Dr. Seymoure is interested in how animals interact with their visual environment and how light pollution disrupts natural behaviors, physiology, and ecosystem services in arthropods and their predators.

• Importance of natural light cycles for arthropod species interactions, Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis (2022)
• Ecological impacts of light pollution, Colorado State University and National Park Service (2019)
• Ph D in Biology, Arizona State University (2016)
• BS in Biology, Alma College (2009)

• An animal behavior approach to understanding the effects of ecotourism on wildlife Conservation Science and Practice (2025), Rachel Chock, A Allison, J E. Arevalo, Josue Arteaga-Torres, Liv Baker, Eduardo Bessa, Dan Blumstein, Richard Buchholz, Barbara Clucas, Debra Hamilton, L Hayward Nute, Bernard Kitheka, C Monteza, Claudia Nunez, Gabriela Pinho, J Rodriguez-Fonseca, Luis Sandoval, Bruce Schulte, Jess Stamm, Jennifer Verdolin, Lynn Von Hagen, J Wehsener, Brett M. Seymoure.
• Predation of the white-lined sphinx moth (hyles lineata) is dependent upon time of day but not human disturbance Ecological Entomology (2025), Brett M. Seymoure, Kajaya Pollard, Braulio Sanchez, L M. Horne, Ashlee Portz, Jackson Savage, Colby Smith, Spencer Duffendack, Elise Cotty, Elizabeth Field, Oliver Neria, Alexander Moore, Sol Saenz-Arreola, Andrea Olivas, Oceane Da Cunha.
• Predation of the White-Lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) is Dependent Upon Time of Day but not Human Disturbance Ecological Entomology (2025), Brett M. Seymoure, Braulio A. Sanchez, Kajaya J. Pollard, Logan M. Horne, Elizabeth M. Field, Ashlee D. Portz, Jackson J. Savage, Colby Smith, Spencer Duffendack, Elise Cotty, Oliver Neria, Alexander Moore, Sol Saenz-Arreola, Andrea Olivas, Oceane Da Cunha.
• Global artificial light masks biologically important light cycles of animals Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2025), Brett M. Seymoure, Rachel Buxton, Jeremy White, Carlos Linares, George Wittemyer, Kevin Crooks, Kurt Fristrup, Lisa Angeloni.
• Current evidence in support of insect-friendly lighting practices Current Opinions in Insect Science (2024), Avalon Owens, Michael Pocock, Brett M. Seymoure.

• Exploring patterns in attraction to light sources across butterfly families with community science data. ALAN as a driver of insect declines (2025), Volume Cornwall, UK, John Deitsch, Alejandra Cruz Huerta, Brett M. Seymoure.
• The issues of artificial lighting and its impact on nature (2024), Volume El Paso, TX, Brett M. Seymoure, Stephen Hummel.
• Predation differences between rural and urban sites in the white-lined sphynx moth (Hyles lineata). (2024), Volume Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Brett M. Seymoure, Logan M. Horne, Kajaya Pollard, Braulio Sanchez, Ashlee Portz, Jackson Savage, Colby Smith, Spencer Duffendack, Elise Cotty, Oliver Neria, Alex Moore, Elizabeth Field, Sol Saenz-Arreola, Andrea Olivas, Oceane Da Cunha.
• Attempting to untangle the effects of skyglow on arthropod behavior and vision. (2024), Volume Altmunster, Austria, Brett M. Seymoure, John F. Deitsch, L. M. Horne.
• Predation differences between rural and urban sites in the white-lined sphynx moth (Hyles lineata). (2024), Volume London, ON, CAN, Brett M. Seymoure, Logan M. Horne, Kajaya Pollard, Braulio Sanchez, Ashlee Portz, Jackson Savage, Colby Smith, Spencer Duffendack, Elise Cotty, Oliver Neria, Alex Moore, Elizabeth Field, Sol Saenz-Arreola, Andrea Olivas, Oceane Da Cunha.

• REU Site: Summer program in Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity (03/01/2024 - 02/28/2027) National Science Foundation
• Fight, flight or fright: The effect of light pollution on arthropod mesopredator foraging (08/01/2024 - ) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• Untangling Personality, Vision, and Foraging (03/01/2023 - 10/01/2023) University Research Institute
• Improving classroom comprehension and equity using verbal exams and assessments (09/01/2023 - 05/31/2023) UTEP Academy of Distinguished Teachers
• Are arthropods influenced by the interaction of light pollution and the lunar cycle? (08/01/2023 - ) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• How light levels affect the circadian rhythms of a nocturnal pollination system (08/01/2023 - ) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program