People
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sara E. Miller
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Zoology, University of British Columbia, 2016
M.S. in Biology, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2010
A.B. in Biology, University of Chicago, 2006
Office: Research 340
Email: semiller@umsl.edu
Twitter: @underselection1
Graduate Students
Garett Behrends
Ph.D. Student
Using Molecular Techniques to Characterize Insect Diets and Species Interactions
Office: Research R340
Email: gjb5fy@umsl.edu
Samir Kuinkel
Ph.D. Student
Thermal tolerance in paper wasps, including the metabolic response to heat, and passive thermoregulation with emphasis on the nesting behavior and stress response to temperature.
Office: Research R340
Email: skkdd@umsl.edu
Sarah Willen-Nelson
Ph.D. Student
Evolutionary genetics, natural history, and population genetics
Office: Research R340
Email: skkdd@umsl.edu
Postdocs
Dr. Thomas Hagan
Population dynamics and ecology of invasive species, with an additional focus on the evolution and behaviour of social insects
Office: Research R325
Email: thmh6@umsl.edu
Lab Alumni
C.L.I.M.B. Summer High School Student Interns: Somir Wilson (2023), Makayla Glen (2024).
Somir presenting her research on wasp coloration.
Makayla and Samir testing thermotolerance of bees.