Tollway support has enabled our group to advise and fund 6 Ph.D.
and 8 M.Sc. students through the University of Illinois.
Doctoral Degrees Awarded
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- Kelsey Low (2019) Persistence of ranavirus in an east central Illinois amphibian community – advisor Dr. Christopher A. Phillips
- Ethan Kessler (2020) Assessment of a freshwater turtle reintroduction
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Masters Degrees Awarded
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- Jason Ross (2016) Spatial ecology of the Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica) in the Kaskaskia River of Illinois
- Christina Feng (2018) on Demography of the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in Illinois
- Devin Edmonds (2020) Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) demography in northern Illinois
- Shay Callahan (2021)– Phenology and fecundity of state-listed salamander species in Illinois
- Sara Johnson – Population and reproductive ecology of a rare Florida mint – advisor Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores
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Current Ph.D. candidates
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- Devin Edmonds – Conservation of Madagascan frogs
- Andrew Jesper – Brumation ecology of the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) in Illinois
- Anastasia Rahlin – Conservation of wetland and riparian migratory birds
- Daniel Swanson – Evolution and systematics of annulate New World Harpactorinae – advisor Dr. Sam Heads
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Current MS candidates
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- Alma Schrage – Detection and foraging needs of declining bumble bee species
- Tyler Stewart – Distribution and detection of Kirtland’s Snake
- Grace Wu – The effects of tallgrass prairie restoration on snake communities in northern Illinois
- Brock Lorenzen
- Emily Sunnucks
- Andrea Colton
- Blaine Hiner
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