Academic Genealogy
University of Oklahoma
Advisor
George Lynn Cross Research Professor, University of Oklahoma
Curator of Reptiles
Ph.D. Students
Assistant Professor, Northern Kentucky University.
Thesis: The ontogeny of diet in the Mexican spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura
pectinata: Physiological mechanisms and ecological consequences
2) Eric D. Roth
Post-doctoral researcher, University of Texas Medical School.
Thesis: Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) spatial ecology
Wildlife Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Billings Montana
Thesis: Evolutionary and environmental effects on thermoregulation among complex lizard communities
Masters Students
Committee
University of California – San Diego
Advisor
Associate Professor, University of California – San Diego
Postdoctoral Researchers
1) Ed G. Lebrun (2003-2005)
Post-doctoral researcher, University of Texas - Brackenridge Field Lab
Fire ant / Argentine competitive interactions in their native range.
2) Pablo E. Schilman (2002-2004)
The physiological ecology of introduced Argentine ants
3) Melissa L. Thomas (2002-2004)
Post-doctoral researcher, The University of Western Australia
The origins of unicoloniality in Argentine ants
Ph.D Students
Ecological effects of a social wasp (Vespula pensylvanica) invasion on Hawaiian arthropods.
Masters Students
1) Stephanie Glenn (2005) (Biological technician NPS)
Consumption of introduced prey by native predators: Argentine ants and pit-building ant lions.
2) Crystal Grover (2007)
Diet mediated behavior in Argentine ants.
3) Jennifer Zee (2003)
Nest raiding by Argentine ants.
Committee
Ted. J. Case
Paul K. Dayton
Walter Jetz
Russell S. Lande
Kaustuv Roy
Philip S. Ward
North Carolina State University
Advisors
Charles G. Wright Professor of Structural Pest Management, Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University
Postdoctoral Researchers
Alexei Rowles (2005-2008)
Ph.D. Students
The ecology and behavior of Argentine ants at their northern range limit.
Multitrophic comparison of ant - aphid interactions between the invasive Argentine ant and the native Odorous house ant.
David Bednar
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, North Carolina State University
Postdoctoral Researchers
Ant ecology and evolution.
Climate change and biogeography of ants.
Ph.D. Students
The ecology of the Asian exotic ant (Pachycondyla chinensis) in the southeastern United States.
Specialization in ant-plant mutualisms.
Masters Students
1) Neil McCoy