Advising Faculty

It is important that you identify a potential faculty advisor, as this will greatly increase your chance of admission to our graduate programs. Although all applications are made available to faculty advisors for review, a graduate student will not be admitted unless he or she has identified a faculty advisor. Once a faculty advisor has requested review of a prospective student, the application is then evaluated on the applicant’s potential for success in graduate school.

Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences:

 

Name Email Website Areas of Expertise
Aday, Derek ddaday@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/derek-aday/ Fisheries science
Bogan, Arthur arthur.bogan@naturalscciences.org N/A Freshwater mollusks, Systematics
Boreman, John jgborema@ncsu.edu N/A Marine fisheries, Stock assessment, Fisheries management
Borski, Russell rjb@ncsu.edu http://borskilab.com/ Fish endocrinology and physiology
Buckel, Jeffrey jabuckel@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/jabuckel/ Marine and estuarine fisheries science
Cao, Jie jcao22@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/jcao22/ Marine conservation, Fisheries stock assessment & management, Climate change
Cope, Gregory gcope@ncsu.edu https://appliedecology.cals.ncsu.edu/faculty/w-gregory-cope/ Ecotoxicology, Water quality, Mollusk conservation, Invasive species
Daniels, Harry harry_daniels@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/hdaniels/ Aquaculture of freshwater and marine fish and shrimp
Eggleston, David eggleston@ncsu.edu https://cmast.ncsu.edu/eggleston/eggleston-lab/ Marine ecology and conservation
Heise, Ryan rjheise@ncsu.edu N/A Fish ecology
Hightower, Joseph jhightower@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/jhncsu/ Fisheries science, Population modeling
Hinshaw, Jeffrey jhinshaw@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/jhinshaw/ Coldwater aquaculture, Fish health management, Water quality
Hopkins, Skylar skylar_hopkins@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/skylar-hopkins/ Disease ecology
Kwak, Thomas tkwak@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/tkwak/ Fish and river ecology and management, Conservation ecology, Production biology
Lynch, Abigail ajlynch@usgs.gov https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/abigail-lynch/ Fish biology
Morris, James jamorri2@ncsu.edu N/A Aquaculture, Aquatic sciences
Ramirez, Alonso alonso.ramirez@ncsu.edu https://www.ramirezlab.net/ Tropical stream ecology, Urban ecology, Community ecology
Reading, Benjamin bjreadin@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/bjreadin/ Aquaculture, physiology, machine learning, genomics, fishes
Shertzer, Kyle kyle.shertzer@noaa.gov N/A Stock assessment, Population ecology, Fishery management
Taylor, Bradley bwtaylo3@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/bwtaylo3/ Freshwater ecosystems, Community and ecosystem ecology

Ecology and Evolution:

Name Email Website Areas of Expertise
Borski, Russell rjb@ncsu.edu http://borskilab.com/ Fish endocrinology and physiology
Buckel, Jeffrey jabuckel@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/jabuckel/ Marine and estuarine fisheries science
Burford Reiskind, Martha mbreiski@ncsu.edu http://burfordreiskind.com/ Population and conservation genomics, Rapid evolution in changing environments, Conservation
Collazo, Jaime jcollazo@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/jcollazo/ Population dynamics, Conservation biology
Cope, Gregory gcope@ncsu.edu https://appliedecology.cals.ncsu.edu/faculty/w-gregory-cope/ Ecotoxicology, Water quality, Mollusk conservation, Invasive species
Dunn, Robert rrdunn@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/rob-dunn/ Hominins, Fermented food, Evolution, the Future
Eaton, Mitchell meaton@usgs.gov https://globalchange.ncsu.edu/secsc/research/mitchell-eaton/ Species disribution modeling, Decision sciences, Quantitative ecology, Climate adaptation
Eggleston, David eggleston@ncsu.edu https://cmast.ncsu.edu/eggleston/eggleston-lab/ Marine ecology and conservation
Gates, Terry tagates@nscu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/tagates/ Dinosaur evolution and ecology, Sexual selection, Evolutionary theory, Fossil sharks
Gross, Kevin krgross@ncsu.edu https://www4.stat.ncsu.edu/~gross/ Mathematical biology, Population ecology, Science of science
Guerrero, Rafael rfguerre@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/rafael-guerrero Evolutionary genomics
Hartsone-Rose, Adam AdamHRose@ncsu.edu HartstoneRoseLab.wordpress.ncsu.edu Functional morphology, Comparative anatomy, Informal STEM engagement
Heil, Caiti cheil@ncsu.edu www.heillab.com Evolutionary genetics, Hybridization, Recombination
Heise, Ryan rjheise@ncsu.edu N/A Fish ecology
Hightower, Joseph jhightower@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/jhncsu/ Fisheries science, Population modeling
Hopkins, Skylar skylar_hopkins@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/skylar-hopkins/ Disease ecology
Irwin, Rebecca reirwin@ncsu.edu irwinlab.weebly.com/ Community & Evolutionary ecology, Pollination biology
Kwak, Thomas tkwak@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/tkwak/ Fish and river ecology and management, Conservation ecology, Production biology
Langerhans, Brian langerhans@ncsu.edu http://gambusia.zo.ncsu.edu/ Evolutionary ecology, Speciation, Adaptation, Predictability of evolution, Trait change in the Anthropocene, Conservation
McKenney, Erin eamckenn@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/erin-mckenney/ Microbial ecology of guts and fermented foods
McKerrow, Alexa mckerrow@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/mckerrow/ Spatial ecology
Pacifici, Krishna jkpacifi@ncsu.edu https://faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu/krishnapacifici/ Quantitative ecology
Ramirez, Alonso alonso.ramirez@ncsu.edu https://www.ramirezlab.net/ Tropical stream ecology, Urban ecology, Community ecology
Reading, Benjamin bjreadin@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/bjreadin/ Aquaculture, physiology, machine learning, genomics, fishes
Schweitzer, Mary mhschwei@ncsu.edu https://molecularpaleo.wordpress.ncsu.edu/ Paleobiology
Sheth, Seema ssheth3@ncsu.edu www.seemasheth.weebly.com Evolutionary ecology, Biogeography
Shroeter, Elena easchroe@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/easchroe/ Molecular paleobiology
Smith, Adrian aasmith7@ncsu.edu https://www.adrianalansmith.com/ Animal behavior, Communication
Tarpy, David drtarpy@ncsu.edu http://www.ncsuapiculture.net Behavioral ecology, Social biology, Apiculture
Taylor, Bradley bwtaylo3@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/bwtaylo3/ Freshwater ecosystems, Community and ecosystem ecology
Terando, Adam ajterand@ncsu.edu https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/people/ajterand/ Human-caused global change impacts on climate and ecosystems
Walker, Christopher cswalke4@ncsu.edu christopherscottwalker.com
Anatomy, Biological anthropology
Youngsteadt, Elsa ekyoungs@ncsu.edu http://youngsteadtlab.org/ Urban ecology, Community ecology, Wild pollinators
Zakas, Christina czakas@ncsu.edu zakaslab@weebly.com EvoDevo, Genetics & Genomics, Life-History
Zanno, Lindsay lezanno@ncsu.edu https://zannolab.wordpress.com/ and https://expeditionlive.org/ Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

