Email a Current EEB Graduate Student
Many of our current graduate students have volunteered to be a resource for students applying to Cornell’s EEB graduate program. They are happy to answer any questions you may have about their PI’s lab, graduate student life in general, what Ithaca is like, etc. Find their research interests, lab affiliation, and contact information below.
Name, Email, Lab/Advisor, Research Interests, (Member of Cornell/Grad Student Organizations)
Beatriz Aguirre, [email protected], Alison G. Power, Plant disease ecology, biodiversity ecosystem function, drought, (Consider Cornell (Previously known as DPW), EEB GSA)
Yareli Alvarez, [email protected], Corrie Moreau, Evolution, plasticity, behavior, genomics, (SACNAS, EEB DEI working group, EEB GSA)
Jeferson R. Amaral, [email protected], Dr. López Sepulcre, Urban Ecology & Invasion Biology
Nicholas Cranmer, [email protected], Xiangtao Xu, Terrestrial LiDAR and Forest Ecology, (FiGLI – First Generation and Low Income Graduate Student Organization)
Brian Dillard, [email protected], Andy Moeller, Microbial ecology and molecular evolution
Ethan Duvall, [email protected], Alex Flecker, Wildlife ecology; biogeochemistry; tropical ecology; ornithology, (Tropical Biology and Conservation GSA; Biogeochemistry GSA)
Dave Esparza, [email protected], Michelle Smith, Biology Education Research, Social Network Analysis (Consider Cornell, Department of Computer and Information Science DEI Office)
Max Gotts, [email protected], Maren Vitousek, rapid evolution/evolutionary ecology and its intersection with conservation
Hannah Gurholt, [email protected], Anurag Agrawal, artificial light at night (ALAN), plant-insect interactions, and chemical ecology, (GSA)
Juan Pablo Jordan [email protected], Andre Kessler, Chemical ecology, plant-insect interactions, plant-soil feedbacks, (SACNAS, DPW)
Alana Margerum, [email protected], Christy Goodale, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, plant-soil interactions, nutrient cycling
Jeanne McDonald, [email protected], Robert Reed, Genetics, plasticity, evolution, development
Nicole Mejia, [email protected], Maren Vitousek, climate change, stress response, genomics
Amina Mohamed, [email protected], Andres Lopez-Sepulcre, Ecosystem ecology, eco-evo dynamics, nutrient cycling, guppies, (EEB GSA, Limnology group, Biogeochemistry group, DEI working groups)
Hannah Monti, [email protected], Jed Sparks, microbial ecology, plant-fungal interaction, ecosystem resilience
Angela Nankabirwa, [email protected], Pete McIntyre, tropical freshwater ecology, eutrophication, aquatic ecosystem health, harmful algal blooms
Julia S. Parreiras, [email protected], Molly Womack, frogs and toads diversity and evolution, (Científico Latino). Also happy to answer any questions related to how to apply as an international student.
Marie Ramirez, [email protected], Michelle Smith, Discipline-based/Biology Education Research, undergraduate education research, (Graduate Womxn in Science (GWiS)
Bryce Robinson, [email protected], Irby Lovette, Population and Evolutionary Genomics in birds
Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas, [email protected], Dr. Corrie Moreau, Biodiversity and conservation; population genetics; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; evolutionary adaptation, (SACNAS, NAISAC, Indigenous Graduate Student Association)
Mario Sandoval, [email protected], Andre Kessler, Insect-plant interactions, plant defenses, herbivory, ecology, (Consider Cornell (DPW)
Cameron Scholl, [email protected], Xiangtao Xu, Insect herbivory, forestry, remote sensing, ecological modeling
Peter Searle, [email protected], Swanne Gordon, Comparative Genomics, Phylogenetics, Biodiversity, Fish
Ellie Socha (she/her); [email protected], Holgerson Lab, limnology, biogeochemistry, community ecology, winter
Kathy Stenehjem, [email protected], Meredith Holgerson, biogeochemistry, limnology, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gases, (EEB GSA, BESS, Limnology Lab Group)
Meredith Theus, [email protected], Meredith Holgerson, Limnology, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, plants
Stephanie Tran, [email protected], Swanne Gordon, social behavior, plasticity, eco-evo dynamics, natural history
Allasandra Valdez, [email protected], Jed Sparks, biogeochemistry, applied ecology/agro-ecology, plant physiology, greenhouse gasses, Science Communication, (Graduate Students Mentoring Undergrads [GSMU])
Coral del Mar Valle Rodríguez, [email protected], Xiangtao Xu, remote sensing, tropical forestry, modelling, plant ecophysiology, (GRASSHOPR, Consider Cornell, Tropical Biology and Conservation GSA, Expand Your Horizons)
Jarrod Varnell, [email protected], Robert Reed, behavioral genetics, plasticity, sexual selection, neuroethology
Shirley Zhang, [email protected], Anurag Agrawal, Plant community ecology, local adaptation and macroevolution, (EvoGroup; ELSO)
Many of our current graduate students have volunteered to be a resource for students applying to Cornell’s EEB graduate program. They are happy to answer any questions you may have about their PI’s lab, graduate student life in general, what Ithaca is like, etc. Find their research interests, lab affiliation, and contact information below.
