People

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 

Mike Gillis, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Eco-evolutionary interactions in Daphnia (2019)

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