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Principal Investigator
Haruka Wada, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University
Research Interests: Stress physiology, effects of stress during development on behavior and physiology, cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying stress phenotype
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Current graduate student
Ben Haussmann, PhD student
Research interests: Physiological ecology, stress physiology, resource allocation
Ben is interested in understanding how organisms respond to environmental stressors. Specifically, how the embryonic environment affects the development and phenotypes of offspring.
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Meg McGrath, PhD student
Research interests: Stress physiology, hydric stress, heat stress, ecophysiology
Meg is studying how environmental stressors such as water restriction and heat challenges affect physiological mechanisms, thermal tolerance, and behavior in zebra finches.
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Kevin Pham, PhD student
Research interests: Ecophysiology, stress physiology, neuroendocrinology, ecotoxicology
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Kevin is broadly interested in environmental stressors and how animals modulate their physiology and behavior to combat these perturbations to maintain individual health and fitness. Currently, he is investigating the effect of continuous light on zebra finch stress physiology, oxidative stress, and behavior.
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Current Undergraduate Students
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Wada Lab Alumni
Leslie Dees, Graduated from Auburn High School (2019)
Sejal Srivastava, Graduated from Auburn High School (2020)
Alex Rubin, M.S. (2019)
Shelby Still, M.S. (2019)
Madeline Lazenby, M.S. (2022)
James Utt, M.S. (2022)
Cara Brittain, Ph.D. (2023)
Tori Coutts, Ph.D. (2024)
Alex Hoffman, Ph.D. (2024)
Wonil Choi, Ph.D. (2024)
Thalia Williamson, M.S. (2024)
Kayci Messerly, M.S. (2024)
2025 Wada Lab photo
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