Katie Talbott
Doctoral Student
- Email:
- kmtalbot@iu.edu
I am a PhD candidate in the Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior program. In the Ketterson lab, I study the impact of avian malaria parasites on junco reproductive physiology and behavior. My central professional interest is using wildlife models to investigate heterogeneity in physiological and behavioral responses to parasitism and understanding the fitness outcomes of this heterogeneity.
I received my BS in Biology and English at Doane University (Crete, NE), where I studied tiger beetle population genetics for my senior research. I then received my MS at Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS), where I investigated sexual selection dynamics in Eastern collared lizards. Other past projects include: disease ecology of free-ranging frogs (Dakota County, MN), wildlife surveys and public education at the Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, MN), and using radiotelemetry to study habitat use of horned lizards at Tinker Air Force Base (Oklahoma City, OK).