Who We Are
"The best way to send information is to wrap it up in a person."
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Prospective students and postdocs: If you are interested in joining the Albecker lab at the University of Houston, please email Dr. Albecker your CV and a brief statement describing your research interests and motivation for joining the lab.
Interested in joining the fun?
Dr. Molly Albecker - Principal Investigator
She/Her
Science Interests: Eco-evolution, life history evolution, eco-physiology, natural history, modeling, frogs, coastal ecosystems.
Other Interests: My kids, tacos, traveling, running, poetry, finding new ways to fit "eco-" in my bio, swamps, thinking deeply about shallow things, walking solo in nature.
Contact info:
Dr. Dante Nesta - Postdoctoral Scholar
He/Him
Science Interests: Eco-evo-devo, behavioral ecology, physiology, evolutionary innovation, phenotypic plasticity & polyphenism, carry-over effects
Other Interests: Skiing, cooking, tomfoolery, cheese, any cool insects you can finds
Aaron Devine - PhD Student
He/Him
Science Interests: Phenotypic plasticity, responses to environmental stress, biogeography, coloration, conservation biology, ecological genomics, aquatic ecosystems, eco-evolutionary dynamics, life history evolution, amphibians, mollusks, and other aquatic species.
Other Interests: Reading, art, exploring museums, eating food, basketball, and spending time with friends
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Camryn Kritzell - PhD Candidate
She/Her
Science Interests: Carry-over effects, climate change, urbanization, conservation biology, life history, predictive modeling, amphibians
Other Interests: Climbing, art, camping, bird watching, swimming, spending time with my dog
Kathy Li - Phd Student
She/Her
Science Interests: Evolutionary developmental biology, aquatic organisms, environmental physiology
Other Interests: Sleeping, gaming, looking at quails, staring into the abyss, collecting random things, evading Baskin-Robbins
"Lafayette"
Alex Price - PhD Student
He/Him
Science Interests: Metamorphosis, phenotypic plasticity, osmoregulation, intraspecific variation, and evolution in response to anthropogenic changes
Other Interests: Hiking, camping, trying new foods, and playing music
Lauren Sellmayer (2026 STEGG postbac)
She/Her
Science Interests: Conservation, evolution of anatomical systems, physiologic and behavioral stress responses, endocrinology, reproductive biology, succession, herps, and placental mammals.
Other Interests: My friends + family, learning, being around mountains, reading, rambling, watching sports, and being active.
Cooper - Lab Mascot
Science Interests: Chemistry of mud and dead fish
Other Interests: Terrorizing the cat, aggressive snuggling, and looting countertops.
Lab Alumni
Graduate/Postgrad
Undergraduate researchers
Dr. Raquel Salla (postdoc)
Contact info:
Jose Alejandro Rodriguez Mejia
Honors Thesis :
Melissa Bransford
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Dani Delgado
Jesus Villalobos (2025 STEGG postbac)
Jessica Nguyen
Judy Koussayer