Arianna Kuhn (she / hers)
Arianna uses field, lab and collections based experiences to understand how species have colonized novel habitats, and what external and intrinsic factors caused these organisms to originate, differentiate form other organisms, and persist through challenging conditions. In the Biodiversity & Global Change Lab, we use this information to model and predict how these species, communities and ecosystems will fare under future changes in climate and across the landscape.
Favorite herp: Malagasy snakes have my heart, but I have always been fascinated by all snakes in the genus Bitis and the genus Atheris
Favorite non-herp: I love Salticids, and I can’t get enough of them!
Favorite thing to do besides looking for herps: cycling, hiking, backpacking, petting cute dogs
Joey Cannizzaro (he / his)
Joey is interested in using genetic tools to understand a species’ evolutionary history, current status, and implications for conservation biology. Joey is also interested in aspects of behavior ecology and collections-based research in Natural History Museums and Zoo facilities. For his dissertation, Joey is investigating the conservation and evolutionary genomics of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) using RAD-seq and whole-genome datasets in phylogeographic, population, and landscape genetic frameworks.
Favorite herp: Crotalid, natricine and dipsad snakes, Pseudacris frogs, Crocodilians, and Proteid salamanders
Favorite non-herp: Platypus/Rhino
Favorite thing to do besides looking for herps: watching comedy specials, sitting in coffee shops, and reading action fiction books
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