Graduate Studies

Field Faculty

	Elizabeth Adkins Regan, Professor 218 Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-6304 Fax: (607) 255-8433 Email: er12@cornell.edu Mechanisms of behavior; hormonal and neural mechanisms of avian social behavior.
	Kraig Adler, Professor W339 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4392 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: kka4@cornell.edu Photoreception and orientation of vertebrates; behavior, ecology and evolution of amphibians and reptiles.
	Andrew H. Bass, Professor W239 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4372 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: ahb3@cornell.edu Animal communication, especially production and encoding of vocal signals; evolution and sexual differentiation of brain and behavior.
	Matthew K. Belmonte , Assistant Professor Human Development M Van Rensselaer Hall, Room G62A Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-3074 Fax: (607) 255-9856 Email:mkb4@cornell.edu Cognitive neurophysiology of autism spectrum conditions.
	Ronald Booker, Associate Professor W121A Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4367 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email : rb28@cornell.edu Control of neurodevelopment and postembryonic neurogenesis in the CNS of insects.
	Jack W. Bradbury, Robert G. Engel Professor Ornithology Emeritus A101 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: jwb25@cornell.edu Evolution of animal social behavior and communication, with current projects on functions of vocal learning in wild parrots.
	Huai-hu Chuang, Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology T7022A Veterinary Research Tower Cornell University Ithaca, N 14853 Phone: (607) 253-4303 Email: hac29@cornell.edu Signal transduction complexes in primary sensory neurons; mechanisms by which transduction channels transform the environmental stimuli into electric signals and the modulation of transduction efficiency by intracellular second messengers.
	Christopher W. Clark, Senior Scientist 107A Johnson Center, Birds & Biodiversity Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-2405 Fax: (607) 254-2415 Email: cwc2@cornell.edu Abundances and acoustic behaviors of birds, fish, elephants, and whales; evolution and function of acoustic signaling behavior in animals
	Thomas A. Cleland, Assistant Professor 244 Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-8099 Fax: (775) 254-2756 Email: tac29@cornell.edu Olfactory perception as a complex system, coordinating behavioral, physiological, pharmacological, and computational studies of sensory sampling, learning and memory, and biological neural networks
	Ruth Collins, Associate Professor Molecular Medicine C4 109 Veterinary Medicine Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 253-4123 Email: rnc8@cornell.edu Examination of how the chemical reactions of biology are organized in time and space, and how this organization is harnessed by cells to generate distinct outcomes
	David Deitcher, Professor W125 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4315 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: dld14@cornell.edu Molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter and neuropeptide release; synaptic homeostasis; temperature-sensitive paralytic mutants in Drosophila.
	Timothy J. DeVoogd, Professor Department of Psychology 211A Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-6430 (607) 255-8433 Email: tjd5@cornell.edu Animal communication; neuroanatomical plasticity; quantitative neurobiology; neurobiology of avian caching; hormonal influences on brain structure; avian song system.
	Janis L. Dickinson, Associate Professor Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 254-2194 Email: jld84@cornell.edu Behavioral ecology of birds and insects, with a focus on dispersal, mating behavior, and cooperative breeding; relationship between resource wealth, nepotism, and family group living.
	Thomas Eisner, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus W347 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-4464 Fax: (607) 255-6186 Email: te14@cornell.edu Chemical communication, ecology and evolution; behavioral ecology, particularly of insects; insect-plant interactions; conservation.
	Stephen T. Emlen, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor W313 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4327 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: ste1@cornell.edu Evolution of animal social behavior, with current emphasis on behavioral ecology of cooperative nesting in birds.
	Joseph Fetcho, Professor W103 Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4341 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: jrf49@cornell.edu Control of movements by the hindbrain and spinal cord.
	Barbara L. Finlay, Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology & Behavior 248 Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-7601 Phone: (607) 255-6394 Fax: (607) 255-8433 Email: blf2@cornell.edu Development and evolution of neural systems in mammals.
	Cole Gilbert, Associate Professor 6136 Comstock Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 2255-8152 Fax: (607) 255-0939 Email: cg23@cornell.edu Invertebrate neuroethology; sensory guidance; neural evolution in arthropods
	Bruce P. Halpern, S. L. Sage Professor 36 Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-6433 Fax: (607) 255-8433 Email: bph1@cornell.edu Sensory physiology; chemoreception.
	Ronald Harris-Warrick, Professor W159 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Telephone: 607-254-4355 Fax: 607-254-4316 Email: rmh4@cornell.edu Neuromodulation of neural networks; gene cloning of K+ channels.
	Carl D. Hopkins, Professor W263 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 Phone: (607) 255-2259 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: cdh8@cornell.edu Neuroethology of animal communication; neuroethology of passive electrolocation.
	William Horne, Professor T8 016A Veterinary Research Tower Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 253-4145 Email: wah27@cornell.edu Role of voltage-gated calcium channels in synaptic vesicle release; molecular mechanisms of pain and analgesia.
	Howard C. Howland, Professor W201 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-4716 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: hch2@cornell.edu Sensory physiology, especially vision; development of focusing and refractive state in humans; animal vision, models of myopia and emmetropization; optical quality of the eye.
	Ronald R. Hoy, Professor W215 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 USA Phone: (607) 254-4318 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: rrh3@Cornell.edu Web Page: hoylab.cornell.edu Animal communication; behavior genetics of invertebrates; regeneration and development in invertebrate nervous systems.
