Current Graduate Students
Deborah Alademehin, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Stephen Coghlan – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2022 – Fall 2026
Liz Amador, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2023 – Fall 2027
Kate Behrens, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Jessica Jansujwicz – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Co-Advisor: Tora Johnson – University of Maine, Machias
Fall 2024 – Spring 2029
Kylie Brunette, 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
Fall 2023 – Spring 2026
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 – Spring 2025
Andrea Casey, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2025 – Spring 2027
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
Aly East, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2024 – Spring 2028
Sander Elliott, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2025 – Fall 2027
Kirstin Fagan, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Erin Simons-Legaard – School of Forest Resources
Spring 2018 – Spring 2025
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
Melissa Flye, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Co-Advisor: Carly Sponarski – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Spring 2020 – Fall 2025
Harrison Goldspiel, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Noah Charney – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2021 – Fall 2025
Rory Hannon, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Summer 2024 – Fall 2026
Emilie Hickox, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Summer 2022 – Spring 2025
Kyle Hubbard, M.S., 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 2025 – Fall 2027
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
Jay Kelly (he/him), M.S., 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 2025 – Spring 2027
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
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 – Spring 2025
Kari Minissale, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2025
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, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Spring 2021 – Fall 2026
Glenn Schumacher, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2023 – Fall 2027
Aurooba Shafquat, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Fall 2024 – Summer 2026
Rylee Smith, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Spring 2021 – Summer 2025
Percy Ulsamer, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
Advisor: Amber Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources
Summer 2024 – Fall 2026
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 2025
Ivy Yen, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Alessio Mortelliti – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Fall 2020 – Spring 2025