Principal Investigator

Nick Teets
Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky (2016-present)
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Florida (2013-2016)
PhD, Entomology, The Ohio State University (2012)
BS, Zoology, Miami University (2007)
Curriculum Vitae​

Postdoctoral Associates

​Mark Garcia
​Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (2016-present)
Postdoctoral Scholar, Salisbury University (2014-2016)
PhD, Evolutionary Biology, University of Alabama (2015)
MS, Integrative Animal Behavior, University of Alabama (2012)
BS, Organismal Biology, California State University, Fresno (2008)
Curriculum Vitae
​​Research Interests

Melise Lecheta
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (2018-present)
PhD, Entomology, Universidade Federal do Parana (2016)
MS, Entomology, Universidade Federal do Parana (2012)
​BS, Biology, Universidade Federal do Parana (2009)
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests

Justin Bredlau
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (2018-present)
PhD, Integrative Life Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
MS, Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University (2011)
BS, Biology, University of Mary Washington (2007)


​David Awde
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (2019-present)
PhD, Ecology and Evolution, Brock University (2019)
​BSc Honours Specialization, Biology - Ecology and Evolution, University of Western Ontario (2012)​
Curriculum Vitae

​​Graduate Students

​Leslie Potts
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2015-present)
​MS, Biology, University of Kentucky (2015)
BS, Wildlife Biology, Murray State University (2012)
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests

Emily Nadeau
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2017-present)
MS, Entomology, University of Kentucky (2017)
Curriculum Vitae​

Fernan Perez
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2018-present)
MS, Plant Biotechnology, LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV
BS, Biotechnology Engineering, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Supriores de Monterray, Queretaro


Laura Unfried
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2019-present)
BS, University of Southern Indiana (2018)
​Curriculum Vitae

​Laboratory Technician

Ellie McCabe
 Laboratory Technician Senior  (2017-present)
MS, Biology, University of New Hampshire (2017)
BS, Zoology, University of Wisconsin (2014)
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Undergraduate Students

Aerianna Littler, Entomology Major (Class of 2020)
Nicholas Jacobs
​Faith Boles
Leah Carpenter