Current Graduate Students
Deborah Alademehin, Ph.D. – WLE
Advisor: Stephen Coghlan – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Fall 2026
Lizbeth Amador, Ph.D. – EES
Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2023 – Fall 2027
Ernie Atkinson, M.S. – WLE
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2018 – Spring 2023
Stevie Benson, M.S. – EES
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. – WLE
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. – EES
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Fall 2022 – Fall 2024
Christina Carovillano, M.S. – EES
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. – WLE
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. – WLE
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2021 – Spring 2024
Kirstin Fagan, Ph.D. – WLE
Advisor: Erin Simons-Legaard – School of Forest Resources
Spring 2018 – Summer 2023
Guillermo Figueroa, Ph.D. – WLE
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. – WLE
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Spring 2021 – Fall 2023
Melissa Flye, Ph.D. – EES
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2020 – Fall 2023
Gabriela Franzoi Dri, Ph.D. – WLE
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. – WLE
Advisor: Noah Charney – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2021 – Fall 2025
Chris Heilakka, M.S. – EES
Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2018 – Spring 2023
Emilie Hickox, M.S. – WLE
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Summer 2022 – Fall 2025
Brigit Humphreys, M.S. – EES
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. – WLE
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2020 – Fall 2024
Lara Katz, M.S. – WLE
Co-Advisor: Stephen Coghlan – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2021 – Spring 2023
Ruhammah LaGarry, M.W.C.
Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Summer 2024
Megan Leach, M.S. – WLE
Co-Advisor: Aram Calhoun – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Jessica Jansujwicz – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2021 – Spring 2024
Carolina Luciani, M.W.C.
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Spring 2024
Matthew Mensinger, Ph.D. – EES
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. – WLE
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2022 – Fall 2025
Margaret “Maisie” Merz, M.S. – EES
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
Edwin Njuguna, Ph.D. – WLE
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. – EES
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Spring 2021 – Fall 2024
Marcos Rodriguez, M.S. – EES
Advisor: Sydne Record Morano – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Summer 2025
Glenn Schumacher, Ph.D. – WLE
Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2023 – Fall 2027
Rylee Smith, Ph.D. – WLE
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2021 – Summer 2025
Shawn Snyder, Ph.D. – EES
Co-Advisor: Cynthia Loftin – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Andrew Reeve – Earth and Climate Sciences
Summer 2019 – Spring 2023
Annie Stupik, M.S. – WLE
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. – WLE
Advisor: Erik Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Summer 2014 – Spring 2024
Sarah Vogel, Ph.D. – EES
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. – WLE
Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2021 – Spring 2024
Ivy Yen, Ph.D. – EES
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2020 – Spring 2025