After two years at UT as a Visiting Research and Lecturer, Cody returned to his position at George Mason University in the summer of 2009.
My research interests include molecular systematics, molecular phylogenetics, conservation genetics, and evolution of vertebrates with special interests given to mammalian systems. Other interests include: 1) examination of hybrid zones between genetically distinct taxa including isolating mechanisms and the dynamics of genetic introgression. 2) Applications of geometric morphometrics to studies of phylogeny and ontogeny of mammals. 3) Growth and utilization of natural history collections, especially those pertaining to mammals. 4) Natural history (surveys, etc.) and distributions of mammalian species.

Much of my research centers on some aspect of conservation and is question-driven, not organism-specific. Most of my research projects involve both a field and lab component. Currently, I have active research on going in the U.S., Mexico, Central America, Ecuador (mainland), and in the Galapagos Islands.