Current Graduate Students
Deborah Alademehin, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Stephen Coghlan – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Fall 2026
Lizbeth Amador, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2023 – Fall 2027
Stevie Benson, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: Noah Charney – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Summer 2022 – Fall 2024
Liam Berigan, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Co-Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Fall 2020 – Spring 2025
Ryan Brodie, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Fall 2022 – Fall 2024
Kylie Burnette, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Co-Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Start Date: Fall 2023
Christina Carovillano, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Sabrina Morano – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Adam Daigneault – School of Forest Resources
Fall 2022 – Fall 2024
Rachel Darling, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Co-Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Fall 2022 – Spring 2027
Cody Dillingham, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2021 – Spring 2024
Kirstin Fagan, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Erin Simons-Legaard – School of Forest Resources
Spring 2018 – Fall 2023
Jill Fedarick, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Summer 2023 – Fall 2028
Guillermo Figueroa, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Co-Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2020 – Fall 2025
Emily Filiberti, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Spring 2021 – Fall 2023
Melissa Flye, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2020 – Fall 2024
Gabriela Franzoi Dri, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Co-Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Malcolm L. Hunter – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2020 – Spring 2024
Harrison Goldspiel, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Noah Charney – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2021 – Fall 2025
Emilie Hickox, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Summer 2022 – Fall 2025
Brigit Humphreys, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2022 – Fall 2025
Agus Jati, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2020 – Fall 2024
Nina Kappel, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Sabrina Morano – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2023 – Summer 2025
Lara Katz, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2023 – Summer 2027
Ruhammah LaGarry, Master of Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Summer 2024
James Longo, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Spring 2023 – Spring 2025
Carolina Luciani, Master of Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Spring 2024
Matthew Mensinger, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2021 – Fall 2024
Carolyn Merriam, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2022 – Fall 2025
Margaret “Maisie” Merz, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2021 – Fall 2024
Marisa Monroe, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Noah Charney – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2023 – Fall 2025
Edwin Njuguna, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Co-Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: Cynthia Loftin – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Malcolm Hunter – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Summer 2022 – Fall 2025
Kurt Ongman, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Spring 2021 – Fall 2024
Marcos Rodriguez, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Summer 2025
Glenn Schumacher, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2023 – Fall 2027
Rylee Smith, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2021 – Summer 2025
Annie Stupik, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Co-Advisor: Sabrina Morano – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Pauline Kamath – School of Food and Agriculture
Fall 2021 – Spring 2024
Joel Tebbenkamp, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Summer 2014 – Spring 2024
Sarah Vogel, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Cynthia Loftin – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2020 – Spring 2024
Daison Weedop, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2021 – Spring 2024
Ivy Yen, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2020 – Spring 2025