Gareth Russell
Associate Professor, Associate Chair and Undergraduate Director, Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences
CKB 438H
About Me
My core interest is in how organisms persist (or go extinct) on complex, real-world landscapes, especially those that are highly fragmented due to human activities.
Education
Ph.D.
; University of Tennessee
; Zoology
; 1996
B.A. ; Oxford University ; Zoology ; 1992
B.A. ; Oxford University ; Zoology ; 1992
Website
2025 Fall Courses
BIOL 668 - EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
BIOL 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BIOL 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 468 - DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
BIOL 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BIOL 492 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
BIOL 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 792C - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BIOL 790C - DOCTORAL DISSERTN & RESRCH
BIOL 621 - ECOLOGY
BIOL 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790E - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BIOL 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BIOL 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 468 - DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
BIOL 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BIOL 492 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
BIOL 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 792C - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BIOL 790C - DOCTORAL DISSERTN & RESRCH
BIOL 621 - ECOLOGY
BIOL 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790E - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Teaching Interests
Mathematical Ecology, Conservation Biology, Ecology and Evolution of Disease
Past Courses
BIOL 150: LIVING IN A VARIABLE UNIVERSE
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOL OF DISEASE-HON
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 368: THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 375: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
BIOL 382: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
BIOL 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
BIOL 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI
BIOL 638: COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY
BIOL 668: EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
BIOL 698: ST: DEPARTMENT RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
MATH 615: APPR QUANT ANALYSIS LIFE SCI
MATH 615: APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOL OF DISEASE-HON
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 368: THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 375: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
BIOL 382: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
BIOL 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
BIOL 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI
BIOL 638: COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY
BIOL 668: EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
BIOL 698: ST: DEPARTMENT RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
MATH 615: APPR QUANT ANALYSIS LIFE SCI
MATH 615: APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
Research Interests
Applied Spatio-Temporal Population Dynamics — Movement Ecology — Statistical Methods for Conservation — Community Dynamics Incorporating Evolution — Automated Monitoring — The Ecology and Management of Non-Natural Ecosystems
In Progress
Active dispersal of organisms in patches
Modelling active dispersal of organisms between habitat patches.
Augmented reality for ecological data and processes
I am exploring the use of augmented reality as an interface to ecological data and a platform for teaching.
Modelling active dispersal of organisms between habitat patches.
Augmented reality for ecological data and processes
I am exploring the use of augmented reality as an interface to ecological data and a platform for teaching.
Journal Article
Wi\'sniewska, Maggie, Ivan Puga-Gonzalez, Phyllis Lee, Cynthia Moss, Gareth J. Russell, Simon J. Garnier, Sueur, C\'edric.
2022. "Simulated poaching affects global connectivity and efficiency in social networks of African savanna elephants-An exemplar of how human disturbance impacts group-living species."
PLoS computational biology , vol. 18 , no. 1 , pp. e1009792.
S Liu, Frank Y. Shih, Gareth J. Russell, Hai Nhat Phan. 2020. "Classification of ecological data by deep learning." Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence , vol. 34 , no. 13 , pp. 2052010 .
Kimberly M. Russell, Gareth J. Russell, KL Kaplan, S Mian, S Kornbluth. 2018. "Increasing the conservation value of powerline corridors for wild bees through vegetation management: an experimental approach." Biodiversity and conservation , vol. 27 , no. 10 , pp. 2541--2565.
Dominic A Evangelista, Gareth J. Russell, Kimberly M. Russell, Godfrey Bourne, Jessica L Ware. 2017. "Evidence that dispersal barriers influence blaberoid cockroach assemblages in a neotropical savanna--forest matrix." Insect Conservation and Diversity , vol. 10 , no. 5 , pp. 425--438.
Xingfeng Si, Stuart L Pimm, Gareth J. Russell, Ping Ding. 2014. "Turnover of breeding bird communities on islands of an inundated lake." Journal of Biogeography , vol. 41 , no. 12 , pp. 2283-2292.
S Liu, Frank Y. Shih, Gareth J. Russell, Hai Nhat Phan. 2020. "Classification of ecological data by deep learning." Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence , vol. 34 , no. 13 , pp. 2052010 .
Kimberly M. Russell, Gareth J. Russell, KL Kaplan, S Mian, S Kornbluth. 2018. "Increasing the conservation value of powerline corridors for wild bees through vegetation management: an experimental approach." Biodiversity and conservation , vol. 27 , no. 10 , pp. 2541--2565.
Dominic A Evangelista, Gareth J. Russell, Kimberly M. Russell, Godfrey Bourne, Jessica L Ware. 2017. "Evidence that dispersal barriers influence blaberoid cockroach assemblages in a neotropical savanna--forest matrix." Insect Conservation and Diversity , vol. 10 , no. 5 , pp. 425--438.
Xingfeng Si, Stuart L Pimm, Gareth J. Russell, Ping Ding. 2014. "Turnover of breeding bird communities on islands of an inundated lake." Journal of Biogeography , vol. 41 , no. 12 , pp. 2283-2292.
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Conference Proceeding
"Classification of ecological data using deep learning methods"
Global Conference on Biomedical Engineering, November, 2018.
Global Conference on Biomedical Engineering, November, 2018.