Professor
School of Biological Sciences
257 S. 1400 E.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112
Clayton@biology.utah.edu
Office Phone: 801-581-6482
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
257 S. 1400 E.
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112
Bush@biology.utah.edu
Office Phone: 801-587-9614
Effects of parasites on wild birds
Conservation Biologist HawkWatch International
Experimental adaptive radiation
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Research and Science Training (“FIRST”), Emory University, Georgia.
Biodiversity of bird lice
Researcher, South China Institute of Endangered Animals, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Impact of introduced flies on Darwin's finches
CNRS researcher,
Université de Strasbourg,
France.
Impact of introduced flies on Darwin's finches
Research Assistant Professor,
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
Molecular systematics of lice and bacterial endosymbionts
Curator of Mammals at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
Molecular systematics of birds and ectoparasites
Principal Research Scientist, IL Nat. History Survey
Influence of Abiotic Factors on Parasite Prevalence
U. S. Army Specialist, E4
Host-parasite behavioral ecology
Visiting Assistant Professor, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, New York
Life history characteristics of Columbicola
Research Technician, Conservation Genetics Lab, Omaha Zoo
Influence of an introduced fly on Galapagos mockingbirds
Postdoctoral fellow, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University
Parasite diversity in changing environments
Postdoctoral fellow,
Los Alamos National Lab,
New Mexico
Influence of dispersal on host and parasite population genetic structure
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Experimental adaptive radiation
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Research and Science Training (“FIRST”), Emory University, Georgia.
Effects of an introduced parasitic nest fly on endemic avian hosts in the Galapagos
Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Connecticut
Quantifying fitness costs in a vector-borne parasite system
Scientific Product Manager,
Green Mountain Antibodies, Burlington,
Vermont
Ecological immunology of an invasive parasite of Darwin's Finches
Assistant Professor,
Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois U.
Endosymbiotic bacteria in feather lice
Scientist III, Biofire Defense,
Salt Lake City
Evolution of crypsis in ectoparasites
Senior Marketing Manager, National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA
Geographic specificity of parasites
Owner, Wooly Pig Farm
Brewery, Fresno, Ohio.
Ecology of parasite dispersal
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Siena College,
Loudonville, New York
Control of head lice in children
Family Practioner, Intermountain Medical Group, Logan Utah.
Science Teacher at The Bolles School Jacksonville, Florida
Co-owner of
Bluebird Pharmacy Spa,
Ponte Vedra, Florida
Special education teacher and wildlife tour leader in Monterey, California.
Coauthor - Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States
2018-2022: André Watson
2022-2023: Nicholas Seefeldt
2012-2023: Hannah Warr
2020-2021: Kayla Johnson
2018-2020: Jessica Stanley (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program)
2019-2019: Arthur Silva
2017-2019: McKenna Evans (Independent Research Credit).
2017: Yumna Subhani (Independent Research Credit).
2016-17: Margaux Klingensmith (Biology Honors Program).
2016: Andrew Beech (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2015: Lane Mulvey (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program).
2015-2016: John Jackson (Independent Research Credit).
2014-17: Juan Altuna (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2014-15: Erik Poole (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2014-16: Angela Hansen (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2014-15: Hector Zumaeta Santiago (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2012-15: Heidi Montgomery (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2013-14: Eric Middleton (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2013-14: Mike Thompson (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2012: Sarah Windes (Univ Utah Undegrad Res Program).
2011-12: Ian White (Univ Utah Undergrad Res Program).
2012-13: M. Alejandra Aguilar (ACCESS Program).
2012-13: Kasey Gao (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program).
2011-12: Ian White (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program).
2009-12: Dallas Brewer (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program).
2009-10: Corbin Smith (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program); then attended dental school.
2009-10: Blair Racker (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program); then attended dental school.
2008-12: Autumn Henry (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program).
2008-09: Sung Hong (Hourly student).
2008-09: Mariko Nagashima (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program).
2008-09: Arya Covington (Bioscience Undergrad Research Program).
2007-08: Adrianne Smith (Access Scholar; Freshman year).
2005-08: Michelle Reed (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then a technician in an immunology/neuroscience lab, U of Utah, then attended University of Michigan grad program in immunology.
2005-07: Nitasha Newbold (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then attended University of Wisconsin grad program in Chemistry.
2005-07:Matt Jacobsen (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then attended Dental School, Creighton University.
2004-06: Kurtis Birch (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then attended Boston University School of Medicine.
2004-06:Sharlei Hsu (Access Scholar and Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program).
2003-06: Joe Atkin (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then attended University of Utah Medical School.
2005: John Grant (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then attended UCLA Medical School.
2003-05: Kevin Wilding (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then worked for ARUP:Associated Regional and Univ. Pathologists.
2003-04: Marcy Gardiner (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program).
2003: Robert Memmott (Computer Programming Assistant).
2003:Jake Deines (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then attended George Washington School of Medicine.
2002-03: Jackson Lever (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program); then attended Medical College of Wisconsin.
2002-03:Michael Cipriano (Computer Programming Assistant; then moved to a job at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.
2002: Brad Goates (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program; then attended M.S. Program, Ecology & Evolution and Medical School, University of Utah).
2002:Ron Lloyd (Computer Programming Assistant; then for QSI Corp.
2002:Jared Rasmussen (then worked for ARUP: Associated Regional and University Pathologists).
2001-02: Michael Cottam (Research Assistant; then attended grad school in Ecology & Evolution, Univ. Florida).
2001: Nathan Dahle (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program; then attended University of Utah School of Medicine).
2001:Alex Rock (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program).
2001:Connie Sparks (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program).
2001:Jessica Peck (University wide Undergraduate Research Program).
1999-00: Karen Dinwoodey (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program).
1999-00: David Gardiner (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program; then attended Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine).
1999-00: Sarah Nelson (ACCESS Scholar, then attended Salt Lake City Police Academy).
1998: Barry Rhodes (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program; then attended University of Oklahoma Medical School).
1997-99: Sarah Al-Tamimi (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program; then attended Ph.D. Program, Ecology & Evolution, University of Utah).
1997-98: Tony Jones (Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program; then attended Lewis & Clark College of Law: Environmental Law).
