Patrick J. Weatherhead

Ph.D., Queen's University 1978
Professor of Behavioral Ecology, Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Sciences and Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois
Senior Professional Scientist, Illinois Natural History Survey

Research in my lab addresses a variety of questions about the behavior, ecology and conservation biology of animals. Most often those animals are snakes and birds, but projects involving other taxa are definitely possible. I believe that diversity of research among my students broadens everyone's perspectives and makes the lab a more interesting place to work. Because my lab is quite full right now and thus funds mostly committed, I am not actively looking for new graduate students. Therefore, I can only consider new applicants who have a high probability of competing for their own funding (scholarships, grants). Students interested in discussing possibilities of doing graduate work with me should contact me by email (pweather@uiuc.edu).