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Michael G. Harvey

Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences

Office Building: Biology Building
Office Room: 304
Phone: (915) 747-6999
Email: mgharvey@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

I grew up in New Hampshire, where I developed a passion for birds and the natural world. During college, I fell in love with evolutionary biology through coursework with influential professors at Cornell. I have combined these interests into a research career on avian genomics and evolution.

Awards and Honors

R&I Rising Researcher Award - Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM): Life Science & Engineering Emphasis - UTEP Research and Innovation (04/23/2025)
College of Science Best Thesis Award finalist [to Emily Johns] - UTEP College of Science (12/06/2024)
Academic and Research Excellence Award for Biology [to Emily Johns] - UTEP Department of Biological Sciences (11/23/2024)
Elective Member - American Ornithological Society (10/24/2024)
Academic and Research Excellence Award for Environmental Science [to Ximena Larrieu] - UTEP Environmental Science (05/01/2024)
Dodson Research Grant [to Manuelita Sotelo] - UTEP Graduate School (03/01/2024)
Accelerating STEM Success Through Experience for Transfer/Third-Year Students (ASSETS) [to Ximena Larrieu] - National Science Foundation (FED) (06/01/2023)
Post-Baccalaureate Research Experiences for LSAMP Students (PRELS) fellowship [to Miguel Solis] - UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program (02/23/2023)
LSAMP-NICE Faculty Mentor Award - National Science Foundation (FED) (02/09/2023)
College of Science Graduate Student Research Grant (GSRG) [to Manuelita Sotelo] - UTEP College of Science (02/06/2023)
Undergraduate Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (U-RISE) [to Andrea Sariñana] - National Institute of General Medical Sciences (FED) (01/01/2023)
LSU Outstanding Dissertation Award finalist - Louisiana State University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Hamilton Award finalist - Society for the Study of Evolution (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
LSU BioGrads Research Symposium Award - Louisiana State University (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
T. Vinton Holmes Award - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Virginia L. Mouw Award in Ornithology - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)

Education

Ph D in Biology , Louisiana State University (2015)
BA in Biology, Cornell University (2008)

