Ecology grad students
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.
| Name | E-mail / phone | Interests include | |
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Adams, Thomas |
814-865-0373
(University Park)
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Root Ecology - specifically, the ecology of root lifespan in North American temperate trees. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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Averill, Kristine | (University Park) |
Ecosystem services and disservices of exotic plants and their management. [Advisor: David Mortensen] |
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Bentley, Tom |
814-863-3088
(University Park)
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Behavioral ecology, insect physiology, and plant-insect interactions. [Advisor: Mescher] |
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Carlson, Bradley | (University Park) |
[Advisor: Tracy Langkilde] |
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Chien, Lawrence | (University Park) |
[Advisor: Bjornstad / Grenfell] |
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DeBarros, Nelson |
814-863-7638
(University Park)
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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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Du, Quanying |
814-863-7717
(University Park)
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Controls and constraints on root turnover rate, mostly how elevated nitrogen level affects root longevity. [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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Egan, Franklin |
814-865-6679
(University Park)
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Weed ecology and functions of biodiversity in agricultural systems. [Advisor: Mortensen] |
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Fernandez, Christopher | (University Park) |
Community structure and functioning of ectomycorrhizal fungi. [Advisor: Roger Koide] |
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Goebel, Marc |
814-863-7717
(University Park)
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Fine root decomposition, belowground carbon and nutrient cycling of temperate forest ecosystems, soil dynamics, plant soil interaction [Advisor: Eissenstat] |
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Goodrich, Laurie | (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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Granger, Kristen
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814-865-9883
(University Park)
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Weed eco-physiology. How environmental conditions during seed maturation affect resource allocation and seed persistence in the soil. [Advisor: Gallagher] |
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Grear, Dan |
814-863-5895
(University Park)
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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] |
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Hill, Jason | (University Park) |
Demographic response of grassland birds to management practices and habitat manipulation. [Advisor: Deifenbach] |
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Hotchkin, Cara | (University Park) |
Behavioral ecology and bioacoustics of marine mammals. [Advisor: Parks] |
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Johnson, Sarah |
814-865-3049
(University Park)
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The role of Native American land-use legacies and indicator species in assessing potential archaeological sensitivity and integrity of sites. [Advisor: Abrams] |
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Kerby, Jeffrey | (University Park) |
[Advisor: Eric Post] |
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Kuhns (Hohlfeld), Emily | (University Park) |
Plant defense research for creating eco-friendly pest management strategies. [Advisor: Tumlinson] |
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Law, Jeffrey |
814-865-8831
(University Park)
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[Advisor: Rob Gallagher] |
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Lessard-Pilon, Stephanie
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814-863-8360
(University Park)
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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] |
