Ecology grad students

Current Ecology graduate students with a brief summary of their research.

All students in the program are automatically members of the EGSO, the Ecology Graduate Student Organization.

Photo Name E-mail / phone Interests include
Thomas Adams Adams, Thomas
  • Graduate student
tsa3@psu.edu
814-865-0373
   (University Park)

Root Ecology - specifically, the ecology of root lifespan in North American temperate trees.

Advisor:
Catherine Airey Airey, Catherine
  • Graduate student
cta5060@psu.edu
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Emily Almberg Almberg, Emily
  • Graduate student
esa5046@psu.edu
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Kristine Averill Averill, Kristine
  • Graduate student
kma236@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Plant invasion drivers in forest understory plant communities; White-tailed deer browsing preferences for native and exotic plants; weedecology.psu.edu

Advisor:
Tom Bentley Bentley, Tom
  • Graduate student
tgb134@psu.edu
814-863-3088
   (University Park)

Behavioral ecology, insect physiology, and plant-insect interactions.

Advisor:
Steven Beri Beri, Steven
  • Graduate student
svb5344@psu.edu
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Sean Cahoon Cahoon, Sean
  • Graduate student
sxc5218@psu.edu
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Bradley Carlson Carlson, Bradley
  • Graduate student
bec169@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Evolutionary ecology, behavioral ecology, predator-prey interactions, herpetology, arachnology

Advisor:
Quanying Du Du, Quanying
  • Graduate student
qzd104@psu.edu
814-863-7717
   (University Park)

Controls and constraints on root turnover rate, mostly how elevated nitrogen level affects root longevity.

Advisor:
Franklin Egan Egan, Franklin
  • Graduate student
jfe121@psu.edu
814-865-6679
   (University Park)

Weed ecology and functions of biodiversity in agricultural systems.

Advisor:
Christopher W. Fernandez Fernandez, Christopher
  • Graduate student
cwf123@psu.edu
814-863-7749
   (University Park) 		Physiological and community ecology of mycorrhizal fungi, decomposition of fungal litter, and rhizosphere ecology. 
Advisor:
Denise Finney Finney, Denise
  • Graduate student
dmf272@psu.edu
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Katie Gaines Gaines, Katie
  • Graduate student
kap226@psu.edu
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Jason Michael Gleditsch Gleditsch, Jason
  • Graduate student
jmg5214@psu.edu
814-863-8298
   (University Park) 		Ornithology, Communities, Invasive Biology, Avian Conservation
Advisor:
Rachel Glenn Glenn, Rachel
  • Graduate student
rcg5108@psu.edu
   (University Park) 		seed dispersal, community assembly rules, fragmentation, invasive species, frugivory
Advisor:
Marc Goebel Goebel, Marc
  • Graduate student
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:
Kristen Granger Granger, Kristen
  • Graduate student
klg297@psu.edu
814-865-9883
   (University Park)

Weed eco-physiology. How environmental conditions during seed maturation affect resource allocation and seed persistence in the soil.

Advisor:
Alison Grantham Grantham, Alison
  • Graduate student
amg31@psu.edu
814-863-7661
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Kristin Haider Haider, Kristin
  • Graduate student
krh5233@psu.edu
   (University Park)
Advisor:
Jacquelyn Harth Harth, Jacquelyn
  • Graduate student
joh5313@psu.edu
   (University Park)
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