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Research
My research interests are focused on coevolutionary interactions,
particularly host-parasite interactions. I’m
interested in
the effect of dispersal (or migration) on coevolutionary
interactions. I am also interested in how the local patterns
of
interaction between host and parasite (e.g. local adaptation) can scale
up and lead to patterns of host specificity. My thesis
research
is divided into two main areas: empirical work on Potamopyrgus
antipodarum and theory work on the evolution of migration.
(read more)
FUNDED!
My NSF DDIG
proposal (Dissertation
Research: Local Adaptation and Diversification in Parasites) was
funded this year.
Last year I was accepted into the IGERT
Program in Evolutionary Modeling (IPEM).
This is a joint training program between Washington State
University and University of Washington. It also incorporates
both Biology and Anthropology departments in
addressing "Model-based Approaches to Biological and Cultural
Evolution."
Recent Publications
Gomulkiewicz
R, Drown DM, Dybdahl MF, Godsoe W, Nuismer SL, Pepin KM, Ridenhour BJ,
Smith CI, and Yoder JB. 2007. Do’s and
Don’ts of testing
the geographic mosaic theory of coeveolution. Heredity 98: 249-258. LINK
Meekan
MG, Vigliola L, Doherty PJ, Drown DM, Jones E, and Barber PH.
2007.
Genetic identity determines risk of post-settlement mortality in a
coral reef fish. Ecology 88: 1263-1277. LINK
Books on my desk
Some of these are there for reference and some I'm trying to
work
my way through. I think one of best semesters in graduate
school
has been the one where I was taking three seminars simultaneously each
reading a different book (Evolutionary
Theory by SH Rice, Species
Invasions ed by DF Sax, JJ Stachowicz, and SD Gaines, and Speciation
by JA Coyne and HA Orr). The amount I learned was surely
greater
than the sum of the parts. Also, I've really been enjoying
many
of the books in the Monographs
in Population Biology series from Princeton University press.
Just recently I spent a semester going through
A
Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling (or here)
by Sarah Otto
and Troy
Day as part of a graduate reading group. We took
our time tackling just one chapter per week and I got a tremendous
amount of information out of this book. Anyone just starting
out in Modeling should take a look at this excellent book.
- Future planned
readings
- Kept handy and recommended
- Matlab user manual by Mathworks is
always a good reference
Postdoctoral future?
I don't think it's ever too early to start thinking about postdoctoral
positions. Eventually I'll finish my degree and I know the
next
step is finding a new place to call home for a few years.
I've
recently seen some good articles that offer some great advice.
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