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Dr. Katie Haase, PhD, Associate ProfessorDr. Haase received her B.S. in Wildlife from Unity College in Maine, her M.S. in Conservation Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology/Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida. Dr. Haase did her post-doctoral research at Montana State University studying the energetics of white-nose syndrome in western bat species. She currently resides on the Board of Directors of the North American Society for Bat Research and is the faculty advisor of the APSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Outside of research and teaching, Dr. Haase enjoys hiking, kayaking, ice cream, R code, and awkward mammals. [CV; last updated 2/4/2025]
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Lab Project Coordinator
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Dakota Van Parys, MSDakota received his BS degree in Biology from Austin Peay in December 2023 nad his MS in Biology from Austin Peay in June 2025. As an undergraduate, Dakota worked on behavioral research in Dr. Benowitz' lab. His MS research focused on what in causing changes in capture rate of bats on Fort Campbell Army Base and found land cover change and disease can describe most changes. He is now the project coordinator of the lab, running the Fort Campbell Bat Survey and small mammal survey, as well as other fun projects!
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Current Graduate Students
Gabrielle Tomboc
Gabrielle received her BS in Biology and minor in Psychology at Austin Peay State University in May 2025 and is now a graduate student in the Haase lab. Her research is focused on stress responses of bats to handling and bat bag temperatures. She is also determining if bat bags differ in temperature conductance. She is also helping out with the small mammal survey.
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Macee Roberts
Macee received her BS in Biology at Austin Peay State University in May 2025 and is now a graduate student in the Haase lab. Her research is focused on forage site selection of the endangered gray bat (Myostis grisescens) on Fort Campbell Army Base. She is also helping out with the small mammal survey.
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Logan Young
Logan received his BS in Criminal Justice with a minor in Biology from Austin Peay State University in May 2025. He is now a graduate student in the Haase lab. His research is quantifying growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, in response to varying humidity levels. He is also working on the Fort Campbell Bat Project and small mammal survey.
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Current Undergraduate Students
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Kamaya HollowayKamaya is an undergraduate at Austin Peay State University. She is earning a degree in biology and is currently helping Dr. Haase's lab with small mammal trapping.
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Kaia OwnbyKaia is an undergraduate at Austin Peay State University. She is earning a degree in biology and is currently helping Dr. Haase's lab with small mammal trapping.
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James WattsJames is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biology. He is volunteering on the Fort Campbell Bat Project.
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Paige HallPaige is an undergraduate at Austin Peay State University. She is earning a degree in biology and is currently working on the Fort Campbell Bat Project and small mammal trapping.
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