RYAN THUM, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Research Scientist
224 Lake Michigan Center
740 W. Shoreline Dr.
Muskegon, MI 49441
(616) 331-3989
thumr@gvsu.edu
AWRI / Teaching Activities:
- Molecular ecology of invasive species
- Graduate seminars
Expertise:
General Information
- Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
- Ph.D. - Dartmouth College (2004)
- B.S. - Florida State University (1998)
- Postdoctoral Fellow - Cornell University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
General Interests
I am interested in the factors that form, maintain, and alter biological communities, particularly aquatic communities because they represent important natural resources that I value and that are threatened by anthropogenic activities. I integrate studies of historical biogeography, phylogeny, evolution, and ecology using a diversity of methods including molecular genetics, field and laboratory experiments, and multivariate statistics. While much of my research focuses on basic questions, I increasingly apply my research framework to the study of biological invasions.