Current and recent graduate students

Christa Skow works on how jumping spiders learn to avoid aposematic prey. She is particularly interested in how contextual cues are used in learning.

Jeremy Houser works on an invasive linyphiid species in Acadia National Park.

Chad Hoefler just completed his Ph.D. He examined the mating system of the jumping spider Phidippus clarus, with a focus on the role of male mate choice. He also worked on beacon use by spiders navigating back to their nests. He has also worked on spiders as predators of greenhouse pests.

Liv Baker completed her master's thesis on corridor use in conservation, using jumping spiders as a model organism.

Elizabeth Grey completed a non-thesis masters.