Lab Members
Contact any of us for information about our studies, or about the lab in general.
dr. Joseph Johnson
Joe is the PI of the lab. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 2012, after which he completed his post-doctoral training at Bucknell University. Joe was an Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology at Ohio University from 2016-2022. Since 2022 Joe has served as an Assistant Professor of Information Technology at the University of Cincinnati. Originally trained as a mammal ecologist and a conservationist, Joe’s current work focus on the intersection of technology and ecology, seeking to create IT solutions for wildlife conservation.
Dr. Melissa Meierhofer
Melissa [Missy] is a Postdoctoral Researcher. She received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, after which she found herself at the Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki-Finland, as a Visiting Researcher and then Postdoc from August 2019–July 2025. She is a trained ecologist focusing on evidence-based conservation and management.
Mattea Lewis, Phd student
Mattea is in her final year of her PhD!
Janette Perez-Jimenez, PhD Student
Janette is in her final year of her PhD!
ODUNAYO ADEPOJU, MSIT STUDENT
Odunayo is wrapping up his MSIT!
Zoe Marczak, Masters Student
Zoe received her degree of Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2024. She recently started as a masters student and dove right into field work just across the Ohio River in the Daniel Boone National Forest of Kentucky. There, she has focused on understanding disturbance of bat roosts through the use of camera traps.
Former STUDENTS
Lucille Williams, MSc - “Autumn and Winter Activity of Bats Outside Potential Hibernacula”
Levi Johnson, MSc - "Understanding the Winter Habitats of Ohio's Hibernating Bats."
Elijah Lee, MSc - "Trends in Bat Activity and Occupancy in Yellowstone National Park."
Mattea Lewis, MSc - “Roost Selection and Seasonal Activity of a Remnant Population of Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) in Pennsylvania”
Maria Monarchino, MSc - Research Gate - “Summer Day-Roost Selection and Thermoregulation of Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis) in Southeast Ohio”
Austin Waag, MSc - Research Gate - “A Novel Approach to Assessing Abundance and Behavior in Summer Populations of Little Brown Myotis in Yellowstone National Park.”