We Are an Enthusiastic, Insect-Loving Team

Primary Investigator

I believe that the best way to understand collective behavior is through a holistic approach, both in the lab and how we teach and communicate the science we do.

Hobbies

Cooking, weight lifting, gardening

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Laboratory Manager, Senior Research Technician

Wisconsin Beekeeper Extraordinaire

Hobbies

Bees, Beekeeping

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PhD Student

Justine is interested in how internal factors, such as the gut microbiome, and external factors, like exposure to pollutants, all influence social behavior and scale to affect societal dynamics.

Hobbies

Full time cat and plant mom, crocheting, video gaming, and cooking

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PhD Student - NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Rachael is interested in how stress impacts social behavior.

Hobbies

Lifting weights, backpacking, and watching indie movies in subtitles no one understands

PhD Student

Casey is interested in communication networks and how they are used to organize collective behavior.

Hobbies

Painting, board games and spending time with her dog

PhD Student

Kerrigan is interested in how environmental and social information are received by individuals and acted upon in communities.

Hobbies

Quilting, paddle boarding, playing board or video games

High School Student - Even More Extraordinary Beekeeper Extraordinaire

Eve has been interning at the Cook lab for 2 years and has been an apprentice to Lab Manager Trevor at Lloyd St. Bees for 4 years. She's investigating the effects of propolis on honeybees affected by antibiotics.

Hobbies

Bees, reading, painting, studying Arabic