Rachel Buck
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Michelle Baker
Understanding Nutrient Dynamics in Wetlands
Email: rachel.buck@usu.edu
Emily Calhoun
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Norah Saarman
Disease ecology, microbe-host interactions, and population genetics within changing ecosystems
Email: emily.calhoun@usu.edu
Morgan Christman
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Ricardo Ramirez
Landscape ecology, beneficial insects, geographic information systems
Email: morgan.christman@usu.edu
Bailey Crowley
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Robert Schaeffer
Email: bailey.crowley@usu.edu
Brenna Decker
she/her/hers
Biology PhD Advisor - James Pitts
Phylogeny of Pompilidae and using biogeography to look at the evolution of parasitic behaviors
Email: brenna.decker@usu.edu
Ashley Dederich
she/her/hers
Biology PhD
Advisor - Carol von Dohlen
Email: ashley.dederich@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB
Sage Frehner
Biology MS
Advisor - Sara Freeman
Underlying biological and genetic origins of neuropsychiatric disorders
Email: sage.frehner@usu.edu
Mallory Hagadorn
she/her/hers
Biology PhD Advisor - Karen Kapheim
Understanding the relationships among social behavior, brood care, and neuroplasticity.
Phone: 410-829-5905
Email: mallory.hagadorn@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 408
Brynn Harshbarger
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Noelle Beckman
Email: Brynn.Harshbarger@usu.edu
Rosemary Hopson
she/her
Biology/Ecology Masters
Advisor - Noelle Beckman
Biology
Email: rosemary.hopson@usu.edu
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
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology PhDAdvisor - Karen Kapheim
Social Behavior and Life History of Bees, Genomics
Phone: 720-233-2791
Email: kate.hunter@usu.edu
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
Advisor - Kim Sullivan
Ornithology, Avian Parasites, and Wildlife Conservation
Email: ellis.juhlin@usu.edu
Megen Kepas
she/her
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Al Savitzky
Herpetology, ecophysiology, toxinology, and organismal biology
Email: megen.kepas@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 330
Abigail Lehner
she/her
MS Biology
Advisor - Ted Evans and Terry Griswold
Biology
Email: abigail.lehner@usu.edu
Meg Licht
Biology/Ecology PhD Advisor - Carol von Dohlen
Symbiotic Associations of Bacteria and Insects
Email: meg.licht@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 020
Caroline Long
Biology PhD Advisor - Sara Freeman
Animal Behavior and Neurobiology
Email: caroline.long@usu.edu
Jack Marchetti
he/him/his
Biology/Ecology Masters
Advisors - Susannah French and Karen Beard
ecology, species distribution, evolution, physiology, biogeography
Email: jack.marchetti@usu.edu
Valerie Martin
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology MS Advisor - Robert Schaeffer
microorganisms found in pollen and nectar and their roles in pollinator health and behavior
Email: valerie.martin@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 403
Colleen Meidt
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology PhD
Research Advisor – Michael Branstetter
Faculty Advisor – James Pitts
Email: colleen.meidt@usu.edu
Jessica Murray
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - John Stark
Soil, Fungi, Plants, Tropics, Microbial Ecology, Soil Ecology
Email: jessica.murray@usu.edu
Kristopher Pedersen
Biology MS
Advisor - Charles Hanifin
Email: kris.pedersen@usu.edu
Office Location: Vernal
Helen Plylar
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Alan Savitzky
Email: helen.plylar@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 330
Kate Richardson
Biology/Ecology MS
Advisors - Diane Alston and Lori Spears
Biology
Email: kate.richardson@usu.edu
Rose Sepesy
Biology MSAdvisors - Scott Bernhardt and Ricardo Ramirez
Alfalfa insecticide management
Email: rosalie.sepesy@usu.edu
Layne Sermersheim
she/her
Biology/Ecology MS
Advisor - Susannah French
Animal Behavior and Neurobiology
Email: layne.sermersheim@usu.edu
Elizabeth Simpson
she/they
Biology/Ecology PhDAdvisor - Robert Schaeffer
Plant Community Ecology, Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity, Spatial Scaling and Modeling Ecosystems
Email: elizabeth.simpson@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 132
Ellie Smith-Eskridge
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology MS
Advisor - Michelle Baker
Email: ellie.smith-eskridge@usu.edu
Emily Virgin
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Susannah French
Physiological Ecology, Herpetology, Behavior
Email: emily.virgin@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 344
Ren Weinstock
they/them/theirs
Biology/Ecology MS Advisor - Karen Kapheim
Email: ren.a.weinstock@gmail.com
Mary-Kate Williams
she/her/hers
Biology/Ecology PhDAdvisors - Diane Alston and Diana Cox-Foster
Pollinator Health, Insect Pathology, and Molecular Genetics
Email: mary-kate.williams@usu.edu
Hannah Wilson
Biology/Ecology PhD
Advisor - Al Savitzky
Herpetology, Snake Research (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
Email: hannah.wilson@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 330
