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

Our research focuses on how mammalian behavior and spatial ecology are influenced by thermal biology, ecophysiology, disease dynamics, and landscape ecology. We explore how land-use and climate changes shape animal energetics, movement patterns, and habitat connectivity within complex landscapes. By integrating field data with ecological and landscape modeling, we bridge theory and empirical research to predict how animals navigate and respond to shifting environmental conditions. We are part of the Center for Excellence for Field Biology at APSU!
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The Haase lab (left to right): Paige Hall, Kaia Raines-Ownby, Kamaya Hollaway, Casey Kleinhans, Dr. Haase, James Watts, Logan Young, Gabie Tomboc, Dakota Van Parys, and Macee Roberts.

Lab News:

  • 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])