There are currently approximately 60 students enrolled in the NRESS Ph.D. program, making NRESS one of the largest Ph.D. programs at UNH. Students are in varying stages of their doctoral studies, from first year to late candidacy, and the degree path (NRES or EES) is also noted below for each student. Some student listings are linked to profile pages, which include a description of the research, awards, presentations and publications, and other related links. Meet and explore NRESS students and their research!
Natalie Lounsbury, NRESS PhD candidate
| Student Name & Email Address | Degree | Advisor | Department | Research Topic | * indicates at candidacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRES | Wil Wollheim | NREN | |||
| Breanne Aflague* Breanne.Aflague@unh.edu | NRES | Jeffrey Garnas | NREN | The Effect of EAB Density and Tree Stress on Parasitism Rates of the Biocontrol Wasp Tetrastichus planipennisi | |
| Emily Anders Emily.Anders@unh.edu | NRES | Heidi Asbjornsen | NREN | ||
| Isaac Ativor* Isaac.Ativor@unh.edu | EES | Richard Smith | NREN | Evaluating the effects of agricultural management practices on arthropod communities. | |
| Amanda Beal* aec84@wildcats.unh.edu | NRES | John Carroll | Natural Resource Considerations in Food Production | ||
| Emma Bergh Emma.Bergh@unh.edu | NRES | Stuart Grandy | NREN | ||
| Nathan Blais Nathan.Blais@unh.edu | NRES | Jessica Ernakovich | NREN | ||
| Sam Bratsman Sam.Bratsman@unh.edu | EES | Jessica Ernakovich | NREN | ||
| Emma Burkett* Emma.Burkett@unh.edu | EES | ESCI | Geochemical and Remote Sensing Reconstructions of Timescales for Magma Assembly in the Aleutian Volcanic Arc and Satellite Remote Sensing of Volcanic Ash with Ground-truthed Ash Detection Modeling in the Aleutians | ||
| Andrew Butler* Andrew.R.Butler@unh.edu | NRES | Rem Moll | NREN | Influence of Urbanization on Furbearer Abundance, Distribution, and Community Ecology | |
| Jonathan Clark* Jonathan.Clark@unh.edu | EES | Adrienne Kovach | NREN | Parallel Evolution of Tidal Marsh Sparrows | |
| Melissa Clark* Melissa.Clark@unh.edu | EES | Michael Palace | ESCI | Model Landscape Permeability | |
| Amanda Daly* Amanda.Daly@unh.edu | EES | Stuart Grandy | NREN | Soil Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry in Sustainable Agriculture | |
| Nell Davis Nell.Davis@unh.edu | NRES | Teresa Cohn | NREN | ||
| Laura Diemer Laura.Diemer@unh.edu | NRES | Wil Wollheim | NREN | Internal P loading dynamics in freshwater lakes | |
| Cassidy Dietz Cassidy.Dietz@unh.edu | EES | Adrienne Kovach | NREN | ||
Alicia Dixon | EES | Adam Wymore | NREN | Leaf litter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems and subsequent biogeochemical cycling | |
Jannatul Ferdous |
EES |
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NREN | ||
| Jo Field Jo.Field@unh.edu | NRES | NREN | Community Engagement in Building Resilience to Extreme Heat Risks in Seacoast New Hampshire | ||
| Kristin Green* Kristin.Green@unh.edu | NRES | Teresa Cohn | NREN | Meaningful Collaboration with Tribes in National Forest Planning Processes | |
| Jack Hastings Jack.Hastings@unh.edu | NRES | Scott Ollinger | NREN | Remote Sensing and Modeling of Temperate Forested Ecosystems | |
John Henkelman | NRES | Michael Ferguson | Recreation Management & Policy | Investigating how a sense of belonging shapes visitor loyalty to public lands, with a focus on its impact on engagement, stewardship, and long-term connection to these spaces. | |
| Tim Hoheneder Tim.Hoheneder@unh.edu | EES | Jeannie Sowers | Political Science and International Affairs | Satellite Remote Sensing of Armed Conflicts | |
| Mohammed Sadid Hossain MohammedSadid.Hossain@unh.edu | NRES | Alix Contosta | EOS | ||
| Kirsten Howard Kirsten.Howard@unh.edu | NRES | Cameron Wake | Sea-level Rise Displacement in Small, Tourist-dependent Coastal Beach Towns in the Northeast United States | ||
| Jingyan Huang* Jingyan.Huang@unh.edu | NRES | Weiwei Mo | CEE | Drinking water emergency management | |
| Clarisse Ishimwe Clarisse.Ishimwe@unh.edu | EES | Adam Wymore | NREN | ||
| Cheristy Jones* Cheristy.Jones@unh.edu | EES | Ruth Varner | ESCI | Linking vertical methane and carbon dioxide emissions to lateral carbon transport and transformation in the Arctic | |
