Caleb D. McMahan, Ph.D.
I am broadly interested in the evolution and natural history of fishes, particularly those in the Neotropics of Mexico, Central and South America.
I also lead the Collection of Fishes at the Field Museum, overseeing curation, care, and use of some 2,000,000 specimens from around the world.
Education:
Ph.D., Louisiana State University (2015)
M.S., Southeastern Louisiana University (2010)
Caleb's CV can be found here.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Sophie Picq, Ph.D.
Sophie is co-mentored with Dr. Lesley de Souza and is using eDNA to study Neotropical fishes.
Diego Elías, Ph.D.
Diego is studying drivers of ecological diversification in a radiation of Neotropical cichlids.
Graduate Students
Alexandra Krack
Alex is a Masters candidate at DePaul University co-advised with Dr. Jason Bystriansky, studying salinity physiology in Green Swordtails.
César Fuentes Montejo
César is a Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Chicago, co-advised with Dr. Miquel Gonzalez-Meler, and studying the ecology of Central American fishes.
Yibril Massip
Yibril is a Ph.D. student at Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas and co-advised with Dr. Wilfredo Matamoros. Yibril is studying biogeography of freshwater and marine fishes in the Greater Antilles.
Noel Jones
Noel is a M.S. candidate at St. Cloud State University and co-advised with Dr. Matthew Davis. Noel is studying phylogeography of Three-barbeled Catfishes in Middle America.
Lab Alumni
Konrad Taube (M.S. DePaul University, 2021; now a Ph.D. student at University of Estonia)
Dr. Andrew George (Postdoctoral Researcher, 2020-2021; now STEM Ambassador Program Manager, Univ. of Utah)
César Fuentes Montejo (M.S. DePaul University, 2022; now a Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Chicago)