Ben Wiens

Ben Wiens
  • PhD Student - Mammalogy

Contact Info

Dyche Hall

Biography —

Advisor: Jocelyn Colella

Research Interest: Evolution, phylogeography, genomic basis of adaptation within mammals

Hometown: Goessel, Kansas

Education —

B.A., Bethel College
M.S., Kansas State University

Selected Presentations —

  • Wiens, B.J., Combe, F.J., Hope, A.G. Genetic drift drives differentiation of an endangered insular shrew (Sorex pribilofensis). Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Virtual meeting, June, 2021. Invited oral presentation.
  • Wiens, B.J. Evolutionary and Demographic History of the Pribilof Island Shrew. Alaska Small Mammal Group Meeting. Virtual meeting, April, 2021. Oral presentation.
  • Wiens, B.J. Climate Change and Island Isolation: Phylogeography and conservation of the St. Paul Island shrew. Meeting of the Central Plains Society of Mammalogists. Virtual meeting, October, 2020. Oral presentation.

Awards & Honors —

  • Wiens, B.J. Anna M. Jackson Award. American Society of Mammalogists. $2,000. Spring 2021.
  • Wiens, B.J. Best Oral Presentation. Meeting of the Central Plains Society of Mammalogists. $50. Fall 2020.

Grants & Other Funded Activity —

  • Wiens, B.J. Research Grant. Biology Graduate Research Association, Kansas State University. $500. Fall 2020.
  • Wiens, B.J. Travel Grant. Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Spring 2020