Contact

Email: ngalle@nd.edu

 

Education

B.S. Biology with minor in Mathematics, Sam Houston State University, 2023.

 

Research

My research primarily focuses on the generation of novel mechanistic species distribution models (SDMs), with the goal of better projecting range shifts of species of economic and public health concern. My current work at Notre Dame focuses on the integration of thermal traits into SDMs of agricultural pests and arbovirus vectors. In my previous research I utilized correlative SDMs to estimate the invasion risk of foreign crop pests of concern for USDA-APHIS.

 

Publications

Galle, N.A., Hedgpeth, G., Buck, K., Woo, M., Rohr, J.R., & T.C. Coverdale. 2026. Species distribution modeling of snail hosts in neglected disease systems: Current limitations and future opportunities. Ecological Informatics, 96: 103851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2026.103851

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Galle N.A., Hankins K.R., Bucheli S.R., Williams J.K., & C.P. Randle. 2024. Ecological niche modeling for the prediction of suitable environments for Chrysodeixis chalcites (Noctuidae) in the contiguous United States. Biological Invasions, 26: 3301-3313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03376-5 

 

Leadership

President, Biology Graduate Student Organization, 2026-Present

Professional Development Chair, Science Communication Club, 2026-Present

Webmaster, Biology Graduate Student Organization, 2024-2025

Seminar Coordinator, EEE-Biofrass, 2024

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Awards

Outstanding Undergraduate Biology Student Research Award, Sam Houston State University, 2023

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First Place Presentation - Terrestrial Ecology & Management, Texas Academy of Sciences, 2023

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Best Oral-Media Presentation, Sam Houston State University, 2022