Deanna Byrnes

• Assistant Professor of Biology

Professor Deanna Byrnes received her B.S. in biology from Cornell University with an emphasis in ecology, evolution and systematics, and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 2005. Her current research interests include the ecology and evolution of bats, both local and tropical. Most recently she has begun a local long-term project in which students gather and share data with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as part of a citizen monitoring program to help define the ecological needs of Wisconsin's bat species.

Prof. Byrnes' work has taken her to Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Belize, and remote regions of Sulawesi and Papua New Guinea. She enjoys mentoring students through scientific inquiry and exploration of the outdoor natural environment. She joined the Carthage faculty in fall 2007. Read more.

Education

• Ph.D. — University of Wisconsin-Madison
• B.S. — Biology, Cornell University

• Biography
• Courses
• Biology at Carthage