Lab Members

Holly Jones

Assistant Professor

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Heather Herakovich

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PhD Candidate

Grassland bird response to bison and prairie vegetation restoration

Lyndsay Rankin

PhD Candidate

Measuring the effects of nutrient subsidies on the near coastal environment of recovering seabird islands

PhD Student

Christy Wails

Quantifying the effects of early competition on fitness and niche specialization: A natural experiment in a restored ecosystem

John Vanek

PhD Student (Co-advised by R. King and N. Barber)

Landscape ecology and vertebrate biodiversity in an urban preserve system

Ryan Blackburn

MSc Student

Using unmanned aerial vehicles and isotopes to quantify reintroduced bison diet and impacts in restored prairies

Kirstie Savage

MSc Student

Nick Steijn

Jeff Heise

MSc Student

Studying trophic cascade and predator-prey interactions through predator exclosure fences

Lab Members

Holly Jones

Associate Professor

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Erin Rowland

PhD Student

Spatial aspects of small mammal dynamics in restored tallgrass prairie

Pete Guiden

Postdoctoral Fellow

Small mammal activity and seed removal in restored tallgrass prairie

Penny Pascoe

PhD Student (Based at University of Tasmania; co-advised by Justine Shaw, Rowan Trebilco, and Mark Hindell)

Using stable isotopes to investigate seabird-driven island recovery

John Vanek

Christy Wails

PhD Candidate

PhD Candidate (Co-advised by Rich King and Nick Barber)

Landscape ecology and vertebrate biodiversity in an urban preserve system

Quantifying the effects of early competition on fitness and niche specialization: A natural experiment in a restored ecosystem

Wieteke Holthuijzen

Tony Del Valle

MSc Student

MSc Student

Uncovering the ecological impacts of invasive house mice on Midway Atoll

Grassland bird community response to management in tallgrass prairie

Angelica Bautista

Undergraduate Student Engagement Fund Researcher

Soil Carbon and bulk density responses to management in restored tallgrass prairie

Sarah Naughton

Undergraduate Student Engagement Fund Researcher

Bison and mouse hair stable isotopes, diet, and niche width

Undergraduate Student Engagement Fund Researcher

Invertebrate responses to mouse eradication on Midway 

Atoll

Lab alumni

Lyndsay Rankin (PhD '19): Maternity leave (congrats, Lyndsay!)

Heather Herakovich (MSc '15, PhD '19): Nature Programs Facilitator, St. Charles Park District

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): MSc Student, Grand Valley State University

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 at Pizzo Group
Patrick Madura (MSc '15): Restoration technician at Kane County Forest Preserve District
Alyse Olson (ENVS '15): Environmental resource specialist for WBK Engineering

Little (but mighty) Lab Members

Adalie and Aliana

(Mom Dr. Jones)

Lucy

(Dad John Vanek)