Contact Information:
Allison Williams
School of Environment and Natural Resources
The Ohio State University

Mailing Address:
2021 Coffey Road
210 Kottman Hall
Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA

Email: Williams.7894<at>buckeyemail.osu.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS & BACKGROUND:
Allison is a PhD student whose research focuses on broad-scale studies that integrate landscape ecology and landscape genetics. She enjoys studying a wide range of organisms across diverse taxonomic groups, including arthropods, amphibians, mammals, fish, and birds. Reflecting this breadth, her dissertation examines the landscape genetics of two contrasting species systems: the Flathead catfish and the North American barn owl. She is passionate about working at the intersection of disciplines, combining innovative methodological approaches with a broad taxonomic perspective to address complex ecological questions.

She received a B.S. in wildlife & fisheries with a minor in mathematics from Frostburg State University in May 2021 and MS from Ohio State University in 2023.

PUBLICATIONS:
Williams, A. K., R. Pesapane, B. S. Zeiger, and W. E. Peterman. 2025. Multiscale analysis of climate, habitat, and host relationships to predict blacklegged tick presence and abundance in Ohio, USA. Landscape Ecology 40:46.

Williams, A. K., W. E. Peterman, and R. Pesapane. 2024. Refining Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) distribution models: a comparison of current methods to an established protocol. Journal of Medical Entomology:tjae052.