Publications

The timeline of speciation in fire-eyes (Aves; Thamnophilidae; Pyriglena): A genomic perspective (2025), Manuelita Sotelo, Marcos Maldonado-Coelho, Cristina Miyaki, Michael G. Harvey.
Can evolution proceed on multiple axes? A test of the transfer hypothesis in suboscine birds (2025), Oscar Johnson, Emily Johns, Joseph Tobias, Michael G. Harvey.
Evolutionary history of a specialized and diverse highland snake complex (Crotalus willardi) (2025), Michael Buontempo, Michael G. Harvey.
Migration evolves in response to distinct regimes of climate seasonality in tropical versus temperate-breeding suboscine birds. Ecology and Evolution (in press), Emily Johns, Oscar Johnson, Michael G. Harvey.
Efficient inference of macrophylogenies: Insights from the avian tree of life Systematic Biology (2024), Min Zhao, Gregory Thom, Brant C. Faircloth, Michael J. Andersen, F K. Barker, Brett W. Benz, Michael J. Braun, Gustavo A. Bravo, Robb T. Brumfield, R T. Chesser, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Travis C. Glenn, Michael G. Harvey, Peter A. Hosner, Tyler S. Imfeld, Leo Joseph, Joseph D. Manthey, John E. McCormack, Jenna M. McCullough, Robert G. Moyle, Carl H. Oliveros, Noor D. White Carreiro, Kevin Winker, Daniel J. Field, Daniel T. Ksepka, Edward L. Braun, Rebecca T. Kimball, Brian T. Smith.
Controls on Speciation Elsevier (2024), Michael G. Harvey, Manuelita Sotelo, Catherine Wagner.
Diversity - volume relationships: Adding structural arrangement and volume to species - area relationships across forest macrosystems Ecography 2023 10 (2023), Elizabeth LaRue, Anna G. Downing, Sheila Saucedo, Arturo Rocha, Sergio M. Vargas, Vicente Mata-Silva, Michael G. Harvey.
Diversity - volume relationships: Adding structural arrangement and volume to species - area relationships across forest macrosystems Ecography 2023 10 (2023), Elizabeth LaRue, Anna G. Downing, Sheila Saucedo, Arturo Rocha, Sergio M. Vargas, Vicente Mata-Silva, Michael G. Harvey.
Diversity - volume relationships: Adding structural arrangement and volume to species - area relationships across forest macrosystems Ecography 7 (2023), Elizabeth LaRue, Anna G. Downing, Sheila Saucedo, Arturo Rocha, Sergio A. Vargas Zesati, Vicente Mata-Silva, Michael G. Harvey.
A new genus for Philydor erythrocercum and P. fuscipenne (Aves; Furnariidae) Zootaxa 5361 (2023), George Sangster, Michael G. Harvey, J Gaudin, Santiago Claramunt.
Systematics of the Neopelminae (Aves: Passeriformes; Pipridae) with description of a new genus Zootaxa 5361 (2023), Paul Van Els, Michael G. Harvey, JMG Capurucho, Robb T. Brumfield, Brett M. Whitney, J F. Pacheco.
Amazonian birds in more dynamic habitats have less population genetic structure and higher gene flow Molecular Ecology 32 (2023), Oscar Johnson, Camila Ribas, Alexandre Aleixo, Luciano Naka, Michael G. Harvey, Robb Brumfield.
Resolving the phylogenetic affinities of Leptotila battyi Rothschild, 1901 provides insight into Leptotila (Aves: Columbidae) taxonomy and the biogeography of Coiba Island (Panama) Zootaxa (2022), Matthew J. Miller, George R. Angehr, Celestino Aguilar, Christina M. Blewett, Isis Ochoa, Kevin Winker, Michael G. Harvey, Rosalind C. Remsen, Robb T. Brumfield.
Fine-scale population genetic structure and barriers to gene flow in a widespread seabird Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (2022), Rachael W. Herman, Benjamin M. Winger, Donna L. Dittmann, Michael G. Harvey.
Taxonomic challenges posed by discordant evolutionary scenarios supported by molecular and morphological data in the Amazonian Synallaxis rutilans group (Aves: Furnariidae) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195 (2022), Renata Stopiglia, Waleska Barbosa, Mateus Ferreira, Marcus A. Raposo, Alain Dubois, Michael G. Harvey, Guy M. Kirwan, Giovanna Forcato, Flavio A. Bockmann, Camila C. Ribas.
