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Devin M. Drown

Ph.D. Candidate


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Washington State University

Mark Dybdahl is one of my advisors and an evolutionary ecologist.  I am working on the emperical portion of my thesis with Dr. Dybdahl.

Richard Gomulkiewicz is one of my advisors and a theoretical population geneticist.  I am working on the theoretical portion of my thesis with Dr. Gomulkiewicz.

Mike Alfaro is on my committe and a molecular/theoretical phylogeneticist.  I worked on various molecular sequencing projects of Wrasses (Halichores) as well as Tetradontiformes.

Boston University

Paul Barber was one of my supervisors while I was a research technician.  I worked on several population genetic studies of reef fish.

Phillip Lobel was one of my supervisors while I was a research techician.  I worked on a molecular study of parentage and mating system of a damsel fish (Abudefduf sordidus).

University of Utah

Dale Clayton was my advisor while I was at the University of Utah.  I worked on the host specificity of feather feeding lice on North American Dove hosts.

Kevin Johnson was a post-doc in Dr. Clayton's lab.  We worked on several theoretical cophylogetics and molecular ecology projects.

Undergraduate Research and Advising

Grinnell College

Johnathan (Jackie) Brown was my research advisor while I was at Grinnell College.  I did a molecular systematics project on a family of Cynipid Gall wasps (the same ones that Kinsey worked on).

Leslie Gregg-Jolly was my academic advisor at Grinnell College.

University of Pittsburgh

Susan Kalisz was my supervisor while I was a technician.  I worked on various field and greenhouse studies of plant mating system genetics.


Contact Info

School of Biological Sciences
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-4236
509-335-7914
drown(at)wsu.edu