Our team
Kim A. Medley, PhD
Principal Investigator
Director, Tyson Research Center
e-mail: kim.medley@wustl.edu
phone: 314-935-8448
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Katie Westby, PhD
Principal Investigator
Disease and Vector Ecologist, Tyson Research Center
e-mail: kwestby@wustl.edu
Tom Radomski, PhD
Research Scientist
Project: Potential for adaptation and range expansion following introduction of a widespread vector
Lauren Johnson
PhD candidate, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Project: Effects of light pollution on the ecology and evolution of container mosquitoes
Kathleen Dobbs
Undergraduate Fellow, ‘23, ‘24 + Senior thesis ‘25
Project: The effect of stage-specific heat waves on Ae. albopictus
Wissal Boudaoud
Undergraduate Research Fellow ‘24, ‘25
Project: How does water chemistry affect container mosquito abundance across levels of urbanization?
Lab alumni
Merlin Uder
Undergraduate Fellow ‘23, TERA ‘22, lead lab tech ‘24
Project: The mosquitoes of Tyson
Elena Powell
Undergraduate Fellow ‘24, TERA ‘23
Project: Changes in Sugar Feeding Frequency and Time of Day with Simulated Artificial Light at Night in Aedes albopictus
Yuena Zhang
Undergraduate Fellow ‘24
Project: The oviposition preferences of mosquitoes within different microclimates
Charlie Rosser
Undergraduate Fellow ‘24
Project: How does humidity affect survival in Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes during heatwaves?
Kari Koerner
TERA ‘24
Project: The Effect of Color Temperature of Light on the Quantity and Viability of Wild Mosquito Eggs
Hope Jett
TERA ‘24
Project: The effect of tire leachate and a heatwave on the development rates of Aedes albopictus
Yoshihiro Yajima
Undergraduate Fellow ‘23
Project: Predicting habitat suitability for the endangered Indiana bat at Tyson Research Center
Ben Orlinick
Undergraduate Fellow ‘22, Senior Thesis ‘22-’23
Project: Genetically based variation in heat tolerance covaries with climate in a globally important disease vector
Laura Tayon
Lab Manager ‘23, Undergraduate Fellow ‘22
Projects: ALL OF THEM
Amani Griffin
Undergraduate Fellow ‘23
Project: Measuring the structural complexity of prairies using LiDAR
Aiden Warner
Undergraduate Fellow ‘23
Project: Survival rates of Aedes albopictus diapause eggs versus normal eggs in heatwave conditions
Ally Moonier
TERA ‘23
Project: How do Tyson mosquito larvae react to tannin solutions made from leaves of common tree species?
Gabriel Bernstein
TERA ‘23
Project: The effect of various animal blood on fecundity and egg viability for Aedes albopictus
Hannah Gurholt
Rotating PhD student, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Project: Mosquito wing morphometrics across an urban landscape
Mike Moore, PhD
Living Earth Collaborative postdoctoral fellow ‘19-’22
Michel Ohmer, PhD
Living Earth Collaborative postdoctoral fellow ‘22
e-mail: @wustl.edu
Bryce Moulton
Undergraduate Fellow ‘22
Angela Smith
Crew Lead ‘22
Danielle Perkins
TERA ‘22
Maura Collins
TERA ‘22
Lexie Beckermann
Lead research technician ‘18,‘19,‘21
Undergraduate Fellow ‘17, TERA ‘15-’16
Projects: ALL OF THEM
Nathaniel Doty
TERA ‘21
Delilah Sayer
Undergraduate Fellow ‘19,‘21
TERA ‘16-’17
Projects: ALL OF THEM
Riley Weber
Undergraduate Fellow ‘21
Project: Temperature variation across urban St. Louis
Anahi Gamboa
Research technician
Project: Anahi worked with Katie on her artificial light at night experiment.
Lois Mack
Undergraduate Fellow ‘19
Project: essential oils and mosquito ecology
Annabelle White
Undergraduate Fellow ‘19
Project: Treehole ecology and priority effects
Tejiri Agigbe
Undergraduate Fellow ‘18
Project: Temperature effects on gregarine infection in larval mosquitoes
Tullaia Powell
TERA ‘18-’19
Project: Bush honeysuckle, warming, and gregarine infection
Adnan Shaik
TERA ‘19
Project: Temperature effects on larval mosquitoes
Sabreena Leach
Undergraduate Fellow ‘18
Project: Urban ecology
Hanna Peterman
Undergraduate Fellow ‘17
Project: Deer use and meningeal worm prevalence in burned and unburned forest plots
Aaron Heisey
Undegraduate Fellow ‘17
Project: Effects of prescribed fire on Lone Star tick questing behavior
Leslie Sterling
Undegraduate Fellow ‘17
Project: Bird-tick abundance in burned and unburned forest plots
Brendan Sweetman
Undergraduate Fellow ‘15-’16
Project: Effects of food quality on parasite infection in container mosquitoes
Thomas VanHorn
Undergraduate Fellow ‘15-’16 TERA ‘13-’14
Project: Environmental drivers of abundance and spatial structure for the Lone star tick
Bailey Saylor
TERA ‘16
Project: Land-use effects on earthworm abundance
Omair Habib
TERA ‘16
Project: Land-use effects on earthworm abundance
Amanda Kalupa
Undegraduate Fellow ‘14
Project: Urban mosquito ecology
Jolena Pang
TERA ‘15
Project: Effects of resources and invasion on mosquito abundance
Anna Darling
Undegraduate Fellow ‘14
Project: Urban ecology and design
Ellie Moen
Undegraduate Fellow ‘14
Project: Urban mosquito ecology