Rachael Bay

Research Interests

Our lab studies interactions between human-induced changes in the environment and evolutionary processes. This includes how animals respond to changes in their environment that are caused by humans as well as how evolution might mitigate some of the negative impacts of human-induced change. We use a combination of ecological and physiological experiments and large-scale genomic and environmental data. Understanding patterns of evolution associated with anthropogenic impacts across a wide range of non-model animals can ultimately be used to create forward-looking conservation management decisions.

Center Affiliations

• Center for Population Biology

Graduate Program Affiliations

• Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group
• Population Biology Graduate Group