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 speciation integrates behavior, evolution, conservation, and genomic studies. She is an Associate Editor at Evolutionary Ecology. See About tab for CV and links to research profiles. Follow on Twitter @GenevieveKozak

 

 

 

Graduate Students

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

project: Environmental factors that affect mate choice 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 mating choices in European Corn Borer Moths. My personal hobbies include birding, building my collection of flamingos, and watching Hallmark movies.

 

 

Hunter Trowbridge (M.S., Biology)

project: Genetic differences associated with host plant in the Frosted Elfin Butterfly

I am interested in conservation, genetics, and ecology. I have a degree in wildlife and conservation biology from the University of Rhode Island, and my current research focus is on the frosted elfin butterfly. When I’m not working on research, you can find me skiing, climbing, biking, or otherwise playing outside.

 

 

Uma Knaven (Ph.D., Integrative Biology)

I am a first year 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)

Ivy Doroch

 

B.S., Biology, Class of 2021

Bio 440/441 independent research project

 

 

 

Arielle Enos

 

B.S., Biology, Class of 2021

Commonwealth Honors research student

Read her paper here

 

 

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

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

Former Lab Members

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