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Ecology graduate student list
Current Ecology graduate students, listed in alphabetical order of last name, together with a brief summary of their research. Links take you to the student's personal or lab website.
All students in the program are automatically members of the EGSO, the Ecology Graduate Student Organization.
Jump to the subset of these people that work in:
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tsa3@psu.edu 814-865-0373 (University Park) |
Root Ecology - specifically, the ecology of root lifespan in North American temperate trees. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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tgb134@psu.edu 814-863-3088 (University Park) |
Behavioral ecology, insect physiology, and plant-insect interactions. [Advisor: Mescher] |
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lmc326@psu.edu (University Park) |
[Advisor: Bjornstad / Grenfell] |
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nbd115@psu.edu 814-863-7638 (University Park) |
Assessing biodiversity within agricultural landscapes and managing non-crop areas with native flowering species to increase the activity of beneficial insects within agricultural fields. [Advisor: Mortensen] |
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qzd104@psu.edu 814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Controls and constraints on root turnover rate, mostly how elevated nitrogen level affects root longevity. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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jfe121@psu.edu 814-865-6679 (University Park) |
Weed ecology and functions of biodiversity in agricultural systems. [Advisor: Mortensen] |
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nag146@psu.edu 814-865-5611 (University Park) |
Landscape management and restoration of freshwater wetland resources. [Advisor: Brooks] |
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mug130@psu.edu 814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Fine root decomposition, belowground carbon and nutrient cycling of temperate forest ecosystems, soil dynamics, plant soil interaction [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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ljg143@psu.edu (University Park) |
The ecology of migratory birds, particularly raptors and forest songbirds. I have focused recently on the stopover ecology of migrating raptors, particularly their behavior and use of habitats. [Advisor: Brittingham] |
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klg297@psu.edu 814-865-9883 (University Park) |
Weed eco-physiology. [Advisor: Gallagher] |
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dag268@psu.edu 814-863-5895 (University Park) |
Mechanisms that cause heterogeneities in disease transmission. These heterogeneities appear to result in key hosts that harbor a majority of parasites and account for a majority of transmission. [Advisor: Hudson] |
| Hayes, Vanessa |
vlh127@psu.edu (University Park) |
[Advisor: Abrams] |
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cfh121@psu.edu (University Park) |
Behavioral ecology and bioacoustics of marine mammals. [Advisor: Parks/Marden] |
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rxj156@psu.edu 814-863-6069 (University Park) |
[Advisor: Barbercheck] |
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sej141@psu.edu 814-865-3049 (University Park) |
The impacts of climate change on propagation and spread of invasive plant species. [Advisor: Abrams] |
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jtj2@psu.edu (University Park) |
Assessing the importance of small, isolated wetlands on maintaining amphibian biodiversity. Influences of urban development on the colonization of wetlands by amphibians. [Advisor: Brooks] |
| Kuhns (Hohlfeld), Emily |
eah193@psu.edu (University Park) |
Plant defense research for creating eco-friendly pest management strategies. [Advisor: Tumlinson] |
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jjl289@psu.edu 814-865-8831 (University Park) |
[Advisor: Cole] |
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sal275@psu.edu 814-863-8360 (University Park) |
Chemosynthetic communities at cold seeps (>1000 m) and deep coral sites (300-700m) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine community ecology, especially how communities change over time and the environmental factors that affect this change. [Advisor: Fisher] |
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dal105@psu.edu (University Park) |
Ecology of freshwater systems incl. taxonomy, distribution & conservation of freshwater biota; population dynamics & multi-species interactions; invasive species; bioassessment; data analysis & experimental design; ecological modeling. [Advisor: Carline] |
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adl12@psu.edu 814-863-1815 (University Park) |
My research aims to (a) quantitatively describe how environmental factors affect hantavirus dynamics in its reservoir host in Montana; and (b) to create an ecological model which could predict epizootics. [Advisor: Bjornstad/Hudson] |
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mlm572@psu.edu 814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Plant root ecology, physiology, and global change biology. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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jbm162@psu.edu (University Park) |
Aquatic and wetland ecology. My research focuses on trying to understand how the spatial variation in plant communities, microtopography, and soil properties impact microbial community composition and processes. [Advisor: Wardrop] |
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kem311@psu.edu 814-863-7717 (University Park) |
Global climate change, disturbance and biogeochemical cycling in forests, soil organic matter dynamics. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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ann102@psu.edu 814-863-7638 (University Park) |
Invasive plant species, particularly Japanese stiltgrass, an annual grass invasive in forested ecosystems throughout the eastern US. How environmental factors influence its population growth and efficacy of management practices. [Advisor: Mortensen] |
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ean2@psu.edu (University Park) |
My research interests include: plant adaptation to nutrient stresses, phenology, Below-ground competition, and low - input agriculture. [Advisor: Lynch] |
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nrp146@psu.edu 814-867-0492 (University Park) |
Molecular Ecology and Conservation Biology. [Advisor: Baums] |
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gar162@psu.edu (University Park) |
Wetland conservation and plant ecology. [Advisor: Cole] |
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csr918@psu.edu (University Park) |
Carbon storage after wildfire in southwest ponderosa pine forests. [Advisor: Kaye] |
| Ruffing, Renea |
rar155@psu.edu (University Park) |
[Advisor: Stauffer] |
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smr321@psu.edu (University Park) |
Aquatic ecology; watershed restoration, ecology of salmonids, fisheries management. [Advisor: Sharpe] |
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mrr203@psu.edu 814-865-6679 (University Park) |
Strategic ecologically-based agricultural weed management to enhance ecosystem services and reduce environmental problems associated with herbicide use and tillage [Advisor: Mortensen] |
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jryder@state.pa.us (University Park) |
Ecology of freshwater systems including: fish and macroinvertebrate taxonomy; bioassessment; water quality; stream restoration processes. [Advisor: Carline] |
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ams774@psu.edu 814-865-4183 (University Park) |
Diatoms in streams as indicator species for environmental variables. [Advisor: Carrick] |
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cms541@psu.edu (University Park) |
Integrating ecology with economics to evaluate public land management within forested ecosystems. [Advisor: Steiner] |
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axs1001@psu.edu (University Park) |
[Advisor: Gallagher] |
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ges162@psu.edu 814-865-0772 (University Park) |
Nest survival and nest-site selection of grassland sparrows on reclaimed surface mines. Resource selection by wildlife and estimation of vital rates in wildlife populations. [Advisor: Diefenbach] |
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rjw253@psu.edu (University Park) |
Forest ecosystems and climate change. Currently, I am working on a project that utilizes ecophysiology and seedling allometry to examine competition and potential for species migration under predicted climate changes in PA forests. [Advisor: M. Kaye] |
| Wasser, Leah |
law155@psu.edu 814-865-2279 (University Park) |
The use of geospatial technologies including GPS, GIS and 3d visualization to analyze large scale landscape patterns. Historic development patterns within a regulatory context and subsequent assessment of ecological impacts over time. [Advisor: Day] |
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rpw143@psu.edu 814-867-0017 (University Park) |
Hunting sustainability in the Amazon, how the impacts of hunting affect primates demographics, and how these changes in turn affect primate population dynamics and population growth. [Advisor: Beckerman] |
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mrw244@psu.edu (University Park) |
"The effect of disturbance and stream order in headwater floodplain wetlands on rates of net nitrogen mineralization" [Advisor: Smithwick] |
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amw328@psu.edu (University Park) |
Landscape ecology and population ecology, addressing bird conservation issues. Recent research has focused on grassland birds. [Advisor: Brittingham] |