Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program
Last updated: Spring 2023
Degrees Offered:
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Science
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
College of Natural Sciences
203 French Hall
Contact:
Patricia Wadsworth, Director, Interdepartmental Graduate Programs
patw@bio.umass.edu
Craig Albertson, OEB Program Leader and Graduate Program Director
albertson@bio.umass.edu
Stephen McCormick, OEB Associate Program Leader
smccormick@usgs.gov
Jimmy Wright, OEB Graduate Program Coordinator
jpwright@umass.edu
The interdepartmental Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology trains students in four broad areas:
- Animal Behavior: Behavioral ecology, communication, learning
- Ecology: Conservation biology, community, population and landscape ecology
- Evolutionary Biology: Evolution, phylogenetics, population genetics, molecular evolution
- Organismal Biology: Physiology, morphology, paleontology