Faculty

B | C | D | E | J | M | N | O | P | S | T | V | W

Faculty
		Office Location
	Leo Buss Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Senior Research Scientist of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Curator Emeritus of Invertebrate Zoology Peabody Museum leo.buss@yale.edu Research Interests: Allorecognition reactions, wherein a colony detects and reacts to a conspecific on the basis of cell-cell contact, are near ubiquitous amongst the clonal marine benthos.
	Adalgisa Caccone Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Senior Research Scientist in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of the Environment, and Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) 21 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT, 06511 adalgisa.caccone@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-5259 Website Research Interests: Molecular evolution and conservation genetics.	ESC 140
	Jenn Coughlan Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 21 Sachem St. New Haven, CT 06511 jennifer.coughlan@yale.edu Phone: Website Research Interests: Dr. Coughlan is an evolutionary geneticist. The Coughlan lab uses a charismatic group of wildflowers (Mimulus) to understand the genetic basis and evolutionary drivers of adaptation and speciation in nature.	ESC 370A
	Martina Dal Bello Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology martina.dalbello@yale.edu Website Research Interests: Community ecology, microbial ecology, marine ecology, climate change.	YSB 147 and WC ABC 171A
	Mary Beth Decker Research Scientist in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Lecturer in School of the Environment 260 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 marybeth.decker@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-6293 Website Research Interests: Biological oceanography, jellyfish blooms in changing coastal and estuarine ecosystems.	YSB 149; Lab YSB C130
	Annise Dobson Lecturer and Associate Research Scientist annise.dobson@yale.edu
	Michael Donoghue Sterling Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology michael.donoghue@yale.edu Website Research Interests: Plant evolution and systematics; phylogenetic biology.
	Casey Dunn Professor 260 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 casey.dunn@yale.edu Phone: +1 (203) 432-3109 Website Research Interests: Comparative invertebrate zoology. We use phylogenetics to study the evolution of genomes, genome function, morphology, and siphonophores.	YSB C167; Lab YSC C130, G119A
	Erika Edwards Professor; Curator of Botany at the Peabody Museum of Natural History; Director of Marsh Botanical Gardens; Acting Director of Peabody Museum (2025-2026) 260 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 erika.edwards@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-3869 Website Research Interests: Evolution; phylogenetics; plant structure and function; ecological adaptation	YSB C163; Lab YSB C130
	Vanessa Ezenwa Professor 266 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 vanessa.ezenwa@yale.edu Phone: 203 436-2614 Research Interests: Disease ecology, behavioral ecology, ecoimmunology, parasitology	BASS 334; Lab BASS 429
	Walter Jetz Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Professor of Environmental Studies 310 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 walter.jetz@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-7540 Website Research Interests: Macroecology; community ecology; biogeography; global change biology; conservation; ecology and evolution of terrestrial vertebrates.	310 Prospect St; Lab 310 Prospect St
	Joshua Moyer Lecturer of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 225 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 joshua.moyer@yale.edu Research Interests: Functional anatomy and biodiversity of vertebrates. Specializes in the ecological morphology & systematics of cartilaginous fishes (sharks and their relatives) using methods in kinematics, behavior, anatomy & dissection, histology, & biomedical imaging.	SCL 179, SCL Suite 2-2B
	Martha Muñoz Associate Professor Tenure 21 Sachem St. New Haven, CT 06511 martha.munoz@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-9861 Website Research Interests: Evolution, ecophysiology, animal behavior, and phylogenetics
	Thomas Near Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Bingham Oceanographic Curator of Ichthyology, Peabody Museum of Natural History; Head of College - Saybrook College 21 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 06511 thomas.near@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-3002 Fax: Office Hours T & Th 9:30am - 11:00am Website Research Interests: Evolutionary biology of fishes – retracing how species and lineages are treated to one another, primarily using DNA sequence data to reconstruct the evolutionary relationships of species represented through branching diagrams and phylogenies.	ESC 364
	C. Brandon Ogbunu Associate Professor Tenure 260 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 brandon.ogbunu@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-7805 Research Interests: systems biology, population genetics, epidemiology, disease ecology and evolution, science and society	YSB 331; Lab YSB 322-323
	David Post Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 225 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 david.post@yale.edu Website Research Interests: Aquatic ecology; food-web structure and dynamics, eco-evolutionary interactions, environmental change	SCL Suite 3-3B; Lab BASS 430-433
	Jeffrey Powell Research Professor and Professor Emeritus 21 Sachem St. New Haven, CT 06511 jeffrey.powell@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-3887 Website Research Interests: Evolutionary genetics; molecular evolution and conservation genetics.	ESC 172
	Richard Prum William Robertson Coe Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Head Curator of Vertebrate Zoology (Ornithology) Peabody Museum of Natural History 21 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 06511-8934 richard.prum@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-9423 Website Research Interests: Evolutionary ornithology, including phylogenetics, behavior, feathers, structural color, evolution and development, sexual selection, and historical biogeography.	ESC 164
	Linda Puth Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 225 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 linda.puth@yale.edu	SCL 177; SCL Suite 2 – 2C
	Eric Slessarev Assistant Professor 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 eric.slessarev@yale.edu Website Research Interests: Soil science, terrestrial biogeochemistry, ecosystem-geosphere interactions, carbon and nutrient cycling	KGL 417; Lab KGL 318
	Carla Staver Professor; Associate Director of The Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 carla.staver@yale.edu Phone: 203-436-9200 Fax: 203-432-5176 Website Research Interests: Landscape ecology of savannas and forest; fire and herbivore feedbacks; temporal and spatial variability as ecological driver; historical dependence in ecology.	KGL 416; Lab KGL 318
	Stephen Stearns Edward P. Bass Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology stephen.stearns@yale.edu Phone: Website Research Interests: I am retired and no longer accepting graduate students. Life history evolution, evolutionary medicine, evolutionary genetics and innovations in teaching that serve learning.
	Alison Sweeney Associate Professor of Physics; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology alison.sweeney@yale.edu Research Interests: Self-assembly and optical properties of molecular structures, biophysics, evolution of deep sea squid camouflage, combining theory with experiment	SCL 131
	Paul Turner Rachel Carson Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Microbiology Faculty, Yale School of Medicine 260 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 paul.turner@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-5918 Website Research Interests: Virus evolutionary genetics and genomics, mostly in bacteriophages and arthropod-borne viruses. We use experimental evolution to test basic biology questions, and conduct applied research on virus-based therapies to treat disease.	YSB C149; Lab YSB 142A, 148, 148E
	David Vasseur Professor and Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 225 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 david.vasseur@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-2719 Website Research Interests: Theoretical ecology; biodiversity-ecosystem function; impacts of environmental variability on population, community, and ecosystem processes; spatial population synchrony.	SCL 178 (temporary); Lab BASS 430-433
	Günter Wagner Alison Richard Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology gunter.wagner@yale.edu Phone: Website Research Interests: Population genetics theory; evolutionary theory.
	Marta Wells Senior Lecturer of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 225 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 marta.wells@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-6294 Research Interests: Insect behavior and Evolution. Mating signal and speciation in Neuropteran insects.	SCL 171
	Michelle Wong Assistant Professor 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 michelle.y.wong@yale.edu Website Research Interests: Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, plant-soil feedbacks, nutrient cycling	KGL 418; Lab KGL 318

