Kyle D Gustafson, PI
Assistant Professor of Parasitology, Department of Biological Sciences
Curator of Mammals, Arkansas Center for Biodiversity Collections
Graduate students
Zachary Campbell
PhD Env. Sci. student
Population genetics of coyotes in Arkansas and the conservation genomics of the American Red Wolf
Taylor Fiedor
MSc Biology student
Biodiversity of aquatic snails and their trematodes in the Ozark and Ouachita National Forests of Arkansas
Maria Bollinger
MSc Biology student
Parasites and population genetics of Wood Frogs from the Ozarks of Arkansas
Sam Messinides
PhD Molec. Biosc. student
Community ecology of host-parasite interactions. Outdoor mesocosm experiments, individual-based immuno-genetic experiments.
Currently active undergraduate students
Faith Stephens
Renee Pye
Previous undergraduate students
Joseph Schroeder
(Graduated)
Meghan Byrd
(Graduated 2024)
Benjamin Brown
(Graduated 2023)
Landen Ho
(Graduated 2023)
Laura Bean
(Graduated 2024)
Aiyana Dawson
(Graduated 2023)
Maria Bollinger (Graduated 2023)
Caleb LeGrand
(Graduated 2024)
(Graduated 2024)
The Wildlife Society conference
The Gustafson Lab at the AR TWS conference at DeGray Lake State Park in 2022
Southwestern Association of Parasitologists conference
The Gustafson Lab (left) and an academic lineage at the 2023 SWAP conference at Lake Texoma
*Maria Bollinger won 2nd place in the undergraduate oral presentation competition
SWAP 2024!
We were lucky to have a conference this year after a pipe burst and took out the water and gas lines. Nonetheless, our amazing organizers got us all together. Here is a cherished photo of part of my academic family.
SWAP 2024 Awards
The Gustafson Lab came in hot at the 2024 SWAP meeting.
Sam (left) won the research grant, Taylor (middle) won runner up for best talk, Monica (co-author to which I'm a committee member) won best talk, Maria (right) had won the previous year.