CURRENT LAB MEMBERS

Eileen A. Lacey, PhD 
Principal Investigator

Social behavior, evolution, population ecology, and demography of subterranean rodents, primarily of the genus Ctenomys​. 

​ealacey@berkeley.edu

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Nikki Lee
Postdoctoral Researcher

​Social behavior, neuroendocrinology, and dispersal in South American tuco-tucos and Belding's ground squirrels.

nslee@berkeley.edu

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Kwasi Wrensford
PhD Candidate 

Behavioral ecology, population/community ecology, and environmental physiology of chipmunks in the Sierra Nevada. 

​kwasi_wrensford@berkeley.edu

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Erin Person
PhD Candidate

Social behavior, gut microbial communities, and intraspecific variation in California ground squirrels. 

e_person@berkeley.edu

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Daisy Horr
​PhD Candidate

​Behavioral ecology, animal communication, and sensory ecology

daisy_horr@berkeley.edu

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Lab Alumni

Past Graduate Students

Shannon O'Brien (Ph.D 2022) - Animal Welfare Scientist: Lincoln Park Zoo
Dana Lin (Ph.D. 2018) - Postdoctoral Researcher: Duke University
Jesyka Melendez-Rosa (Ph.D. 2018) - Adjunct Professor and Curator, Humboldt State University
Tali Hammond (Ph.D. 2017) - Researcher: Institute for Conservation Research
Katie Labarbera (Ph.D. 2016)- Postdoctoral Researcher: University of Minnesota
Jeremy Chase Crawford (Ph.D. 2016) - Bioinformatics Research Scientist: St. Jude's Children Research Hospital 
Rachel Walsh (Ph.D. 2015) - Assistant Curriculum Specialist: Lawrence Hall of Science 
Mike Holmes (Ph.D. 2015) - Assistant Professor: Coastal Carolina University 
Julie Woodruff (Ph.D. 2011) - Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer: Santa Rosa College/UC Berkeley 
Matt MacManes (Ph.D. 2011) - Assistant Professor: University of New Hampshire
Wly dos Santos (Ph.D., 2010) - 
Sam Diaz Munoz (Ph.D, 2010) - Assistant Professor: University of California, Davis 
Lauryn Benedict (Ph.D. 2007) - Associate Professor: University of Northern Colorado
Emily H. DuVal (Ph.D 2005) - Professor: Florida State University
Alan H. Krakauer (Ph.D. 2005) - Postdoctoral Researcher: UC Davis
Maria M. Soares (Ph.D. 2004) - Specialization in Science Writing at Pesquisa FAPESP magazine
Karen J. Nutt (Ph.D 2003)
Paula White (Ph.D. 2002)
Tina Hambuch (Ph.D. 2000)

Past Postdoctoral Researchers

Ari Martinez, Assistant Professor: California State University, Long Beach
​Dustin Rubenstien, Assistant Professor: Columbia University
Mark E. Hauber, Professor: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell,  Professor: University of North Carolina, Greensboro