Seminars
Last updated: September 26, 2023

August 22, 2023
Selected EEB Graduate Student PresentationsAnjali Gupta,
Seminar Title: Can autosomal suppression of meiotic drive prevent cycling of sex chromosomes?
Naomi Betson,
Seminar Title: Effects of forb seeding density on community structure and development across 8 years of a tallgrass prairie restoration
Christian Supsup,
Seminar Title: Shedding light on centuries of confusion: partial taxonomic re-assessment of the genus Bronchocela (Squamata: Agamidae) in the Philippines”

August 29, 2023
Dr. Justin Blumenstiel,The University of Kansas
Seminar Title: Evolutionary Dynamics of Transposable Elements in a Small RNA World

September 5, 2023
Dr. Maggie Wagner,The University of Kansas
Seminar Title: All tangled up: Microbes and microevolution in plants

September 19, 2023
Dr. Saima Shahid,Oklahoma State University
Seminar Title: Untangling RNA silencing pathways in plant-parasite interactions
Faculty Host: Dr. Justin Blumenstiel

September 26, 2023
Dr. Elizabeth Carlan,Washington University
Seminar Title: Linking the past to the present: How human history has shaped the distribution and evolution of urban wildlife
Faculty Host: Dr. Maria Orive

October 3, 2023
Dr. Kin Onn Chan,University of Kansas,
KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
Seminar Title: The confounding effects of gene flow on phylogenetic inference, biogeography, and species
Faculty Host: Dr. Rich Glor

October 10, 2023
Dr. Monica Carvalho,University of Michigan
Seminar Title: End-Cretaceous extinction and the evolution of modern tropical rainforests
Faculty Hosts: Drs. Kelly Matsunaga & Brian Atkinson

October 24, 2023
Dr. Emilio Berti,German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Faculty Host: Dr. Dan Reuman

October 31, 2023
Dr. Sarah Bush,University of Utah
Seminar Title: Evolutionary Ecology of Avian Grooming Behavior
Faculty Host: Dr. Town Peterson

November 7, 2023
Dr. Tomomi Parins-Fukuchi,University of Toronto
Faculty Host: Dr. Kelly Matsunaga

November 14, 2023
Dr. Erin Seybold,University of Kansas,
Kansas Geological Survey
Seminar Title: Terrestrial-aquatic transitions in non-perennial streams: the impact of stream wetting and drying on water sources, solute dynamics, and ecosystem function
Faculty Host: Dr. Amy Burgin

November 28, 2023
Dr. Lila Fishman,University of Montana
Faculty Host: Dr. Jae Young Choi