Faculty (affiliated)
		Office Location
	Richard Bribiescas Clayton Stephenson/Yale Class of 1954 Professor of Anthropology and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 10 Sachem St. richard.bribiescas@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-2049 Website	10 Sachem Room 10
	Craig Brodersen Howard and Maryann Newman Professor of Plant Physiological Ecology, School of the Environment 195 Prospect St craig.brodersen@yale.edu Phone: 203-436-5145 Website	Kroon 204
	Nicholas Christakis Sterling Professor of Social & Natural Science; Professor Int Med General Medicine 17 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06511-8965 nicholas.christakis@yale.edu Phone: 203-436-4747 Website	17 HLH
	Liza Comita Davis-Denkmann Professor of Tropical Forest Ecology, School of the Environment 195 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511 liza.comita@yale.edu Phone: 203-436-5783	Kroon 222
	Forrest Crawford Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics, School of Public Health 221 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 forrest.crawford@yale.edu Phone: 203-785-6125 Website
	Gordon Geballe Lecturer Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology gordon.geballe@yale.edu
	Nathan Grubaugh Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) 60 College Street nathan.grubaugh@yale.edu Phone: 203-737-5869 Website	Lab of Epidem, 0608
	Vivian Irish Eaton Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology 260 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511-2106 vivian.irish@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-5572 Website	YSB 425
	James Noonan Albert E. Kent Professor of Genetics and Professor of Neuroscience, School of Medicine 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510-3206 james.noonan@yale.edu Phone: 203-737-1922 Website	SHM I 142C
	Eric Sargis Professor of Anthropology and of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Peabody Museum Curator of Zoology (Mammalogy) and Vertebrate Paleontology 10 Sachem St, New Haven, CT 06511-3707 eric.sargis@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-6140 Website	Room 208
	Oswald Schmitz Oastler Professor at the School of the Environment; Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 195 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-2106 oswald.schmitz@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-5110 Website	Kroon 137
	David Skelly Oastler Professor of the School of the Environment; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Director of Peabody Museum of Natural History 195 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-2106 david.skelly@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-3603 Website	Kroon 208
	Jeffrey Townsend, Ph.D. Elihu Professor of Biostatistics, YSPH; Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 127-153 College St, New Haven, CT 06510 jeffrey.townsend@yale.edu Phone: 203-737-7042 Website	College St, 135 (127-153)
	Serena Tucci Assistant Professor of Anthropology 10 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 06511 serena.tucci@yale.edu Website	Room 10
	J Rimas Vaisnys Professor of Electrical Engineering 15 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511-6816 juozas.vaisnys@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-4253 Website	BCT 519