Associate Professor
Director of Bull Shoals Field Station
Dr. Sean P. Maher
Department
Biology
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield
Postal mail
Missouri State University
Biology
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield,
MO
65897
Details
Education
- PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2010, University of Kansas
- Post-doctoral research at the University of Georgia (2010-2012) and the University of California, Berkeley (2012-2014)
Research and professional interests
My research investigates the mechanisms and drivers of diversity and richness patterns in ecological and biogeographical contexts. In many respects, they are driven by interactions among and between species and environmental influences. I examine such factors at multiple spatial and temporal scales to provide a broader understanding of how dominant influences shift and interactions change. This has led to a diverse set of projects and collaborations whereby I use models to test hypotheses and quantify the effects of the environment on species. I am particularly interested in non-volant small mammal community dynamics and disease ecology and geography.