Heather York

Heather York, a 2001-2005 Self Fellow, received a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology in 2007. She received a B.S. (2001) in ecology, evolution, and behavior and a B.A. (2001) in Spanish, both with summa cum laude honors, from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. As a graduate student, Heather also held a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

Heather is interested in animal ecology, with particular interests in tropical ecology and plant-animal interactions. Her expertise lies with Neotropical bats — in particular, the leaf-nosed bats — which comprise an ecologically and taxonomically diverse group of mammals that play a number of important roles in tropical ecosystems. Outside of her work with Neotropical bats, Heather enjoys entomology, ornithology, and mammalogy in general. Heather is currently an Assistant Professor of Biology in the Biology Department at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

Mentor: Robert Timm, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.