People

Principal Investigator
		Area of Interest
	Walter Jetz Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and of Forestry and Environmental Studies 165 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 walter.jetz@yale.edu Phone: +1 (203) 432-7540	Ecology, Biodiversity Science, Conservation, Global Change

Staff
		Area of Interest
	Claire Hoffmann, Ph.D. claire.hoffmann@yale.edu
	Tamara Rudic Science Communication Specialist terudic@gmail.com Website	Science communication, remote sensing, conservation, GIS, environmental education
	Kevin Winner Project Modeling Lead kw689@gmail.com	Joint Species Distribution Models, Spatial Models, Point Processes, Machine Learning, Statistical Ecology, Discrete Statistics, Kernel Methods, Metacommunity Dynamics, Abundance Dynamics, Movement Ecology
	Meredith Palmer, Ph.D. meredith.palmer@yale.edu
	Chris Manciero Senior Software Developer christopher.manciero@yale.edu
	John Wilshire Software Engineer john.wilshire@yale.edu	Plants, Birds, Ecology and Evolution
	Amaar Al-Hayder Senior Administrative Assistant amaar.al-hayder@yale.edu
	Jeremy Cohen Postdoctoral Associate 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT, 06511 Jeremy3cohen@gmail.com Website	Spatial modeling
	Kalkidan Fekadu Software Engineer kalkidanfekadu.chefira@yale.edu	Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
	Eva Lyu Postgraduate Associate qiyue.lyu@yale.edu
	Elise Boos elise.boos@yale.edu
	Beth Gerstner Research Associate beth.egerstner@yale.edu

Former Postdoc or Graduate Student
		Area of Interest
	James Dorey Postdoctoral Associate james.dorey@yale.edu Website	Phylogenetics, ecology, evolution, climate sciences, conservation, and biogeography
	Aurore Maureaud Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology aurore.maureaud@yale.edu	Marine life and the complexity of ecosystems
	Emily Sandall Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology emily.sandall@yale.edu	Functional Morphology and Mechanics, Biodiversity, and Distributional Traits of Dragonflies and Damselflies
	Chloé Schmidt Postdoctoral Associate chloe.schmidt@yale.edu	macrogenetics, macroecology, population genetics, spatial modeling, conservation
	Jussi Mäkinen Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology jussi.makinen@yale.edu	Spatial Ecology, Statistics and Conservation
	Ruth Oliver Associate Research Scientist ruth.oliver@yale.edu	Global Biodiversity, Macroecology, Climate Change, Bioacoustics, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning
	Scott Rinnan Project Manager & Research Scientist scott.rinnan@yale.edu	Population Dynamics, Animal Behavior, Animal Movement, Climate Change, Species Distributions
	Erica Stuber Research Scientist in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology erica.stuber@yale.edu	Spatial and Behavioral Ecology, Methods for Assessing Scale-Dependency, Cross-Scale Linkages, Integrated Modeling, Animal 'Personalities'
	Mao-Ning Tuanmu Former Postdoctoral Researcher mntuanmu@gate.sinica.edu.tw	Assistant Research Fellow (tenure-track faculty) - Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
	Cory Merow Research Scientist 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 cory.merow@yale.edu	Assistant Research Professor, U Connecticut
	Holger Kreft Former Postdoctoral Researcher hkreft@uni-goettingen.de	Professor, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen
	Lauren Buckley Former Postdoctoral Researcher lbuckley@uw.edu	Associate Professor, University of Washington Seattle
	Brett Jesmer Former Postdoctoral Associate brett.jesmer@yale.edu	Assistant Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech
	Sami Domisch Former Postdoctoral Fellow sami.domisch@yale.edu	Senior postdoc at Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
	Stefan Pinkert Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology stefanpinkert@gmx.de	Diversity, Geographic Distribution, and Conservation of Butterflies
