Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program
(Updated June 2025)
Ph.D. Program Director
Elizabeth Watson
M.A. Program Director
Krishna R. Veeramah
Graduate Program Coordinator
Academic Program Coordinator
Undergraduate major in Human Evolutionary Biology
Melissa J. Cohen
Ph.D. Admissions Committee
Stephen Baines
Natasha Vitek
M.A. Admissions Committee
Krishna Veeramah
John True
Prelim Exam Committee
Resit Akcakaya
Rafael D'Andrea
Tara Smiley
Colloquium Organizer
Joshua Rest
Retreat Committee
Tara Smiley
Annual Awards, Nominations Development and Retreat Committee
Tara Smiley
Daniel Griffith
Giving Day/Philanthropy & Social Media
Liliana Davalos
Joshua Rest
Community (Living World/DD/Earthstock)
Marin Beaupre
Heather Lynch
Pascal Title
Graduate Program Executive Committee
Joshua S. Rest
Krishna Veeramah
Natasha Vitek
Elizabeth Watson
Jackie Collier
Department Executive Committee
Resit Akcakaya
Liliana Davalos
Joshua Rest
Jackie Weissman
Undergraduate Biology Committee
Ross H. Nehm
Robert Thacker
Marin Beaupre
Graduate Program Curriculum
Ross H. Nehm
Krishna Veeramah
Elizabeth Watson
Jackie Weissman
Curriculum/Undergrad Bio Committee/Concentration/E&E Major
Liliana Davalos
Joshua Rest
Ross H. Nehm
Robert Thacker
Natasha Vitek
DEI Committee
Robert Thacker
Senate Representative
John R. True
Resit Akcakaya
IACS Service
Heather J. Lynch
Mentoring
Resit Akcakaya
Stephen Baines
Liliana Davalos
Heather Lynch
Robert Thacker
Krishna Veeramah
Elizabeth Watson
Newsletter
Dianna Padilla
Joshua Rest