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    Cook Graduate Students

    Natalie Dawson
    (Ph.D. in progress)
    "Endemism, conservation genetics, and insular biogeography of 3 carnivores of the Tongass National Forest".
    Andrew Hope (Ph.D. in Progress) "Phylogenetics of Arvicoline rodents".
    Jason L. Malaney (Ph.D. in Progress)  
    Brittany Barker (Ph.D. in Progress: co-advised by Bob Waide) "Landscape genetics of two frogs from Puerto Rico: Eleutherodactylus antillensis and E. portoricensis"

    Jose "Pepe" Frances
    (M.S. in progress)

    "Conservation genetics of charismatic carnivores".

    Jason Thomas
    (Ph.D. in progress)

    "Viral / host coevolution".

    Yadeeh Escobedo
    (Ph.D. in progress)

    "Linkage corridors along the North Pacific Coast".

    Jolene Rearick
    (Ph.D. in progress)

    "Phylogeography of high altitude wood frogs".

    Past Graduate Students
     
    Suzette Durall-Mouchaty
    (M.S. 1993)
    "Phylogenetic analysis of northern hair seals based on nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene".

    Suzette finished her Ph.D. at the University of Lund, Sweden, and is the director for the Scholars Academy, University of Houston Downtown.

    Ellen Weintraub 
    (M.S. 1995)
    "Phylogeography and the island syndrome in the Tundra Vole (Microtus oeconomus)". 

    Ellen is now employed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Anchorage, Alaska.

    Doreen Parker
    (M.S. 1996)
    "Distribution and forest ecology of bats in Alaska". 

    Doreen is now employed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks.

    Griz
    (Chris Conroy)
    (Ph.D. 1998) 
    "Molecular phylogenetics of arvicoline rodents". 

    Chris is now Collection Manager at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley.

    John Demboski 
    (Ph.D. 1999)
    Comparative biogeography and systematics of several mammalian taxa (Glaucomys, Lepus, and Sorex

    John is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Cal State Pomona.

    Karen Stone
    (Ph.D. 2000)

    "The evolution of insular populations of marten (Martes americana)."

    Karen is now Assistant Professor of Biology at Southern Oregon University.

    Allison Bidlack
    (M.S. 2000)

    "Molecular genetics of fragmented populations of northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus)."

    Allison is now in a doctoral program at UC Berkeley.

    John Chythlook
    (M.S. 2000)

    "Stickle-back (Gasterosteus aculeatus) differentiation in Bristol Bay."

    John is now employed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

    Kurt Galbreath
    (M.S.2002)

    "Genetic consequences of Pleistocene glaciations for the tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus) in Beringia".

    Kurt is now a doctoral student at Cornell University

    Michael Lucid
    (M.S. 2003)

    "Phylogeography of Peromyscus along the North Pacific Coast".

    Michael is employed by Idaho Fish and Game.

    Aren Eddingsaas
    (M.S. 2003)

    "Aleutian ground squirrels: endemics or introductions?"

    Aren is a biologist with Idaho Department of Fish and Game

    Eric Tomasik
    (M.S. 2003)

    "Genetic Variation in Wolverine".

    Eric is a biologist with USDA Forest Service in Montana

    Byron Weckworth
    (M.S. 2004)

    "Genetic differentiation of coastal wolves".

    Byron is in a doctoral program at UC Riverside.

    Eric Waltari
    (Ph.D. 2005)
    "Historical biogeography of Beringia: Phylogeography of soricids and leporids".
    Anson Koehler
    (M.S.2006)
    "Comparative coevolutionary examination of Soboliphyme baturini in marten (Martes americana & M. caurina)".
    Amy Runck
    (MS 2001)
    (Ph.D.2006)
    "Genetic and morphologic introgression between Clethrionomys rutilus and Clethrionomys gapperi". Co-advised by M. Matocq. Amy is now a postdoc at the University of Nebraska.

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