Lab Members
Holly Jones
Heather Herakovich
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Lyndsay Rankin
Christy Wails
Kirstie Savage
MSc Student
MSc Student
Lab Members
Associate Professor
PhD Student (Based at University of Tasmania; co-advised by Justine Shaw, Rowan Trebilco, and Mark Hindell)
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Student
PhD Candidate
MSc Student
Jesse Sikora
MSc Student
Landscape ecology and beaver distribution in fragmented restored tall grass prairie
Olivia Koehn
Undergraduate Student Engagement Fund Researcher
Landscape mammalogy; Bison diet
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Student
MSc Student
Kaylee Rosenberger
Undergraduate Student Engagement Fund Researcher; Honors Capstone Student
Endangered oak seed collection protocols
Lab alumni
Heather Herakovich (MSc '15, PhD '19): Executive Director, Franklin Creek Conservation Association
Lyndsay Rankin (PhD '19): Wildlife Biologist, Colorado State University and the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands
Angelica Bautista (BSc '20): PhD Student, University of Madison, Wisconsin
Sarah Naughton (BSc): Transferred to University of Illinois
Peyton Whiston (BIOS '19): Medical Student, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Danielle Doll (ENVS '19): Research technician, Medicino Redwood Company
Ryan Blackburn (ENVS '16, MSc '18): PhD Student, Northern Arizona University
Kirstie Savage (MSc '18): Instructor, Georgia State University Perimeter College
Jeff Heise (BSc '18): Lab Technician, Founders Brewing
Maria Weston (BSc '17): MSc Student, Grand Valley State University
Angela Burke (MSc '16): Conservation/Volunteer Coordinator at The Nature Conservancy
Stephanie Kong (MSc '16): Project Biologist at Sequoia Ecological Consulting
Jessica Fliginger (ENVS '16): Restoration Technician, Northern Illinois University
Alyse Olson (ENVS '15): Environmental resource specialist for WBK Engineering
Little (but mighty) Lab Members
Adalie and Aliana
(Mom Dr. Jones)
Lucy and Mallory
(Dad Dr. Vanek)
Evelyn
(Dad Dr. Guiden)
Floofy Lab Members
Polar (Dr. Jones)
Squirrel and rabbit body mechanics
Rio (Christy)
Nutrient composition and abundance of dietary items in the apartment
Callie (Dr. Vanek)
Optimal foraging theory
Mira (Tony)
Limnologist studying how eutrophication impacts the ability to have a heckin good time
Carlin (Dr. Vanek)
Bite force mechanics
Rory (Christy)
Activity budgets and predator avoidance mechanisms of feather lures
Vidy (Tony)
Community composition of arthropods within the home
Maury (Jesse)
Philosophy of edible food as a concept