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Postdoctoral scholar
Global and Planetary Health
College of Public Health
University of South Florida
PhD, Wildlife Ecology
ecornelius@wisc.edu
ecruhs@usf.edu
Global and Planetary Health
College of Public Health
University of South Florida
PhD, Wildlife Ecology
ecornelius@wisc.edu
ecruhs@usf.edu
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of South Florida in the labs of Drs. Cynthia Downs, Marty Martin, and Rays Jiang.
Broadly, I am interested in ecoimmunology, ecophysiology, physiological trade-offs, wintering and migration ecology and disease dynamics.
Background
Prior to my current position, I was a postdoctoral contractor for USGS National Wildlife Center understanding the broad impacts of climate change on Wildlife Health. In 2018, I had a postdoctoral fellowship with Drs. François Vézina conducting field and lab-based research on various passerine species examining phenotypic mismatch, physiological responses in response to the acute environmental challenges and understanding the carryover effects of high-preforming individuals during the winter and summer portions of the annual cycle.
I received my PhD in Wildlife Ecology in 2017 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Dr. William Karasov's laboratory. My research examined the immune function and physiology of wild birds and its response to variation in resource availability. I worked with black-capped chickadees and boreal chickadees in the boreal forest near Québec city, Canada.
I received my Masters of Science degree in Ecology at the University of Georgia in 2013 under the advisement of Drs. Sonia Altizer and Andrew Davis. For my Master's project, I examined the degree to which neotropical songbirds face resource trade-off between condition and immune defense during migration. Specifically, I investigated how lipid storage, stress, parasites and immune defenses interact during the migrations of several songbird species that pass through coastal Georgia each fall.
I completed my Bachelor's of Science in Zoology at Michigan State University in 2011. After working in the Avian Health and Disease Ecology lab under the advisement of Dr. Jennifer Owen, I realized how much I enjoy working with birds, and learning about their immune function, disease dynamics and their phenotypic flexibility.
Broadly, I am interested in ecoimmunology, ecophysiology, physiological trade-offs, wintering and migration ecology and disease dynamics.
Background
Prior to my current position, I was a postdoctoral contractor for USGS National Wildlife Center understanding the broad impacts of climate change on Wildlife Health. In 2018, I had a postdoctoral fellowship with Drs. François Vézina conducting field and lab-based research on various passerine species examining phenotypic mismatch, physiological responses in response to the acute environmental challenges and understanding the carryover effects of high-preforming individuals during the winter and summer portions of the annual cycle.
I received my PhD in Wildlife Ecology in 2017 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Dr. William Karasov's laboratory. My research examined the immune function and physiology of wild birds and its response to variation in resource availability. I worked with black-capped chickadees and boreal chickadees in the boreal forest near Québec city, Canada.
I received my Masters of Science degree in Ecology at the University of Georgia in 2013 under the advisement of Drs. Sonia Altizer and Andrew Davis. For my Master's project, I examined the degree to which neotropical songbirds face resource trade-off between condition and immune defense during migration. Specifically, I investigated how lipid storage, stress, parasites and immune defenses interact during the migrations of several songbird species that pass through coastal Georgia each fall.
I completed my Bachelor's of Science in Zoology at Michigan State University in 2011. After working in the Avian Health and Disease Ecology lab under the advisement of Dr. Jennifer Owen, I realized how much I enjoy working with birds, and learning about their immune function, disease dynamics and their phenotypic flexibility.