AVONET: morphological, ecological, and geographical data for all birds Ecology Letters 25 (2022), Joseph A. Tobias, Catherine Sheard, Alex Pigot, Adam Devenish, Jingyi Yang, Ferran Sayol, Montague Neate-Clegg, Nico Alioravainen, Thomas Weeks, Robert Barber, Patrick Walkden, Hannah MacGregor, Samuel Jones, Claire Vincent, Anna Phillips, Nicola Marples, Flavia Montaño-Centellas, Victor Leandro-Silva, Santiago Claramunt, Bianca Darski, Benjamin Freeman, Tom Bregman, Christopher Cooney, Emma Hughes, Elliot Capp, Zoë Varley, Nicholas Friedman, Heiko Korntheuer, Andrea Corrales-Vargas, Christopher Trisos, Brian Weeks, Dagmar Hanz, Till Töpfer, Gustavo Bravo, Vladimír Remeš, Larissa Nowak, Lincoln Carneiro, Beata Matysioková, Daniel Baldassarre, Alejandra Martínez-Salinas, Jared Wolfe, Philip Chapman, Benjamin Daly, Marjorie Sorensen, Alexander Neu, Michael Ford, Rebekah Mayhew, Luis Fabio Silveira, David Kelly, Nathanial Annorbah, Henry Pollock, Ada Grabowska-Zhang, Jay McEntee, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Camila Meneses, Marcia Muñoz, Luke Powell, Gabriel Jamie, Thomas Matthews, Oscar Johnson, Guilherme Brito, Kristof Zyskowksi, Ross Crates, Michael G. Harvey, Maura J. Zevallos, Peter Hosner, Tom Bradfer-Lawrence, James Maley, F G. Stiles, Hevana Lima, Kaiya Provost, Moses Chibesa, Mmatjie Mashao, Jeffrey Howard, Edson Mlamba, Marcus Chua, Bicheng Li, M I. Gómez, Natalia García, Martin Päckert, Jérôme Fuchs, Jarome Ali, Elizabeth Derryberry, Monica Carlson, Rolly Urriza, Kristen Brzeski, Dewi Prawiradilaga, Matt Rayner, Eliot Miller, Rauri Bowie, René-Marie Lafontaine, R P. Scofield, Yingqiang Lou, Lankani Somarathna, Denis Lepage, Marshall Iliff, Eike Neuschulz, Mathias Templin, D M. Dehling, Jacob Cooper, Olivier Pauwels, Kangkuso Analuddin, Jon Fjeldså, Nathalie Seddon, Paul Sweet, Fabrice DeClerck, Luciano Naka, Jeffrey Brawn, Alexandre Aleixo, Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Carsten Rahbek, Susanne Fritz, Gavin Thomas, Matthias Schleuning.
The dynamics of introgression across an avian radiation Evolution Letters 5 (2021), Sonal Singhal, Graham E. Derryberry, Gustavo A. Bravo, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Robb T. Brumfield, Michael G. Harvey.
Genomic evidence for rare hybridization and large demographic changes in the evolutionary histories of four North American dove species Animals 11 (2021), Flor Hernández, Joshua I. Brown, Marissa Kaminski, Michael G. Harvey, Phil Lavretsky.
Avifaunal surveys in the central Peruvian Amazon clarify range limits and highlight links between avian and habitat diversity Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132 (2021), Andre E. Moncrieff, Oscar Johnson, Christian Felix, Anna Hiller, Eamon Corbett, Matthew Brady, Glenn Seeholzer, Emil Bautista, Daniel F. Lane, Michael G. Harvey.
The demography of extinction in eastern North American birds Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 1944 (2021), Brian T. Smith, Marcelo Gehara, Michael G. Harvey.
A revised classification of the Xolmiini (Aves: Tyrannidae: Fluvicolinae), including a new genus for Muscisaxicola fluviatilis Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 133 (2020), R T. Chesser, Michael G. Harvey, Robb T. Brumfield, Elizabeth P. Derryberry.
Investigating the utility of traditional and genomic multi-locus datasets to resolve relationships in Lipaugus and Tijuca (Cotingidae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 147 106779 (2020), Amy E. Settlecowski, Andrés M. Cuervo, Jose G. Tello, Michael G. Harvey, Robb T. Brumfield, Elizabeth P. Derryberry.
Opening the door to greater phylogeographic inference in Southeast Asia: Comparative study of five co-distributed rainforest bird species using target capture and historical DNA Ecology and Evolution 10 (2020), HC Lim, Subir Shakya, Michael G. Harvey, Robert G. Moyle, Rob C. Fleischer, Michael J. Braun, Frederick H. Sheldon.
The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot Science 370 (2020), Michael G. Harvey, Gustavo A. Bravo, Santiago Claramunt, Andrés M. Cuervo, Graham E. Derryberry, Jacqueline Battilana, Glenn F. Seeholzer, Jessica Shearer McKay, Brian C. O'Meara, Brant C. Faircloth, Scott V. Edwards, Jorge Pérez-Emán, Robert G. Moyle, Frederick H. Sheldon, Alexandre Aleixo, Brian T. Smith, R T. Chesser, Luís Fabio Silveira, Joel Cracraft, Robb T. Brumfield, Elizabeth P. Derryberry.

