Student Directory

Name	Department and Advisor	Research Interests	Contact Information
Acen, Joyce PhD Student	NREL / FRWS Mike Coughenour		jacen@nrel.colostate.edu
Alba-Lynn, Christina PhD Student	BSPM / Biology Ruth Hufbauer & Jim Detling	Plant-insect interactions; invasion ecology; plant species diversity; herbivory; seed dispersal; disturbance dynamics	Lab: (970) 491-5984 calba@rams.colostate.edu
Alford, Élan PhD Student	FRWS Mark Paschke	Legumes; hyperaccumulators; plant-microbial interactions; phytoremediation; rhizosphere	Office: (970) 491-4992 elan.reine@gmail.com
Ames, Greg PhD Student	Biology Colleen Webb	Trait-based methods for predicting plant community and ecosystem response to climate change; disease ecology; mathematical and statistical models of ecological systems	gregames@lamar.colostate.edu website
Aoki, Carissa PhD Student	FRWS Peter Brown & Bill Romme	Fire and forest ecology; landscape ecology; disturbance ecology; dendrochronology	carissa.aoki@colostate.edu
Asao, Shinichi PhD Student	FRWS / NREL Michael Ryan & Bill Parton		asao@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Atkinson, Sheryl MS Student	BSPM Cynthia Brown	Human environment interactions; restoration ecology	sheryl.atkinson1@comcast.net
Auerbach, Dan PhD Student	Biology LeRoy Poff	Spatial population and community ecology in river networks	daa@colostatea.edu website
Baker, Ian PhD Student	Atmospheric Science Scott Denning	Ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; landscape ecology	baker@atmos.colostate.edu
Baruch-Mordo, Sharon PhD Student	FWCB Ken Wilson	Human-wildlife conflict patterns; predictions, and applied solutions; anthropogenic influences on carnivore ecology	sharonbm@warnercnr.colostate.edu website
Berdanier, Aaron MS Student	FRWS Julia Klein	Climatic limitation of primary production; broad-scale ecology	berdanie@simla.colostate.edu website
Birge, Hannah MS Student	NREL Rich Conant		hbirge@gmail.com
Bisbing, Sarah PhD Student	FRWS David Cooper		Sarah.bisbing@gmail.com
Bowen, Eric MS Student	NREL Rich Conant	Biogeochemistry; soil carbon; agroecology; sustainable agriculture; integrated crop-livestock systems; experiential education; student farms	Eric.C.Bowen@gmail.com
Bradshaw, Ginger MS Student	FRWS / NREL Tom Stohlgren		gingerb@nrel.colostate.edu
Brewer, Paul PhD Student	Biology Joe von Fischer	Microbial community ecology; functional approaches to community and ecosystem ecologies; methanotrophic bacteria; molecular techniques and phylogenetic analysis; soil ecology and biogeochemistry	paulbrewer@gmail.com
Broder, E. Dale PhD Student	Biology Lisa Angeloni	Animal behavior; evolutionary ecology	dale.broder@colostate.edu
Bromberg, James MS Student	BSPM Cynthia Brown	Weed science; plant community ecology; plant population ecology; species distributions	jebrombe@rams.colostate.edu
Brown, Casey MS Student	FWCB / Biology Kevin Crooks & Lisa Angeloni	Wildlife ecology; ungulate behavior; conservation biology; environmental education	casebrow@lamar.colostate.edu
Bruss, Peter PhD Student	ARE Greg Graff	Sustainability; poverty eradication; participatory development in human knowledge and capacity building; renewable energy-biomass; biodiesel-algae feed stocks; entrepreneurial and economic initiatives	ptbruss@comcast.net
Bucini, Gabriela PhD Student	FRWS / NREL Niall Hanan	Ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; human environment interactions	gbucini@nrel.colostate.edu
Burris, L. PhD Student	Anthropology Larry Todd	Human environment interactions; quantitative ecology	email not available
Busby, Ryan PhD Student	FRWS Mark Paschke	Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; cheatgrass; sagebrush steppe; ecological restoration; plant-microbe interactions; invasion biology; rhizosphere ecology	Cell: (217) 637-3142 ryan.busby@us.army.mil
Byrne, Kerry M. PhD Student	FRWS Julia Klein & Bill Lauenroth	Grasslands; climate change; ecosystem ecology; modeling; biodiversity; conservation; education; long term ecological research	kmbyrne@cnr.colostate.edu
