal responses in honey bees.

Hobbies

Photography, cooking and baking

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PhD Candidate - NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Rachael is interested in how stress impacts social behavior.

Hobbies

Lifting weights, backpacking, and watching indie movies in subtitles no one understands

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PhD Candidate - NMDSI Student Scholar

Casey is interested in communication networks and how they are used to organize collective behavior.

Hobbies

Painting, board games and spending time with her dog

PhD Candidate

Kerrigan is interested in how environmental and social information change gene expression, behaviors, and group dynamics.

Hobbies

Quilting, paddle boarding, playing board or video games

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Undergraduate Student

Nathan is interested in how social interactions in bees happen at the molecular level.
Hobbies
Hiking, biking, log rolling, and playing video games

Undergraduate Student

Jordan is interested in studying evolutionary processes and behaviors as means for furthering conservation efforts

Hobbies
Reading, playing guitar, and hanging out with animals

Jordan is a student leader of Biological Undergraduate Society

Intern Research Assistant

Ella is interested in bridging technology and the humanities through exploring how digital tools can help us understand human interaction.

Hobbies
reading, traveling, and spending time with her dog
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