Graduate Students | Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources | The University of Vermont(title)

M.S. Student Directory

Destini Acosta

Master's Student in Natural Resources

destini.acosta@uvm.edu

Maria Alfaro

Master's Student in Natural Resources

maria.alfaro@uvm.edu

Lakes, nitrogen, nutrient cycling, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, phytoplankton assemblage shifts

Concentration: Aquatic Ecology and Watershed Science

Stever Bartlett

Master's Student in Natural Resources

stever.bartlett@uvm.edu

Concentration: Aquatic Ecology and Watershed Science

Maria "Maggie" Batton

Master's Student in Natural Resources

maria.batton@uvm.edu

Concentration: Wildlife Science

Ismar Biberovic

Master's Student in Natural Resources

ismar.biberovic@uvm.edu

Concentration: Aquatic Ecology and Watershed Science

Koryna Boudinot

Master's Student in Natural Resources

koryna.boudinot@uvm.edu

Estimating coyote density in Cape Cod National Seashore

Grant Burton

Master's Student in Natural Resources

grant.burton@uvm.edu

Forestry, artificial intelligence, climate science, deep learning, geospatial research

Concentration: Forest and Wildlife Sciences

Peyton Cavnar

Master's Student in Natural Resources

peyton.cavnar@uvm.edu

Climatology and paleoclimatology, sustainability science, climate change communication, Indigenous climate adaptation, traditional ecological knowledge

Catherine "Cat" Collins

Master's Student in Natural Resources

ccolli25@uvm.edu

Geology, climate science, cryosphere, sedimentology, machine learning

 

Liam Farley

Master's Student in Natural Resources

liam.farley.1@uvm.edu

Abigail "Abby" Golitz

Master's Student in Natural Resources

aggolitz@uvm.edu

Environmental justice, land use, climate change

Accelerated Master's Program

Carolyn R. Hanrahan

Master's Student in Natural Resources

carolyn.hanrahan@uvm.edu

Environmental education, wildlife conservation, marine science, environmental science

Concentration: Forest and Wildlife Sciences

Brendan Haynes

Master's Student in Natural Resources

brendan.haynes@uvm.edu

Sap flow dynamics, sustainable sap harvest, taxonomy of fungi and their interactions with plants

Concentration: Forest Science

Hyla Howe

Master's Student in Natural Resources

hehowe@uvm.edu

Ornithology, landscape ecology, management of grasslands for grassland birds, environmental education

Concentration: Forest and Wildlife Sciences

Marisa Immordino

Master's Student in Natural Resources

marisa.immordino@uvm.edu

Saurav Lamichhane

Master's Student in Natural Resources

saurav.lamichhane@uvm.edu

Kate Longfield

Master's Student in Natural Resources

katherine.longfield@uvm.edu

Agricultural science, land use, environmental conflict mediation, environmental law and policy

Concentration: Environment, Society and Public Affairs

Jordan Luff

Master's Student in Natural Resources

jordan.luff@uvm.edu

Concentration: Forest Science

Sophia "Sophie" Marinace

Master's Student in Natural Resources

sophia.marinace@uvm.edu

Accelerated Master's Program

Halley Mastro

Master's Student in Natural Resources

hmastro@uvm.edu

Paleoclimatology, biology, geomorphology

Katarina Menice

Master's Student in Natural Resources

katarina.menice@uvm.edu

Gannon Osborn

Master's Student in Natural Resources

gannon.osborn@uvm.edu

Shelby Scarfo

Master's Student in Natural Resources

shelby.scarfo@uvm.edu

Micayla Schambura

Master's Student in Natural Resources

micayla.schambura@uvm.edu

Aquatic chemistry, water quality

Grace Smith

Laboratory Research Technician

grace.smith@uvm.edu

Juliana Souza

Master's Student in Natural Resources

juliana.souza@uvm.edu

Alison Spasyk

Master's Student in Natural Resources

alison.spasyk@uvm.edu

Watershed science, Lake Champlain, environmental education, non-point source pollution, water quality

Kathleen A Stutzman

Master's Student in Natural Resources

kstutzma@uvm.edu

Forestry, forest ecology, forest regeneration, plant identification, fire ecology