	Diego Ellis Soto PhD Student diego.ellissoto@yale.edu	Movement ecology, island biogeography, tropical biodiversity, eco-informatics
	Adam M. Wilson Former Postdoctoral Researcher adamw@buffalo.edu	Assistant Professor, University of Buffalo
	Dan Rosauer Former Postdoctoral Researcher dan.rosauer@anu.edu.au	Research Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra
	W. Daniel Kissling Former Postdoctoral Researcher W.D.Kissling@uva.nl	Associate Professor of Quantitative Biodiversity Science, University of Amsterdam
	Alison G. Boyer Former Postdoctoral Researcher alison.boyer@utk.edu	Research Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
	Scott Yanco Postdoctoral Associate scott.yanco@yale.edu Website	MPYC: movement ecology
	Mario Ribeiro de Moura Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology mario.r.moura@yale.edu	Visiting Associate Professor, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil
	gabriel.reygondeau Former Research Scientist gabriel.reygondeau@yale.edu	Global Biodiversity, Global Marine Ecosystems, Marine Biogeography, Climate Change
	Jonathan Belmaker Former Postdoctoral Researcher jonathan.belmaker@yale.edu	Assistant Professor, Tel Aviv University
	Fabiola Iannarilli Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology fabiola.iannarilli@yale.edu	Variation of Animal Distribution and Abundance in Space and Time
	Ignacio Quintero Former Graduate Student (Ph.D.) ignacio.quintero@yale.edu	Diversification, Macroevolution, Systematics, Phylogeography, Biogeography
	Ben Carlson PhD Candidate ben.carlson@yale.edu	Movement Ecology, Resource Selection, Remote Sensing, GIS, Informatics, Conservation
	Haibao Ren Former Postdoctoral Researcher renhb@ibcas.ac.cn	Assistant Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences
	Ryan Powers Former Postdoctoral Fellow ryan.powers@yale.edu	Remote Sensing & GIS, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Landscape Ecology, Geo-visualization and Complex Systems
	James Watson Former Postdoctoral Researcher james.watson@uq.edu.au	Associate Professor, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
	Colin Mahony colin.mahony@yale.edu	Chief Climatologist, Forest Service, British Columbia, Canada
	Benjamin Kellenberger Postdoctoral Associate benjamin.kellenberger@yale.edu Website	Species distribution modeling with remote sensing and machine (deep) learning, hybrid models
	Marta Jarzyna Former Postdoctoral Associate marta.jarzyna@yale.edu	Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
	Frank A La Sorte Former Postdoctoral Researcher fal42@cornell.edu	Research Scientist, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
	Natalie Cooper Former Postdoctoral Researcher natalie.cooper@nhm.ac.uk	Staff Scientist, Natural History Museum, London
	Carsten Meyer Former Postdoctoral Researcher carsten.meyer@idiv.de	Group Leader, iDiv, Germany
	rohan.simkin PhD Student rohan.simkin@yale.edu	Biodiversity, Habitat Loss, Threatened Species, Urban Land-Use Change, Human Health
	Petr Keil Former Postdoctoral Researcher petr.keil@yale.edu	Research Fellow, iDiv, Leipzig, Germany
	Morgane Barbet-Massin Former Postdoctoral Researcher morgane.barbet-massin@yale.edu	Postdoctoral Associate, Paris-Sud University in Orsay, France
	Douglas Booher Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology doug.booher@yale.edu	Global Diversity, Geographic Distribution, and Conservation of Ants
	Katherine Mertes Former Graduate Student (Ph.D.) katherine.mertes@yale.edu	Postdoctoral Staff Associate, Smithsonian Institution
	Nathan Upham Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology nathan.upham@yale.edu	Ecological Diversification, Biogeography, Molecular Phylogenetics, Fossil Calibration, Niche Evolution, Spatial Biodiversity
	Chia-Ying Ko Former Postdoctoral Researcher cyko235@ntu.edu.tw	Faculty, Institute of Fisheries Science and Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
	Leila Fouda leila.fouda@yale.edu	Movement ecology, anthropogenic stressors, life history, foraging ecology

PhD Student
		Area of Interest
	Richard Li PhD Student richard.li.rl839@yale.edu	Urban Ecology, Invasion Ecology, Biogeography, Botany, Ornithology
	Shubhi Sharma, MSc PhD Student shubham.sharma@duke.edu Phone: +1	Spatial biodiversity science; Statistical ecology; Quantitative ecology

Postdocs and Fellows
		Area of Interest
	Eva Lyu Postgraduate Associate qiyue.lyu@yale.edu

Research Assistant
		Area of Interest
	Elise Boos elise.boos@yale.edu
	Muyang Lu muyang.lu@yale.edu	Macroecology, Macroevolution, Biogeography, Biodiversity Conservation

Former Staff
		Area of Interest
	Krish Maypole Former Research Assistant 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 krish.maypole@yale.edu	Macroecology, Global Change Ecology, Ornithology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Data Analysis.
	Ajay Ranipeta Lead Software Engineer ajay.ranipeta@yale.edu	Biodiversity, Spatial Ecology, Mapping, Data Analysis
	Julie Pham Software Engineer julie.pham@yale.edu
	Wendy Dorman Former Research Associate 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 wendy.dorman@yale.edu	Biodiversity, Avian Migration, Climate Change, Conservation, GIS
	Bort Edwards Research Scientist robert.edwards@yale.edu	Diversity and Conservation of Plants
	Lia Vogas Postgraduate Associate lia.vogas@yale.edu
	Jeremy Malczyk Sr Software Engineer 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 jeremy.malczyk@yale.edu	Jetz Lab, Map of Life
	Julia Portmann Research Associate julia.portmann@yale.edu Phone: +1	GIS, remote sensing, freshwater ecology, restoration, data management
	Danyan Leng Postgraduate Associate danyan.leng@yale.edu	Wildlife Conservation, Movement Ecology, Data Science, GIS and Wildlife-human Interaction
	David Shen Postgraduate Associate david.shen@yale.edu	Conservation biology, ecosystem services, species interactions
	Matthew Rogan Research Associate matthew.rogan@yale.edu	Data-informed biodiversity conservation, population modeling, carnivore conservation
	Maisha Lucas Postgraduate Associate Maisha.Lucas@yale.edu	Data Analysis, Conservation of Insects, and Environmental Policy
	Cody Schank Former Research Assistant cody.schank@yale.edu
	Kate Ingenloff Research Associate kathryn.ingenloff@yale.edu	Biodiversity Informatics; Active Advocate for the Development of Open-Access Biodiversity Data and Resource
	Charlie Marsh Research Scientist in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology charliem2003@gmail.com	Spatial Ecology; Beta-Diversity; Spatial Scaling; Tropical Ecology; Species Distribution Models
	Clara Brandon Postgraduate Associate clara.brandon@yale.edu	Evolution, phylogenetics, biodiversity conservation, data analysis
	Yanina Sica Data Consultant yanina.sica@yale.edu	Biodiversity Conservation, Species Distribution Modelling, Spatial Ecology, Land Use/Land Cover Change Modelling
	Michelle Duong Former Program Manager 165 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 michelle.duong@yale.edu	Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecology
	Jennifer McGowan Research Scientist jennifer.mcgowan@yale.edu	Decision-science, systematic conservation planning, spatial prioritization, conservation finance
	Kira McCall Research Associate 1 kira.mccall@yale.edu
	Megan Blake Senior Administrative Assistant megan.blake@yale.edu

Former Lab Visitor
		Area of Interest
	Jessica Vigneron Post Grad Associate jessica.vigneron@yale.edu	Cognitive Ecology, Behavioural Ecology, Animal Behaviour, Cognition, Machine Learning, Statistical Modelling, Tropical Ecology, Conservation, Primatology, Mammalogy.
	Claire Baldeck Visitor cabaldeck@gmail.com	Species Distribution Modeling, Conservation Biogeography, Tropics
	Shalila de Bourmont Student Employee 246 Church St, New Haven, CT 06510-1703 shalila.debourmont@yale.edu	Ecology and Human Health Interactions
	Robin Sleith Former Research Assistant robin.sleith@yale.edu	PhD student, NY Botanical Garden
	Melodie McGeoch melodie.mcgeoch@monash.edu	Ecology, Spatial Ecology, Conservation Biology, Invasion Biology, Protected Areas
	Renqiang Li Research Scholar renqiangli@igsnrr.ac.cn
	Michael Torselli Research Assistant michael.torselli@yale.edu
	Christopher Trisos Postdoctoral Associate ctrisos@sesync.org	Senior Research Fellow, U Cape Town
	Amelia Linett Research Assistant 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 amelia.linett@yale.edu	Climate Change, Conservation Ecology, Animal Welfare, Food Policy, Environmental Justice
	Victoria Dombrowik Research Assistant 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 victoria.dombrowik@yale.edu	Global Biodiversity, Disease Ecology, GIS, Remote Sensing
	Tessa Adler Undergraduate Researcher tessa.adler@yale.edu	I'm interested in scientific writing, marine biology, conservation biology, and ecosystem ecology.
	Isabel Del Toro Mijares Postgrad Associate isabel.deltoromijares@yale.edu
	Robin Bauknecht robin.bauknecht@yale.edu
	Dan Greenberg Visiting PhD Student dgreebe@sfu.ca	Macroevolution, Conservation
	Julie Hart Data and Outreach Coordinator julie.hart@yale.edu
	Lukas Gabor Postdoctoral Associate gabor@fzp.czu.cz Website	Species Distribution Models, Various Spatial Data Quality in Species Distribution Models, Data Uncertainty in Publicly Shared Data, Remote Sensing, GIS
	Drew Robinett Undergraduate Researcher drew.robinett@yale.edu	Conservation Biology, Global Change Ecology, Ornithology, Science Communication
	Pamela Gonzalez del Pliego, PhD Visiting Research Scholar pgonzalezdelpliego@gmail.com
	Rob Anderson Post Grad Associate robert.anderson.ra685@yale.edu	Biodiversity, Species Interactions, Mapping, Conservation, Ornithology
	Giuseppe Amatulli Research Scientist 165 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 giuseppe.amatulli@yale.edu
	Caitlin Wolters Front-End Web Developer caitlin.wolters@yale.edu

Former Undergraduate Students
		Area of Interest
	Adin Ring adin.ring@yale.edu	botany, invasion ecology, restoration ecology
	Gawain Antell Undergraduate Student gawainantell@gmail.com	Behavioral Ecology, Species Distribution, Comparative Ethology, Entomology
	Rebecca Beilinson Undergraduate Student rebecca.beilinson@yale.edu	Conservation Biology, Macroecology, Disease Ecology, Biogeography

Visitor
		Area of Interest
	Tz-Hsuan Tseng Visiting Research Assistant tz-hsuan.tseng@yale.edu