Residing in The Center of Excellence for Field Biology at the Department of Biology at Austin Peay State University!

The Haase Lab studies how wildlife responds to environmental variation, and how those responses shape survival, disease vulnerability, habitat use, and population persistence. We combine field experiments, biologging and telemetry, physiological measurements, environmental monitoring, spatial ecology, and quantitative modeling to understand these relationships across scales, from the thermal environment of a roost or hibernaculum to landscape-level patterns of habitat use and population change. Our research lies at the intersection of wildlife physiology, behavior, ecology, and conservation, with a particular emphasis on understanding the mechanisms that allow animals to cope with environmental change. We are part of the Center for Excellence for Field Biology at APSU!
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2026 Bat Lab: James Watts (field technician), Manav Patel (field technician), Anna Chess (field technician), Macee Roberts (graduate student), Gabie Royar (graduate student), Estie Holman (graduate student), and Logan Young (graduate student)

Lab News:

  • August 2026: Congrats to Dakota for getting his Master's Thesis published in Ecology and Evolution!
  • May 2026: Congrats to field technician James Watts for graduating with his BS! 
  • March 2026: Congrats to Estie Holman for being accepted into the graduate program at APSU! Estie will be starting her MS studying bats on Fort Campbell! Welcome to the team! 
  • December 2025: Congrats to our undergraduate volunteers who graduated this Fall: Paige Hall, Jaron Sedlock, Kaia Raines-Ownby, and Kamaya Holloway!
  • November 2025: Congrats to Dakota for accepting a new job at Auburn University - but we will miss him in the lab!
  • October 2025: The lab traveled to Edmonton, Canada to the North American Society for Bat Research; Dakota, Macee, Logan, Gabie, and Paige all presented their work!
  • June 2025: Congrats to Dakota Van Parys for successfully defending his Master's Degree!!!!!!! 
  • May 2025: Congrats Gabie, Logan, and Macee for graduating with their Bachelor's Degrees! All three will starting as MS students in the lab in the fall! 
  • February 2025: The lab traveled to Lexington, KY for the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network meeting and Dakota, Gabie, and Logan presented their work.
  • January 2025: Congrats to Dr. Haase for becoming a Principal Investigator in the Center of Excellence for Field Biology! ​​​

The Haase Lab in the field....

Contact Us:

Dr. Catherine Haase
Center of Excellence for Field Biology
Department of Biology
Austin Peay State University
Sundquist Science Complex, A103
Clarksville, TN 37044
Ph: (931) 221-6531
​Email: [email protected]





​(awesome logo design by APSU Biology alum Taylor Young ['21])