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
Diego Elías, Ph.D.
Diego is studying drivers of ecological diversification in a radiation of Neotropical cichlids.
Graduate Students
Gillian Chestnut
Gillian is a Masters student at DePaul University co-advised with Dr. Windsor Aguirre, studying Middle American killifishes.
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.
Lab Alumni
Sophie Picq (Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2024; now an eDNA Researcher at Field Museum of Natural History)
Yibril Massip (Ph.D. UNICACH, Mexico, 2024, co-advised with Dr. Wilfredo Matamoros)
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)