Lab people

Principal investigator (PI)

Dr. Nick Green has been an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) since 2020. Between earning his PhD at Baylor University in 2012 and before joining KSU, Nick worked in a variety of government and industry roles focused on quantitative ecology and statistics. His primary teaching areas are in Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (BIOL 4350K), Biological Data Analysis, and Principles of Biology II Laboratory (BIOL 1108L). 

You can connect with Nick by email and on Twitter (@GreenQuantEco).

Current students

Ben Angalet

 

Benjamin Angalet joined the lab as a master’s student in 2024. He graduated from the College of Coastal Georgia with a B.S. in Biology – Coastal Ecology in 2022 and has since held several positions within the science field, including a Jekyll Island Park Ranger, Environmental Scientist, and his current position as Field Research Coordinator here at KSU. His thesis is focusing on the osmoregulatory capabilities of American alligator populations experiencing varying levels of saltwater exposure. You can connect with Ben via email.

 

 

Sydney Morton

 Sydney Morton joined the lab in 2023 after earning her B.S. in biology from the University of Central Florida. Her past experience includes laboratory and field studies supporting sea turtle conservation and wetland preservation. Her research at KSU leverages her lab and field experiences to investigate the effects of urbanization on small mammal population genetics. You can connect with Sydney by email.  

 

Lab Alumni

Bri Casement

 

Bri Casement earned her MSIB in 2024 with her thesis, Spatial and abiotic effects of urbanization on small mammal communities.  Before coming to KSU, she earned her B.S. in both Biology and Environmental Science (cum laude) from Heidelberg University in Ohio. Before graduate school, Bri conducted research on streams in Ohio, lizards in Panama, and even worked as an elementary school teacher. Her thesis research focused on the effects of urbanization, land use change, and human socioeconomic factors on small mammal populations and communities in Georgia. After graduating, Bri went on to pursue a Ph.D. at West Virginia University.

You can find Bri's her research on Google Scholar and ORCID.

Leslie Lopez

Leslie Lopez earned her MSIB in the lab in 2024 with her thesis Patterns and Potential Mechanisms of Phenotypic Changes in Urban Small Mammals. Leslie joined the lab in 2022 after earning her B.S. in Biology, cum laude, from the University of West Georgia. Leslie's lifelong interest in animals and veterinary medicine drive her research and professional activities. In addition to her master's research, Leslie has worked in the KSU Vivarium and veterinary clinics. Her research focused on the physiological consequences to small mammals of living in urban, suburban, and other human-altered environments, and how those consequences might affect animal health.

Interested in joining the lab?

If you are interested in joining the Green QuantEco lab, reach out to Dr. Green by email.