Carlson, Erick A. MS Student	Civil and Environmental Engineering Brian Bledsoe	Fluvial geomorphology and processes; geomorphic classification; GIS	email
Casper, Anne Marie MS Student	BSPM William Jacobi		amcasper@lamar.colostate.edu
Chanchani, Pranav PhD Student	FWCB Barry Noon	Endangered species; landscape ecology; biodiversity; species-distribution modeling; links between conservation and development	chanchanipranav@gmail.com website
Chen, Maosi PhD Student	NREL / SCS Wei Gao		chenmaosi@hotmail.com
Chong, Rebecca (Becky) PhD Student	Biology Rachel Mueller	Evolutionary ecology; comparative phylogeography; systematics; amphibians & reptiles; molecular evolution	Lab: (970) 491-8752 rebchong@gmail.com
Conrey, Reesa PhD Student	Biology Mike Antolin		reesa@lamar.colostate.edu
Cueno-Toy, Kate MS Student	FRWS Monique Rocca	Fire ecology; land management; disturbance ecology; applied ecological research; the academic-management gap in ecology	Office: (970) 491-1413 kcueno@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Davis, Melanie MS Student	FRWS Tom Hobbs		mjdavis@lamar.colostate.edu
DeMarche, Megan PhD Student	Biology Amy Angert	Evolutionary ecology; niche evolution; constraints to adaptation; mechanisms of speciation in Mimulus	(970) 491-2329 Megan.DeMarche@colostate.edu
Dev, Laura PhD Student	BSPM Cynthia Brown & Julia Klein		Laura.Dev@alumni.tufts.edu
Driver, Katharine (Katie) MS Student	FRWS David Cooper	Wetland ecology; plant community ecology; Rocky Mountain ecosystems; fens; wet meadows	Office: (970) 491-5294 kmdriver@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Eads, David PhD Student	Biology Mike Antolin & Dean Biggins	Flea and Yersinia pestis ecology; sciurid and mustelid ecology and conservation; application of behavioral ecology in conservation biology; wildlife resource selection	(970) 491-5744 daeads@lamar.colostate.edu
Elmore, Stacey MS Student	Microbiology Lora Ballweber	Wildlife disease ecology; parasitology	elmore.stacey@gmail.com
Erickson, Heidi MS Student	NREL / FRWS Tom Hobbs & Cameron Aldridge	Avian ecology; disturbance ecology; wildlife habitat relationships; public land management; geospatial analysis	Cell: (602) 695-4324 heidijo2000@hotmail.com
Ernakovich, Jessica PhD Student	NREL Matthew Wallenstein & Ken Reardon	Microbial ecology; molecular tools; permafrost; high latitude soils; biogeochemistry; environmental proteomics	jagilman@nrel.colostate.edu website
Evans, Sarah PhD Student	FRWS / NREL Matthew Wallenstein & Indy Burke	Biogeochemistry; microbial ecology; climate change	evanssar@gmail.com
Fettig, Christa PhD Student	BSPM Ruth Hufbauer	Insect-plant interactions; invasion ecology; evolutionary ecology	christafettig@gmail.com
Gage, Ed PhD Student	FRWS David Cooper		edgage@lamar.colostate.edu
Galles, Karen MS Student	FRWS Jill Baron		kgalles@nrel.colostate.edu
Gannon, Ben MS Student	HLA Patrick Martin		bengannon@gmail.com
Gass, Toby PhD Student	FRWS Dan Binkley		tobygass@cnr.colostate.edu
German, Zachary PhD Student	Biology Alan Knapp	Species and community responses to climate change; nitrogen deposition; herbivory in subalpine meadow forb communities	Office/Lab: (970) 491-0453 zgerman@colostate.edu
Grant, Thomas PhD Student	FRWS Mark Paschke	Invasive plants and feedback mechanisms with soil micro-organisms	metag3@gmail.com
Guilbault, Kimberly MS Student	BSPM Cynthia Brown		Kimbo.gilbo@gmail.com
Ham, Charlotte PhD Student	ARE John Loomis		cham@rams.colostate.edu
Hardy, Amanda PhD Student	FWCB Kevin Crooks		amandarhardy@gmail.com
Harp, Elizabeth (Liz) PhD Student	Biology Mike Antolin	Wildlife disease ecology; transmission and persistence of infectious diseases; quantitative ecology; conservation; science communication; education	Office: (970) 491-5744 Lab: (970) 491-2058 eharp@lamar.colostate.edu website
Hartman, Melannie PhD Student	NREL / FWCB Jill Baron	Ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry	melannie@nrel.colostate.edu website
