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Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Interested in experimental tests of life history predictions, functional genomics of whole organism traits, analysis of tradeoffs as conflicts over gene expression patterns, evolution of senescence and aging, and impact of individual variation on population dynamics and interspecific interactions.

Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Interested in aquatic ecology, complex food web interactions and spatial linkages, effects of contemporary evolution on ecological processes, linkages among population dynamics, community structure and ecosystem function, stable isotope techniques

Professor of Silviculture and Forst Ecology, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Interested in the regeneration of natural tropical, temperate, and boreal forests; specifically in Sri Lanka, Panama, New England, and Saskatchewan.

Interested in geomicrobiology and microbial geochemistry, biochemistry, experimental geochemistry, and stable isotope geochemistry.

Richard Bribiescas

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology

Director, YIBS Center for Human and Primate Reproductive Ecology

Interests include human and nonhuman primate evolutionary physiology, reproductive endocrinology, evolution of senescence, life history theory, South American foraging populations

Associate Professor of Tropical Resources, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Interested in the mechanisms underlying the community structure, species composition, and ecological dynamics of tropical forests, particularly the Dipterocarpaceae tree family, with specific attention to human interaction in tropical forests and the social , political, and economic consequences of such interaction.

Interested in phylogenetic systematics and currently many projects in his lab involve estimating phylogenetic relationships, generally with DNA sequences and morphological data.

Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Director, YIBS Center for EcoEpidemiology
Interested in the areas of ecology and prevention of vector bome infectious diseases, with specific emphasis on tick borne pathogens causing Lyme disease and human ehrlichiosis in the northeastern United States.

Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Chair, Yale College Environmental Summer Internships

Interested in hormonal integration of growth, development and responses of plants to environmental signals, polar transport of auxin, acquisition and transport of essential nutrients, and function of ion channels. Restoration of Yale's Marsh Botanic Garden.

Professor of Biology Paleobotany, Yale Department of Geology & Geophysics

Interested in reconstructing the evolutionary history of the flowering plants through the coordinated investigation of their comparative morphology and their fossil record.

Professor of Anthropology, Yale Department of Anthropology

Interested in physical anthropology, hominid evolution, paleoecology, paleoenvironments, and taphonomy.

Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Interested in inorganic carbon cycling and air sea exchange; isotope geochemistry of riverine, estuarine and oceanic organic matter; and organic carbon cycling in marshes, rivers, estuaries, and oceans.

Professor in the Practice of Forest Ecology, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Interested in trace element cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, in addition to working on the suggested effects of environmental pollution on the growth of forest trees, specifically the pitch pine and red spruce.

Interested in understanding the ecological mechanisms of animal distribution and the application of this understanding to conservation and management.

Professor of Anthropology, Yale Department of Anthropology

Interested in physical anthropology, primate behavior, and primate ecology.


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	Director CFE	Stephen Stearns Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Interested in experimental tests of life history predictions, functional genomics of whole organism traits, analysis of tradeoffs as conflicts over gene expression patterns, evolution of senescence and aging, and impact of individual variation on population dynamics and interspecific interactions.
	Assistant Director CFE	David Post Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Interested in aquatic ecology, complex food web interactions and spatial linkages, effects of contemporary evolution on ecological processes, linkages among population dynamics, community structure and ecosystem function, stable isotope techniques


	Faculty Members	Suzanne Alonzo Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Interested in the evolution of mating systems and reproductive strategies, impact of predatory/prey interactions on habitat selection, spatial distributions, and life-history strategies, effect of behavior and life history on population dynamics with respect to management and conservation. Mark Ashton Professor of Silviculture and Forst Ecology, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Director, Yale School Forests Interested in the regeneration of natural tropical, temperate, and boreal forests; specifically in Sri Lanka, Panama, New England, and Saskatchewan. Gaboury Benoit Professor of Environmental Chemistry, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Co-Director, Hixon Center for Urban Ecology Director, Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems Interested in the behavior, transport, and fate of chemicals, specifically nonpoint source pollutants and toxic contaminants, in natural waters, soils, sediments, and biota. Ruth Blake Assistant Professor, Department of Geology & Geophysics Interested in geomicrobiology and microbial geochemistry, biochemistry, experimental geochemistry, and stable isotope geochemistry. Richard Bribiescas Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology Director, YIBS Center for Human and Primate Reproductive Ecology Interests include human and nonhuman primate evolutionary physiology, reproductive endocrinology, evolution of senescence, life history theory, South American foraging populations Lisa Curran Associate Professor of Tropical Resources, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Director, Tropical Resources Institute Interested in the mechanisms underlying the community structure, species composition, and ecological dynamics of tropical forests, particularly the Dipterocarpaceae tree family, with specific attention to human interaction in tropical forests and the social , political, and economic consequences of such interaction. Michael Donoghue Professor, Yale Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Director, Peabody Museum of Natural History Interested in phylogenetic systematics and currently many projects in his lab involve estimating phylogenetic relationships, generally with DNA sequences and morphological data. Durland Fish Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Director, YIBS Center for EcoEpidemiology Interested in the areas of ecology and prevention of vector bome infectious diseases, with specific emphasis on tick borne pathogens causing Lyme disease and human ehrlichiosis in the northeastern United States. Mary Helen Goldsmith Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Chair, Yale College Environmental Summer Internships Interested in hormonal integration of growth, development and responses of plants to environmental signals, polar transport of auxin, acquisition and transport of essential nutrients, and function of ion channels. Restoration of Yale's Marsh Botanic Garden. Leo Hickey Professor of Biology Paleobotany, Yale Department of Geology & Geophysics Interested in reconstructing the evolutionary history of the flowering plants through the coordinated investigation of their comparative morphology and their fossil record. Andrew Hill Professor of Anthropology, Yale Department of Anthropology Chair, Yale Department of Anthropology Curator, Peabody Museum of Natural History Interested in physical anthropology, hominid evolution, paleoecology, paleoenvironments, and taphonomy. Thomas Near Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Interested in the evolution of fish Jeffrey Park Peter Raymond Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Interested in inorganic carbon cycling and air sea exchange; isotope geochemistry of riverine, estuarine and oceanic organic matter; and organic carbon cycling in marshes, rivers, estuaries, and oceans. Oswald Schmitz Professor of Ecology, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Director, Yale Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Science Thomas Siccama Professor in the Practice of Forest Ecology, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Interested in trace element cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, in addition to working on the suggested effects of environmental pollution on the growth of forest trees, specifically the pitch pine and red spruce. David Skelly Professor of Ecology, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Interested in understanding the ecological mechanisms of animal distribution and the application of this understanding to conservation and management. Melinda Smith Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Interested in patterns, determinants, and dynamics of diversity and species abundance, effects of diversity on the functioning of ecosystems, grassland ecosystems, in particular tallgrass prairie in the Central Great Plains of the U.S. and South Africa. David Watts Professor of Anthropology, Yale Department of Anthropology Interested in physical anthropology, primate behavior, and primate ecology.