Forensic Science:

Name Email Website
Areas of Expertise
Hartsone-Rose, Adam AdamHRose@ncsu.edu HartstoneRoseLab.wordpress.ncsu.edu
Functional Morphology; anatomy, especially comparative; STEM engagement, especially in informal STEM learning institutions
Ross, Ann ahross@ncsu.edu https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/forensicanthropology/
Forensic sciences
Walker, Christopher cswalke4@ncsu.edu http://christopherscottwalker.com
Anatomy, Biological anthropology

Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology:

Name Email Website
Areas of Expertise
Belcher, Scott smbelch2@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/smbelch2/
Molecular and cellular biology; physiology
Hawkins, Mary Beth bhawkins@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/bhawkins/
Physiology and Behavior
Heil, Caiti cheil@ncsu.edu www.heillab.com
Evolutionary genetics, hybridization, recombination
Nascone-Yoder, Nanette nmnascon@ncsu.edu https://nasconeyoderlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Organ development, Morphogenesis, Birth defects
Roberts, Reade rbrober2@ncsu.edu https://readerobertslab.weebly.com/
Genomic basis of adaptation
Schweitzer, Mary mhschwei@ncsu.edu https://molecularpaleo.wordpress.ncsu.edu/ Paleobiology
Zakas, Christina czakas@ncsu.edu zakaslab.weebly.com
EvoDevo, Genetics & Genomics, Life-History

Physiology & Behavior:

Name Email Website
Areas of Expertise
Belcher, Scott smbelch2@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/smbelch2/
Molecular and cellular biology, Physiology
Borski, Russell rjb@ncsu.edu http://borskilab.com/
Fish endocrinology and physiological, molecular, and cellular developmental biology
Buchwalter, David dbbuchwa@ncs.edu https://ecophysiology.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Ecophysiology and toxicology
Godwin, John john_godwin@ncsu.edu https://godwin.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Behavior, Neuroendocrinology, Neurobiology, Sex determination
Hartsone-Rose, Adam AdamHRose@ncsu.edu HartstoneRoseLab.wordpress.ncsu.edu
Functional Morphology; anatomy, especially comparative; STEM engagement, especially in informal STEM learning institutions
Hawkins, Mary Beth bhawkins@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/bhawkins/
Physiology and Behavior
Johnstone, William Miller wmjohnst@ncsu.edu N/A
Physiology and Behavior
Marsden, Kurt kcmarsde@ncsu.edu http://marsdenlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Neuroscience, Behavior, Cell and developmental biology
Meitzen, John jemeitze@ncsu.edu http://www.meitzenlab.org/
Neuroscience, Neuroendocrinology, Electrophysiology
Paciulli, Lisa lisa_paciulli@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/lmpaciul/
Primatology, Behavior, Conservation
Patisaul, Heather hbpatisa@ncsu.edu https://patisaullab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Neuroscience, Behavior, Neuroendocrinology, Endocrine disruption
Planchart, Antonio ajplanch@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/ajplanch/
Physiology and behavior, Toxicology
Roberts, Reade rbrober2@ncsu.edu https://readerobertslab.weebly.com/
Genomic basis of adaptation
Schweitzer, Mary mhschwei@ncsu.edu https://molecularpaleo.wordpress.ncsu.edu/ Paleobiology
Smith, Adrian aasmith7@ncsu.edu https://www.adrianalansmith.com/
Animal behavior, Communication
Walker, Christopher cswalke4@ncsu.edu https://cvm.ncsu.edu/directory/walker-christopher/
Anatomy, Biological anthropology

Zoology:

Name Email Website
Areas of Expertise
Black, Betty blblack@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/blblack/ Zoology
Campbell, Jennifer jlcampbe@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/jlcampbe/ Zoology
Engell, Miles mdengell@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/mdengell/
Behavior and Evolution
Ferzli, Miriam mgferzli@ncsu.edu https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/mgferzli/ Zoology
Hartsone-Rose, Adam AdamHRose@ncsu.edu HartstoneRoseLab.wordpress.ncsu.edu
Functional Morphology; anatomy, especially comparative; STEM engagement, especially in informal STEM learning institutions