People

Matthew R. Walsh, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biology
University of Texas at Arlington
Email: matthew.walsh@uta.edu


Graduate Students

Meghan Korte
Ph.D. candidate
B.S. College of Saint Benedict
Email: meghan.koenig@uta.edu
Dissertation: The influence of predation on the evolution of cognition and behavior in Trinidadian killifish

Anne Christian
Ph.D. candidate
B.S. California Institute of Technology
M.S. Tufts University
Email: anne.christian@uta.edu


Mikaela Feder
Ph.D. Student
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

Kaitlyn Howell, Ph.D.
B.S. University of Texas at Arlington
Email: kaitlyn.howell@uta.edu
Dissertation: Links between the evolution of brain size and fitness in natural populations of Trinidadian killifish (2022).

J. Alex Landy, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher (2018-present)
Email: joseph.landy@uta.edu

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)


Field Assistants: Logan and Maggie