BRIAN COUNTERMAN
Principal Investigator
Letting butterfly wings teach me how and why biodiversity evolves.
The Lab Group
VINCE FICARROTTA
Postdoctoral Researcher
CRISPR Acrobat Extraordinaire & Tree thinker​
NATALIE HARRIS
PhD Student - Hood & Counterman Labs
Butterfly tamer, animal lover, & master tracker!
TANNER MYERS
PhD Student - Oaks & Counterman Labs
Wrangler of lizards, phylogenies, and butterflies
MATT BUEHLER
PhD Student - Oaks & Counterman Labs
Snake charmer and budding evolutionary biologist
RYAN SPAHN FICARROTTA
LAB TECH
UNDERGRAD TEAM
Magic makers
Keeping it real and butterflies alive!
Lab Alumni
JAMIE OGILVIE | PHD 2024 | ENJOYING FAMILY TIME |
ANNA LITTRELL | BS 2024 | GEN COUNS ASST @ HUDSON ALPHA |
JORDAN CHOW | BS 2024 | PHD STUDENT @ VCU |
SHIVAM BHARDWAJ | POSTDOC 2019-2021 | UC BERKLEY RES ASSOC |
ALEXANDRA COLOMBARA | LAB MANAGER 2021 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN GEORGIA |
CALEB BENSON | MS 2020 | EMBARK RES ASSOC |
JENNIFER FENNER | PHD 2019 | POSTDOC @ Range Lab, AUBURN UNIVERSITY |
EMILY SHELBY | MS 2019 | PhD STUDENT @ Moore Lab, UoGEORGIA ATHENS |
FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ-CARO | MS 2019 | PhD STUDENT @ Good Lab, UoMONTANA |
JARED COLE | MS 2019 | PhD STUDENT @ Kirkpatrick Lab, UoTEXAS AUSTIN |
STEVEN VAN BELLEGHEM | POSTDOC 2017 | POSTDOC @ Papa Lab, UoPUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS |
JUSTIN YEAGER | POSTDOC 2016 | FACULTY, UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS, ECUADOR |
CHRIS SAVELL | MS 2016 | DATA SCIENTIST, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT |
MARGARITA BAQUERO | MS 2016 | PRESIDENT, FCAT (Fundación para la Conservación de los Andes Tropicales), ECUADOR |
STEVEN SHAAK | PHD 2016 | FACULTY, STOCKTON UNIVERSITY |
We value and welcome diversity of people and ideas on our team.
We feel strongly that all should have fair and equitable opportunities.
We value the contributions of others and strive to build a welcoming environment.
Our lab resides and our research is conducted in the unceded territory of Muscogee (Mvskoke) people.​ Those interested in learning more about the historical ranges of native lands we occupy and use are encouraged to visit: https://native-land.ca/
Our research also relies on Black Belt Prairies across the Southeastern United States. Those who self-identify as Muscogee, and/or from the Black Belt region, and/or from other groups interested in biological research are encouraged to contact us to learn more about our research and how you may get involved.​ ​
