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


https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9441-0101

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.