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): Dakota Van Parys, Brandon Gulley, Dr. Haase, Leah Crowley, Kennedy Beck, Sarah Krueger, and Jessica Verrillo. (photo credit: Sean McCulley/APSU)

Lab News:

  • July 2022: Congrats Trevor on defending his thesis! And congrats on the new job working for South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources!
  • June 2022​: Welcome Dakota Van Parys and Jessica Verrillo to the lab!
  • April 2022: Congrats Sarah Krueger and Sarah Zirkle for defending their theses! And welcome Leah Crowley and Brandon Gulley to the lab!
  • 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.​​

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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