Education
B.S. University of Illinois (Ecology, Ethology and Evolution)
M.S. University of Illinois (Biology)
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego (Biology)
Awards and Honors
1997-2000 Canon National Parks Science Scholar
2000 George C. Eickwort Student Research Award (IUSSI)
2001-2003 Miller Research Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
2009-2010 I.C. Gunsalus Scholar, University of Illinois
2010-2012 University Scholar, University of Illinois
2014 Distinguished Visiting Scientist, CSIRO, Darwin, Australia
2015 Department Exective Officer Fellow, Committee for Instructional Cooperation (now Big Ten Alliance)
2017 LAS Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
2017 University of Illinois Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Additional Campus Affiliations
Head, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Jeffrey S. Elowe Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Professor, Entomology
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Chair, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Office of the Provost
Recent Publications
Achury, R., Holway, D. A., & Suarez, A. V. (2021). Pervasive and persistent effects of ant invasion and fragmentation on native ant assemblages. Ecology, 102(3), [e03257]. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3257
Booher, D. B., Gibson, J. C., Liu, C., Longino, J. T., Fisher, B. L., Janda, M., Narula, N., Toulkeridou, E., Mikheyev, A. S., Suarez, A. V., & Economo, E. P. (2021). Functional innovation promotes diversification of form in the evolution of an ultrafast trap-jaw mechanism in ants. PLoS biology, 19(3), [e3001031]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001031
Flucher, S. M., Krapf, P., Arthofer, W., Suarez, A. V., Crozier, R. H., Steiner, F. M., & Schlick-Steiner, B. C. (2021). Effect of social structure and introduction history on genetic diversity and differentiation. Molecular ecology, 30(11), 2511-2527. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15911
Ruzi, S. A., Zalamea, P. C., Roche, D. P., Achury, R., Dalling, J. W., & Suarez, A. V. (2021). Can variation in seed removal patterns of Neotropical pioneer tree species be explained by local ant community composition? Biotropica, 53(2), 619-631. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12904
Achury, R., Chacón de Ulloa, P., Arcila, Á., & Suarez, A. V. (2020). Habitat disturbance modifies dominance, coexistence, and competitive interactions in tropical ant communities. Ecological Entomology, 45(6), 1247-1262. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12908