Christopher J. Schneider, (shown here at the Chapada dos Guimarães, in the cerrado of Brazil, in July, 2012). Chris received his Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1993, then went on to a post-doc with Craig Moritz at the University of Queensland. He joined the faculty at BU in 1998 and is currently Professor of Biology. Chris’s research interests are in amphibian and reptile systematics, evolution and conservation (see research pages for details).

Thomas J. McGreevy, NSF Post-doctoral fellow. TJ “Longstockings” McGreevy is engaged in spatial analysis of genomic and phenotypic variation in the Anolis marmoratus complex from Guadeloupe. During his post-doc at BU, TJ developed RAD markers for A. marmoratus and mastered a variety of complex bioinformatic and landscape genomic analyses. He is currently the Director of the Regional Conservation Genomics Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island and has conducted field, population genetic, phylogenetic, and conservation genetic studies on a variety of taxa, including tree kangaroos, one of the coolest animals on the planet.

Nicholas G. Crawford, PhD.

Nick’s dissertation work focused on the genetics and genomics of adaptive divergence in Anolis lizards. Nick did the heavy lifting for genomic analysis of colorful pigmentation and graduated in 2013. Nick has skills and interests in bioinformatics, population genetics, and evolutionary biology and is a post-doc in Sarah Tishkoff’s lab at U Penn. You can view more about Nick’s work at his website ngcrawford.com

Julia L. Nicol, MS. Julie completed her Master’s degree on the evolution of colorful social signals and the interplay of ecological and sexual selection in speciation.

Charles M. Kieswetter, Ph.D.

Charlie (pictured here on the canopy tower at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador) graduated in 2012, completing his dissertation on the species diversity, landscape genetics and evolution of the Pristimantis (nee Eleutherodactylus) w-nigrum species complex found in temperate - cloud forest regions of the Ecuadoran Andes. Charlie is in the hunt for a position involving research and conservation of amphibians and reptiles though he has broad training in vertebrate biology and has worked on everything from frogs to bats.

Madhava Meegaskumbura, Ph.D.

Madhava graduated in 2007, completing his dissertation on the systematics and evolution of the endemic radiation of Sri Lankan direct-developing rhacophorid frogs. Madhava is now a Senior Lecturer at Peradeniya University in Sri Lanka where he continues to be active in teaching, research and conservation of Sri Lankan fish and amphibians. You can visit Madhava’s website at http://www.pdn.ac.lk/sci/zoology/contactPages/contactMMeegaskumbura.htm

Suyama Meegaskumbura, Ph.D.

Suyama completed her dissertation on the systematics, taxonomy and biogeography of Sri Lankan shrews and graduated in 2007. Suyama is a Senior Lecturer at Peradeniya University in Sri Lanka where she continues to actively publish on the systematics and taxonomy of Sri Lankan small mammals. You can visit Suyama’s website at http://www.pdn.ac.lk/sci/zoology/contactPages/contactMeegaskumbura.htm