Ashlyn is a Masters student interested in climate-driven shifts in butterfly morphology and physiology. Her work is currently funded by a ‘Support for Graduate Students’ Award.

Rachel is a Masters student in the Carter and Propper Labs and is studying the interplay between temperature stress and disease in amphibians.

Cat is a Ph.D. student in the Carter and Propper Labs studying amphibian biodiversity using eDNA. Cat bridges Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western methodologies to conduct research that both advances science and honors cultural perspectives. Cat is funded by the NSF GRFP.

Kate is a Masters student studying the interplay between biogeography and wing morphology in North American butterflies. Kate is funded by an NSF GRFP.

Colton is a Masters student investigating shifts in morphology and pigmentation that are important to thermal biology in the beetle genus, Polyphylla.

Aliza is investigating the impact of commonly used fungicides on butterfly health and survival. Her senior thesis is funded by a Hooper Undergraduate Research Award.

Rainyr is interested in the developmental conditions and biochemical pathways that influence melanin deposition in butterflies. His work is funded in part, by a Hooper Undergraduate Research Award.

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