Currently residing in the Department of Biology at Austin Peay State University

We study how mammalian behavior is driven by thermal biology, ecophysiology, and disease ecology. Our research stems from the overarching questions about how land-use change and climate change shape animal energetics, movement ecology, and foraging behavior.  We operate at the junction of theory and empiricism, combining field data with ecological modeling techniques.
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The Haase lab (left to right): Dr. Haase, Sarah Krueger, Sarah Zirkle, and Trevor Walker.

Lab News:

  • November 2021: The graduate students attended the Tennessee Academy of Sciences meeting and swept the poster awards! Sarah Krueger received first, Sarah Zirkle second, and Trevor Walker third place in the best posters of Ecology and Evolution poster session! 
  • May 2021: Our summer 2021 field season has started! Follow us on our lab Twitter account to hear about all the fun bats (and other animals) we will catch this summer on Fort Campbell Army Base.
  • March 2021: Everyone welcome Nicholas Deans to the team! Nick will be a wildlife field technician on the bat project this summer!
  • ​February 2021: Congrats to our UREF undergraduate research student John Hansen on his acceptance into veterinary school!
  • January 2021: Our paper has been featured in a few different news outlets, including Science Daily. More information here.
  • December 2020: Our paper predicting susceptibility to white-nose syndrome across western bat species was published in Ecology and Evolution!
  • October 2020: Our paper on linking surface temperature to subterranean environments was published in Ecosphere! 
  • August 2020: We were interviewed about our bat work for the Fort Campbell Courier. More information here.​

Contact Us:

Dr. Catherine Haase
Department of Biology
Austin Peay State University
Sundquist Science Complex, C103
Clarksville, TN 37044
Ph: (931) 221-6531
​Email: haasec@apsu.edu





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