Kyle O'Connell joined the Global Genome Initiative as a postdoctoral fellow in January 2018. His postdoctoral research uses museum samples ad genomic techniquest to understand demographic shifts of Appalachian salamander communities. Kyle's Ph.D. research focused on island diversification on Sumatra and Java. Dr. O'Connell received his B.S. in Fisheries + Wildlife from University of Nebraska, Lincoln and his Ph.D. in Quantitative Biology from University of Texas at Arlington.