Graduate Student Directory

Baron, Amy M.

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Bird Use in Ascophyllum Habitats
Adviser: Dr. Brian Olsen
Email: amy.baron@maine.edu
Location: 204 Clapp Greenhouse

Bickerman-Martens, Kalyn

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Native bumblebee heath
Adviser: Dr. Frank Drummond
Email: kalyn.bickerman@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/people/kalyn-bickerman/
Location: 209D Deering Hall

Birthisel, SonjaSonja Birthisel

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Agronomic weeds and climate change
Adviser: Dr. Eric Gallandt
Email: sonja.birthisel@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/weedecology/
Location: 203 Roger Clapp Greenhouse

Boxler, Brandon

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Monarch Butterfly Migration Stop-over Habitats
Adviser: Dr. Cynthia Loftin
Email: brandon.boxler@maine.edu
Location: 232A Nutting Hall

Burpee, Benjamin

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Arctic and Alpine glacial lake ecology, climate change
Adviser: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Email: benjamin.burpee@maine.edu
Location: 128 Sawyer Hall

Case, Tyler

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, a fungus which causes mummyberry disease on lowbush blueberry plants (Vaccinium angustifolium)
Adviser: Dr. Seanna Annis
Email: tyler.case@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/people/tyler-case/
Location: 11 Deering Hall

Chang, Hsiao-yun

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Northern shrimp and climate change
Adviser: Dr. Yong Chen
Email: hsiaoyun.chang@maine.edu
Location: 225 Libby Hall

Conway, Meaghan

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Specialization, niche evolution, and diversification
Adviser: Dr. Brian Olsen
Email: meaghan.conway@maine.edu
Website: tidalmarshbirds.org
Location: 206 Roger Clapp Greenhouse

DeFranco, Elyse

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Human dimensions of white-tailed deer management
Adviser: Dr. Carly Sponarski
Email: elyse.defranco@maine.edu
Website: http://elysedefranco.wixsite.com/elysedefranco
Location: 202 Nutting Hall

Dill, Griffin

Program: Ph.D.
Adviser: Dr. Eleanor Groden
Email: griffin.dill@maine.edu

Du Clos, Brianne

Program: Ph.D.
Adviser: Dr. Frank Drummond
Email: brianne.duclos@maine.edu

Erdman, Bradley

Program: Ph.D.
Adviser: Dr. Michael Kinnison
Email: bradley.erdman@maine.edu

Fowler, Rachel

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Lake Ecology
Advisers: Dr. Jasmine Saros
Email: rachel.dicker@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/graduate-programs/meet-graduate-students/rachel-dicker/
Location: 128 Sawyer Research Labs

Fox, Emma

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Multi-criteria decision analysis and hydropower costing
Advisers: Dr. Sharon Klein
Email: emma.fox@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/graduate-programs/meet-graduate-students/emma-fox/
Location: 306 Winslow Hall

 

Gavin, Amanda

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Recovery from acidification in lakes
Adviser: Dr. Sarah Nelson
Email: amanda.gavin@maine.edu
Location: 231 Nutting Hall

Gray, Carrie

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Winter and migration ecology of Red-throated Loons
Adviser: Dr. Brian Olsen
Email: carrie.e.osborne@maine.edu
Location: 204 Clapp Greenhouse

Groff, Dulcinea

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Paleoecology, paleoclimate, biogeochemistry, coupled natural-human systems
Adviser: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Email: dulcinea.groff@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/graduate-programs/meet-graduate-students/dulcinea-groff/
Location: 110 Sawyer Hall

Guido, Nicole

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Nesting Ecology of Grassland Birds in the Northern Great Plains
Adviser: Dr. Kate Ruskin
Email: nicole.guido@maine.edu
Location: 204 Clapp Greenhouses

Hamley, Catherine

Program: M.S.
Adviser: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Email: catherine.hamley@maine.edu
Location: 128 Sawyer Hall

Hensley, Vanessa

Program: M.S.
Email: vanessa.hensley@maine.edu
Location: 368 Hitchner Hall

Hess, Megan

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Dragonfly Mercury Project
Advisers: Dr. Hamish Greig and Dr. Sarah Nelson
Email: megan.hess@maine.edu
Location: 231 Nutting Hall

Homola, Jared

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Eco-evolutionary consequences of environmental change
Advisers: Dr. Michael Kinnison and Dr. Cynthia Loftin
Email: jared.homola@maine.edu
Website: jaredhomola.weebly.com
Location: 307 Murray Hall

Horne, Lydia

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Human dimensions of climate change
Advisers: Dr. Sandra De Urioste-Stone
Email: lydia.horne@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/lydia-horne/
Location: 251 Nutting Hall

Johnston, Elliot

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Intertidal bird communities
Adviser: Dr. Brian Olsen and Dr. Amanda Klemmer
Email: edwin.johnston@maine.edu
Location: 204 Roger Clapp Greenhouse

