Kwapich Lab
University of Central Florida
Christina L. Kwapich, PhD
Behavior and ecology of ant societies: Colony organization, production ecology, myrmecophilous crickets, beetles and spiders, ant nest architecture.
UCF Courses: Ornithology (ZOO 4272), Social Insect Behavior (ENY 4455C/5456C)
UML Courses: Behavioral Ecology, Entomology, Senior Seminar
Tyler C. Murdock (incoming)
Postdoctoral Researcher, UCF Preeminent Postdoctoral Program Fellow
Google Scholar
2024/25 Undergraduate Researchers
Nevin Persaud
Jackson Talmadge
Ava Dennison
Carson Bassett
Past Undergraduate Researchers
Lauren Ross
Isabel Zayas
Emilia Carpio
Jessica McCord
Gabe Muniz
Kelsie Belanger
Hoon Kang
MS Project Student, UML
Adaptive nest architecture in subterranean ant species. Seasonal demography and ant colony organization.
Roman Meneghini
Undergrad Honors Researcher and MS project student, UML
Seed storage and processing in the ant Pheidole pilifera. Function of major workers in dimorphic ants.
Sydney Hy
MS project Student, UML
Social parasites, myrmecophiles, and seed use by Tetramorium immigrans in its introduced range. Urban ecology of invasive species.
Jennifer Ingraham
MS Project Student, UML
Food sharing and signal mimicry between the ant cricket, Myrmecophilus pergandei and its ant hosts.
Yocha DeChavez
Undergraduate Research Assistant, ASU (pictured, left)
Connor McLeod
Undergraduate Research Assistant, ASU
Melissa Griffin
Undergraduate Research Assistant, ASU
*High School Biology Teacher
Chris Schwartze, ASU
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Connor and Melissa with Veromessor pergandei, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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