Natalie Morris

Natalie is a doctoral student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She is from Greenville, South Carolina, and recently graduated from Cornell University, where she earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Throughout her undergraduate career, she researched connections between the avian gut microbiome and life history, stress and digestive physiology, and phenotypic plasticity. She completed a senior honors thesis on cloacal microbiome diversity and flexibility of breeding tree swallows. Natalie's research interests integrate physiological ecology, developmental plasticity, and host-microbe interactions. Outside of the lab, she enjoys lifting weights, riding horses, house music, and hiking.