Eleven new Ph.D. students will join the Interfaces of Global Change IGEP this fall.  Their fields of study include freshwater ecology, soil biogeochemistry, environmental education, macroevolutionary dynamics, and more. We look forward to their positive contributions, engaging questions, and new ideas.  Welcome!

Meet our newest fellows:

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    Nicholas Bone
    Nicholas Bone

    Ph.D. Student | Biological Sciences | Trait adaptation, phylogenetic comparative methods, and macroevolutionary dynamics

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    Dr. Jennifer Brousseau
    Dr. Jennifer Brousseau

    Postdoc, Colorado State University | VT Alumni August 2023

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    Emma Bueren
    Emma Bueren

    Ph.D. Student | Biological Sciences | Disease ecology

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    Melissa Burt
    Melissa Burt

    Ph.D. Candidate | Biological Sciences | Species interactions, community ecology, climate change, habitat fragmentation, functional traits

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    Macy J. Kailing
    Macy J. Kailing

    Ph.D. Student | Biological Sciences | Infectious disease ecology, host-pathogen coevolution, wildlife and ecosystem health, heterogeneity in host susceptibility

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    Dr. Sarah Kuchinsky
    Dr. Sarah Kuchinsky

    Ph.D./DVM Dual Degree Student | Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology

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    Abby Lewis
    Abby Lewis

    Ph.D. Candidate | Biological Sciences | Freshwater ecology, nutrient cycling, and science communication

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    Dr. Amanda Pennino
    Dr. Amanda Pennino

    Research Soil Scientist with the USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service in Nebraska | VT Alumni May 2023

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     Sara Teemer Richards
    Sara Teemer Richards

    Ph.D. Candidate | Biological Sciences | Disease ecology, behavioral ecology, and microbiology

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    Heather Wander
    Heather Wander

    Ph.D. Candidate | Biological Sciences | Limnology, plankton dynamics, food web interactions, climate change, water quality

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    Amber Wendler
    Amber Wendler

    Ph.D. Candidate | Biological Sciences | Behavioral ecology, conservation biology, and ornithology