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Jeff Brawn Laboratory Members

CURRENT LAB (2007)

  1. Corey Tarwater, M.S and Ph.D, "Parental care, brood division, and dispersal in the Slaty Antshrike." 2002 - present (M.S. received, 2006).
  2. Courtney McCusker, M.S. (co-advised with Mike Ward), "Invasive shrubs and the ecology of birds in winter."  2005 to present. 
  3. Nicole Davros, Ph.D, "Ecology of habitat edges."  2006 to present.  
  4. Teresa Kissane, M.S.,(co-advised with  Bruce Branham), "Methods to reduce avian abundances at airports." 2006 to present.
  5. Catherine Bechtold, Ph.D, joining lab in fall, 2007.
  6. Doug Barron, M.S., joining lab in fall, 2007.

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS:

Ph.D.

 Christina Caruso, 1993 to 1999. “Effect of competition for pollination on the ecology and evolution of a hummingbird-pollinated plant, Ipomopsis aggregata.”  Currently an Assistant Professor at Guelph University.
   
Laura Lee, 1992 to 1998. “Environmental effects on the reproductive ecology of a passerine bird.” Currently an Associate Professor in University of Wisconsin College System; Marshfield Campus.

Jeff Foster, 2000-2006.  "Population ecology of invasive birds in Hawaii."  Currenty a Postdoctoral Fellow at Northern Arizona University.   
 
Karin Pfennig, 1992 to 1999. “Evolution of mate choice in spadefoot toads.” Currently an Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina.
 
Jennifer Nesbitt-Styrsky, 1995 to 2002.  “Demography and Evolution of clutch size in the Spotted Anbird” 1995-2002. 

W. Douglas Robinson, 1993 to 1998. “Community structure, nesting success and isolation effects in a tropical forest bird community.” Currently an Associate Professor at Oregon State University.

Scott Schlossberg, 2001 to 2006 "Populations and communty ecology of birds in southwest juniper woodlands."  Currently holds a Postdoctoral Appointment at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Sunshine Van Bael, 1998 to 2002 . “Experimental analyses of tri-trophic interactions in tropical forests.” Currently holds a three-year Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.   

Barry Williams, 1996 to 2001. “The evolutionary history and conservation of Speyeria idalia (Lepidopter: Nmyphalidae)." Currently an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University.

M.S.

Steven Buck, 1994-1999. "Quantification of spent lead shot at two state managed dove hunting sites." Currently Natural Areas Coordinator for UIUC.

Aaron Gabbe, 1996-1998. "Tree species selection by insectivorous songbirds in restored bottomland forests." Currently a Ph.D. student in Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California at Santa Cruz.

Sarah Hartung, 1995-1997. "Effects of habitat structure and tree species on the foraging behavior of insectivorous songbirds in midwestern open-canopy and closed-canopy forests" Currently employed as an environmental consultant in Portland, OR.

Scott Loss, 2005-2007,  "The ecology of birds and West Nile Virus in Chicago."  As of September, 2007, Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota.  

Matthew Richardson, 2003-2006.  "Ecology of disturbance and avian nest predators."  Currently Ph.D. student in Program in Ecology and Evoliutionary Biology, UIUC.

 Elizabeth Loebach Whetsell, 1995-1998. "An ecotoxicological study of songbirds in Illinois agroecosystems."Currently employed with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, IL.