Matthew R. Walsh, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biology
University of Texas at Arlington
Email: matthew.walsh@uta.edu
Graduate Students
Yee Ann Wong
Ph.D. Student
B.S. University of California at Santa Barbara
Email: yxw0075@mavs.uat.edu
Anne Christian
Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. California Institute of Technology
M.S. Tufts University
Email: anne.christian@uta.edu
Mikaela Feder
Ph.D. Candidate
M.S. Michigan State University
Email: mikaela.hanson@uta.edu
Kevin Tran
Ph.D. Student
B.S. University of Texas at Arlington
Email: huutrung.tran@mavs.uta.edu
Lab Alumni
Meghan Korte, Ph.D.
Dissertation: The influence of predation on the evolution of cognition and behavior in Trinidadian killifish (2024)
Kaitlyn Howell, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Links between the evolution of brain size and fitness in natural populations of Trinidadian killifish (2022).
Current position: Fish and Wildlife Biologist (USFW)
J. Alex Landy, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher (2018-2021)
Current position: Assistant Professor at the University of Tampa
Jared Goos, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2018)
Current position: : Clinical Research Scientist at BioFire Diagnostics
Shannon M. Beston, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Evolution of eye size in Trinidadian killifish (2019)
Current position: Program Manager at BioFire Diagnostics
Michelle Packer, Ph.D.
Dissertation: The evolution of life histories and trait plasticity in Daphnia across environmental gradients (2020)
Former Field Assistants: Logan and Maggie