Presentations

Phylogenomics and systematic revision of the flycatcher genus Phyllomyias (2025), Volume Athens, GA, Matthew Kalman, Michael G. Harvey.
Bird species diversity and Diel activity across water sources in The Chihuahuan Desert (2025), Grace Lee, Elizabeth LaRue, Michael G. Harvey.
Phylogenomics and systematic revision of the flycatcher genus Phyllomyias (2025), Matthew Kalman, Michael G. Harvey.
Bird species diversity across water sources in the Chihuahuan Desert (2025), Grace Lee, Elizabeth LaRue, Michael G. Harvey.
Bird species diversity across water sources in the Chihuahuan Desert (2024), Grace Lee, Elizabeth LaRue, Michael G. Harvey.
Correspondence between phylogenomic data and species and subspecies taxonomy in suboscine birds (2024), Volume Estes Park, CO, Michael G. Harvey.
Species delimitation of the western fire-eye antbird (Pyriglena maura) (2024), Volume Estes Park, CO, Manuelita Sotelo, Michael G. Harvey.
The evolution of migration is associated with distinct climates in temperate- versus tropical-breeding birds (2024), Volume Estes Park, CO, Emily Johns, Oscar Johnson, Michael G. Harvey.
A test of the sexual selection Transfer Hypothesis in the suboscine passerine birds (2023), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Oscar Johnson, Rob Barber, Robb Brumfield, Renata Beco, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Emily Johns, Rafael Marcondes, Joseph Tobias, Jingyi Yang, Michael G. Harvey.
Environmental change as a driver of the evolution of migratory behavior in suboscine birds (2023), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Emily Johns, Oscar Johnson, Michael G. Harvey.
Population Dynamics Of Sky Island Birds With A Focus On The Species Piranga Flava (2023), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Pablo Solis, Michael G. Harvey.
Using genetic markers to map the migration of Wilson's Warblers through far West Texas (2023), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Ximena Larrieu, Michael G. Harvey, Matthew L. Brady.
Exploration and discovery in the Amazon during fifteen years of research on tropical bird speciation (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Michael G. Harvey.
Field work for general and focused bird collections, collaborative networks, and the role of small museums (2022), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Michael G. Harvey.
Genetic identification of a mystery hummingbird from the Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas, USA (2022), Volume Anaheim, CA, Andrea Sarinana, Oscar Johnson, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Matthew L. Brady, Janiece Ward, Michael G. Harvey.
Hybridization of dark-eyed and yellow-eyed juncos (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Connor O'Brien, Matthew L. Brady, Oscar Johnson, Andrea Sarinana, Pablo Solis, Michael G. Harvey, Michael Buontempo.
Standing species richness shapes the tempo and mode of avian speciation across the Neotropics (2022), Volume Cleveland, OH, Michael G. Harvey.
Primer optimization and population genetics in Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) (2021), Ximena Larrieu, Michael G. Harvey.
Speciation dynamics and the origins of Neotropical bird diversity (2021), Volume Las Cruces, NM, Michael G. Harvey.
Harvey Lab Overview (2021), Volume Ithaca, NY, Michael G. Harvey.
Population genetic structure in forty-three Madrean “sky island” bird species, with a focus on Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Bonnie Raechal Beres, Michael G. Harvey.

Grants

LSAMP-NICE Faculty Mentor Award (09/14/2022 - 06/30/2025) - National Science Foundation (FED)
Capturing ongoing diversification: A complete phylogeny of an avian radiation using dense sampling of tips (07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025) - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
SUPPLEMENT: Capturing ongoing diversification: A complete phylogeny of an avian radiation using dense sampling of tips (07/01/2023 - 03/25/2024) - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology (to Oscar Johnson) (01/01/2022 - 12/31/2023) - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Comparative population genetics in mountain birds of Central Asia (01/17/2021 - 08/31/2021) - UTEP University Research Institute (URI)

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	BIOL 6398 - Dissertation	18128
Fall 2025	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	18031
Fall 2025	BIOL 3321 - Evolution	10330
Fall 2025	BIOL 5102 - Independent Research	16494
Fall 2025	BIOL 6190 - Independent Research	18032
Fall 2025	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	16230
Fall 2025	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	15188
Fall 2025	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	16034
Fall 2025	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	16621
Fall 2025	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	16001
Fall 2025	BIOL 5398 - Thesis	16092
Fall 2025	BIOL 5399 - Thesis	16751
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11572
Summer 2025	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	34125
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31273

