Monica Mowery
She/Her
I am queer and I am an evolutionary biologist and ecologist.//
I am an Assistant Professor at the City University of New York, York College, where I study the ecology and evolution of urban and invasive arthropods. Using integrative methods in genomics, microbial ecology, and behavioral ecology, my lab studies how the process of biological invasion affects diversity and adaptation to new habitats. I grew up as an animal-loving kid in Washington DC, then went to college at Tufts University in Boston, where I discovered the joys of animal behavior research and queer community. I completed my PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. As a queer scientist and educator, I try to be visible and to build queer community wherever I am. In both my science and outreach, I aim to increase opportunities in STEM for everyone.