Current Students Research

Students currently enrolled in the NRESS Ph.D. program number 51, 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!

NRESS Ph.D. student Bianca Cardona

Natalie Lounsbury, NRESS Ph.D. graduate.

 

Student Name Degree Advisor Research Topic * indicates at candidacy
Ashif Abir          AshifHasan.Abir@unh.edu NRES Wil Wollheim  
Breanne Aflague
bha1003@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Jeffrey Garnas The Effect of EAB Density and Tree Stress on  Parasitism Rates of the Biocontrol Wasp Tetrastichus planipennisi
Isaac Ativor
ina1002@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Richard Smith Strategies for Cropping System Diversification and the Effects of Crop Diversity on Agroecosystem Services and Pest Population Dynamics
Amanda Beal*
aec84@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES John Carroll Natural Resource Considerations in Food Production
Emma Bergh                Emma.Bergh@unh.edu NRES Stuart Grandy  
Nathan Blais                 Nathan.Blais@unh.edu NRES Jessica Ernakovich  
Sam Bratsman              Sam.Bratsman@unh.edu EES Jessica Ernakovich  
Emma Burkett
emb1104@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Julie Bryce/Michael Palace 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
arv39@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Rem Moll

Influence of Urbanization on Furbearer Abundance, Distribution, and Community Ecology

Jonathan Clark*
jdc1068@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Adrienne Kovach

Parallel Evolution of Tidal Marsh Sparrows

Melissa Clark*
mmc1031@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Michael Palace Model Landscape Permeability
Amanda Daly*
abq34@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Stuart Grandy Soil Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry in Sustainable Agriculture
Cassidy Dietz                 Cassidy.Dietz@unh.edu NRES Adrienne Kovach  

Jo Field                                    jo.field@unh.edu

NRES

Cat Ashcraft/   Thomas Safford

Roles of Environmental Stewardship, Community Engagement and Public Participation for Climate Resilience in Coastal Communities
Kristin Green                   Kristin.Green@unh.edu NRES Teresa Cavazos Meaningful Collaboration with Tribes in National Forest Planning Processes

Jack Hastings
jhc33@wildcats.unh.edu

NRES Scott Ollinger

Remote Sensing and Modeling of Temperate Forested Ecosystems

Allison Herreid*
ah1208@wildcats.unh.edu
EES William McDowell Biogeochemical Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems
Tim Hoheneder               Tim.Hoheneder@unh.edu EES Jennifer Jacobs  
Kirsten Howard
kbh1027@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Cameron Wake Sea-level Rise Displacement in Small, Tourist-dependent Coastal Beach Towns in the Northeast United States
Jingyan Huang
jh1456@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Weiwei Mo  
Clarisse Ishimwe           Clarisse.Ishimwe@unh.edu EES Adam Wymore  
Cheristy Jones               Cheristy.Jones@unh.edu EES Ruth Varner  
Caroline Kanaskie*
crk1025@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Jeffrey Garnas Community Ecology in the Expanding Range of Southern Pine Beetle
Dylan Kelly*
drd35@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Meghan Howey Reconstructing Past Indigenous and Colonial Land-Use Impacts on Surface Climate in The Great Bay Estuary
Jawad Khan*
mk1241@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES John Halstead/ Shadi Atallah 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  
Tristan Mandeville          Tristan.Mandeville@unh.edu EES Richard Smith / Alexandra Contosta  
Tamara Marcus*
tsm1004@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Ruth Varner   Measuring Methane Emissions from Permafrost Thaw in Northern Sweden and the Himalaya
Anna Mikulis             Anna.Lowien@unh.edu NRES Bill McDowell Water Quality and Eelgrass Health in Estuarine Ecosystems
David Moore*
dbd9@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Heidi Asbjornsen Syrup Production

Lara Munro
lm1223@wildcats.unh.edu

NRES Wilfred Wollheim/ Scott Ollinger Large-scale Patterns of Watershed-level Carbon and Nitrogen Biogeochemistry
Thomas Muratore*
tjm1076@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Serita Frey Global Change Ecology of Plant and Microbial Systems
Desneiges (Deni) Murray   desneiges.murray@unh.edu EES Adam Wymore The response of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to global change: effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Eric Parker                      Eric.Parker@unh.edu   Adam Wymore  

Taylor Readyhough         Taylor.Readyhough@unh.edu

EES Rem Moll Urban mammal community ecology across gradients of anthropogenic influence
Manjot Rekhi                   ManjotKaur.Rekhi@unh.edu EES Stuart Grandy  
Michael Routhier*
michaelr@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Gregg Moore Ecological Research , the Use of GSS technologies, and a Link to Education and Outreach
Sean Schaefer*
srs1085@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Jessica Ernakovich

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  
Michael Simmons*
mjx28@unh.edu
EES Thomas Lee Factors and Interactions Associated with Decline of Red Pine Forests in New England
Maddie Smith               Madeleine.Smith@unh.edu NRES Michael Ferguson  
Jess Steketee*
jksteketee@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Rebecca Rowe

Population Ecology of Arctic Rodents

Chika Ugwuodo*
chikajude.ugwuodo@unh.edu
EES Paula Mouser Microbial Ecosystem Dynamics in Engineered Energy Systems, With Focus on Fracking Wells
Nicholas Warren
ndf5@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Richard Smith The Relationship Between Community Functioning and the Associated Ecosystem Processes
Emily Whalen*
emily.whalen@unh.edu
EES Serita Frey Global Change Effects on Soil Microbial Communities and Carbon Storage
Christopher Whitney*
ctw1@wildcats.unh.edu
EES Wilfred Wollheim 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 Influence of Resource Availability and Forest Management on Small Mammal Population and Community Dynamics
Catherine (C.J.) Wong
cjw1086@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Rebecca Rowe

Population Ecology of Flying Squirrels in Forest Fragments Including a Citizen Science Approach

Michal Zahorik*
mz6@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Catherine Ashcraft Resilient Communities: The Role of Land-Use Planning and Conservation in Flood Risk Management
Samuel Zuckerman
sz1061@wildcats.unh.edu
NRES Heidi Asbjornsen Tree Physiological Responses to Drought