Herbener, Kathy PhD Student	NREL / FRWS Tom Hobbs & Simon Tavener	Avian ecology, playa wetland ecology, collaborative conservation with landowners	Office: (970) 491-5630 kathy.herbener@colostate.edu
Hobman, Dirk MS Student	FWCB Richard Knight		dhobman@lamar.colostate.edu website
Holfelder, Kirstin PhD Student	FRWS John Moore		kir@lamar.colostate.edu
Hoover, David PhD Student	Biology Alan Knapp	Grassland ecology	hooverdl@gmail.com
Hopping, Kelly PhD Student	FRWS Julia Klein	social-ecological systems; ecosystem ecology; resilience; global change; pastoralism; Tibet	kelly.hopping@colostate.edu
Jamiyansharav, Khishigbayar PhD Student	FRWS / NREL Dennis Ojima & Roger Pielke Sr.	Climate change; sustainable development; renewable energy; air and water quality	Office: (970) 491-1604 jkhishig@nrel.colostate.edu
Jones, Jennifer Rains MS Student	FRWS David Cooper	Plant community ecology; biodiversity; wetland ecology	Cell: (970) 376-8808 jrainsj@lamar.colostate.edu
Judd, Craig MS Student	Biology Joe von Fischer	Microbial ecology; biogeochemistry; teaching	Lab: (970) 491-2287 craig.judd@colostate.edu
Kachergis, Emily PhD Student	FRWS Maria Fernandez-Gimenez		emily.kachergis@gmail.com
Kaczynski, Kristin PhD Student	FRWS David Cooper	Willows; landscape ecology; ecophysiology; ecosystem stressors	kristen.kaczynski@gmail.com
Kendall, Jennifer MS Student	FWCB Julie Savidge		jennifer.kendall@ars.usda.gov
Knapp, Eli PhD Student	Anthropology Kathleen Galvin	Human environment interactions; behavioral ecology	ejknapp@lamar.colostate.edu
Kray, Julie MS Student	FRWS David Cooper	Climate change; plant physiology; hydrology; ecosystem ecology	Office: (970) 491-5294 jkray@lamar.colostate.edu
Krumm, Caroline MS Student	NREL / FRWS Tom Hobbs		ckrumm@yahoo.com
Lancaster, Richard MS Student	BSPM Cynthia Brown		email
Langin, Katie PhD Student	Biology Cameron Ghalambor	Evolutionary ecology; demography; climate change; life-history tradeoffs; insular syndrome; birds	langink@rams.colostate.edu website
Lavallee, Jocelyn PhD Student	FRWS Rich Conant		jocelyn.lavallee@colostate.edu
Lewis, Jesse PhD Student	FWCB Kevin Crooks		jesselewis@vandals.uidaho.edu
Lovell, John PhD Student	BSPM John McKay		johntlovell@gmail.com
Lynn, Stacy J. PhD Student	NREL / FRWS Mike Coughenour	Human-environment interactions; ecology & economy of pastoral land use change in Tanzania; GIS; conservation; pastoral societies and migratory species (esp. wildebeest and zebra); arid & semi-arid lands	stacyl@nrel.colostate.edu website
Maisonneuve, Sarah PhD Student	NREL / FRWS Mike Coughenour	Human environment interactions; landscape ecology	smais@lamar.colostate.edu
Marshall, Kristin PhD Student	FRWS David Cooper & Tom Hobbs	Alternative stable states; trophic cascades; herbivory; quantitative ecology	kmarsh2@lamar.colostate.edi
McShane, Ryan PhD Student	Biology LeRoy Poff	Invasion ecology; modeling; landscape ecology; stream and riparian ecosystems; risk assessment; ecosystem services	Office/Lab: (970) 491-2414 ryan.mcshane@colostate.edu
Meunier, Jed PhD Student	FRWS Bill Romme & Rick Knight	Forest ecology; disturbance ecology; conservation biology	jedmeunier@hotmail.com
Nasseth, DeAna Lyn PhD Student	NREL / FRWS Debra Peters & Mike Coughenour	Landscape ecology; environmental sustainability; ecology in design of the built environment	deana.nasseth@gmail.com
Neu, Justin PhD Student	FRWS Randall Boone		justinneu@hotmail.com
Osborne, Brooke MS Student	FRWS Jill Baron		brookebosborne@gmail.com
Potter, Covey MS Student	FRWS David Cooper		coveyp@gmail.com
Pyne, Matt PhD Student	Biology LeRoy Poff	Bayesian hierarchical modeling; stream ecology; community ecology; species traits; aquatic insects	Office: (970) 491-2414 Matthew.Pyne@ColoState.EDU
Ransom, Jason I. PhD Student	FRWS / NREL Tom Hobbs	Behavioral ecology; population dynamics; wildlife population estimation techniques; social dynamics; equid ecology; wildlife fertility control	Office: (970)226-9321 ransomj@usgs.gov website
