university of north texas - department of biological sciences - institute of applied sciences

 

Jeff A. Johnson
 

Associate Professor

Dept. of Biological Sciences

Institute of Applied Sciences

 

Tel: 940.369.8071

jajohnson (AT) unt.edu

C.V.

 

 

   
Kelsey Biles
 

Graduate Student, PhD (start: Fall '17)

Research focus: American Kestrel ecology

Biological Sciences

 

KelseyBiles (AT) my.unt.edu

Kelsey is researching American Kestrel winter site fidelity and demographics in north Texas in collaboration with Jim Bednarz.
   
GarrettMeeks Garrett Meeks
 

Graduate Student, MS (start: Spring '17)

Research focus: Peregrine Falcon phylogenomics

Biological Sciences

 

GarrettMeeks2 (AT) my.unt.edu

Garrett is researchering peregrine falcon subspecies phylogenomics using whole genome sequence methods.
   
Ania Wrona
 

Graduate Student, MS (start: Fall '17)

Research focus: Red-shouldered Hawk urban ecology

Biological Sciences

 

AnnaWrona (AT) my.unt.edu

Ania is investigating extra-pair paternity in a red-shouldered hawk population near Cincinnatti, OH. This research is in collaboration with Cheryl Dykstra.
   
AndreaGibbons Andrea Gibbons
 

Graduate Student, MS (start: Spring '18)

Research focus: Harris's Hawk population biology

Biological Sciences

 

AndreaGibbons (AT) my.unt.edu

Andrea is investigating the behavioral ecology of South Texas Harris's Hawk in collaboration with Jim Bednarz and Bill Clark.
   
Christine Gurley
 

Graduate Student, MS (start: Spring '18)

Research focus: Painted Bunting population ecology

Biological Sciences

 

ChristineGurley (AT) my.unt.edu

 

personal website: https://sites.google.com/site/christinegurleybiology

 

Christine is a Master’s student researching delayed plumage maturation in male Painted Buntings. In this species, males possess similar plumage as females during their first potential breeding season, then obtain their characteristic brigntly colored breeding plumage after their second year (ASY). Christine’s MS research is investigating whether males gain any reproductive success before molting into their ASY breeding plumage. This project is in collaboration with Jim Bednarz (UNT) and Peter Dunn (University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee).

 

   
Courtney Paine
 

Graduate Student, MS (start: Fall '18)

Research focus: Zone-tailed Hawk hunting behavior

Biological Sciences

 

CourtneyPaine (AT) my.unt.edu

Courtney is investigating the hypothesis that zone-tailed hawks possess a similar flight behavior as turkey vultures to gain access to potential prey (i.e., predaceous mimicry) in collaboration with Jim Bednarz.
   
Ronny Gale
 

Graduate Student, MS (start: Fall '17)

Research focus: Prairie grouse phylogenetics

Biological Sciences

 

RonnyGale (AT) my.unt.edu

 
   
Lab Alumni:  
Graduate students:  
Sarah Schulwitz Obtained MS May 2012 and PhD in 2016. Currently working for The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho
Stephanie Galla Obtained MS May 2013. PhD - Univ of Canterbury (2020), currently PostDoc at Boise State Univ
Susan Hammerly Obtained PhD Aug 2014. Currently Visiting Assistant Professor at SUNY-Oswego
Alex Stock Obtained MS Aug 2018.
Jeff Whitt Obtained PhD Aug 2019. Currently a PostDoc at Texas A&M - Commerce
Pradeep Khanal Obtainied MS August 2020.
   
Undergraduate students:  
Taylor Allison Undergraduate Researcher -- Graduated with BS May 2011 (now in Dental School)
Jaclyn Rosenwinkle Undergraduate Researcher -- Graduated with BS May 2011
Jessica Fowler Undergraduate Researcher -- Graduated with BS Dec 2010 (now at Arkansas State Univ with Dr. Virginie Rolland)
Nicole Harris Undergraduate Researcher -- Graduated with BS May 2010
Ryan Williams Undergraduate Researcher, McNair Scholar -- Graduated with BS May 2012
Jana Wold Undergraduate Researcher, HMMI Scholar -- Graduated with BS May 2012 (now at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand)
David De La Cerda Undergraduate Researcher, HMMI Scholar -- Graduated with BS August 2013 (now at Washington University)
Alysha Jaballa Undergraduate Researcher -- Graduated with BS in May 2015
   

 

last updated May 2020