Concentration: Forest and Wildlife Sciences

Rachel Swanwick

Master's Student in Natural Resources

rachel.swanwick@uvm.edu

Socio-environmental systems, forestry, qualitative studies

Douglas "Tripp" Whiting

Master's Student in Natural Resources

douglas.whiting@uvm.edu

Forest adaptation, tree physiology, wood carving

Concentration: Forest and Wildlife Sciences


Ph.D. in Natural Resources

Ph.D. Student Directory

Adebukola Aborigho

PhD Student in Natural Resources

adebukola.aborigho@uvm.edu

Alison Adams

PhD Student in Natural Resources

alison.adams@uvm.edu

Uyoyoghene Adeyemo

PhD Student in Natural Resources

uyoyo.adeyemo@uvm.edu

Environmental sustainability, precision agriculture, sustainable agriculture, land-cover and land-use change, GIS, remote sensing, ecosystems modeling, machine learning, Africa

Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez

Ph.D. Student, Natural Resources

aura.alonso-rodriguez@uvm.edu

Tropical Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Agroecosystems, Sustainable Livelihoods

Natalia Aristizábal

PhD Student in Natural Resources

natalia.aristizabal@uvm.edu

Landscape ecology, conservation science, ecosystem services, coffee, tropical biology, pollination

Lindsey Carlson

PhD Student in Natural Resources

lindsey.carlson@uvm.edu

Rosaura Chapina

PhD Student in Natural Resources

rosaura.chapina@uvm.edu

Mahalia Clark

PhD Student in Natural Resources

mahalia.clark@uvm.edu

GIS, spatial analysis, data science, climate change, agriculture, land cover, human migration

Rachel Cray

PhD in Natural Resources

rachel.cray@uvm.edu

Phytoplankton, aquatic microbiology, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology

Caitlin Drasher

PhD Student in Natural Resources

caitlin.drasher@uvm.edu

Lucy Drummond

PhD Student in Natural Resources

lucy.drummond@uvm.edu

Environmental humanities, systems thinking, anti-racism, environmental justice, eco-philosophy, environmental media

Megan Egler

PhD Student in Natural Resources

megan.egler@uvm.edu

Ecological economics, political ecology, energy transitions

Natalie Flores

PhD Student in Natural Resources

nflores@uvm.edu

Aquatic ecology, cyanobacteria blooms, cyanobacteria toxins, phytoplankton, fatty acids

Alissa "Al" Freeman

PhD Student in Natural Resources

alissa.freeman@uvm.edu

Forestry, ecophysiology, botany, forest management, ecology

Matthew "Matt" Gorton

PhD Student in Natural Resources

matthew.gorton@uvm.edu

Diana Hackenburg

PhD Student in Natural Resources

diana.hackenburg@uvm.edu

Debra Hamilton

PhD Student in Natural Resources

debra.hamilton@uvm.edu

Jolyon Larson

PhD Student in Natural Resources

jolyon.larson@uvm.edu

Claire McIlvennie

PhD Student in Natural Resources

claire.mcilvennie@uvm.edu

Amelia "Mia" McReynolds

PhD Student in Natural Resources

atmcreyn@uvm.edu

Ecology of lakes and streams, fisheries management, ecosystem restoration, forage fish

Lindley Mease

PhD Student in Natural Resources

lindley.mease@uvm.edu

Rigo Melgar-Melgar

PhD Student in Natural Resources

Rigo.Melgar-Melgar@uvm.edu

Liza Morse

PhD Student in Natural Resources

liza.morse@uvm.edu

Conservation biology, avian ecology, forest ecology

 

Joshua Morse

PhD Student in Natural Resources

joshua.morse@uvm.edu

Paulina Murray

PhD Student in Natural Resources

paulina.murray@uvm.edu

Mandy Nix

PhD Student in Natural Resources

mnix@uvm.edu

Environmental education and justice; place-based learning; social-ecological systems science; STEM learning ecosystems; science communications; freshwater ecology; aquatic macroinvertebrates

Stephen Peters-Collaer

PhD Student in Natural Resources

spetersc@uvm.edu

Forest ecology, disturbance ecology, forest-stream interactions, carbon storage

Daniel Pratson

PhD Student in Natural Resources

daniel.pratson@uvm.edu

Environmental education, social theory, ecosystem services

Abigail Rec

PhD Student in Natural Resources

abigail.rec@uvm.edu

Eloise Reid

PhD Student in Natural Resources

eloise.reid@uvm.edu

Eduardo M. Rodriguez

Lecturer

eduardo.rodriguez@uvm.edu

Instructional programs: Environmental Studies, Natural Resources
Research: Ecological economics, environmental policy, sustainability, transdisciplinary education

Reed Scott

PhD Student in Natural Resources

reed.c.scott@uvm.edu

Svenja Telle

PhD Student in Natural Resources

svenja.telle@uvm.edu

Emil Tsao

PhD Student in Natural Resources

emil.tsao@uvm.edu

Katelynn Warner

PhD Student in Natural Resources

katelynn.warner@uvm.edu