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	BIOL 6398 - Dissertation	18128
Fall 2025	BIOL 3321 - Evolution	10330
Fall 2025	BIOL 6190 - Independent Research	18032
Fall 2025	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	16034
Fall 2025	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	16621
Spring 2025	BIOL 5316 - Biosystematics	26649
Spring 2025	BIOL 6316 - Biosystematics	27724
Spring 2025	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	27956
Spring 2025	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	26229
Spring 2025	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	27741
Spring 2025	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20125
Fall 2024	BIOL 5102 - Independent Research	18177
Fall 2024	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	17966
Fall 2024	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	17965
Fall 2024	BIOL 1306 - Organismal Biology	14648	Syllabus
Fall 2024	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	13218
Fall 2024	BIOL 5398 - Thesis	18269
Fall 2024	BIOL 5399 - Thesis	18270
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11738
Spring 2024	ZOOL 4478 - Birds and Mammals	25819	Syllabus
Spring 2024	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	27881
Spring 2024	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20141
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	22473
Fall 2023	BIOL 5331 - Advances in Eco/Evo Theory	16226	Syllabus
Fall 2023	BIOL 6331 - Advances in Eco/Evo Theory	16231	Syllabus
Fall 2023	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	10626	Syllabus
Fall 2023	BIOL 6290 - Independent Research	17096
Fall 2023	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	13779
Fall 2023	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	13786
Fall 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12045
Spring 2023	BIOL 5316 - Biosystematics	27309	Syllabus
Spring 2023	BIOL 6316 - Biosystematics	27588	Syllabus
Spring 2023	BIOL 6321 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science	28057
Spring 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	22699
Fall 2022	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	11241	Syllabus
Fall 2022	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	17229
Fall 2022	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	17246
Fall 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	13695
Summer 2022	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	31261
Summer 2022	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	31262
Summer 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32835
Spring 2022	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	21060	Syllabus
Spring 2022	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	21240	Syllabus
Spring 2022	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	20188	Syllabus
Spring 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	23642	Syllabus
Fall 2021	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	13024	Syllabus
Fall 2020	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	13222	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	BIOL 6316 - Biosystematics	27724	Evaluation
Fall 2024	BIOL 1306 - Organismal Biology	14648	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ZOOL 4478 - Birds and Mammals	25819	Evaluation
Fall 2023	BIOL 6331 - Advances in Eco/Evo Theory	16231	Evaluation
Fall 2023	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	10626	Evaluation
Fall 2022	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	11241	Evaluation
Spring 2022	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	21060	Evaluation
Fall 2021	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	13024	Evaluation
Fall 2020	BIOL 3320 - Genetics	13222	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

R&I Rising Researcher Award - Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM): Life Science & Engineering Emphasis - UTEP Research and Innovation (04/23/2025)
College of Science Best Thesis Award finalist [to Emily Johns] - UTEP College of Science (12/06/2024)
Academic and Research Excellence Award for Biology [to Emily Johns] - UTEP Department of Biological Sciences (11/23/2024)
Elective Member - American Ornithological Society (10/24/2024)
Academic and Research Excellence Award for Environmental Science [to Ximena Larrieu] - UTEP Environmental Science (05/01/2024)
Dodson Research Grant [to Manuelita Sotelo] - UTEP Graduate School (03/01/2024)
Accelerating STEM Success Through Experience for Transfer/Third-Year Students (ASSETS) [to Ximena Larrieu] - National Science Foundation (FED) (06/01/2023)
Post-Baccalaureate Research Experiences for LSAMP Students (PRELS) fellowship [to Miguel Solis] - UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program (02/23/2023)
LSAMP-NICE Faculty Mentor Award - National Science Foundation (FED) (02/09/2023)
College of Science Graduate Student Research Grant (GSRG) [to Manuelita Sotelo] - UTEP College of Science (02/06/2023)
Undergraduate Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (U-RISE) [to Andrea Sariñana] - National Institute of General Medical Sciences (FED) (01/01/2023)
LSU Outstanding Dissertation Award finalist - Louisiana State University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Hamilton Award finalist - Society for the Study of Evolution (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
LSU BioGrads Research Symposium Award - Louisiana State University (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
T. Vinton Holmes Award - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Virginia L. Mouw Award in Ornithology - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)

Ph D in Biology , Louisiana State University (2015)
BA in Biology, Cornell University (2008)

