Research

The Odum School emphasizes an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to research, integrating expertise and resources from other schools and colleges at UGA as well as other institutions.

A number of our faculty have joint appointments with other units on campus, including the College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Infectious Diseases, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of genetics, the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the School of Law and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Our researchers are part of several centers and affinity groups, including the Georgia Initiative for Climate and Society, the UGA Water Faculty and the Faculty of Infectious Diseases. The interdisciplinary River Basin Center and Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases are led by Odum School faculty and administered through the Odum School.


Areas of Expertise

There are many experts in a variety of fields at the Odum School, but our core research areas are Aquatic ecology/Watershed ecology, Infectious disease ecology, Ecosystem ecology/Biogeochemistry, Evolutionary ecology/Biogeography, Sustainability science/Conservation ecology, and Movement Ecology.

Infectious Disease Ecology
Infectious Disease Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology / Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology / Biogeochemistry
Aquatic / Watershed Ecology
Aquatic / Watershed Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology / Biogeography
Evolutionary Ecology / Biogeography
Sustainability Science / Conservation Ecology
Sustainability Science / Conservation Ecology
Movement Ecology
Movement Ecology

Upcoming Events

Ecology Seminar Series: Arial Shogren

4:00 pm

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Ecology Seminar Series: Michael Smith

4:00 pm

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Ecology Seminar Series: Jason Fridley

4:00 pm

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Conservation Seminar: Shafkat Khan

1:50 pm

Ecology Building Auditorium, Ecology 201

Ecology Seminar Series: Shuo Chen

4:00 pm

Ecology Building Ecology Auditorium (Room 201)

Latest News

‘People are also part of this ecosystem’: Rao studies impact of hydropower on human, ecological systems

When small hydroelectric projects began dotting the rivers of the Western Ghats, a strip of mountains that runs parallel to the west coast of Peninsular India, Odum and Integrative Conservation (ICON) graduate student Shishir Rao pivoted from a career in IT to study their impact.

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Urban Ecology Spotlight: Tanyard Creek’s Biodiversity

River Basin Center intern Gabriel Stephenson captured footage at Tanyard Creek to highlight the freshwater ecological systems right here on the UGA campus.

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Thompson to lead new Land Conservation Clinic

Steffney R. Thompson will lead the School of Law’s new Land Conservation Clinic (a refocused version of the Environmental Practicum). The clinic will be an interdisciplinary collaboration between the law school and Odum School of Ecology working at the nexus of law, science and policy to support and expand conservation efforts across Georgia and the Southeast.

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