My research interests are in environmental physiology. Specifically, uncovering and understanding the different physiological mechanisms of insects that allow them to live in hostile environments and whether these phylogenetically-constrained adaptations are sufficient for them to persist in a changing world.

Earned an associates degree (science) from Mesa Community College (2014), a bachelors degree (biological sciences: animal behavior and physiology) from Arizona State University (2016), a masters degree (biology) from the University of the Pacific (2018), and is currently working on a PhD (biology) in the lab of Dr. Jon Harrison (insect physiology) at Arizona State University (expected 2023).

My love of environmental physiology is linked to childhood hikes with his botanist grandpa, attending an Introductory Biology course taught by a passionate, enthusiastic community college professor, and participating in ASU’s Fundamentals of Tropical Biology study abroad program at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Gamboa, Panama as an undergraduate.

My interests revolve around understanding quantitative relationships between organismal traits and ecological dynamics at larger spatial, temporal and organizational scales. Many of my projects involve spatial ecology and movement, from the perspectives of trophic interactions, behavior, biomechanics, using a combination of laboratory observations, field instrumentation and analytical and mathematical modeling.

Broadly, I am a community ecologist who uses ecological theory and statistical modeling to link observed community patterns to underlying processes. More specifically, I am interested in the assembly and services of host-associated microbial communities, such as those in mammalian guts and on the roots and leaves of plants. Conceptually, my current research falls into three general areas: (A) patterns and processes of host-associated microbial succession; (B) host-microbiome feedbacks and alternative stable states, especially those triggered by pathogens to enable their rapid expansion; and (C) microbial community resistance and resilience to disturbance and immigration.

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University, co-advised by Ashley Shade, Elena Litchman, and (unofficially) Chris Klausmeier. I work on various projects related to the microbial ecology of the human gut. I also spend time working on projects related to microbial resistance to disease, and general community ecology theory. I did my dissertation at University of Michigan in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, which focused on trying understand and predict how grasslands will respond to climate change. Before that, I spent several years traveling and working public service jobs in Namibia, Ecuador, and Colombia. I did my undergraduate at Grinnell College.

I study developmental plasticity and immunity trade-offs in amphibians.

As a conservation physiologist, I’m interested in understanding how organisms cope with change.

Quantitative Ecology
Effects of environmental changes on wildlife - In fact, my Ph.D. research was on the effects of climatic, hydrological, and land-use changes on waterbirds
Wildlife population models

I am working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. My undergraduate degree is Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Pakistan. LaterI did M. Phil. in Wildlife and Ecology from the same university. In Dec, 2018, I completed PhD from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.In 2016, I completed an Erasmus+ mobility at University of Granada, Spain. I have worked with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)at the Regional Office of the Asia and Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand) , AIT Solutions (A research and business center of AIT), and as a visiting lecturer at the Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Thailand. My research interests are wildlife ecology, statistical modelling, wildlife behavior, forestry, and wildlife crimes. I am trained in wildlife modeling techniques using R statistical software.

Cheryl Hayashi is a Hawaii-born biologist who is curator, professor, and Director of Comparative Biology Research at the American Museum of Natural History. She specializes in the genetic structure of spider silk. A Yale alumnus, she was previously a professor at University California Riverside, and was a 2007 MacArthur Fellow.

I am broadly interested in a mechanistic understanding of organismal responses to environmental challenges and how we can scale this information up using various modelling approaches to inform conservation.

I am a fifth-year PhD candidate at the University of Arkansas, where I am co-advised by Drs. Sarah E. DuRant and Carolyn M. Bauer of Swarthmore College.

My research aims to characterize the relationship between heat shock proteins (HSPs) and pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in the invasive mosquito Aedes aegypti in California. An organism can utilize HSPs to stabilize proteins and maintain functional pathways during times of stress. Through the use of molecular techniques such as DNA and RNA isolation for genotyping and transcriptomic (RNA-seq) analysis, I will be able to describe the role of HSPs in mortality outcomes of thermally stressed adult Ae. aegypti pre- and post-pyrethroid exposure. Using differential gene expression analysis, I will show how HSPs respond in a rescue attempt for surviving and deceased samples, allowing for a better understanding of the effects of stress and mortality.

I am a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Biology at California State University, Fresno, with an expected graduation of May 2026, under the mentorship of Brian Tsukimura, Ph.D. I am currently investigating the relationship between thermal stress and insecticide resistance in the invasive mosquito Aedes aegytpi. I have worked with this organism for two years, and previously, during my undergraduate experience in the Tsukimura Lab, I worked with the porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes. After completion of my MS in Biology at CSU, Fresno, I hope to continue my educational journey and obtain a doctorate in the biological sciences.