Publications

The timeline of speciation in fire-eyes (Aves; Thamnophilidae; Pyriglena): A genomic perspective (2025), Manuelita Sotelo, Marcos Maldonado-Coelho, Cristina Miyaki, Michael G. Harvey.
Can evolution proceed on multiple axes? A test of the transfer hypothesis in suboscine birds (2025), Oscar Johnson, Emily Johns, Joseph Tobias, Michael G. Harvey.
Evolutionary history of a specialized and diverse highland snake complex (Crotalus willardi) (2025), Michael Buontempo, Michael G. Harvey.
Migration evolves in response to distinct regimes of climate seasonality in tropical versus temperate-breeding suboscine birds. Ecology and Evolution (in press), Emily Johns, Oscar Johnson, Michael G. Harvey.
Efficient inference of macrophylogenies: Insights from the avian tree of life Systematic Biology (2024), Min Zhao, Gregory Thom, Brant C. Faircloth, Michael J. Andersen, F K. Barker, Brett W. Benz, Michael J. Braun, Gustavo A. Bravo, Robb T. Brumfield, R T. Chesser, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Travis C. Glenn, Michael G. Harvey, Peter A. Hosner, Tyler S. Imfeld, Leo Joseph, Joseph D. Manthey, John E. McCormack, Jenna M. McCullough, Robert G. Moyle, Carl H. Oliveros, Noor D. White Carreiro, Kevin Winker, Daniel J. Field, Daniel T. Ksepka, Edward L. Braun, Rebecca T. Kimball, Brian T. Smith.

Presentations

Phylogenomics and systematic revision of the flycatcher genus Phyllomyias (2025), Volume Athens, GA, Matthew Kalman, Michael G. Harvey.
Bird species diversity and Diel activity across water sources in The Chihuahuan Desert (2025), Grace Lee, Elizabeth LaRue, Michael G. Harvey.
Phylogenomics and systematic revision of the flycatcher genus Phyllomyias (2025), Matthew Kalman, Michael G. Harvey.
Bird species diversity across water sources in the Chihuahuan Desert (2025), Grace Lee, Elizabeth LaRue, Michael G. Harvey.
Bird species diversity across water sources in the Chihuahuan Desert (2024), Grace Lee, Elizabeth LaRue, Michael G. Harvey.

LSAMP-NICE Faculty Mentor Award (09/14/2022 - 06/30/2025) National Science Foundation (FED)
Capturing ongoing diversification: A complete phylogeny of an avian radiation using dense sampling of tips (07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
SUPPLEMENT: Capturing ongoing diversification: A complete phylogeny of an avian radiation using dense sampling of tips (07/01/2023 - 03/25/2024) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology (to Oscar Johnson) (01/01/2022 - 12/31/2023) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Comparative population genetics in mountain birds of Central Asia (01/17/2021 - 08/31/2021) UTEP University Research Institute (URI)

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 6398 - Dissertation

Section

18128

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

Section

18031

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 3321 - Evolution

Section

10330

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 5102 - Independent Research

Section

16494

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 6190 - Independent Research

Section

18032

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

16230

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

15188

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

16034

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

16621

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

16001

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 5398 - Thesis

Section

16092

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 5399 - Thesis

Section

16751

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11572

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

34125

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31273

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 6398 - Dissertation

Section

18128

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 3321 - Evolution

Section

10330

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 6190 - Independent Research

Section

18032

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

16034

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

16621

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

BIOL 5316 - Biosystematics

Section

26649

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

BIOL 6316 - Biosystematics

Section

27724

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

27956

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

26229

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

27741

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

20125

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 5102 - Independent Research

Section

18177

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

17966

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

17965

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 1306 - Organismal Biology

Section

14648

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

13218

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 5398 - Thesis

Section

18269

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 5399 - Thesis

Section

18270

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11738

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ZOOL 4478 - Birds and Mammals

Section

25819

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

27881

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

20141

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

22473

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 5331 - Advances in Eco/Evo Theory

Section

16226

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 6331 - Advances in Eco/Evo Theory

Section

16231

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

10626

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Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 6290 - Independent Research

Section

17096

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

13779

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

13786

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

12045

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

BIOL 5316 - Biosystematics

Section

27309

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

BIOL 6316 - Biosystematics

Section

27588

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

BIOL 6321 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science

Section

28057

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

22699

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

11241

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

17229

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

17246

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

13695

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

31261

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

31262

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32835

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

21060

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

21240

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

20188

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

23642

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

13024

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

13222

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

BIOL 6316 - Biosystematics

Section

27724

Evaluation

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Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 1306 - Organismal Biology

Section

14648

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ZOOL 4478 - Birds and Mammals

Section

25819

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 6331 - Advances in Eco/Evo Theory

Section

16231

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

10626

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

11241

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

21060

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

13024

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

BIOL 3320 - Genetics

Section

13222

Evaluation

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