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We work to make academia more inclusive and a better training program for diverse career paths.

Are you interested in:

  • Neotropical ecology

  • Emerging diseases of Galápagos birds

  • Community ecology of birds and parasites

  • Genomics of host-parasite interactions?

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For information about the graduate program check out the University of Arizona EEB website

Also please check out this fact sheet for prospective students.

I am recruiting PhD students to start in Fall of 2025 to work on projects in Arizona and/or Galapagos. Successful applicants will have good overlap in interests with the core research areas in the lab and preferably have experience working with birds, parasites, and/or Neotropical biology.

Looking for a Postdoc?

I do not currently have funding for postdocs but I’m happy to support applications to the NSF PRFB, Simeons Research Fellowship, or other funding opportunities. Feel free to contact me by email if you’re interested in a postdoc.

Current Address

1041 E. Lowell Street

PO Box 210088

Tucson, Arizona 85721-0088

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Assistant Professor

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University of Arizona


mcnew (at) arizona.edu