Hurlbert Lab

Macroecology and Biodiversity

"Ecological patterns, about which we construct theories, are only interesting if they are repeated. They may be repeated in space or in time, and they may be repeated from species to species. A pattern which has all of these kinds of repetition is of special interest because of its generality..."

--Robert MacArthur, 1968

Interested in getting involved? I am looking for a new PhD student to begin in Fall 2025! Read more here!


Allen Hurlbert, Principal Investigator

Allen Hurlbert
  • Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, NCEAS (2005 - 2008)
  • Ph.D., University of New Mexico (2005)
  • B.A., Amherst College (1994)

Allen is careful around rhinos and tries to keep lab members in line.


Ivara Goulden, PhD Student

Ivara Goulden
  • B.S., Tufts University (2021)

Ivara is interested in the effects of urbanization and feral cats on avian communities.


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Lab Alumni

Undergraduates

  • Jamie-Lee Beckford
  • Lily Liang
  • Berling Joseph
  • Qiaowei Pan
  • Spencer Scheidt
  • Mary Wurzelmann
  • Michael Auriemma
  • Tracie Hayes
  • Tara McKinnon
  • Lauren Whitenack
  • Britney Brinson
  • Jericho Cook
  • Andrew Zachman
  • George Ni
  • Ellie Kremer
  • Colleen Whitener
  • Ellen Weaver
  • Mary Alex Beverly
  • Amelia Milano

Postdocs

Graduate Students

  • Katie Becraft
  • Jes Coyle, Professor at St. Mary's College of California
  • Brian Evans, Quantitative Ecologist at Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
  • Molly Jenkins, US Environmental Protection Agency
  • Sara Snell Taylor, Epidemiologist at Picnic Health
  • Indigo Edwards, Land Stewardship Manager at Eno River Association

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