| Caroline Kanaskie* Caroline.Kanaskie@unh.edu | EES | Jeffrey Garnas | NREN | Community Ecology in the Expanding Range of Southern Pine Beetle | |
| Natalie Kashi Natalie.Kashi@unh.edu | EES | Erik Hobbie | EOS | ||
| Jawad Khan* MJawad.Khan@unh.edu | NRES | Shadi Atallah | NREN | Separate the Effects of Pesticides of Different Companies and Quantify the Pollinator Behavior using Maching Learning (ML) | |
| Reese Levea Reese.Levea@unh.edu | NRES | Wil Wollheim | NREN | ||
Kaitlynn Liset | NRES | Lauren Ferguson | Recreation Management & Policy | Mitigation of Tick Encounters and Tick-Borne Illnesses: Risk perception and behavior in adoption of protective behaviors among visitors to natural areas. | |
| Trevor Mattera Trevor.Mattera@unh.edu | NRES | David Burdick | NREN | ||
| Anna Mikulis* Anna.Mikulis@unh.edu | NRES | Bill McDowell | NREN | Water Quality and Eelgrass Health in Estuarine Ecosystems | |
| David Moore* David.B.Moore@unh.edu | NRES | Heidi Asbjornsen | NREN | Syrup Production | |
| Lara Munro* Lara.Munro@unh.edu | NRES | NREN | Large-scale Patterns of Watershed-level Carbon and Nitrogen Biogeochemistry | ||
| Thomas Muratore* Thomas.Muratore@unh.edu | EES | Serita Frey | NREN | Global Change Ecology of Plant and Microbial Systems | |
| Desneiges (Deni) Murray* Desneiges.Murray@unh.edu | EES | Adam Wymore | NREN | Watershed Biogeochemistry; wet deposition | |
Sajja Panta | EES | Ranjit Bawa | NREN | Market Pricing and Environmental Valuation: Willingness to Pay (WTP) and Willingness to Accept (WTA) of Agroforestry Products | |
| Eric Parker Eric.Parker@unh.edu | EES | Adam Wymore | NREN | ||
Mairi Poisson* | NRES | Rem Moll | NREN | Impacts of human development and activity on wildlife | |
| Taylor Readyhough* Taylor.Readyhough@unh.edu | NRES | Rem Moll | NREN | Urban mammal community ecology across gradients of anthropogenic influence | |
| Manjot Rekhi ManjotKaur.Rekhi@unh.edu | EES | Stuart Grandy | NREN | ||
| Sean Schaefer* Sean.Schaefer@unh.edu | EES | Jessica Ernakovich | NREN | Microbial Ecology in Arctic Ecosystems with an Emphasis on Gene Expression to Predict Functional Community Changes as Result of a Changing Climate | |
| Else Schlerman Else.Schlerman@unh.edu | EES | Stuart Grandy | NREN | ||
| Michael Simmons* Michael.Simmons@unh.edu | EES | Thomas Lee | NREN | Factors and Interactions Associated with Decline of Red Pine Forests in New England | |
| Maddie Smith* Maddie.Smith@unh.edu | NRES | Michael Ferguson | RMP | Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on New Hampshire Outdoor Recreation from Visitor and Provider Perspectives | |
| Jess Steketee* Jess.Steketee@unh.edu | NRES | Rebecca Rowe | NREN | Population Ecology of Arctic Rodents | |
Yusi Turell* | NRES | Michael Swack | Carsey School of Public Policy | Social Entrepreneurship, Institutional Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy | |
| Chika Ugwuodo* ChikaJude.Ugwuodo@unh.edu | EES | Paula Mouser | CEE | Microbial Ecosystem Dynamics in Engineered Energy Systems, With Focus on Fracking Wells | |
| (Samuel) Vandy Vandewater Vandy.Vandewater@unh.edu | EES | Scott Ollinger | EOS | Response of eastern hardwood forests to climate variations across a latitudinal gradient. | |
| Nicholas Warren* Nicholas.Warren@unh.edu | EES | Richard Smith | NREN | The Relationship Between Community Functioning and the Associated Ecosystem Processes | |
| Emily Whalen* Emily.Whalen@unh.edu | EES | Serita Frey | NREN | Global Change Effects on Soil Microbial Communities and Carbon Storage | |
| Christopher Whitney* Chris.Whitney@unh.edu | EES | Wilfred Wollheim | NREN | The Role of Beaver Ponds and Fluvial Wetlands in Aquatic Nitrogen Removal from Headwaters to River Network-scale | |
| Joshua Willems Joshua.Willems@unh.edu | NRES | Rebecca Rowe | NREN | Influence of Resource Availability and Forest Management on Small Mammal Population and Community Dynamics | |
| Catherine (C.J.) Wong CJ.Wong@unh.edu | NRES | Rebecca Rowe | NREN | Population Ecology of Flying Squirrels in Forest Fragments Including a Citizen Science Approach | |
| Michal Zahorik* Michal.Zahorik@unh.edu | NRES | Catherine Ashcraft | NREN | Resilient Communities: The Role of Land-Use Planning and Conservation in Flood Risk Management | |
| Samuel Zuckerman* Samuel.Zuckerman@unh.edu | NRES | Heidi Asbjornsen | NREN | Tree Physiological Responses to Drought | |
