Jeff J. Shi, PhD

Jeff is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, focusing on phylogenetics, biogeography, macroevolution, and models of trait evolution and speciation/extinction -- primarily in bats, but he has broader experience in other vertebrate clades. At MSI, he specializes in data/workflow management, data visualization, and statistical methods testing/development. He primarily consults on a variety of cyberinfrastructure and biomedical research projects as MSI's Project Lead for the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain - Informatics Core. He also teaches programming and scripting workshops through MSI and Software Carpentry, and occasionally teaches evolutionary biology courses in the College of Biological Sciences.