Research interests: Integration of phylogenetic and ecological research to provide insight into general questions of the patterns and processes of biodiversity.

Stephanie Dole - PhD Student

Research interests: Phylogenetics of Xyleborini bark beetles (particularly the genus Xylosandrus) and surveying scolytine diversity in the Ecuadorian Amazon rain forest canopy.

Research interests: Ecology, evolution and taxonomy of bark and ambrosia beetles (Scolytinae), especially their interactions with host trees and symbiotic fungi.

Research interests: My research interests are mostly focused on darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) systematics. In particular, I am interested in a tribe of flightless desert dwelling tenebrionids known as asidines. For my dissertation I am revising the North American Asidini, at the generic level, and working on species level revisions for several asidine genera (Astrotus, Stenosides, Parasida, etc). My goal is to use modern phylogenetic methods to create a phylogeny for the tribe that will help guide my revisionary work. In addition, I am examining the population genetics of the widespread asidine species Asidopsis polita (Say).

Research interests: The phylogenetics of tropical bark beetles, specifically the genus Camptocerus