MS Students: Shahan Derkarabetian - Species limits and historical biogeography of sclerobunine laniatoreans (Opiliones) from western North America Maureen McCormack - Cryptic speciation and phylogeography of the Appalachian species Sabacon cavicolens (Opiliones) Casey Richart - Species limits, phylogeny and phylogeography of Acuclavella (Opiliones) from the Pacific Northwest Jordan Satler - Landscape genetics/phylogeography of the trapdoor spider species Aliatypus thompsoni (F Antrodiaetidae) from the Transverse Ranges of southern California Undergraduates (Fall 2009): Dave DuBose - phalangodid sequencing/ imaging Ashley Driscoll - specimen imaging Michelle Torok - phalangodid sequencing/ imaging . | Former Postdocs & Students: Dr. Pierre Paquin (former postdoc) - Pierre worked on endangered Cicurina from Texas caves Dr. Cor Vink (former postdoc) - Cor worked on gene development for the Spider ATOL project Steven Thomas (former MS and undergraduate student) - Undergraduate research on the Appalachian laniatorean Fumontana; MS thesis research on phalangodid laniatoreans in the southeastern US. Currently employed in the Genetics Division at CRES (Conservation and Research for Endangered Species) Michael Lowder (former MS student) - Intraspecific genetic divergence and hybridization in the Habronattus amicus species complex. Now teaches at Kendall Valley Elementary School in North Carolina Sarah Crews (former MS student) - Phylogeny, biogeography, and morphological evolution in Homalonychus spiders from the desert Southwest. Now a Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley Krista Pease (former MS student) - Interdisciplinary degree in Science Education working on the development and assessment of a Coastal Sage Scrub educational curriculum at Cabrillo National Monument. Currently lives and works in Berkeley, CA Maggie Reinbold (former MS student) - Population genetics and phylogeography of saucer bugs (naucorids) from desert springs of Baja California. Now the Conservation Education Specialist at CRES (Conservation and Research for Endangered Species) Steve Foldi (former MS student) - Species limits and phylogenetic relationships in the Habronattus tarsalis species group, focusing on the study of male morphology. Now in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona Jim Starrett (former undergrad) - Cryptic divergence and biogeography of the California turret spider, Atypoides riversi. Now pursuing his Ph.D. at UC Riverside with Dr. Cheryl Hayashi Joe Deas, Jr. (former undergrad) - Worked on various molecular projects, including some opilion research. Now in the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Insect Science at the University of Arizona Dustin Wood (former lab associate) - Conducted a side-project on Hypochilus thorelli phylogeography. Currently working for the USGS in San Diego |
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