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

Our research lab focuses on understanding the ecological and physiological processes that shape wildlife populations, with a particular emphasis on bat and small mammal conservation. We use a combination of field-based methods, ecological modeling, and advanced statistical analyses to investigate how animals interact with their environments and respond to environmental change. Our work spans topics such as thermoregulation, hibernation ecology, disease dynamics, habitat use, and species interactions across landscapes. We are part of the Center for Excellence for Field Biology at APSU!
Small mammal undergraduate volunteers (from left to right): Julia Gambill, Iris Jonnalagadda, Eli Harrison, Dr. Haase, Manav Patel, James Watts, Melanie Freeman, Maranda Halstead, Mia Burnett, Tristian Salinar, Kamaya Holloway, L. Martin, Stacy Murphy, and Kaia Ownby. Missing project lead: Paige Hall
Bat Lab (from left to right):
Dakota Van Parys (project coordinator), Logan Young (MS student), Dr. Haase, Macee Roberts (MS student), and Gabrielle Tomboc (MS student). Missing volunteers: James Watts, Paige Hall, and Anna Chess

Lab News:

  • 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! 
  • December 2024: Congrats to Ryan Stuart for successfully defending his thesis! He now works for the Southeastern Grassland Institute.
  • October 2024: The lab traveled to Mexico for NASBR and Dakota, Gabie, and Logan presented their work.
  • June 2024: Congrats to Leah for defending her thesis!
  • May 2024: Congrats to Brandon for defending his thesis and to Dr. Haase for getting TENURE! And welcome Gabie, Macee, Faith, and Caroline to the lab!
  • October 2023: The lab traveled to Winnipeg, Canada where Brandon and Leah presented their thesis work!
  • September 2023: ​The lab just signed a 10-year contract with Fort Campbell to continue our bat survey work. WAHOO!
  • July 2023: The Lab went to ALASKA for the American Society of Mammalogists/International Federation of Mammals meeting!
  • February 2023: Congrats to Dr. Haase for receiving the Christine Stevens Wildlife Research Award! And welcome Ryan Stuart (MS student) to the lab!​​

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])