50 faculty and 0 courses in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (LSA) at University of Michigan.
- Kai Zhu, Associate Professor h-index 117
- Jianzhi Zhang, Marshall W. Nirenberg Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology h-index 86
- John Vandermeer, Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor h-index 70
- Timothy James, Professor; Curator of Fungi; Lewis E. Wehmeyer and Elaine Prince Wehmeyer Professor in the Taxonomy of Fungi h-index 67
Much of the obvious adaptive evolution in Fungi is observed in their diversification of mating systems and dispersal mechanisms. I study the evolution of sex and reproductive traits of Fungi and attempt to link these traits with phylogeny a
- Daniel Rabosky, Professor; Curator, Museum of Zoology h-index 63
- Adam Lauring, Professor h-index 58
- Andrew Marshall, Professor h-index 45
- Patricia Wittkopp, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Deborah E. Goldberg Distinguished University Professor h-index 43
- Meghan Duffy, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Susan S. Kilham Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology h-index 42
General Overview: Research in the Duffy Lab aims to understand the causes and consequences of symbioses in freshwater plankton, recognizing that host-symbiont interactions are dynamic.
- Aaron King, Nelson G. Hairston Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology h-index 40
- Elizabeth Tibbetts, Professor h-index 39
- Catherine Badgley, Professor h-index 36
- Stephen A. Smith, Professor; Acting Chair h-index 36
- Regina Baucom, Professor h-index 30
- Hernán López-Fernández, Professor; Curator of Fishes h-index 29
Tropical freshwater fishes, systematics, macroevolution, evolutionary ecology, conservation Research interests I am interested in the evolutionary processes that originate “mega-diverse” biotic assemblages and the role of ecology in shaping
- John Lehman, Professor h-index 27
- Jacob Allgeier, Associate Professor h-index 25
- Gideon Bradburd, Associate Professor; Director for the Frontiers Program h-index 22
S) Spatial population genetics Computational/statistical genomics Coevolution Statistical inference Research Interest We've known for a long time that, in many species, population genetic variation is distributed continuously across space
- Liliana Cortés Ortiz, Associate Professor h-index 22
- Xinjun (Jun) Zhang, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics h-index 21
- Shai Revzen, Associate Professor h-index 18
- Alison Davis Rabosky, Director of the Museum of Zoology; Associate Professor; Associate Curator h-index 17
- Luis Zaman, Associate Professor h-index 14
- María Natalia Umaña, Associate Professor h-index 13
Forest community ecology, functional trait ecology, tropical and temperate forests Research interests An outstanding question in ecology is how plant species coexist by using a limited handful of common resources (light, water, and soil nut
- Anshuman Swain, Assistant Professor; Assistant Curator (UM Museum of Paleontology) h-index 11
- Tina Lasisi, Assistant Professor; LSA Collegiate Fellow h-index 6
- Morgan McPherson, Lecturer h-index 6
- Lynn Carpenter, Lecturer / Advisor h-index 1
- Aimée Classen, Professor; Director of Biological Station
Ecosystem ecology, environmental change, nutrient and carbon cycling, plant-soil interactions, biodiversity Graduate students Aadia Moseley-McCloud; Ariana Di Landro; Brenda Hernandez; Giovanna Munoz-Gonzalez; Ronan Montgomery-Taylor Post d
- Ben Dantzer, Professor
- Ben Winger, Associate Professor; Associate Curator, Museum of Zoology; Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
- Carly Nowicki, Lecturer IV
- Christopher Dick, Professor; Curator, U-M Herbarium; Director, ES George Reserve
- D. André Green II, Assistant Professor
- George Kling, Professor; Associate Chair for Research and Facilities
- Inés Ibáñez, Professor
- James Boyko, Assistant Professor
- Jo Kurdziel, Beverly Rathcke Collegiate Lecturer
- L. Lacey Knowles, Robert B. Payne Collegiate Professor; Curator, Museum of Zoology
- Laura Eidietis, Lecturer IV; Teaching Professor
- Marjorie Weber, Associate Professor; Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
And Fields of Study Evolutionary Ecology Community Ecology Plants insect interactions Macroevolution Inclusive biology education Research Interests The Weber Lab studies how ecological interactions impact phenotypic evolution and diversific
- Melissa Duhaime, Associate Professor
- Mia Howard, Assistant Professor
S) Plant defense Herbivory Mutualism Plant-microbe interactions Research Interests Unlike most animals, plants can’t run from the creatures that eat them. However, they are masterful chemists and can defend themselves with potent toxins. I
- Nate Sanders, Professor
- Thais Vasconcelos, Associate Chair for the Herbarium; Assistant Professor
- Thore Bergman, Professor
- Tom Duda, Professor; Curator
- Tom Schmidt, Professor
- Vincent Denef, Associate Professor
- Yin-Long Qiu, Associate Professor; Associate Curator, U-M Herbarium
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.