Current graduate students
Sam Albright
B.Sc. Geology, Acadia University (2010)
Advisor: Jim Paruk
Thesis topic: TBA
Vanessa Blair-Glantz
B.S. Biology, Tufts University (2016)
Advisor: Dave Champlin
Thesis topic: Relationship between metabolism and metamorphic behavior in tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta)
Erin Bucci
B.S. Environmental Science, Northeastern University (2016)
Advisor: Rachel Lasley-Rasher
Thesis topic: Zooplankton ecology
Briana Fischella
B.S. Ecology and Evolution, University of California, Santa Cruz (2014)
Advisor: Terry Theodose
Thesis topic: Forb panne dynamics in northern New England
Jacqueline Garrity
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2014)
Advisor: Ken Weber
Thesis topic: Changes in large populations of Drosophila melanogaster after prolonged, artificial selection
Megan Greenwood
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies - Humanities, Northern Arizona University (2015)
Advisor: Terry Theodose
Thesis topic: Behavioral and developmental responses of insects to plant-derived compounds
Zachary Lankist
B.S. Biology, Florida State University (2017)
Advisor: Chris Maher
Thesis topic: Influence of indirect cues on snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) herbivory
Henry Masters
B.S. Biology, University of Alaska Southeast (2016)
Advisor: Chris Maher
Thesis topic: Behavioral responses to olfactory cues in Maine meso-carnivores
Grace Relihan
B.S. Psychobiology, Wheaton College (2012)
Advisor: Jeff Walker
Thesis topic: Bird morphology and migratory patterns
Tristan Taber
B.L.A. Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University (2010)
Advisor: Theresa Theodose
Thesis topic: Environmental factors contributing to shifting plant community composition in estuarine and riparian systems
Meg Thurrell
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2015)
Advisor: Karen Wilson
Thesis topic: Anadromous fish and dams in New England
Maggie Welch
B.S. Environmental Science, University of Southern Maine (2015)
Advisor: Terry Theodose
Thesis topic: Genetic diversity of Ixodes uriae populations infesting Maine's Atlantic puffin colonies
More information about past graduate student research, including publications and theses, can be found here.