Great Plains Fellows: Biology

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NameTitleInstitutionSpecialty
Thomas BraggProfessor, Biology & Preserves DirectorUNOGrasslands, plant and fire ecology
Charles BrownProfessor, Biological SciencesUniversity of TulsaSocial behavior in vertebrates, cliff swallow
John DeLongAssociate Professor, Biological Sciences, Director of the Cedar Point Biological StationUNLPredator-prey ecology, climate adaptation, and eco-evolutionary dynamics
Timothy DicksonAssociate Professor, Biology, Turkey Creek Preserve DirectorUNOPrairie restoration, grasslands, diversity biology, ecology
Keith GelusoProfessor, BiologyUNKField biology, bats, rats, mammalogy
Wyatt HobackProfessor, Entomology and Plant PathologyOklahoma State UniversityEntomology, limnology, biology, plants and animals, conservation
Pamela Steele KellarAssociate Professor, BiologyUNOPlant systematics, Great Plains flora, tallgrass prairie, plant biodiversity
Louise Lynch-O'BrienAssistant Professor, EntomologyUNLInsect biology, community/citizen science, One Health Extension, informal science education and literacy
Dustin RanglackNWRC Research ScientistUSDALarge mammal ecology, conservation, and management
Letitia ReichartProfessor, BiologyUNKAvian biology, molecular ecology, behavioral ecology
Travis RobbinsAssistant Professor, BiologyUNOVertebrate adaptations to thermal environments, evolution of social intelligence, epigenetic inheritance
Sabrina RussoProfessor, BiologyUNLPlant ecology and diversity
Julie ShafferProfessor, Biology; Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic AffairsUNKInvertebrate microbial iteractions
Brigitte TenhumbergProfessor, Biological SciencesUNLPlant and insect ecology, life history evolution
Simon TyeBiologyUniversity of ArkansasNatural history of Great Plains organisms, ecological catastrophes
Mary Ann VintonAssociate Professor, BiologyCreighton UniversityPlant, ecosystem and grassland ecology, invasive plants
Melissa WuellnerAssociate Professor, BiologyUNKFisheries ecology and management, human dimensions of wildlife and fisheries
Judy Wu-SmartExtension & Research EntomologistUNLBee Lab leader, pesticide exposure, landscapes, stressors on bee behavior