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Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources

Faculty

Rutgers-New Brunswick

NameResearch InterestsLocation
Myla Aronson
myla.aronson@rutgers.edu
848-932-4275
Patterns and drivers of global biodiversity; urban ecology; plant ecologyBlake Hall Room 105, 93 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 
G. H. Cook Campus
Christina Bergey
christina.bergey@rutgers.edu
848-445-9628
Uses population, evolutionary, and functional genomic approaches to understand the effects of past selection on modern medically-relevant phenotypes, testing evolutionary hypotheses in humans, non-human primates, and disease vectorsNelson Lab, Busch Campus
Debashish Bhattacharya
bhattacharya@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-6218
Using genomics to understand the origin of algae, their plastids, and place in the tree of life.Foran Hall,
G.H. Cook Campus
Kay Bidle
bidle@marine.rutgers.edu
848-932-3467
Marine microbes; phytoplankton physiology/mortality; virology; molecular ecologyMarine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Juan Bonachela
juan.bonachela@rutgers.edu
848-932-5516
Theoretical models, from microbial ecology and evolution to terrestrial vegetation patterns.Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Joanna Burger
burger@biology.rutgers.edu
848-445-4318
Avian and reptile behavior and ecology; salt marsh ecology; behavioral effects of heavy metals; ecological and human health risk; stakeholder participationNelson Labs, Busch, Campus
David Bushek
bushek@hsrl.rutgers.edu
856-391-7653
Shellfish ecology; parasitology; genetics; and aquacultureHaskins Shellfish Research Lab, Bivalve, NJ
Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Chi Chen
chi.chen@rutgers.edu
848-932-9211
Ecosystem/vegetation dynamics; remote sensing; terrestrial carbon cycle; land-atmosphere interactions; multi-scale land modelingEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Siobain Duffy
duffy@sebs.rutgers.edu
 
Emerging viruses; experimental evolution; phylogenetics; phage; microbesForan Hall, G. H. Cook Campus
Paul Falkowski
falko@marine.rutgers.edu
848-932-3426
Biogeochemical cycles; photosynthesis; biological oceanography; molecular biology and biophysics; physiological adaptation; plant physiology; evolution; mathematical modeling; symbiosisMarine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Dina Fonseca
dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu
848-932-3146
The genetic epidemiology of disease vectors especially in introduced speciesHeadlee Research Laboratory, G. H. Cook Campus
Heidi Fuchs
hfuchs@marine.rutgers.edu
848-932-3252
Marine population and community ecology; plankton-fluid interactionsMarine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Frank Gallagher 
(MS students only)
gallagher@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-5167
Our lab seeks to define ecological function within this context as a product of assembly theory, focused on urban novel communities. We have examined the sublethal impacts of soil metal contamination on plant species distribution, primary productivity, diversity and assemblage trajectory.Blake Hall
G.H. Cook Campus
Robert Goodman
robert.goodman@rutgers.edu
848-932-3248
Diversity and function of microorganisms in natural environmentsFood Science Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Jason Grabosky
grabosky@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-0050
Tree canopy management issues in urban environmentsUrban Forestry Lab, G. H. Cook Campus
Thomas Grothues
609-249-8802
grothues@marine.rutgers.edu
Abundance and distribution of fishes as responses to both involuntary and behavioral physical factors.Rutgers University Marine Field Station
Tuckerton NJ
Ximing Guo
ximing.guo@rutgers.edu
856-391-7654
Molluscan biology, genetics, evolution, and aquacultureHaskins Shellfish Research Lab, Bivalve NJ
Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Max Haggblom
haggblom@rutgers.edu
848-932-5646
Microbial ecology; environmental and applied microbiologyLipman Hall, G. H. Cook Campus
Henry John-Alder
henry.john-alder@rutgers.edu
848-932-1064
Ecological and evolutionary physiology; emphasis on hormone systems in lizardsPinelands Field Station, New Lisbon; Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Josh Kohut
kohut@marine.rutgers.edu
848-932-3496
Physical oceanography; dynamics of the coastal oceanMarine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Richard Lathrop
lathrop@crssa.rutgers.edu
848-932-1580
Landscape ecology; remote sensingEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Benjamin Lintner
benjamin.lintner@rutgers.edu
732-932-9800 Ext: 6223
Diagnosing and interpreting processes in the climate system, especially in the tropics.Environmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Julie Lockwood
julie.lockwood@rutgers.edu
848-932-9336
Conservation biology, wildlife management, biological invasionsEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Richard Lutz
lutz@marine.rutgers.edu
848-932-3380
Marine ecology and paleoecology; shellfish ecology; deep-sea ecologyMarine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Michael Manhart
mmanhart@rutgers.edu
848-445-9835
Microbial communities, ecological and evolutionary dynamics, systems biology, modeling, microbial physiologyCenter for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine (CABM-RBHS)
 
Brooke Maslo
brooke.maslo@rutgers.edu
848-932-5572
Conservation biology, population dynamics, ecosystem services, bat, shorebirdsEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Marci Meixler 
meixler@rutgers.edu
848-932-1081
 
Aquatic ecology and modelingEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Peter J. Morin
peter.morin@rutgers.edu
848-932-3214
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; ecological networks; inducible trophic polymorphisms; community ecologyEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Daphne Munroe
dmunroe@hsrl.rutgers.edu
856-391-7655
Invertebrate larval ecology; shellfisheries; and aquaculture.Haskins Shellfish Research Lab, Bivalve, NJ;
Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campu
Tetsuya Nakamura
nakamura@dls.rutgers.edu
 
