Current Associate Editors
Here is a list of associate editors currently available with some general keywords. The names are linked to personal webpages with more detail on the AE's research areas. AEs on leave from the board are not listed. For the full list of board members, including those on leave, see https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/an/board
| Associate Editor | Keywords | Keywords | Keywords |
| Karen C. Abbott | Theoretical ecology | Population and community dynamics | Stochasticity |
| Erol Akçay | Theoretical biology | Evolution of biological and social organization | Computational biology |
| Douglas L. Altshuler | Vision | Neuroethology | Biomechanics |
| Bruce Anderson | Speciation | Mimicry | Evolutionary ecology |
| Ana Paula Aprígio Assis | Evolutionary ecology and natural selection | Quantitative genetics | Species interactions and coevolution |
| Alison Bell | Hormones and behavior | Phenotypic plasticity | Behavior genetics |
| Rebecca J. Best | Functional ecology | Aquatic ecology | Eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| Luděk Berec | Theoretical ecology and evolution | Population and community dynamics | Infectious disease modeling |
| Benjamin Blackman | Genetics of Adaptation | Phenotypic Plasticity | Evo-Devo |
| Ben Bolker | Spatial ecology | Statistical ecology | Host-parasite interactions |
| David Boukal | Predator-prey interactions | Aquatic ecology | Climate change |
| Judith L. Bronstein | Mutualism | Interspecific interactions | Entomology |
| Lauren Buckley | Physiological ecology | Evolutionary Ecology | Biogeography |
| Roger Butlin | Speciation | Population genetics | Sexual vs asexual reproduction |
| David Collar | Functional morphology & biomechanics | Macroevolution | Diversification (lineage & phenotypic) |
| Tim Connallon | Natural selection | Genetic variation | Theoretical evolutionary genetics |
| Sean Connolly | Macroecology | Biodiversity | Statistical & theoretical ecology |
| Michael H. Cortez | Theoretical population and community ecology | Disease ecology | Eco-evo dynamics |
| Kaspar Delhey | Evolutionary ecology | Animal coloration | Ecogeographical rules |
| Megan DeMarche | Demography | Evolutionary ecology | Plant reproductive biology |
| Gregory Demas | Ecoimmunology | Hormones & behavior | Physiological or disease ecology |
| Renée Duckworth | Evolutionary ecology | Ecological and evolutionary feedbacks | Behavior and evolution |
| Greg Dwyer | Host-pathogen interactions | Complex population dynamics | Quantitative ecology |
| Vince Eckhart | Evolutionary ecology | Plant reproductive biology | Ecological physiology |
| Evan P. Economo | Biodiversity | Macroecology | Macroevolution |
| Jeremy Fox | Population ecology | Community ecology | Philosophy of science |
| Megan Frederickson | Mutualism | Insect-plant interactions | Host-microbe symbioses |
| Rebecca Fuller | Sexual selection | Natural selection | Color vision & pattern |
| Rachel M. Germain | Species coexistence | Evolutionary ecology | Community ecology |
| Benjamin Gilbert | Community Ecology | Statistical and Theoretical Ecology | Spatial Ecology |
| William Godsoe | Theoretical Ecology | Evolutionary Ecology | Species interactions |
| Spencer R. Hall | Disease ecology | Lake ecosystems | Community ecology |
| Janneke Hille Ris Lambers | Coexistence | Community assembly | Climate change |
| Roi Holzman | Functional morphology | Biomechanics | Evolution of functional systems |
| Travis Ingram | Community ecology | Phylogenetic comparative methods | Eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| Shalene Jha | Population genetics | Conservation biology | Plant-animal interactions |
| Adam Jones | Sexual selection | Evolutionary genomics | Natural selection |
| Éva Kisdi | Adaptive dynamics | Theoretical ecology | Infectious disease modeling |
| Chris Klausmeier | Theoretical ecology | Aquatic ecology | Competition |
