Assistant Professor of Parasitology, Department of Biological Sciences
Curator of Mammals, Arkansas Center for Biodiversity Collections
Population genetics of coyotes in Arkansas and the conservation genomics of the American Red Wolf
Biodiversity of aquatic snails and their trematodes in the Ozark and Ouachita National Forests of Arkansas
Parasites and population genetics of Wood Frogs from the Ozarks of Arkansas
Community ecology of host-parasite interactions. Outdoor mesocosm experiments, individual-based immuno-genetic experiments.
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)
Once again we met at West Bay Casino and Resort for the 2025 SWAP conference. Maria Bollinger, Taylor Fiedor, J Renee Pye, Zach Campbell, Sam Messinides, and myself attended. Taylor won a research grant, Renee won a research grant, and Sam won the Marc Dresden presentation award.
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.
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.
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
The Gustafson Lab at the AR TWS conference at DeGray Lake State Park in 2022