Kizhakkepurakkal, Sibi

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Acidification Recovery Response of Bear Brook Watershed
Adviser: Dr. Ivan Fernandez
Email: sibi.kizhakkepurakkal@maine.edu
Location: 116 Deering Hall

Leach, Megan

Program: M.S.
Adviser: Dr. Frank Drummond
Email: megan.leach@maine.edu
Location: 313 Deering Hall

MacDonald, Brooke

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Lead Poisoning in Common Loons
Co-Advisers: Dr. Sandra de Urioste-Stone and Dr. David Evers
Email: brooke.hafford@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/brooke-macdonald/
Location: 251 Nutting Hall

McCollough, Margaret

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Weed management in organic grains
Adviser: Dr. Eric Gallandt
Email: margaret.mccollough@maine.edu
Website: http://umaine.edu/weedecology/personnel/
Location: 201 Roger Clapp Greenhouse

McLachlan, Jack

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic:
Adviser: Dr. Hamish Greig
Email: jack.mclachlan@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/graduate-programs/meet-graduate-students/jack-mclachlan/
Location: 217 A Deering Hall

Morgan, Andrew

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Risk perceptions of metal mining
Advisers: Dr. Sandra de Urioste-Stone
Email: andrew.morgan@maine.edu
Location: 128 Nutting Hall

Paisker, Mitchell

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Stream-Forest interface subsidy exchange
Advisers: Dr. Hamish Greig and Dr. Amanda Klemmer
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/mitchell-paisker/
Location: 209 Deering

Pedraza Garzon, Edna

Program: Ph.D.
Adviser: Dr. Jasmine Saros
Email: edna.pedraza@maine.edu
Location: 127 Sawyer Hall

Pellowe, Kara

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Resilience of small-scale fisheries in Baja, Mexico
Advisers: Dr. Heather Leslie
Website: https://umaine.edu/leslie-lab/
Location: Darling Marine Center

Patel, KaizadKaizad Patel

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Forest soil biogeochemistry, particularly nitrogen dynamics, in response to environmental drivers.
Adviser: Dr. Ivan Fernandez
Email: kaizad.patel@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/graduate-programs/meet-graduate-students/kaizad-patel/
Location: Deering

Peterson, Trevor

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Assessing spatial and temporal patterns in a large set of offshore acoustic bat monitoring conducted in the Gulf of Maine, mid-Atlantic coast, and the Great Lakes regions.
Adviser: Dr. Brian McGill
Email: trevor.peterson@maine.edu
Location: 304 Deering Hall

Ramberg-Phil, Nicole

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic:
Adviser: Dr. Hamish Greig
Email: nicole.rambergphil@maine.edu
Location: 211 Deering Hall

Ruppert, Kirstie

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Human dimensions of giraffe conservation
Adviser: Dr. Carly Sponarski
Email: kirstie.ruppert@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/sponarskilab/people/kirstie-ruppert/
 Location: 202 Nutting Hall

Seliger, Ben

Program: Ph.D.
Adviser: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Email: benjamin.seliger@maine.edu
Location: 208 Sawyer Environmental Research Center

Shea, Stephanie

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Wild Turkey Disease Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Pauline Kamath
Website: https://umaine.edu/foodandagriculture/kamath2/
Location: 216 Hitchner Hall

Shepard, Isaac

Program: Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Adviser: Dr. Hamish Greig
Email: isaac.shepard@maine.edu
Location: 209D Deering Hall

Sutton, Anthony

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Maine Wabanaki Food Security and Sovereignty
Adviser: Dr. John Daigle
Email: anthony.sutton@maine.edu Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/2019/02/20/graduate-profile-anthony-sutton/

Warner, KateKate Warner

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Drinking Water and extreme precipitation
Adviser: Dr. Jasmine Saros
Email: kathryn.warner@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/graduate-programs/meet-graduate-students/kate-warner/
Location: 110 Sawyer Environmental Research Center

Williams, Mario

Program: M.S.
Research Topic: Late Quaternary Tropical Paleoenvironmental Changes
Adviser: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Email: mario.williams@maine.edu
Website: https://umaine.edu/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences/mario-williams/
Location: 128 Sawyer Hall

Wood, ZachZachary Wood

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: I’m studying how rapid evolution in pond ecosystems can exaggerate or dampen trophic cascades.
Adviser: Dr. Michael Kinnison
Email: zachary.t.wood@maine.edu
Website: http://ztwood.weebly.com/
Location: 307 Murray Hall

Xu, Luoliang

Program: Ph.D.
Research Topic: Fishery stock assessment and management
Adviser: Dr. Yong Chen
Email: luoliang.xu@maine.edu
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xu_Luoliang2/stats
Location: 223 Libby Hall