Lab Alumni
Doctoral Students
Julia Monk (Ph.D. 2022) - Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
Robert Buchkowski (Ph.D. 2019) - Research Scientist, Environment Canada, Canadian Forest Service Alex Moore (Ph.D. 2018) - Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, University of British Columbia Karin Burghardt (Ph.D. 2016) - Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland Colin Donihue (Ph.D. 2016) - Data Scientist, Brown University Division of Student Life Kevin McLean (Ph.D. 2015) - Multimedia Managing Producer, American Association for the Advancement of Science Jennie Miller (Ph.D. 2015) - International Program Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Holly Jones (Ph.D. 2010) - Professor, Department of Biology, Northern Illinois University Brandon Barton (Ph.D. 2010) - Adjunct Professor, Trent University Kevin Johnston (Ph.D. 2007) - Software Engineer, ESRI, Redlands, CA Libby Jones (Ph.D. 2007) - Author for Friedland and Relyea, Teacher's Edition for Environmental Science for AP Catherine Burns (Ph.D. 2004) - Associate Director, Water and Habitat for Nature, The Nature Conservancy, California Michael Booth (Ph.D. 2004) - Deceased, 2011 Jason Grear (Ph.D. 2003) - Ecologist, EPA Atlantic Ecology Division National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Narragansett, RI Andrew Beckerman (Ph.D. 1999) - Professor, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield Susan Koenig (Ph.D. 1999) - Executive Director, Windsor Research Centre, Windsor Jamaica Kristina Rothley (Ph.D. 1999) - Environmental Lawyer, Portland, Maine |
Master's Students
Stan Gosliner (MESc 2022) - Research Assistant, Schmitz Lab
Quint Doan (Joint MESc-JD 2022) - Lawyer, Dallas TX Emily Briggs (MPhil 2020) - Program Coordinator, Yale University Office of Development Courtney Anderson (MESc 2020) - Ohio State University, PhD student Danielle Glass (MESc 2020) - Intern, Smithsonian Institution Kimi Zamuda (MESc 2019) - Wilderness Fellow, U.S. Forest Service Adam Eichenwald (MESc 2018) - Tufts University Ph.D. student Samantha Maher (MESc 2018) - UC Berkeley Ph.D. student Melissa Arias (MESc 2016) - University of Oxford DPhil student Meredith VanAcker (MESc 2016) - Columbia University Ph.D. student Kassie Urban-Mead (MESc 2016) - Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Xerces Society Jeff Smith (MESc 2015) - Postdoc at Princeton University Bryan Crowley (MESc 2013) - Roux Associates, Boston MA Judith Ament (MESc 2012) - Zoological Society of London, Ph.D. Candidate Henry Glick (MESc 2012) - Spatial Data Scientist, Unilever Jason Clark (MESc 2012) - Postdoctoral Fellow University of Alaska Fairbanks Kevin Barrett (MESc 2012) - Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Research Associate Jeff Carroll (MESc 2012) - Colorado State University Jessica Price (MESc 2011) - Assistant Professor, Berry College Berkley Rothmeier (MESc 2010) - Edelman, Chicago IL Kate Freund (MEM 2010) - Assistant to the Climate Change Policy Advisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arlington, VA Alexandra Whitney (MESc 2010) Angela Rutherford (MESc 2008) - Leadership in Environmental Energy and Environmental Design Planning Strategist Kelsey Wharton (MESc 2008) - Research Strategy Group, Arizona State University Maya Leonard-Cahn (MESc 2007) - Environmental Lawyer, Colorado Elizabeth Kalies (MESc 2004) - Director of Science, TNC North Carolina Chapter, Durham NC Kate O'Brien (MFS 1996) - Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge Maria Uriarte (MFS 1996) - Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University |
Postdoctoral Researchers
James Lichtenstein (2020-2022) - Visiting Professor, Kenyon College
Matthew McCary (2020-2021) - Assistant Professor, Department of BioSciences, Rice University Lauren Smith-Ramesh (2014-2016) - NIMBioS Visiting Scholar Adam Rosenblatt (2013-2016) - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Florida Anne Trainor (2011-2015) - Spatial Scientist at The Nature Conservancy Dror Hawlena (2007-2011) - Professor, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Joohyoung Lee (2003-2005) - Research Scientist, Wayne State University Ofer Ovadia (1999-2004) - Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Israel Barney Luttbeg (1997-1999) - Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University Peter Hamback (1997-1999) - Professor, Department of Botany, Stockholm University, Stockholm Sweden |
Undergraduate Students
Adam Houston (Yale 2018) - Quiet Corner Initiative and Research Manager, Yale Forests
Zach Miller (Yale 2017) - Doctoral Student, University of Chicago Kassie Urban-Mead (Yale 2013) - Doctoral Student, Cornell University Aspen Reese (Yale 2013) - Junior Fellow, Harvard University Kathy Hughes (Yale 2010) - Doctoral Student, University of California Davis Lauge Sokol-Hessner (Yale 2000) - Attending Physician, Associate Director of Inpatient Quality at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Blake Suttle (Yale 1997) - Ecology and Conservation Instructor, University of California Natural Reserve System |
Visiting Scholars
Wang Deli - Professor, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, China
João Carlos - PhD Candidate, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Brasil
Adalbert Balog (Fulbright Fellow 2010) - Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture Sciences, Hungarian University of Transylvania
João Carlos - PhD Candidate, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Brasil
Adalbert Balog (Fulbright Fellow 2010) - Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture Sciences, Hungarian University of Transylvania