EEB Faculty

EEB Faculty

Sara Baer
Dr. Sara Baer
  • Professor, Senior Scientist
  • Director, Kansas Biological Survey
  • Research Interests: Plant, Soil, Ecosystem, and Restoration Ecology
Dr. Kristen Baum
Dr. Kristen Baum
  • Director of Monarch Watch
  • Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Research Interests: Pollinator Ecology, Plant-Insect Interactions, Insect Conservation, Monarch Butterflies, Grassland Ecology, Managed Ecosystems
Chris Beard
Dr. K. Christopher Beard
  • Senior Curator, Biodiversity Institute
  • Distinguished Foundation Professor
  • Research Interests: Mammalian Paleontology, Primate Evolution, Phylogenetics, Biogeography, Functional Morphology
James Bever
Dr. James Bever
  • Foundation Distinguished Professor
  • Research Interests: Population and Community Ecology, Mutualisms, Mycorrhizae, Pathogens, Microbiome Feedback
Sharon Billings
Dr. Sharon Billings
  • Professor, Senior Scientist
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Research Interests: Ecosystem Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Forest and Grassland Responses to Climate and Land Use Change
Rafe Brown
Dr. Rafe Brown
  • Professor
  • Curator-in-Charge, Herpetology Division, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Institute
  • Research Interests: Island Archipelagos, Biogeography, Speciation Genomics, Amphibians & Reptiles
Amy Burgin
Dr. Amy Burgin
  • Professor, Senior Scientist
  • Research Interests: Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Microbial Functions, Anthropogenic Changes to Water Quantity and Quality
Jocelyn Colella
Dr. Jocelyn Colella
  • Robert W. and Geraldine Wilson Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Curator
  • Research Interests: Evolutionary Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Hybridization
Dr. Nico Franz
Dr. Nico Franz
  • Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Krishtalka Director, Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum
  • Research Interests: Biocollections infrastructure and services, Biodiversity data science, Insect systematics and evolution, Societal engagement
Lena Hileman
Dr. Lena Hileman
  • Professor
  • Chair, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Professor
  • Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Research Interests: Floral Evolution, Plant Development, Plant Evolutionary Genomics
Kirsten Jensen
Dr. Kirsten Jensen
  • Professor
  • Senior Curator
  • Associate Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Research Interests: Parasitology, Evolutionary Biology, Biodiversity Patterns, Taxonomy, Phylogenetics
Maria Orive
Dr. Maria E. Orive
  • Professor
  • Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Research Interests: Evolutionary Theory, Clonal Reproduction, Pathogens and Symbionts, Eco-Evolutionary Dynamic
Daniel Reuman
Dr. Daniel Reuman
  • Professor
  • Senior Scientist
  • Research Interests: Quantitative Ecology, Population and Community Ecology, Spatial and Landscape Ecology, Synchrony and Stability, Biodiversity and Coexistence
Ben Sikes
Dr. Benjamin Sikes
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Scientist
  • Research Interests: Fungal Ecology, Plant and Soil Community Ecology, Adaptations to Extreme Environments, Restoration and Sustainable Agriculture
Jorge Soberon
Dr. Jorge Soberón
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Research Interests: Species Distribution Patterns, Macroecology, Biogeography, Biodiversity Governance and Policy