Principle Investigators

GEODE is run by a team of experienced and collaborative investigators.

Lead PI Dr. Seth Bybee
Brigham Young University

Co-PI Dr. Paul Frandsen
Brigham Young University

Co-PI Dr. Vincent Kalkman
Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Post Doctoral Researchers

Dr. Lacie Newton

Graduate Students

Rhema Dike

Robbie Hadfield

Pungki Lupiyaningdyah

Ethan Tollman

Dr. Cornelio Bota-Sierra

Co-PI Dr. John C. Abbott
The University of Alabama

Co-PI Dr. Robert Guralnick
University of Florida

Co-PI Dr. Jessica Ware
American Museum of Natural History

Dr. Melissa Sanchez-Herrera

Judicael Fomekong Lontchi

Laura Sutherland

Aaron Goodman

Jacob Idec

Violet Onsongo

Past Team Members

Dr. Michael Belitz