Corey Andrikopoulos
Biology MSAdvisors - Diane Alston and Jim Cane
Pollination Ecology, Orchard Bee Management, Agricultural Entomology
Email: cja576@gmail.com
Rachel Buck
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Michelle Baker
Understanding Nutrient Dynamics in Wetlands
Email: rachel.buck11@gmail.com
Morgan Christman
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Ricardo Ramirez
Landscape ecology, beneficial insects, geographic information systems
Brenna Decker
Biology PhD Advisor - James Pitts
Phylogeny of Pompilidae and using biogeography to look at the evolution of parasitic behaviors
Sage Frehner
Biology MS
Advisor - Sara Freeman
Underlying biological and genetic origins of neuropsychiatric disorders
Email: sagefrehner@gmail.com
Gunbharpur (Gunn) Gill
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Ricardo Ramirez
Resistance to Mite Herbivores Associated with Drought Stress in Corn
Email: gunn.gill@usu.edu
Mallory Hagadorn
Biology PhD Advisor - Karen Kapheim
Social behavior, social insects, and genes/ecology/behavior interactions
Phone: 410-829-5905
Email: mahagadorn@aggiemail.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 301
James (JD) Herndon
Biology MS Advisor - Karen Kapheim / Jamie Strange
Email: james.herndon85@gmail.com
Mark (Cody) Holthouse
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisors - Diane Alston / Lori Spears
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Invasion Ecology: Host Plants, Phenology, and Biological Control
Spencer Hudson
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Dr. Susannah French
Physiological Ecology, Genomics, Coloration
Phone: 302-932-3184
Email: spencerbrucehudson@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 344
Kate (Frances) Hunter
Biology/Ecology PhDAdvisor - Karen Kapheim
Social Behavior and Life History of Bees, Genomics
Phone: 720-233-2791
Email: franceskhunter@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 301
Makenna Johnson
Biology MS
Advisor - Karen Kapheim
Email: makenna.johnson@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 301
Ellis Juhlin
Biology/Ecology MS
Advisors - Becky Williams & James Pitts
Ornithology, Avian Parasites, and Wildlife Conservation
Megen Kepas
Biology PhD
Advisor - Al Savitzky
Taste, Cell Signaling, Electrophysiology, Gustatory, Nutrient Sensing
Phone: 385-499-2352
Email: megenkepas@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 330
Sylvia Kinosian
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Paul Wolf
Systematics, Pteridophytes, Polyploidy, Evolutionary Biology
Email: sylvia.kinosian@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 23
Austin Koontz
Biology MS
Advisors - Will Pearse / Paul Wolf
Email: austin.koontz@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 132
Meg Licht
Biology PhD Advisor - Carol von Dohlen
Symbiotic Associations of Bacteria and Insects
Email: meg.licht@aggiemail.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 020
Marley Madsen
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Paul Wolf
Microbial ecology and natural history of desert slot canyons and rock pools
Email: marleyjhaupt@gmail.com
Jack Marchetti
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisors - Susannah French and Karen Beard
ecology, species distribution, evolution, physiology, biogeography
Email: jack.marchetti28@gmail.com
Valerie Martin
Biology MS Advisor - Robert Schaeffer
microorganisms found in pollen and nectar and their roles in pollinator health and behavior
Office Location: LSB 403
Jessica Murray
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Bonnie Waring
Soil, Fungi, Plants, Tropics, Microbial Ecology, Soil Ecology
Elizabeth Ogata
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Michelle Baker
Nutrient and Pharmaceutical Pollution, Stream Biofilms, Urban Streams
Phone: 847-899-4832
Email: bethogata@gmail.com
Office Location: JQL 222
Kristopher Pedersen
Biology MS
Advisor - Charles Hanifin
Email: kbpedersen81@gmail.com
Office Location: Vernal
Helen Plylar
Biology PhD
Advisor - Alan Savitzky
Email: plylar@aggiemail.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 330
Kaitlin Rim
Biology/Ecology MS Advisor - Ricardo Ramirez
Entomology, Biological Control, Agricultural Pest
Phone: 354-797-8230
Email: krim19@aggiemail.usu.edu
Office Location: VSB 317
Tara Saley
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Zach Gompert
Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics
Email: tara.saley@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 301
Zach Schumm
Biology/Ecology MS
Advisor - Diane Alston
Invasion Ecology of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Fruit and Vegetable Crops: Phenology, Host Preference / Impact, and Biological Control.
Phone: 443-617-7327
Office Location: BNR 210
Elizabeth Simpson
Biology/Ecology PhDAdvisor - William Pearse
Plant Community Ecology, Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity, Spatial Scaling and Modeling Ecosystems
Email: elizabeth.g.simps@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 132
Eric Sodja
Biology/Ecology MS Advisor - Noelle Beckman
Seed Dispersion, Modeling, Species Distribution, Diversity
Email: e.sodja816@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 132A
Cecilia Vieira
Biology PhD Advisor - James Pitts
Insect Ecology, Community Ecology, Neotropical Biodiversity, Biogeography and Systematics
Phone: 435-797-0358
Email: ceciliavieira@me.com
Office Location: BNR 015 and BNR 240
Emily Virgin
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Susannah French
Physiological Ecology, Herpetology, Behavior
Email: emilyevirgin@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 344
George Waldren
Biology PhD Advisor - James Pitts
Systematics of Mutillidae (Hymenoptera)
Office Location: BNR 240
Alison Webb
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Susannah French
Impact of Tourism and Supplemental Feeding on the Physiology of Bahamian Rock Iguanas
Email: alisoncarey4@gmail.com
Desireè Wickwar
Biology/Ecology MS Advisor - Ricardo Ramirez
Integrated Pest Management
Email: desiree.wickwar@usu.edu
Mary-Kate Williams
Biology/Ecology PhDAdvisors - Diane Alston and Diana Cox-Foster
Pollinator Health, Insect Pathology, and Molecular Genetics
Email: mfwilliams@aggiemail.usu.edu
Hannah Wilson
Biology PhD
Advisor - Al Savitzky
Herpetology, Snake Research (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
Email: hswilson1994@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 330
Marilyn Wright
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Kim Sullivan / Becky Williams
Email: wrightme@aggiemail.usu.edu