Interested in joining the Phyletica Lab?
If you are interested in becoming a phyletician as a postdoc, graduate student, or undergraduate researcher, please contact me.
Phyleticians:
Jamie Oaks — Principal Investigator
Interested in developing phylogenetic methods and applying them to data from natural populations to test hypotheses about processes of diversification.
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João Fentanes Machado — Visiting MSc Student
Visiting from Isabel Bonatelli's Lab at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo to take an integrative approach to assess the biogeographic importance of South American rivers.
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Brianna Drake — Ph.D. Student
Interested in the evolutionary and ecological processes driving Plethodontid salamander diversification.
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Alicia Krause — Ph.D. Student
Interested in population genomics and systematics of freshwater invertebrates to better develop conservation efforts.
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Liz Strasko — Ph.D. Student
My research evaluates Pleuroceridae snails in Alabama using phylogenetics, systematics, and population genomics to inform conservation measures.
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Matt Buehler — Ph.D. Student
I am interested in using genomic datasets to inform us about the genetic diversity within breeding colonies and wild populations of the eastern Indigo Snake, Drymarcon couperi. Using the genomic data we will determine if reintroduced populations in southern Alabama have ample diversity to be viable long term. My masters work from Villanova University explored the evolution of sea kraits (genus Laticauda), and population dynamics of the yellow lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina).
Elanah Schmitz — MS Non-Thesis Student
Interested in conservation work in government, non-profit, or industry sectors.
Undergraduate Researchers
Natalie Winters — Undergraduate Researcher
Working on conservation genomics.
Honorary Members
Lexi — Lab canid
Woof.
Luna — Dearly departed lab canid
Rest in peace.
Former Lab Members
Morgan Muell — Ph.D. Student
Currently: Postdoc at the University of Texas at Austin
Claire Tracy — Ph.D. Student (2019–2025)
Currently: Biology Instructor, Wallace Community College
Tanner Myers — Ph.D. Student (2019–2025)
Currently: Postdoc at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras
Rebecca Meyer — Undergraduate Researcher (2024)
Kerry Cobb — Ph.D. Student (2016–2023)
Currently: Computational Biologist at University of Connecticut Institute for Systems Genomics
Laura Lewis — Undergraduate Researcher (2020–2023)
Randy Klabacka — Ph.D. Student (2016–2022)
Currently: Assistant Professor of Biology at Utah Tech University
Kyle David — Ph.D. Student (2017–2022)
Currently: Postdoc at Vanderbilt University
Perry (JR) Wood, Jr. — Postdoctoral Researcher (2018–2021)
Currently: Postdoc at the University of Michigan
Hailey Whitaker — Undergraduate Researcher (2020–2022)
Noah Yawn — Undergraduate Researcher (2020–2022)
Mary Wells — Undergraduate Researcher (2020–2021)
Jacob Landram — Undergraduate Researcher (2020–2021)
Tashitso Anamza — Ph.D. Student (2019–2022)
Charlotte Benedict — Undergraduate Researcher (2017–2020)
Currently: Graduate student at The Ohio State University
Ryan Cook — Undergraduate and Post-grad Researcher (2017–2020)
Currently: Graduate student at Villanova University
Holden Smith — Undergraduate Researcher (2018–2020)
Currently: Hydrologic Technician at the USGS
Breanna Sipley — M.Sc. Student (2016–2019)
Currently: Ph.D. student at the University of Idaho
Aundrea Westfall — M.Sc. Student (2016–2018)
Currently: Ph.D. student at the University of Texas, Arlington
Brian Folt — Postdoctoral Researcher (2018)
Currently: Quantitative Ecologist at the U.S.\ Geological Survey
Jesse Grismer — Postdoctoral Researcher (2016–2018)
Currently: Assistant Professor of Biology at La Sierra University
Miles Horne — Undergraduate Researcher (2018–2019)
Currently: Graduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso
Jorge Lopez-Perez — Undergraduate Researcher (Summer REU) (2019)
Virginia White — Undergraduate Researcher (2017–2018)
Nadia L'Bahy — Undergraduate Researcher (Summer REU) (2018)
Andrew DeSana — Undergraduate Researcher (Summer REU) (2018)
Kayla Wilson — Undergraduate Researcher (2018)
Currently: Graduate student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville