Dr. Eliza Grames (she/her)

Principal Investigator

Eliza is an integrative biologist using quantitative methods, evidence synthesis, and long-term data to understand the effects of rapid environmental change on biodiversity, with a special emphasis on the causes of insect decline and consequences for insectivorous birds.

Dr. Chris Halsch (he/him)

Postdoctoral Associate

Chris is an ecologist interested in the drivers of long-term insect population trends, especially in the Western United States. He is currently finding ways to spend as much time as possible in the mountains looking for butterflies.

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  • Julianna Yager (she/her)

    PhD Student

    Julianna's research interests lie in using computational models to investigate the cascading effects of climate change on insect dynamics which subsequently influence bird populations. By researching these relationships, she aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of how ecosystems respond to environmental shifts and the far-reaching consequences of climate change.

    Emma Foster (she/her)

    Undergraduate Student

    Emma is completing an honors thesis investigating long-term (130+ years) changes in moth communities near Ithaca by combining digitized collection records and historical effective population size.

    Alison Kryger (she/her)

    Undergraduate Student

    Alison is a double major in Biology and Environmental Science with an interest in ecosystem interactions and plant distributions. She is currently working on independent research focused on plant communities on rock walls/cliff faces.

    Griffen Nenner

    Undergraduate Student

    Griffen is broadly interested in conservation and is working on IUCN Species Status Assessments for insects in New York.

    Jeff John

    Undergraduate Student

    John is a double major in Biology and Environmental Science working on optimizing design of monitoring schemes to encompass anthropogenic stressor gradients.

    Esha Gandham

    Undergraduate Student

    Esha is a Biology major interested in genetics and ecology. She is working on literature review of species extinction and extirpation predictions.

    Suyeon Jang

    Undergraduate Student

    Suyeon is a BUPNUR award student working on the EntoGEM project.

    Jacqueline Justo

    Undergraduate Student

    Jacqueline is a BUPNUR award student working on the EntoGEM project.

    Casey Lau

    Undergraduate Student

    Casey is majoring in Biology with an interest in animal behavior, species interactions, and conservation. She is a BUPNUR award student and is working on the EntoGEM project.

    Rachel Lamond

    Undergraduate Student

    Rachel is a BUPNUR award student working on the EntoGEM project.