Since I arrived at Idaho over 20 years ago, it's become increasingly obvious
that the aspect of my career that I find most rewarding and enjoyable
is interacting with and training graduate students. As such,
I'm always interested in prospective students.
Check out the projects page for
examples of the types of research my students conduct. If you're
certain of your chosen career path, it's probably best to enter
the Ph.D. program directly. However, if you're unsure as to what
aspect of evolutionary biology truly ignites your intellectual
curiosity, a Master's Degree might be appropriate. I'm happy
to accept both M.S. and Ph.D. candidates, although the latter receive
higher priority for funding.
I can advise students in either the Department of Biological
Sciences Graduate
Program, or in our Bioinformatics
and Computational Biology degree program, which grew out of
of the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies,
IBEST.
Pullman, Washington, home to Washington State University,
is only 8 miles away and we enjoy tremendous interactions with
evolutionary
biologists at WSU. We have joint journal clubs, an informal
colloquim (PEES),
we collaborate on research projects and team teach graduate courses.
Between the two universities, there is a tremendous group of
evolutionary biologists, rivalling any in the country, especially
considering recent hires.
Life in Moscow is
unique. It's a small university community (approximately 20,000
residents), with the attactive aspects typical of a college town.
If you like small towns, this is a cool one. In addition, although
we're right on the edge of a large agricultural area (mostly
wheat, peas, and lentils), we are relatively close to spectacular
recreational opportunities, such as camping (car- and wilderness),
hiking, skiing (downhill & cross country), boating (both
flat water and incredible white water), climbing, fishing, hunting,
mountian biking, etc. (it's amazing that I got tenure).
If you're interested in any projects that use
phylogenies to address questions in evolutionary biology, give
me a call at (208) 885-9049 or send me an e-mail.
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