Dr. Genny Kozak

Genevieve (Genny) Kozak received her B.S. from Cornell University (2004) and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. She was postdoc at Tufts University and University of Illinois before she started her lab at UMass Dartmouth. Her research on the basis of reproductive traits integrates evolution, conservation, speciation, genomic and epigenomic studies. She is an Associate Editor at Evolutionary Ecology.

 

Graduate Students

Brittany Velikaneye (Ph.D., Integrative Biology, UMD Distinguished Doctoral Fellow)

project: Heat-induced reproductive plasticity and its underlying molecular mechanisms in the European corn borer moth

My interests in biology include mate choice, genetics, and the effect of environmental factors on these. I have a B.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Psychological Science from Eastern Connecticut State University.  My current research project includes looking at how different temperatures affect reproduction in European corn borer moths. My personal hobbies include birding, building my collection of flamingos, and watching Hallmark movies.

 

 

Uma Knaven (Ph.D., Integrative Biology)

project: Genome structure, hybridization, and genetic differentiation through seasonal time in elfin butterflies (genus Callophrys)

I am a Ph.D. student interested in evolution, ecology, and the conservation of a species diverse world. I received my B.S. in Biology from the University of Denver in 2021 studying hybridization in cottontails. In my free time I love reading, writing, collecting cool rocks, forgetting to water my plants, and taking my dog, Tessa, to the beach!

 

 

 

Undergraduates (past and present)

 

Arielle Enos

 

B.S., Biology, Class of 2021

Commonwealth Honors research student

Read her papers: Enos et al. 2023,  Enos and Kozak 2021

 

 

Nic Lepage (B.S., Biology, Class of 2026) Bio 440/441 independent research project

Holly Silvestre (B.S., Biology, Class of 2025) Bio 440/441 independent research project

Elsie Perry (B.S., Biology, Class of 2023) Commonwealth Honors research student

Aubrey Pickard (Biology, Class of 2022) Commonwealth Honors research student

Ivy Doroch (B.S., Biology, Class of 2021) Bio 440/441 independent research project

Mallory Kiernan (B.S., Biology, Class of 2020) Commonwealth Honors research student

Former Lab Members

Rebecca Bachtel (M.S., Biology, 2020), Co-advised with Dr. Jennifer Koop. Thesis project: Temporal and spatial variation in invasive snail parasites.

Hunter (Edward) Trowbridge (M.S., Biology, 2024). Thesis project: Conservation genetics and habitat occupancy modeling in the frosted elfin butterfly, Callophrys irus.