Our lab studies how the interactions between species affect the structure and dynamics of ecological communities. We are particularly interested in aquatic systems, both marine and freshwater, and use a combination of observational and experimental approaches to inform and test mathematical models of multispecies interactions. We thereby aim to contribute theory that integrates our understanding of the behaviour of individuals (e.g., predator foraging) with the ecosystem-level consequences of the interacting populations and species they constitute.


Our lab values diversity. We are immigrants and the descendants of immigrants. We are atheists, agnostics, and people of faith. We don’t all look the same, love the same, or share the same heroes. We are scientists.


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Mark Novak

Associate Professor

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Andrés Pinos-Sánchez

Graduate student

fisheries economics and policy, community ecology

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Arina Martin

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

climate change, trophic interactions, community ecology

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Cheyenne Jarman

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

consumer-resource dynamics, interaction modifications, machine learning

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Paige Foust

Independent Research

predator-prey interactions, behavioral ecology

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Rodrigo Alves

Graduate student

multi-species functional responses, trophic mismatch

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Timeyin Pajiah

Graduate Provost Fellow

predator-prey interactions, temporal variation, species coexistence

Alumni

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Kyle Coblentz

University of Nebraska, Lincoln (postdoc)

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

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Kurt Ingeman

NOAA NMFS (marine ecosystem researcher)

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

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Zachary Randell

Seattle Aquarium

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

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Dan Preston

Colorado State University (assistant professor)

Postdoc

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Leah Segui

Pew Charitable Trusts (senior associate)

NSF Graduate Research Fellow, NSF GROW Fellow

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Jeremy Henderson

Oregon Fish & Wildlife (project manager)

Lab Manager

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Shannon Hennessey

Arizona State University (postdoc)

NSF Graduate Research Fellow, ARCS Foundation Fellow

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Alison Iles

Postdoc

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Chris Wolf

Oregon State University (research associate)

Affiliate Graduate Student

Technicians and Undergraduate Alumni

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David Rockow

Honors Student

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Landon Falke

Colorado State University (phd student)

Research Assistant

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Stephanie Merhoff

Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife

Research Assistant

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Tamara Layden

Reed College

Research Assistant

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Isaac Shepard

University of Maine (phd student)

Honors Student

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Julia Bingham

Duke University (phd student)

Honors Student

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Wendy Saepharn

Element Materials Technology (microbiologist)

Research Assistant

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Hamza Moulvi

Independent Research

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Alicen Billings

Research Assistant

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Beatriz Werber

Oregon Health and Science University

Research Assistant

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Daniel Gradison

Research Assistant

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Jonny Schwartz

Research Assistant

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Sam Sturman

Research Assistant

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Simone Vachon

Independent Research

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Trevor Bark

Independent Research

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