Elle Barnes (BA, New York University) - MS Candidate (Dr. Lewis); The microbiome of salamanders and chytrid fungus as a model, how species affect one another in ecological communities
Chelsea Butcher (MS, Central Michigan University) - PhD Candidate (Dr. Lewis); Pollen dispersal in urban habitats, at both roof and ground-level
Elizabeth Carlen (MS, San Francisco State University) - PhD Candidate (Dr. Munshi-South); Landscape genetics of urban animals, how organisms adapt to urban environments
Matthew Combs (BA, Hamilton College) - PhD Candidate (Dr. Munshi-South); Consequences of modern human society on evolutionary and ecological systems, specifically Norway brown rats
Stephen Gottschalk (MS, Fordham University) - PhD Candidate (Dr. Wehr); Biogeography and evolution of the green algal family Characeae throughout the eastern United States
Carol Henger (MS, CUNY Graduate Center) - PhD Candidate (Dr. Munshi-South); Landscape modeling of coyotes in New York City to predict movement patterns and barriers to gene flow
Michael Kausch (MS, CUNY Queens College) - PhD Candidate (Dr. Wehr); Relationship between groundwater connectivity and freshwater algal biodiversity
Acer Vanwallendael (BS, Juniata College) - PhD Candidate (Dr. Franks); Ecology and evolution of invasive Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)
Undergraduate Students
Anna Hudson - Epidermal fatty acid composition in different bat species and their effects on the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus responsible for White Nose Syndrome (Dr. Frank)
Olivia Micci-Smith - Animal behavior and evolution on the urban to rural gradient (Dr. Munshi-South)
High School Students
John Geier (Pleasantville High School) - The effect of different metals on invasive plants (Dr. Lewis).
Ben Radhuber (Ossining High School) - The effect of nutrient availability and elevated CO2 on the yield and nutritional composition of the tomato fruit (Dr. Lewis)