Reese, Gordon PhD Student	FWCB Ken Wilson	Landscape ecology; quantitative ecology; species distribution and species richness estimation; simulation modeling	Office: (970) 491-7020 greese@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Reynolds, Lindsay V. PhD Student	FRWS David Cooper	Invasion ecology; riparian ecology; plant community ecology; tamarisk; Russian olive; restoration; southwestern U.S.; rivers	Cell: 970-420-1411 lindsayr@cnr.colostate.edu website
Rose, Joshua MS Student	FRWS David Cooper		jr53@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Salafsky, Susan PhD Student	FWCB Barry Noon	Avian ecology; wildlife conservation; forest management; biodiversity	Office: (541) 750-7286 salafsky@lamar.colostate.edu website
Salo, Jessica PhD Student	HDNR David Theobald	Landscape ecology; spatial modeling; riparian ecosystems	jsalo@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Saunders, William "Carl" PhD Student	FWCB Kurt Fausch	Landscape ecology; quantitative ecology	Carl.Saunders@ColoState.EDU
Schimelpfenig, Dave MS Student	FRWS David Cooper		dave.schimelpfenig@colostate.edu
Schoenecker, Kate PhD Student	FRWS / NREL Tom Hobbs	Ungulate ecology; herbivory; management	Office (NREL): (970) 491-0989 Office (USGS): (970) 226-9329 schoeneckerk@usgs.gov website
Scholl, Jacob MS Student	Biology Dhruba Naug	Behavioral ecology	jscholl1@lamar.colostate.edu
Schook, Derek MS Student	FRWS David Cooper	Watershed hydrology; landscape ecology; ecohydrology; wetlands	dschook@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Shanklin, Amber MS Student	FRWS Mark Paschke & Chuck Rhoades		ashan925@hotmail.com
Sheth, Seema N. PhD Student	Biology Amy Angert	Ecology and evolution of geographic ranges	seema.sheth@colostate.edu
Simpson, Rodney T. PhD Student	NREL / FRWS John Moore	Arctic soil ecology; soil aggregate dynamics; soil carbon dynamics	rodtsimpson@yahoo.com
Smith, Anine MS Student	Biology Alan Knapp		aninesmith@hotmail.com
Sofaer, Helen PhD Student	Biology Cameron Ghalambor	Evolutionary ecology; behavioral ecology; functional ecology; predator-prey interactions; avian ecology	Lab: (970) 491-2782 helen@lamar.colostate.edu website
Soong, Jennifer PhD Student	NREL / SCS Francesca Cotrufo	Soil nutrient dynamics; biogeochemistry; ecosystems ecology; human managed ecosystems	Jennifer.Soong@colostate.edu
Spencer, Shannon PhD Student	NREL Stephen Ogle	Ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; quantitative ecology; ecological remote sensing	Shannon.Spencer@colostate.edu
Steinweg, J. Megan PhD Student	FRWS / NREL Matthew Wallenstein	Soil microbial ecology; climate change; soil organic matter decomposition; carbon utilization efficiency	Jessica.Steinweg@colostate.edu
Straube, Jonathan MS Student	NREL Dennis Ojima	Ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; carbon cycling	Office: (970) 491-2327 jstraube@nrel.colostate.edu
Sutton, Alexandra "Alexa" PhD Student	FRWS Niall Hanan & Gillian Bowser		lexasutton@gmail.com
Swan, Amy MS Student	NREL / SCS Keith Paustian		swan@nrel.colostate.edu
Townsend, Rosemary PhD Student	Biology Diana Wall		rltown@lamar.colostate.edu
Tredennick, Andrew PhD Student	NREL Niall Hanan	Coupled human-natural systems; pastoralism; African savannas; systems ecology; global change	(970) 491-1706 atredenn@nrel.colostate.edu website
Uliasz, Constance PhD Student	FRWS Dan Binkley	Human environment interactions; ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry	connie@atmos.colostate.edu
Urza, Alexandra MS Student	Anthropology Jason Sibold		aurza@hotmail.com
Wann, Greg MS Student	NREL / FRWS Tom Hobbs & Cameron Aldridge		gtw248@gmail.com
Wilbur, Hannah MS Student	BSPM Ruth Hufbauer		hwilbur@gmail.com
Wilkins, Kate MS Student	FRWS / FWCB John Moore & Gillian Bowser		kate-wilkins@sbcglobal.net
York, Patty MS Student	FRWS / NREL Tom Stohlgren	Riparian and wetland ecology; GIS modeling; climate change	pmyork@lamar.colostate.edu