On Monday, May 9, 2016, Cathy Jachowski successfully defended her dissertaton in Fralin Auditorium. Her public seminar in Fralin Auditorium was titled, “Effects of Land Use and Parasitism on Hellbender Salamanders: A Multilevel Perspective”.

Cathy, a member of the Hopkins Lab, is the first Interfaces of Global Change graduate student to complete a doctoral program at Virginia Tech! Congratulations, Cathy!

Cathy and Bill Candid Bill and Cathy Posing for a Photo Cathy's Defense Seminar in Fralin Cathy's Reception Cathy and Gifty Cathy Defense Reception Reception for Cathy's Defense Seminar