Dr. Meredith Zettlemoyer (Principal Investigator)
I joined the Division of Biological Science/Ecology & Evolution program at the University of Montana in fall 2023. Previously, I completed a postdoc at the University of Georgia and a PhD at Michigan State University. I'm broadly interested in how responses to global change vary across biological scales, the role of phenotypic plasticity in population persistence and species distributions, and how we can use demographic modeling to inform conservation efforts under interacting (a)biotic stressors. I enjoy hiking and musical theater.
Email: [email protected]
I joined the Division of Biological Science/Ecology & Evolution program at the University of Montana in fall 2023. Previously, I completed a postdoc at the University of Georgia and a PhD at Michigan State University. I'm broadly interested in how responses to global change vary across biological scales, the role of phenotypic plasticity in population persistence and species distributions, and how we can use demographic modeling to inform conservation efforts under interacting (a)biotic stressors. I enjoy hiking and musical theater.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Asma Akter (Senior Scientist)
My research focuses on the study of plant-pollinator interactions and pollinator networks in the face of global change. I earned my PhD at the Czech Academy of Sciences. I currently study the pollinator communities of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh as a National Geographic Explorer. I am an enthusiastic photographer, traveler, and storyteller.
My research focuses on the study of plant-pollinator interactions and pollinator networks in the face of global change. I earned my PhD at the Czech Academy of Sciences. I currently study the pollinator communities of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh as a National Geographic Explorer. I am an enthusiastic photographer, traveler, and storyteller.
Christopher Cardella (Undergraduate Researcher)
I am an Environmental Science and Sustainability major with an interest in all natural sciences! During my free time I love to rock climb, ice climb, and mountaineer!
I am an Environmental Science and Sustainability major with an interest in all natural sciences! During my free time I love to rock climb, ice climb, and mountaineer!
Julie Cox (Undergraduate Researcher)
My major is Environmental Science and Sustainability, concentrating in Climate Science and Environmental Change. I love searching for a learning about mushrooms! They never cease to amaze me; I think they're going to help save the world someday! I enjoy hiking and swimming with my pup, Millie Mae.
My major is Environmental Science and Sustainability, concentrating in Climate Science and Environmental Change. I love searching for a learning about mushrooms! They never cease to amaze me; I think they're going to help save the world someday! I enjoy hiking and swimming with my pup, Millie Mae.
Audrey Gustafson (Undergraduate Researcher)
My major is ecology and organismal biology. I am interested in ecosystems ecology and conservation biology. I love to hike and swim.
My major is ecology and organismal biology. I am interested in ecosystems ecology and conservation biology. I love to hike and swim.
McKenna Hill (Undergraduate Researcher)
I am an Environmental Science and Sustainability major with an interest in ecosystem science and restoration. In my free time I like to backpack and garden.
I am an Environmental Science and Sustainability major with an interest in ecosystem science and restoration. In my free time I like to backpack and garden.
Max Hirrill (Undergraduate Researcher)
August Lawson (Undergraduate Researcher)
My major is Biology, B.A. I am particularly interested in marine science (diatoms, for example, produce more oxygen than the world's rainforests!). When I'm not studying or working at the coffee shop I can be found walking in the woods trying to find morels or lichen!
My major is Biology, B.A. I am particularly interested in marine science (diatoms, for example, produce more oxygen than the world's rainforests!). When I'm not studying or working at the coffee shop I can be found walking in the woods trying to find morels or lichen!
Delia Schmidt (Undergraduate Researcher)
My majors are environmental science and sustainability and political science, I am interested in climate policy, and a hobby I enjoy is concertgoing.
My majors are environmental science and sustainability and political science, I am interested in climate policy, and a hobby I enjoy is concertgoing.
Madi Talley (Wildlife Senior Thesis)
My major is Wildlife Biology, and I have an Associate's degree in Organic Biology. I love entomology, botany, pollination systems, and bats! In my free time I like to watercolor paint, do yoga, play board games, and hang out with my cats.
My major is Wildlife Biology, and I have an Associate's degree in Organic Biology. I love entomology, botany, pollination systems, and bats! In my free time I like to watercolor paint, do yoga, play board games, and hang out with my cats.
Mountain (Lab Mascot)
I am an extremely schmoopy beagle who enjoys hiking, treats, and making all the friends!
I am an extremely schmoopy beagle who enjoys hiking, treats, and making all the friends!
Previous mentees:
Karina Cortijo-Robles (NSF REU 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Climate change may affect extinctions via altered plant-soil feedbacks
Sarah Johnson (URA 2018, Independent Research 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Granivore preferences for local prairie plant species
Nick Srodes (URA 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Effects of habitat loss, nitrogen, and deer herbivory on prairie diversity and productivity
Brendan Canavan (URA 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Insect herbivory as a driver of local prairie plant extinctions
Cameron Andrews (URA 2018 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Characterization of landscape context and plant diversity in two restored prairies
Katy Renaldi (NSF REU 2018 at Michigan State University, URA 2017 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Effects of warming on phenology and population dynamics of locally extinct and extant prairie species
REU: Research Experience for Undergraduates
URA: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Karina Cortijo-Robles (NSF REU 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Climate change may affect extinctions via altered plant-soil feedbacks
Sarah Johnson (URA 2018, Independent Research 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Granivore preferences for local prairie plant species
Nick Srodes (URA 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Effects of habitat loss, nitrogen, and deer herbivory on prairie diversity and productivity
Brendan Canavan (URA 2019 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Insect herbivory as a driver of local prairie plant extinctions
Cameron Andrews (URA 2018 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Characterization of landscape context and plant diversity in two restored prairies
Katy Renaldi (NSF REU 2018 at Michigan State University, URA 2017 at Kellogg Biological Station) - Effects of warming on phenology and population dynamics of locally extinct and extant prairie species
REU: Research Experience for Undergraduates
URA: Undergraduate Research Assistant