Lab alumni

Katharine Hogan (Post-doctoral Fellow '24): Director of Conservation, Lauritzen Gardens

Lizzy Small (MSc '24): Educator, St. Charles Park District

Erin Rowland-Schaefer (PhD '24): NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Middle Tennessee State University

Jesse Sikora (MSc '23): Position at EPA

Antonio Del Vallé (MSc '22): Research Coordinator, The Morton Arboretum

Pete Guiden (Post-doctoral Fellow '21): Assistant Professor, Hamilton College

John Vanek (PhD '20; Post-doctoral Fellow '21): Zoologist, New York Natural Heritage Program

Christy Wails (PhD '21): Post-doctoral Fellow, Virginia Tech

Wieteke Holthuijzen (MSc '21): PhD Student, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Heather Herakovich (MSc '15, PhD '19): Land Conservation Specialist at Lewis and Clark Community College

Lyndsay Rankin (PhD '19): Researcher, US Geological Survey

Angelica Bautista (BSc '20): PhD Student, University of Madison, Wisconsin

Peyton Whiston (BIOS '19): Medical Student, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Ryan Blackburn (ENVS '16, MSc '18): Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian

Kirstie Savage (MSc '18): Instructor, Georgia State University Perimeter College

J Heise (BSc '18): Program Support Assistant at Ionia Conservation District

Maria Weston (BSc '17): Natural Resource Specialist, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

Angela Burke (MSc '16): Community Engagement and Equitable Conservation Program Manager at The Nature Conservancy
Stephanie Kong (MSc '16): Managing Director, Elephants for Africa