December 5, 2023
Dr. Andreas Chavez,Ohio State University
Faculty Host: Dr. Jocelyn Colella
Previous Semesters
During the pandemic, we are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30 PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.
Feb. 20, 2023 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations
3:45 Matthew Travert
4:05 Kayla Clouse
4:25 Fernando Machado-Stredel
March 21, 2023 – Dr. Posy Busby, Oregon State University
March 28, 2023 – Dr. Grace Lee, University of California, Irvine
April 11, 2023 – Emerging Lecturer: Ecology & Global Change Biology
Dr. Kadeem Gilbert, Michigan State University
April 20, 2023 – Armitage Lecturer
Dr. J. Checo Colón-Gaud, Georgia Southern University
April 25, 2023 – Michener Lecturer
Dr. Sandra Rehan, York University
May 2, 2023 – Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Lecturer
Dr. Lydia Zeglin, Kansas State University
During the pandemic, we are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30 PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.
Feb. 21, 2022 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations
3:45 Devon DeRaad
4:05 Alex Fulk
4:25 Ceyda Kural
April. 21 & 22, 2022 – The Armitage Speaker
Dr. Amy Rosemond, University of Georgia
April 26, 2022 - Dr. Kory Evans, Rice University
We are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30 PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.
Aug. 23, 2022 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations
3:45 Keana Tang
4:05 Laura Podzikowski
4:25 Ben Wiens
September 13, 2022 - Dr. Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, University of California, Irvine
Evolutionary Mechanisms Emerging Speaker
September 27, 2022 - Dr. Jonathan Bloch, Florida Museum of Natural History
October 25, 2022 - Dr. Matthew Bowker, Northern Arizona University
November 1, 2022 - Dr. Suzanne Sindi, University of California, Merced
November 8, 2022 - Dr. Carlos Garcia-Robledo, University of Connecticut
November 22, 2022 - Dr. John Willis, Duke University
During the pandemic, we are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30 PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.
Aug. 24, 2021 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations
3:45 Lucas DeCicco
4:05 Robert J. Ramos
4:25 Sharif Tusuubira
Aug. 31, 2021 - Dr. Folashade Agusto, University of Kansas
September 7, 2021 - Dr. Andrew Short, University of Kansas
September 14, 2021 - Dr. Amy Burgin, University of Kansas
October 5, 2021 - Dr. Rhiannon LaVine, University of Kansas
November 16, 2021 - The Michener Lecture
Dr. Amy Toth, Iowa State University
November 30, 2021 - GSO Speaker
Dr. Laura Kubatko, Ohio State University
December 7, 2021 - Dr. Katy Heath, University of Illinois (virtual)
Due to the COVID-19 virus, all EEB seminars listed below will be presented virtually. Links to the virtual presentations will be posted prior to the date listed below.
All seminars start at 3:30 pm for social, 3:45 pm for start of the seminar unless otherwise noted.
Feb 2 Lisette de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Feb 22 Graduate Student Recruitment
3:45 pm Anna Klompen
4:05 pm Emma Hauser
4:25 pm Rachel Neff
Mar 2 Dr. Jaelyn Eberle, University of Colorado
Mar 16 The Michener Lecture
Dr. Sarah Kocher, Princeton University
Mar 30 Dr. Evangeline Ballerini, California State University, Sacramento
Apr 6 Distinguished Ecology/Global Change Biology
Melinda Smith, Colorado State University
Apr 13 Distinguished Biodiversity/Macroevolution
Dr. Susana Magallon, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Apr 27 Dr. Catherine Rushworth, University of Minnesota
Due to the COVID-19 virus, all EEB seminars listed below will be presented virtually. Links to the virtual presentations will be posted prior to the date listed below.
Sep 8 Phillip Barden, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Sep 22 Stephanie Hampton, Environmental Biology, NSF
Sep 29 Erika Marin Spiotta, Distinguished Diversity Speaker, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Oct 20 Alison Bennett (GSO speaker), Ohio State University
Oct 27 Douda Bensasson, Unversity of Georgia
Nov 10 EEB Graduate Students: Keana Tang, Camille Delavaux, Matthew Travert
Unless noted, all seminars will be held in 1005 Haworth Hall with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30-3:45 PM and the seminar starts at 3:45 PM
Jan 21 Jocelyn Colella, University of New Hampshire
Jan 28 Lauren Shoemaker, University of Wyoming
Feb 4 Emily Sessa, University of Florda
Feb 11 Colin Donihue, Washington University
Feb 18 Margarita Lopez-Uribe, Penn State (GSO Speaker)
Feb 24 A. Katzer, H. Burrell, & P. de Mello (Monday)
Mar 3 Kristina Douglass, Penn State
Mar 10 SPRING BREAK
Mar 17 Posy Busby, Oregan State University CANCELLED
Mar 24 Phillip Barden, NJ Institute of Technology CANCELLED
Mar 31 Caleb Robbins, University of Kansas CANCELLED
Apr 7 Sara Kocher, Princeton (Michener Spkr) CANCELLED
Apr 14 Jaelyn Eberle, University of Colorado CANCELLED
Apr 21 Anji Ballerini, Sacramento State CANCELLED
Apr 30 Amy Rosemond, Univ. of Georgia CANCELLED
May 5 Rhiannon LaVine, University of Kansas CANCELLED
Unless noted, all seminars will be held in 1005 Haworth Hall with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30-5:00 PM and the seminar starts at 3:45 PM
Aug 27 Graduate Student symposium
Sep 3 Paul Hime, University of Kansas
Sep 10 Rolfe Mandel, University of Kansas
Sep 17 Scott Hawley, Stowers Institute
Sep 24 Hannah Kinmonth-Schultz, University of Kansas
Oct 1 *Corey Welch (Distinguished Diversity), Iowa State
Oct 8 Andrea Sweigart, University of Georgia
Oct 15 FALL BREAK
Oct 22 Danielle Way, Western Ontario University
Oct 29 **Rodolfo Dirzo (Distinguished Ecology), Stanford University
Nov 5 David Civitello, Emory University
Nov 12 John Kappelman, University of Texas-Austin
Nov 19 Brian Couch, University of Nebraska
Nov 26 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec 3 Mabel Rice, CANCELLED
Dec 10 Keryn Gedan, George Washington University
*Reception at the Oread Hotel
**Reception at the Burge Union