	Robert E. Johnston, Professor Department of Psychology 78E Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853-7601 Phone: (607) 255-6436 Fax: (607) 255-8433 Email: rej1@cornell.edu Animal communication, social recognition, and memory, mostly by chemical signals; neural mechanisms of social recognition and memory; mechanisms of vertebrate social behavior (behavioral, olfactory, neural, hormonal).
	Walter D. Koenig, Senior Scientist W308 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4385 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email:wdk4@cornell.edu Social behavior, particularly cooperative breeding, reproductive strategies of trees, and spatial synchrony.
	Michael I. Kotlikoff, Professor Biomedical Sciences T4-018 Veterinary Research Tower Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 253-3336 Fax: (607) 253-4447 Email: mik7@cornell.edu Cellular signaling; ion channels; genetic cell sensors; conditional gene targeting.
	David Lin, Assistant Professor Biomedical Sciences T4-018 Veterinary Research Tower Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 253-4360 Fax: (607) 253-4447 Email: dml45@cornell.edu Axon guidance and target formation during the development of the mouse olfactory system, using genetic, in vitro, and genomic approaches.
	Manfred Lindau, Associate Professor School of Applied and Engineering Physics 217 Clark Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-5264 Fax: (607) 255-7658 Email: ml95@cornell.edu Biophysics; exocytosis; mechanisms of vesicle fusion and transmitter release.
	Christiane Linster, Professor W249 Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: 607-254-4331 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: cl243@Cornell.edu Neural coding and memory in the olfactory system; emphasis on neuromodulatory influences; combined approach using behavior, electrophysiology and computational modeling.
	Ellis Loew, Professor of Physiology T7-020 Veterinary Research Tower Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 253-3484 Fax: (607) 253-3851 Email: erl1@cornell.edu Ensory physiology; sensory ecology; retinal physiology and biochemistry; clinical electrophysiology; visual sciences.
	David P. McCobb, Associate Professor W153A Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4321 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: dpm9@cornell.edu Integrative neurobiology; regulation and function of potassium channels in adrenaline secreting cells and its relationship to stress.
	Linda Nowak, Associate Professor Molecular Medicine C3 117 Veterinary Medical Center Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 253-3655 Fax: (607) 253-3659 Email: lmn1@cornell.edu Molecular and electrophysiological analysis of glutamate receptors, ion channels, and response mechanisms in synaptic transmission.
	Robert E. Oswald, Professor of Pharmacology C3 167 Veterinary Medical Center College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 Phone: (607) 253-3877 Fax: (607) 253-3659 Email: reo1@cornell.edu Molecular neurobiology and biophysics; neurotransmitter receptors and signal transduction.
	Ned J. Place, Assistant Professor S1-088 Schurman Hall Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 253-3796 Fax: (607) 253-4213 Lab: (607) 256-5675 Email: njp27@cornell.edu Mammalian reproductive biology, with a focus on the life history trade-offs associated with hormones, behavior, and aging.
	Robert A. Raguso, Associate Professor W355 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Ithaca NY 14853 USA Phone: (607) 254-4353 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: rar229@cornell.edu Chemically-Mediated Plant/Animal Interactions; Biosynthesis, Physiology and Evolution of Fragrance; Insect Olfaction, Behavior and Pollination Ecology.
	Hudson Kern Reeve, Professor W309 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4352 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: hkr1@cornell.edu Theoretical sociobiology; evolution of cooperation and conflict in animal societies; behavioral ecology; plasticity in insect social behavior.
	Chris B. Schaffer, Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Cornell University 120 Olin Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 256-5620 Fax: (607) 256-5608 Email: cs385@cornell.edu Advanced optical techniques used to observe and manipulate in vivo biological systems with the goal of developing a microscopic-scale understanding of normal and disease-state physiological processes; neurodegeneration caused by occlusion of microvessels in the brain.
	Thomas D. Seeley, Professor W301 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4301 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: tds5@cornell.edu Sociobiology: physiology, ecology and evolution of animal societies, especially the societies of insects.
	Kerry L. Shaw, Professor W317 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Ithaca, New York 14853 Phone: 607 254-4320 Lab: 607 254-4326 Email: kls4@cornell.edu Behavioral genetics, sexual selection and evolution; Orthopteroid Insects; Genetic architecture of behavior (QTLs), linkage analysis and genome evolution.
	Paul W. Sherman, Professor W307 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4333 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email : pws6@cornell.edu Animal social behavior.
	David M. Smith, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology 252 Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853-7601 Phone: (607) 255-6390 Fax: (607) 255-8433 Email: dms248@cornell.edu Neural systems involved in learning and memory functions; multi-site neuronal recordings and neurochemical inactivation in behaving rodents used to identify brain circuitry involved in these functions.
	Sandra Vehrencamp, Professor A101 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-2431 Fax: (607) 254-4308 Email : slv8@cornell.edu Evolution of animal communication systems, especially bird song; behavioral ecology of cooperative nesting in birds.
	Charles Walcott, Professor W255 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4382 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: cw38@cornell.edu Animal orientation and navigation; animal acoustic communication.
	Michael Webster, Associate Professor W361 Seeley G. Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4362 Fax: (607) 254-1303 Email: msw244@cornell.edu
	Gregory Weiland, Associate Professor of Pharmacology Department of Molecular Medicine C3 147, Veterinary Medical Center College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 Phone: (607) 253-3876 Fax: (607) 253-3659 Email: gaw2@cornell.edu Molecular neurobiology and neuropharmacology; receptor and ion channel mechanisms.
	David Winkler, Professor Faculty Curator of Birds Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology E241 Corson Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 254-4216 Fax: (607) 255-8088 Email: dww4@cornell.edu The causes of spatial and temporal variation in the life histories of birds.