WHO WE ARE
Dr. Elizabeth La Rue
Liz (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at UTEP (ealarue@utep.edu). She earned her PhD at Purdue University in 2017. Her current focus is on species distributions and ecosystem structure -function relationships in plant communities.
Bindu Poudel
Bindu is a biology masters student who is interested in forest ecology, remote sensing, data science, and climate change.
Joshua Mead
Josh is an EEB PhD student who works on the spatial and thermal ecology of rattle snakes in the Chihuahuan Desert. Josh is co-advised with Jerry Johnson.
Kylie Rezendes
Kylie is an EEB PhD student focused on spatial-temporal modeling of carnivore habitat occupancy, resource partitioning, and diel activity. She collaborates with the Northern Jaguar Project and the Franklin Mountains State Park.
Eli Nyawunu
Eli is a Geological Sciences PhD student who is focused on landscape patterns of agriculture, natural areas, and biodiversity.
Anna Downing
Anna (she/her) is an EEB PhD student using UAVs and remote sensing to study relationships between mammals and their environments across spatial scales. In her spare time, Anna reads, bakes, and plays with her pets.
Meela Grey
Meela is an ESCI masters student who is focused on biocrust structure and function in drylands of the southwest USA. Meela is co-advised with Marguerite Mauritz.
Priscilla is a postbac that is part of the UTEP RaMP ROADS Program.