Meet the Team
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Rachel Penczykowski, PhD
Co-organizer; Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Disease ecology, host-parasite interactions
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Kim Medley, PhD
Co-organizer; Director, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Ecology and evolution of disease vectors
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Kaylee Arnold, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Disease ecology, gut microbiota
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Nina Fogel, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology/Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Urban microclimate
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Tom Radomski, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Evolutionary ecology -

Lauren Johnson
PhD Candidate; Ecology, Evolution, and Population Biology; Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Urban evolution -

Danielle Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Research: Animal behavior, science outreach
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Whitney Anthonysamy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Research: Wildlife ecology, St. Louis Wildlife Project
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Beth Biro, MS
Scientist, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Tick and wildlife ecology, St. Louis Wildlife Project
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Katie Westby, PhD
Sr. Scientist, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Vector ecology and evolution
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Solny Adalsteinsson, PhD
Sr. Scientist, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Tick and wildlife ecology, St. Louis Wildlife Project
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Jeff Catalano, PhD
Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Aqueous geochemistry of terrestrial and planetary systems
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Elizabeth Carlen, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Living Earth Collaborative, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Urban evolutionary ecology
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Erin O'Connell, MS
Scientist, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Plant biodiversity, St. Louis Wildlife Project
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Kasey Fowler-Finn, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology, Saint Louis University
Research: Evolutionary ecology, sexual selection, thermal ecology
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Aimee Dunlap, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology, University of Missouri St. Louis
Research: Behavioral ecology, evolution of cognition
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Kelly Lane-deGraaf, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology; Director, Center for One Health; Fontbonne University
Research: Disease ecology in urban environments
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Marcela Mora, PhD
Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden
Research: Botany
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Mahal Bugay
PhD Candidate; Ecology, Evolution & Population Biology; Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Urban disease ecology
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Amanda Koltz, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Research: Global change ecology
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Elaine Flynn, PhD
Sr. Scientist, Earth & Planetary Sciences; Washington University in St. Louis
Research: Analytical biogeochemistry