{"id":1084,"date":"2021-12-01T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/?page_id=1084"},"modified":"2026-07-12T20:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:51:17","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our alumni have gone on to careers in academia, industry, government, museums, and nonprofit organizations across the United States. If you are an alum of our program and would like to be added to our list, please use the form at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where some of our alumni are today:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4100\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"Logo wall featuring organizations where Evolution alumni are currently employed, including Harvard University, the University of British Columbia, Virginia Tech, the University of Louisville, UNC Charlotte, AbbVie, Pfizer, the University of Georgia, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Memphis, The Ohio State University, the University of California, Berkeley, Illinois State Museum, the University of South Carolina, and Washington State University.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" 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Bradley<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">AbbVie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eichman<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2701-3405\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/noah-bradley\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alec Brown<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ramsey Solutions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alec-a-brown\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Juan Carvajal Garcia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine L\u00f3pez-Neyra<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Merrikh<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7257-3674\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juan-carvajal-garcia-9211b4217\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Christina Chavez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">TBD<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2497-0848\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christina-chavez-a70411150\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Natalie Christian<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Louisville<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Abbot<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1568-7645\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliechristian.com\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/natalie-christian-61544b144\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Scott Egan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rice University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Funk<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5208-1875\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/scott-p-egan-08857b97\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ethan Gibbons<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Deere<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Clayton<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ethan-gibbons\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">John Gibbons<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Massachusetts, Amherst<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1282-9345\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/gibbonslabgenomics\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-gibbons-5891ba1a\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Brandt Gibson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Tennessee, Martin<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Darroch<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9620-0063\">ORCID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bryan Gitschlag<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Patel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7096-2147\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bryan-gitschlag-57289b100\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marie-Claire Harrison<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stanford University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3013-9906\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marie-claire-harrison-548820118\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Annie Hatmaker<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Georgia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7821-8160\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/annie-hatmaker\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">James Held<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Van Andel Institute<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Patel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4322-2108\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-held-010662a7\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sarah Hourihan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Southern California<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-4587-8363\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarah-hourihan-418a46204\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emily Hudson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jellycat<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1358-8563\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ejhudson1\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Maria Lu\u00edsa Jabbur<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Innes Center<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Johnson<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-0486-3881\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-lu%C3%ADsa-jabbur-11643aa7\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Abigail LaBella<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of North Carolina - Charlotte<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0068-6703\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abigail-leavitt-labella\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jennifer Mandel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Memphis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">McCauley<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3539-2991\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.memphis.edu\/jmandel\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-mandel-sunflowers\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Reese Martin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Seranova Bio<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tate<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reesemartinphd\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Joel McGlothlin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Virginia Tech<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">McCauley<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3645-6264\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcglothlin.biol.vt.edu\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joel-mcglothlin-2b037b13\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Melissa Pardi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Illinois State Museum<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">DeSantis<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9766-7511\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melpardi\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ansley Petherick<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zoo Atlanta<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">DeSantis<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3799-3571\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ansley-petherick-447671194\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andreia Olaru<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">American Museum of Natural History<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Darroch<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrei-ola\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">David Rinker<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">天美传媒官网<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Zwiebel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5894-7633\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-rinker-27b485a\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Christina Robinson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RF-SMART<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cristina-robinson\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Joyce Sanks<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Alaska, Fairbanks<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Racicot<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5748-7064\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joycesanks\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jason Slot<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ohio State University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6731-3405\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantpath.osu.edu\/our-people\/jason-c-slot\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jason-slot-71954228\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sam Smith<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pfizer<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6269-0276\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samuel-pattillo-smith\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kate Snyder<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">天美传媒官网<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5096-3110\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kate-t-snyder\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jacob Steenwyk<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">UC Berkeley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8436-595X\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jlsteenwyk\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Carly Stewart<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Cincinnati Medical Center<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tate<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-3437-4565\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carly-stewart-4a25891b4\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Carl Stone<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">TBD<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Behringer<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0232-5223\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carljstone\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kelly Tingle<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">McGill University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Darroch<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6121-9677\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelly-tingle-9002a388\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kat Turk<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Darroch<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5436-7367\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kat-turk\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Katie Wahl<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eichman<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1212-6896\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katherine-wahl-30a7ab15b\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Michael Whitlock<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of British Columbia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">McCauley<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0782-1843\">ORCID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alissa Williams<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Minnesota<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tate<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6840-2415\">ORCID<\/a>, <a 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