I am currently looking to recruit at least two graduate students (1 Masters/1 PhD student) for the Fall 2024 semester. Graduate students can enroll in degree programs within the Ecosystem Science and Management department as well as the interdepartmental Ecology Program at Penn State.  

• Masters student position - The position is funded  by an NSF EEID grant focused on identifying how socioeconomic decisions made by businesses and consumers drive pathogen dynamics in a wildlife trade network. This position will lead laboratory experiments to identify how conditions in captivity shape Bd infection dynamics for commonly traded species . The student will also have the opportunity to complete additional work based on their interests.  If you are interested, please check out this position description here and apply by November 17th, 2023.

• PhD student position - This position will contribute to research focused on disentangling the role of microbiome function and host defenses and how their interplay contributes to host resilience or disease progression. The student will have flexibility to design field studies and/or laboratory experiments within this framework, and the opportunity to work with native US species, frog species from Madagascar or European fire salamanders. If you are interested, please check out this position description here and apply by November 17th, 2023.

I will also co-mentor a PhD student with Dr. David Miller. This position will be exploring disease dynamics, immune function, and behavior in relation to temperature. If you are interested, please check out the position description here and apply by November 17 2023.