| Student | Degree | Research Topic/Title | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Ackerman | MS | Impact of broadcast-applied biochar on seedling growth, drought resilience and vegetative competition response; Understory vegetation response to prescribed burns in mature and old-growth red pine stands | Marcella Windmuller-Campione |
| Connor Anderson | PhD | Intersection of geospatial analysis and wetland monitoring; remote sensing-based methods to map the invasive species Phragmites australis. | Joe Knight |
| Baishali Bakshi | PhD | Impact of climate-induced forest composition change on outdoor recreation in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province of northern Minnesota | Stephen Polasky |
| Kevin Behrens | MS | Assessing mercury in gaseous fluxes and vegetation at the SPRUCE experiment, a whole ecosystem warming by elevated carbon dioxide study in northern Minnesota | Randy Kolka |
| Michael Carson | PhD | Updating stocking charts and site index curves to a changed climate for forest planning & assessing timber transportation safety | John Zobel |
| Jeff Disbrow | MS | Identifying and Quantifying Active Retrogressive Thaw Slumps Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery and Digital Elevation Models | Joe Knight |
| Holly Francart | MS | Detection and dynamics of Eastern larch beetle in lowland conifer forests in Wisconsin; possible replacement tree species for forests impacted by emerald ash borer | Marcella Windmuller-Campione |
| Tyler Gifford | PhD | Forest and natural resource biometrics | John Zobel |
| Ella Gray | PhD |
Effects of Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum Peck) Infestation in Lowland Black Spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B. S. P.) at Multiple Scales |
Marcella Windmuller-Campione/Matt Russell |
| Aaron Hinz | MS | Hydrology | Karlyn Eckman/Diana Karwan |
| Panmei Jiang | PhD | Carbon dynamics in forests associated with fire in the western United States | Grant Domke |
| Hannah Jo King | PhD | African-American ecological knowledge and environmental justice | Mae Davenport |
| Katrina Klett | PhD | Protection and sustainable use of the Asian honeybee in rural mountain communities in China and beyond | Marla Spivak |
| Emily Kreiter | PhD | The role of science communication in influencing Environmental risk perception and pro-environmental behavior | Mae Davenport |
| Jessica Lackey | MS | Tribal Nation and Federal government relationships within public lands management | Mae Davenport |
| Hannah Legatzke | PhD | Impacts of community based tourism on community empowerment and livelihoods in the Maya Biosphere Reserve and beyond | Dean Current |
| Luiza Lucena | MS | Assessing the attractiveness of Non-Timber Forest Product attributes to expand market opportunities in the United States: A case study in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala | Dean Current |
| Leslie McInenly | PhD | Decision Support Tools and Stakeholder Considerations for Natural Resource Management: Examples from Minnesota's Deer Management Program | David Fulton |
| William Mekeel | PhD | Precision agriculture applications (such as the effects of pests and disease) on apparent plant reflectance | Joe Knight |
| Gabby Menomin | MS | How tribal environmental knowledge and oral histories can inform forest restoration, ecology, and management planning to support tribal goals | Mike Dockry |
| Jamie Mosel | PhD | Effects of drought on forests in north central Minnesota, and how drought interacts with adaptive forest management practices | Matt Russell/Rebecca Montgomery |
| Claudia Nanninga | PhD | Impact of global climate change on temperate and boreal forest ecosystems | Rebecca Montgomery |
| Nick Neylon | MS | Use of arboricultural techniques to create wildlife trees in urban environments | Eric North |
| Joe Nowak | PhD | Improving collaborative science communication between agricultural producers and stakeholders | Mae Davenport |
| Fredrick Lala Odock | PhD | Impact of infrastructural development in Tsavo National Parks (Kenya) on the movement of wildlife | Joseph Bump |
| Ren Olive | MS | Exploration of a 'farm to fridge' model to mutually benefit small to mid-size farmers and local rural grocery stores | Nicholas Jordan |
| Nick Partington | MS | Biodiversity and carbon storage in the Big Woods of Minnesota | Lee Frelich/Matt Russell |
| Ethan Pawlowski | PhD |
In search of the phosphorus legacy: merging hydrological and biogeochemical approaches to understand phosphorus dynamics in streams |
Diana Karwan |
| Florencia Pech Cardenas | PhD | Indigenous peoples and the management of their forest, tourism, ethnobiology, and sustainability in the Yucatan Peninsula | Kristen Nelson/Mike Dockry |
| Keith Pelletier | PhD | Developing new classification and assessment methods for object-based image analysis of forests | Joe Knight |
| Rose Picklo | MS |
Influence of temperature on the development of eastern larch beetle Dendroctonus simplex |
Brian Aukema |
| Hannah Ramer | PhD | Historical and contemporary urban agriculture policy in Minneapolis | Kristen Nelson |
| Monica Randazzo | MS | Impacts of urban natural resource workforce development and training programs | Mae Davenport |
| Brett Rannow | MS | Forest landscape perceptions and visitor behavior in response to emerald ash borer management strategies | Ingrid Schneider |
| Aidan Read | MS | Adoption and implementation of snow fences and soil health practices | Dean Current |
| Sam Reed | PhD | Compounding Resilience, Ecological Disturbances, and the Turbulent Forest | Peter Reich/Lee Frelich |
| Lloyd Rivera | PhD | Environmental impact assessments; closing gaps between scientists and practitioners | Tim Smith |
| Audrey Robeson | PhD | City and country environmental policymaking, climate change and disaster recovery, and community-engaged scholarship | Forrest Fleischman |
| Jessica Rootes | PhD | Performing eastern spruce budworm comparison studies using two locations: northern Minnesota and Isle Royale | Brian Aukema |
| Danielle Sackett | MS | Developing models to estimate the prevalence of the invasive species Phragmites australis | Joe Knight |
| Chelsea Semper | MS | Regeneration and management of white spruce-aspen mixedwood stands | John Zobel/Marcella Windmuller-Campione |
| Terrence Serres | MS | Impacts of fire severity and microtopography on red and white pine seed germination and seedling survival | Lee Frelich/Peter Reich |
| Hailey Shanovich | PhD | Arthropod pest management in an agroforestry system, particularly involving cold-hardy hybrid hazelnuts | Andy David/Marcella Windmuller-Campione |
| Jessica Tran | PhD | Community-Based Participatory Research and Environmental Justice | Mae Davenport |
| Paulina Vergara Buitrago | PhD | Sustainable management of the Rabanal Paramo Integrated Management Regional District (Colombia): Connecting the biodiversity and ecosystems services | Dean Current |
| Eric Walberg | PhD | Landowner attitudes toward elk in Minnesota: Management acceptability, wildlife stewardship and intolerance, management objective ranking, and risk perceptions | David Fulton |
| Anna Yang | PhD |
Evaluating efficacy of oak wilt management and long-term impacts of oak wilt on MN forests |
Rebecca Montgomery |
| Austin Yantes | PhD | Temperate savanna ecosystem restoration | Rebecca Montgomery |
| Elana Zien | PhD | Understanding how environmental policy advocates select advocacy strategies, and how those advocacy strategies work | Forrest Fleischman |
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