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SPEER Lab

Symbioses and Parasite Ecology and Evolution Research Lab

Team


Team Values

We strive to create a co-learning environment that is supportive and collaborative. Our goal as a Team is to enable each of our members to thrive in their personal and professional lives. In this endeavor, we value diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and approaches.

Join our Team

If you are interested in joining our lab, please send an email to Kelly.Speer at nau.edu. It would be helpful to include information about your background, your research interests, why you think the SPEER Lab would be a good fit, and your CV. You can read more about Northern Arizona University's Department of Biological Sciences MS and Ph.D. degree programs here.

Graduate Students



Ph.D. Student | University of Michigan | she/her
hybridization, immunology, disease ecology, bats

Ph.D. Student | University of Michigan | she/her
Bat biology, parasitology, urbanization, conservation

Ph.D. Student | University of Michigan | they/them
Disease ecology, metapopulation dynamics, and environmental justice

Undergraduate Students



Undergraduate Thesis Researcher | Universidad de Ciencias Comerciales | she/her
Veterinary medicine, public health, disease ecology, wildlife conservation

Undergraduate Researcher | University of Michigan | she/her
Working with Cheyenne Graham on characterizing hybridization in L.A. County rats

Undergraduate Researcher | University of Michigan | she/her

PI



Assistant Professor | Northern Arizona University | she/her
Parasite microbiomes, environment-host-parasite interactions, disease ecology, coevolution

Lab Alumni



Collection Manager of the Michigan Pathogen Biorepository | she/her
Former postdoctoral researcher in the SPEER Lab, University of Michigan

Undergraduate Honors Researcher | University of Michigan | he/him
Former undergraduate researcher in the SPEER Lab, University of Michigan

Lab Technician at Michigan Medicine | she/her
Former undergraduate researcher in the SPEER Lab, University of Michigan

Pursuing a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine | she/her
Former undergraduate researcher in the SPEER Lab, University of Michigan

Lab Pets



Cheyenne Graham
Professional menace

Aleana Savage
Cheesemonger (MSc) and squirrel chaser (BSc)

Kelly Speer
Pest control
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