Michelle Evans

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, Integrative Conservation and Ecology

Advisors: John Drake and Courtney Murdock

Thesis: An Integrative Approach to Mosquito-Borne Disease in Urban Areas

Awards & Accomplishments

UGA Presidential Fellowship – 2015

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program – 2015

ICON Agile Scientist – 2019

UGA Graduate Education Advancement Board Fellowship – 2019

What has become your favorite quote?

“We can be patient with ideas and return to them and arrive late and miss things and then start over… We can love the ideas later too.” 

– Katherine McKittrick

What was your greatest epiphany in the last two years related to pursuing your degree?

The best part about science is forming friendships with the people I have the privilege of working with and I should always prioritize that when thinking about starting a new project.

What would be your ideal job in life?

Research scientist at a NGO or governmental institution

What was your coolest/most surprising research finding?

Two mosquitoes that co-occur across the Indian sub-continent compete very strongly in the larval environment, so what is allowing them to coexist together at the landscape scale?

Share advice you would give somebody entering graduate school:

Write metadata for every file in your repository. Future you will thank you.

What are your immediate next steps (within the next few months)? ​

Moving to France to start my next position at IRD researching malaria in Madagascar.

Congratulations, Michelle!

Congratulations on all your hard work, Dr. Evans! So excited to see what's next for you!
Jessica Chappell
Jessica ChappellOdum Alum
Michelle, Congratulations and thank you for your inspiring work and engagement with ICON!
Nate Nibbelink
Nate NibbelinkProfessor
Dear Michelle, Congratulations on completing your PhD! Thank you for always being willing to get involved, share your research and your time, and to welcome new students into our community. ICON will miss you! Very best wishes to you!!
Talley Vodicka
Talley Vodicka
Well done Michelle! I wish you all the best in the next phase. I'm sure we'll read all about your achievements!
John Doe
John DoeRico Holdo
I've been grateful to have you in the Community Mapping Lab. Your breadth of expertise, passion for thinking critically about research and the communities we research in, and multidisciplinary perspective has been such an asset to the group. It's also been a pleasure to see your dissertation research emerge as a member of your committee. I can't wait to see what you're able to accomplish as you move on from UGA and hope you stay in contact. Congratulations!
Jerry Shannon
Jerry ShannonGeography Faculty
Dear Michelle, Congratulations on completing your degree this fall! I have enjoyed getting to know you, and I appreciate your kindness and positive outlook. I am so excited for you and what the world has in store for you. Please stay in touch as much as you can! I will be here cheering for you. All best wishes and happy holidays!
Julie GunbyOdum Staff
Congratulations, Michelle! Extremely impressed with all you have achieved and very excited to see what wonderful things you accomplish in the future.
John Drake
John DrakeOdum Faculty
Congratulations Michelle, Christine, Dan, Lexi, Paige, and Jon! You did it! You'll be forever the class of 2020 (think of the stories you can tell -- impeachment, covid, fraudulent elections, SCOTUS, and the best part...your degree). Seriously, I can appreciate how unusual your last year has been and I'm extremely proud of how you've succeeded through the various challenges you've faced -- finishing is hard enough without a pandemic, and you made it. You've each done a great job and I am proud of your accomplishments, as I hope you are. Good luck with whatever your next steps are. Here's to a fantastic life -- I hope that science remains part of your future, along with a wonderful dose of personal contentment and joy to go with it.
Craig Osenberg
Craig OsenbergOdum Faculty
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