Current Graduate Students
* Download the 2018 Annual Report to see details about graduate student research
Jean-Marc André, M.S. Student
Advisor: Daniel Harrison – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2019 – Fall 2020
Ernie Atkinson, M.S. Student
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2018 – Fall 2020
Amay Bolinjkar, M.WC. Student
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2019 – Fall 2020
Sara Boone, M.S. Student
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Summer 2017 – Fall 2019
Brandon Boxler, M.S Student
Advisor: Cynthia Loftin – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: William Sutton –Tennessee State University
Fall 2017 – Fall 2019
Allison Brehm, Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2019 – Fall 2020
Michelle Duffy, M.W.C. Student
Advisors: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2019 – Fall 2020
Bryn Evans, Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2017 – Fall 2021
Kirstin Fagan, Ph.D. Student
Advisors: Daniel Harrison – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and
Erin Simons-Legaard – School of Forest Resources
Spring 2018 – Fall 2021
Alexander Fish, Ph.D. Student
Advisors: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and
Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Fall 2017 – Spring 2021
Melissa Flye, M.S. Student
Advisor: Carly Sponarski – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2017 – Fall 2019
Matthew Gonnerman, Ph.D. Student
Advisors: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2018 – Fall 2021
Christopher Heilakka, M.S. Student
Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2018 – Fall 2020
Kevin Job, M.S. Student
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2016 – Summer 2019
Logan Kline, M.S. Student
Advisor: Cynthia Loftin – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and
Daniel Hayes – School of Forest Resources
Fall 2019 – Spring 2022
Meredith Lewis, M.S. Student
Advisor: Cynthia Loftin – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and
Daniel Hayes – School of Forest Resources
Fall 2019 – Spring 2021
Matthew Mensinger, M.S. Student
Advisors: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and
Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Summer 2018 – Fall 2022
Alejandro Molina-Moctezuma, Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Summer 2015 – Fall 2019
Dakota Perry, M.W.C. Student
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2019 – Summer 2021
Katie Perry, M.S. Student
Advisor: Carly Sponarski – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2019 – Fall 2020
Erin Peterson, Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2017 – Fall 2021
Sarah Rubenstein, M.S. Student
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2018 – Fall 2020
Kirstie Ruppert, Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Carly Sponarski – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2017 – Spring 2021
Shawn Snyder, Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Cynthia Loftin – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and
Andrew Reeve – Earth and Climate Sciences
Summer 2019 – Spring 2023
Joel Tebbenkamp, Ph.D. Student
Advisors: Erik Blomberg and Daniel Harrison – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Summer 2014 – Spring 2021
Sarah Vogel, M.S. Student
Advisors: Jessica Jansujwicz – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and
Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2017 – Summer 2019
Kory Whittum, M.S. Student
Advisor: Stephen Coghlan – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and
Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Summer 2019 – Fall 2021
Kaitlyn Wilson, M.S. Student
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Fall 2017 – Spring 2020
Tyler Woollard, M.S. Student
Advisors: Daniel Harrison – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2018 – Spring 2020