Suman has joined the Kramer lab after receiving a Masters at Missouri State University. His PhD project will focus on understanding applying quantitative methods to understanding the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities.
I am interested in the ecology of species invasions and zoonotic diseases, and in the underlying population ecology of small populations. My research addresses several questions including:
How can integrating processes at multiple scales improve predictions of species invasion and disease emergence, particularly the pattern of spatial spread?
What are the mechanisms driving dynamics of small populations, and how do they influence the opposing outcomes of extinction and invasion?
I link theory with empirical data to produce general insights and work across scales from the microscopic to continental. My research aims to make effective use of increasingly powerful computational tools, and I use machine learning tools and network approaches to develop predictive models for the spread of invasive species and emerging infectious diseases. I also develop dynamical models and conduct laboratory, mesocosm and whole-lake experiments with crustacean zooplankton to better understand the dynamics of extinction, invasion, and species coexistence.
Assistant Professor, 2018-current
University of South Florida
Assistant Research Scientist, 2012-2017
University of Georgia
Postdoctoral Associate, 2007-2012
University of Georgia
PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife & Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior, 2007
Michigan State University
B.S. in Biology, 2000
Saint Louis University
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Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of small populations
Invasion and spread of species using species distribution models, deep learning, and spatial simulations
Examining spatial dynamics of epidemics on networks
Dynamics and structure of freshwater zooplankton communities
PhD Student
Postdoc Researcher
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Postdoc Researcher
Lab technician
PhD Student
Masters Student
PhD Student
PhD Student
Undergraduate Student
Masters Student
Masters Alumni
PhD Student
Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of small populations
Invasion and spread of species using species distribution models, deep learning, and spatial simulations
Examining spatial dynamics of epidemics on networks
Dynamics and structure of freshwater zooplankton communities
Suman has joined the Kramer lab after receiving a Masters at Missouri State University. His PhD project will focus on understanding applying quantitative methods to understanding the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities.
Welcome to Dr. Mayank Gangwar and farewell to Gabby Johnson! It has been an excellent summer in the lab. Mayank has joined to work on the transmission dynamics of multi-host zoonotic pathogens. And it was a pleasure to host Gabby, a Swarthmore College senior, as she worked on modeling the species richness of SARS-CoV-2 susceptible mammals.
Eva’s paper, The magnitude of Allee effects varies across Allee mechanisms but not taxonomic groups, is now available in Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10386
Lauren has a new paper out from her dissertation work, Ranavirus and helminth parasite co-infection in invasive American bullfrogs in the Atlantic forest, Brazil. It is now available in the International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100924
Dr. Ash has joined the Kramer lab from Middlebury College. She is taking the lead on our study of how high resolution satellite imagery may improve models of Aedes aegypti abundance in the U.S.
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