Dr. Carla Cáceres

Professor

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Biography

Carla E. Cáceres is a Professor in the School of Integrative Biology at the University of Illinois. Her research encompasses population and community evolutionary ecology, with a focus on life-history evolution, disease ecology, and limnology. She explores how ecological and evolutionary processes influence organismal traits and community dynamics. Her lab investigates key questions on biodiversity, genetic diversity, species interactions, and the dynamics of disease within ecological communities. Cáceres has a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University and a BS in Biology from the University of Michigan. She has received numerous awards in recognition of her teaching and research excellence, including being a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Ecological Society of America. Her leadership in the academic community is well-documented through various roles and recognitions, making significant contributions to the study of ecology and evolutionary biology.

Research Interests

Awards

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Lynn M. Martin Professorial Scholar

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Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

2017-01-01
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Fellow, Ecological Society of America

2016-01-01
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Sustaining Fellow, Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography

2015-01-01
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University Scholar, University of Illinois

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Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Program

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Campus award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

2009-01-01
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Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women Teachers

2009-01-01
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Helen Corley Petit Scholar

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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

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James Hagan Teaching Fellow, LAS, University of Illinois

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

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