The 2021–2022 Iler + CaraDonna Lab Group gathered on the roof of our building in Chicago.
Amy Iler, Ph.D.
I accept graduate students through a joint program in Plant Biology & Conservation through Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden. I will not be accepting any new graduate students this year (2022, for fall 2023). Please email me directly if you are interested in joining our group in the future or if you have questions about the program!
Dylan Simpson, Ph.D.
Dylan is a postdoctoral researcher broadly interested in how the environment and life history come together to limit or support populations. His background is in landscape and population ecology of wild bees, with a focus on how bee species’ habitat associations drive patterns in population size and connectivity. Recently, he has shifted his focus to plants; in the Iler Lab, he is investigating the environmental factors that promote or limit plant population growth, especially in the context of climate change. For more information, check out his website.
Elsa Godtfredsen
Elsa is a PhD candidate interested in plant phenology and ecophysiology in
the context of climate change. Her research investigates the effects of early
snowmelt on plant demographic vital rates, physiology, and pollination. She
is also interested in understanding how earlier snowmelt affects
germination dynamics via effects on maternal plants. For more information, check out her website.
the context of climate change. Her research investigates the effects of early
snowmelt on plant demographic vital rates, physiology, and pollination. She
is also interested in understanding how earlier snowmelt affects
germination dynamics via effects on maternal plants. For more information, check out her website.
Kyla Knauf |
Kyla is a second-year PhD student investigating how altered climate and plant-pollinator interactions impact plant offspring characteristics, in addition to how climate change is altering the timing of seed maturation, which has implication for seed collections used in ecological restoration. |
Max Jones
Max is a combined BS/MS student, working on small mammal biodiversity in the tropics. More coming soon!!
Lab alumni
Marie Faust, MS (2019) currently Science Outreach Specialist at NEON
Diana Jerome, MS (2020)
Samantha Danguilan, MS (2021), currently Science Tutor
Alex Zink, MS (2023), currently PhD student at Technical University of Munich
Isabella Rodelius, NSF postbac student (2023), currently MS student at Colorado State University
Kathryn Dawdy, MS (2024)
Amelia Litz, PhD (2024)
Jane Ogilvie, Postdoc/Lab Manager (2018–2020)
Josh Scholl, Postdoc (2020–2022)
Sarah Walwema, Undergraduate Honor's Thesis, Northwestern University (2018)
Luke Liu, Undergraduate Researcher, Northwestern University (2020)
Diana Jerome, MS (2020)
Samantha Danguilan, MS (2021), currently Science Tutor
Alex Zink, MS (2023), currently PhD student at Technical University of Munich
Isabella Rodelius, NSF postbac student (2023), currently MS student at Colorado State University
Kathryn Dawdy, MS (2024)
Amelia Litz, PhD (2024)
Jane Ogilvie, Postdoc/Lab Manager (2018–2020)
Josh Scholl, Postdoc (2020–2022)
Sarah Walwema, Undergraduate Honor's Thesis, Northwestern University (2018)
Luke Liu, Undergraduate Researcher, Northwestern University (2020)