Revealing the genetic mechanisms of the fish diversity and their contribution to the fish-to-tetrapod transitionNelson Hall, Busch Campus
Anne Nielsen
nielsen@njaes.rutgers.edu
856-455-3100 x4110
The development and refinement of phenological models for pests of tree fruits and small fruitsThompson Hall, G.H. Cook Campus
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
crodriguez@sebs.rutgers.edu
609-726-2531
Entomology; behavioral and chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions; herbivore-induced plant responses; multitrophic interactionsMarucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
Mark Robson
mark.robson@rutgers.edu
848-932-6276
Exposure science and pesticide use, primarily in developing countries; the policies that impact pesticide use on a global scale; risk assessment process as it relates public health and health policy.Foran Hall
Cook Campus
Kimberly Russell
kimberly.russell@rutgers.edu
848-932- 9383
Community ecology, urban ecology and novel ecosystems, arthropod conservation100 Old Blake Hall, G. H. Cook Campus
Allyson Salisbury
allyson.salisbury@rutgers.edu
Urban forestry; urban ecology; soil science; hurricanes; stormwaterEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Donald Schaffner
don.schaffner@rutgers.edu
848-932-5411
Modeling microbial growth; quantitative microbial risk assessmentFood Science Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Oscar Schofield
oscar@marine.rutgers.edu
848-932-3265
Phytoplankton ecology and its role in the ocean's biogeochemistryMarine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Lena Struwe
lena.struwe@rutgers.edu
848-932-6343
Plant systematics and evolution, biogeography, ethnobotany, biodiversity conservationForan Hall, G. H. Cook Campus
Costantino Vetriani
vetriani@marine.rutgers.edu
848-932-3379
Deep-sea microbiology; extremophiles; adaptations to extreme environmentsMarine and Coastal Sciences Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Erin Vogel
erin.vogel@rutgers.edu
848-228-2203
Food acquisition and diet selection in nonhuman primatesRuth Adams Building; Douglass Campus
James White
jwhite@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-6286
Fungal associates of plantsForan Hall, G. H. Cook Campus
John Wiedenmann
john.wiedenmann@rutgers.edu
848-932-3495
Marine population and ecosystem dynamics; fisheries management; foraging behavior of marine mammalsEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Rachael Winfree
rachael.winfree@rutgers.edu
848-932-8315
biodiversity, pollination ecology, ecosystem servicesEnvironmental and Natural Resources Building, G. H. Cook Campus
Douglas Zemeckis
zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu
732-349-1152
Fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal resource managementRutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; Extension Center
Ning Zhang
zhang@sebs.rutgers.edu
848-932-6348
Population and evolutionary biology of fungi; molecular detection of fungal pathogensForan Hall, G. H. Cook Campus

Rutgers-Camden

NameResearch InterestsLocation
Anthony Geneva 
anthony.geneva@rutgers.edu
856-225-6132
Evolutionary Genomics, Adaptation, and SpeciationJoint Health Sciences Center JHSC, Camden Campus
Angelica Gonzalez Gajardo
angelica.gonzalez@rutgers.edu
856-225-6445
Community and ecosystem ecology, ecological stoichiometry, global environmental change.Waterfront Technology Center, Camden Campus

Rutgers-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology

NameResearch InterestsLocation
Daniel Bunker
daniel.bunker@njit.edu
973-642-7537
Plant community ecology and global changeColton Hall, NJIT
Brooke Flammang
flammang@njit.edu
973-596-8391
Comparative biomechanicsCKB, NJIT
Claus Holzapfel
holzapfe@newark.rutgers.edu
973-353-5385
Plant community ecology, species interactions and invasion biologyBoyden Hall, Newark Campus
Lily Khadempour lily.khadempour@rutgers.edu
973-353-1235
Microbial ecology and symbiosisBoyden Hall, Newark Campus
Karina Schafer
karina.schafer@rutgers.edu
973-353-1008
Lab: 973-353-1851 ext: LAB
Global change and its effects on terrestrial ecosystemsBoyden Hall, Newark Campus
Gareth Russell
gareth.j.russell@njit.edu
973-596-6412
Population and community dynamics and evolution; conservationBoyden Hall, Newark Campus

Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies, Millbrook, NY

NameResearch InterestsLocation
Stuart Findlay
findlays@caryinstitute.org
845-677-5343
Marine invertebrate ecologyThe Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Joshua Ginsberg
ginsbergj@caryinstitute.org
845-677-5343
Wildlife conservationThe Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Shannon LaDeau
ladeaus@caryinstitute.org
845-677-7600 ext. 204
Ecology of pests and pathogens; hierarchical statisticsThe Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Richard Ostfeld
ostfeldr@caryinstitute.org
845-677-7600 ext. 136
Population and behavioral ecology; small mammals; herbivore-plant interactionsThe Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Christopher Solomon
solomonc@caryinstitute.org
845-677-7600 ext. 133
Ecology and management of lakes and other aquatic systems. Effects of terrestrial organic matter on lake ecosystems and food webs. Fish ecology and conservationThe Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Steward T. A. Pickett
picketts@caryinstitute.org
845-677-7600 ext. 130
Plant populations and community organization; vegetation dynamicsThe Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Kathleen Weathers
weathersk@caryinstitute.org
845-677-7600 ext. 137
Ecosystem ecology; nutrient cycling and atmospheric inputsThe Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY

Montclair State University

NameResearch InterestsLocation
Jennifer Krumins
kruminsj@montclair.edu
973-655-4397
Microbial ecology; trophic interactions and feedbacks between plants and soil organisms.Science Hall Montclair State Univerity