Name, Email, Lab/Advisor, Research Interests, (Member of Cornell/Grad Student Organizations)
Beatriz Aguirre, [email protected], Alison G. Power, Plant disease ecology, biodiversity ecosystem function, drought, (Consider Cornell (Previously known as DPW), EEB GSA)
Yareli Alvarez, [email protected], Corrie Moreau, Evolution, plasticity, behavior, genomics, (SACNAS, EEB DEI working group, EEB GSA)
Jeferson R. Amaral, [email protected], Dr. López Sepulcre, Urban Ecology & Invasion Biology
Nicholas Cranmer, [email protected], Xiangtao Xu, Terrestrial LiDAR and Forest Ecology, (FiGLI – First Generation and Low Income Graduate Student Organization)
Brian Dillard, [email protected], Andy Moeller, Microbial ecology and molecular evolution
Ethan Duvall, [email protected], Alex Flecker, Wildlife ecology; biogeochemistry; tropical ecology; ornithology, (Tropical Biology and Conservation GSA; Biogeochemistry GSA)
Dave Esparza, [email protected], Michelle Smith, Biology Education Research, Social Network Analysis (Consider Cornell, Department of Computer and Information Science DEI Office)
Max Gotts, [email protected], Maren Vitousek, rapid evolution/evolutionary ecology and its intersection with conservation
Hannah Gurholt, [email protected], Anurag Agrawal, artificial light at night (ALAN), plant-insect interactions, and chemical ecology, (GSA)
Juan Pablo Jordan [email protected], Andre Kessler, Chemical ecology, plant-insect interactions, plant-soil feedbacks, (SACNAS, DPW)
Alana Margerum, [email protected], Christy Goodale, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, plant-soil interactions, nutrient cycling
Jeanne McDonald, [email protected], Robert Reed, Genetics, plasticity, evolution, development
Nicole Mejia, [email protected], Maren Vitousek, climate change, stress response, genomics
Amina Mohamed, [email protected], Andres Lopez-Sepulcre, Ecosystem ecology, eco-evo dynamics, nutrient cycling, guppies, (EEB GSA, Limnology group, Biogeochemistry group, DEI working groups)
Hannah Monti, [email protected], Jed Sparks, microbial ecology, plant-fungal interaction, ecosystem resilience
Angela Nankabirwa, [email protected], Pete McIntyre, tropical freshwater ecology, eutrophication, aquatic ecosystem health, harmful algal blooms
Julia S. Parreiras, [email protected], Molly Womack, frogs and toads diversity and evolution, (Científico Latino). Also happy to answer any questions related to how to apply as an international student.
Marie Ramirez, [email protected], Michelle Smith, Discipline-based/Biology Education Research, undergraduate education research, (Graduate Womxn in Science (GWiS)
Bryce Robinson, [email protected], Irby Lovette, Population and Evolutionary Genomics in birds
Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas, [email protected], Dr. Corrie Moreau, Biodiversity and conservation; population genetics; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; evolutionary adaptation, (SACNAS, NAISAC, Indigenous Graduate Student Association)
Mario Sandoval, [email protected], Andre Kessler, Insect-plant interactions, plant defenses, herbivory, ecology, (Consider Cornell (DPW)
Cameron Scholl, [email protected], Xiangtao Xu, Insect herbivory, forestry, remote sensing, ecological modeling
Peter Searle, [email protected], Swanne Gordon, Comparative Genomics, Phylogenetics, Biodiversity, Fish
Ellie Socha (she/her); [email protected], Holgerson Lab, limnology, biogeochemistry, community ecology, winter
Kathy Stenehjem, [email protected], Meredith Holgerson, biogeochemistry, limnology, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gases, (EEB GSA, BESS, Limnology Lab Group)
Meredith Theus, [email protected], Meredith Holgerson, Limnology, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, plants
Stephanie Tran, [email protected], Swanne Gordon, social behavior, plasticity, eco-evo dynamics, natural history
Allasandra Valdez, [email protected], Jed Sparks, biogeochemistry, applied ecology/agro-ecology, plant physiology, greenhouse gasses, Science Communication, (Graduate Students Mentoring Undergrads [GSMU])
Coral del Mar Valle Rodríguez, [email protected], Xiangtao Xu, remote sensing, tropical forestry, modelling, plant ecophysiology, (GRASSHOPR, Consider Cornell, Tropical Biology and Conservation GSA, Expand Your Horizons)
Jarrod Varnell, [email protected], Robert Reed, behavioral genetics, plasticity, sexual selection, neuroethology
Shirley Zhang, [email protected], Anurag Agrawal, Plant community ecology, local adaptation and macroevolution, (EvoGroup; ELSO)