| Sarah D. Kocher | Social evolution | Evolutionary genetics | Behavior |
| Michael Kopp | Theoretical population genetics | Adaptation | Speciation |
| Kate L. Laskowski | Behavioral ecology | Social interactions | Development |
| Jeff Leips | Life history evolution | Coevolution | Plasticity |
| Tim Linksvayer | Social evolution | Evolutionary genetics | Social insects |
| Nicolas Lœuille | Theoretical ecology | Eco-evolutionary dynamics | Community and metacommunity dynamics |
| Katie Lotterhos | Population genetics | Molecular ecology | Marine biology |
| Sara Magalhães | Evolutionary ecology | Insect-plant interactions | Competition |
| Lynn (Marty) Martin | Physiological Ecology | Disease Ecology | Hormones and Behavior |
| Daniel Matute | Speciation | Behavior genetics | Genetic variation |
| Joel McGlothlin | Quantitative genetics | Natural selection | Evolutionary theory |
| Nicole Mideo | Infectious diseases | Life history evolution | Theoretical evolutionary ecology |
| Holly V. Moeller | Community dynamics | Microbial ecology | Theoretical ecology |
| Erin A. Mordecai | Disease ecology | Global change ecology | Community ecology |
| Nathan I. Morehouse | Sensory ecology | Behavioral ecology | Evolutionary ecology |
| Charles Mullon | Evolutionary theory | Evolutionary ecology | Sexual selection |
| Martha Muñoz | Evolutionary physiology | Behavioral ecology | Macroevolution |
| Ethan Newman | Plant-pollinator interactions | Speciation | Evolutionary ecology |
| Peter Nonacs | Evolution of cooperation/conflict | Foraging behavior | Social insects |
| Mark Novak | Consumer-resource interactions | Community and population dynamics | Ecological networks |
| Sean O’Donnell | Physiological ecology | Animal behavior | Neurobiology |
| James P. O’Dwyer | Theoretical ecology | Community assembly | Stochasticity |
| Elizabeth Ostrowski | Experimental evolution | Microbial evolution | Cooperation and conflict |
| Sylvain Pincebourde | Eco-physiology | Thermal biology | Environmental change |
| Daniel Rabosky | Macroevolution | Ecological & historical biogeography | Biodiversity |
| Enrico L. Rezende | Ecological and evolutionary physiology | Animal energetics and thermal biology | Comparative analyses and phylogenetic statistical methods |
| David Reznick | Life history evolution | Empirical studies of adaptation | Eco-evo dynamics (empirical) |
| Christina Riehl | Cooperative breeding | Avian reproductive biology | Cognition |
| Ophélie Ronce | Life history evolution | Adaptation | Phenotypic plasticity |
| Rebecca Safran | Sexual selection | Phenotypic variation | Speciation |
| Julia Saltz | Animal behavior | Quantitative genetics | Social interactions |
| Matthew Schrader | Behavioral ecology | Parental care | Evolutionary ecology |
| Lisa Schwanz | Evolutionary ecology | Phenotypic plasticity | Physiological ecology |
| Michael J. Sheehan | Animal communication | Evolutionary genomics | Social evolution |
| Adam Siepielski | Evolutionary ecology | Natural selection | Species interactions |
| Sonal Singhal | Speciation | Population genetics | Macroevolution |
| Robin Snyder | Theoretical population and community ecology | Life history theory | Spatial ecology |
| Rachel B. Spigler | Plant reproductive ecology and evolution | Plant-pollinator interactions | Evolutionary ecology |
| Gaku Takimoto | Population and community dynamics | Food webs | Speciation |
| Ann Tate | Immunology | Host-microbe interactions | Microbial and parasite evolution |
| Casey terHorst | Evolutionary ecology | Community ecology | Biological Invasions |
| Egbert van Nes | Ecological models | Chaotic dynamics | Resilience |
| Daniel B. Weissman | Population genetics | Evolutionary theory | Microbial evolution |
| Geoff Wild | Evolutionary ecology | Evolutionary theory | Social evolution |
| Corlett W. Wood | Evolutionary ecology | Evolutionary genetics | Species interactions |
| Chuan Yan | Biodiversity | Species interactions | Ecological networks |