{"id":50,"date":"2010-01-28T15:41:59","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T20:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/wle\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:50:47","slug":"current-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/graduate-program\/current-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deborah Alademehin<\/a><\/a>, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor: <\/strong>Dr. Stephen M. Coghlan, Jr. – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nFall 2022 – Spring 2027<\/p>\n

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Kate Behrens<\/a>, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Jessica S. Jansujwicz – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Tora Johnson – University of Maine, Machias<\/a>
\nFall 2024 – Spring 2029<\/p>\n

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Kylie Brunette<\/a>, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Erik J. Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Amber M. Roth \u2013 Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources<\/a>
\nFall 2023 – Spring 2028<\/p>\n

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Andrea Casey<\/a>, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSpring 2025 – Spring 2027<\/p>\n

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Rachel Darling<\/a>, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Erik J. Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Amber M. Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources<\/a>
\nFall 2022 – Spring 2027<\/p>\n

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Alyson “Aly” East<\/a><\/a>, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nFall 2024 – Spring 2028<\/p>\n

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Sander Elliott<\/a>, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSpring 2025 – Fall 2029<\/p>\n

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Rory Hannon<\/a>, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor: <\/strong>Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSummer 2024 – Summer 2026<\/p>\n

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Kyle Hubbard<\/a>, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Christina M. Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSpring 2025 – Fall 2027<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Nina Kappel, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Sabrina Morano – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nFall 2023 – Fall 2027<\/p>\n

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Lara Katz<\/a>, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Erik J. Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nFall 2023 – Summer 2027<\/p>\n

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Megan Klutts, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Erik J. Blomberg – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nFall 2025 – Spring 2029<\/p>\n

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Natalie Liberati, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSummer 2026 – Spring 2030<\/p>\n

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Kyle Lima, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Sydne Record – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nFall 2026 – Spring 2030<\/p>\n

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James Longo<\/a>, M.S., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Amber M. Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources<\/a>
\nSpring 2023 – Fall 2026<\/p>\n

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Kari Minissale, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nCo-Advisor:<\/strong> Dr. Christina Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSpring 2025 – Fall 2030<\/p>\n

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Marisa Monroe, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Noah D. Charney – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
\nFall 2023 – Fall 2027<\/p>\n

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Kurt Ongman<\/a>, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
\nAdvisor: <\/strong>Dr. Amber M. Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources<\/a>
\nSpring 2021 – Fall 2026<\/p>\n

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Glenn Schumacher<\/a>, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Christina M. Murphy – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSpring 2023 – Fall 2027<\/p>\n

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Jacob Scoville<\/a>, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSpring 2026 – Fall 2028<\/p>\n

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Eliza Stein (she\/her)<\/a>, Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Amber M. Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources<\/a>
\nSpring 2026 – Fall 2030<\/p>\n

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Percival “Percy” Ulsamer<\/a>, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Amber M. Roth – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and School of Forest Resources<\/a>
\nSummer 2024 – Fall 2026<\/p>\n

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Isabella “Izzy” Weigand, M.S., Wildlife Ecology
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph D. Zydlewski – Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a>
\nSummer 2026 – Fall 2028<\/p>\n

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