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.
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
Postdoc Researcher
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
Postdoc Researcher
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
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.
Dr. Eva Muir has successfully defended her dissertation and is on to a position with Bishop Burton College in Yorkshire, England. Congratulations Eva, we will miss you.
The Kramer lab is recruiting a postdoc to work on a recently funded Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases grant from USDA.
Shea, Eva, and Austin all present research at ESA in Portland.
Dr. Panda has joined the Kramer lab from Mississippi State University. He will be working on applying high resolution satellite imagery to models of Aedes aegypti in Florida.
I teach the following courses: