Liya Boukhbinder
Ph.D. Mathematics
liya.boukhbinder@wsu.edu
Izzy Bur
Conservation Biology
isabel.bur@wsu.edu
Jesse Burgher
Ph.D. Biology
Research: Applications of environmental DNA techniques in American beaver translocation and conservation of freshwater ecosystems.
Community Ecology Lab
jesse.burgher@wsu.edu
Samantha Bussan
Ph.D. Biology
Conservation Biology
samantha.bussan@wsu.edu
Sky Button
Ph.D. Biology
Community Ecology Lab
sky.button@wsu.edu
Katie Clare
Ph.D. Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
catherine.clare@wsu.edu
Srijanie Dey
Ph.D. Mathematics
Research: Interests include data science, machine learning, neural information processing and computational mathematics.
Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience
srijanie.dey@wsu.edu
Janelle Dockter
Ph.D. Mathematics
Evolutionary Ecology
janelle.dockter@wsu.edu
Rebecca Evans
Ph.D. Biology
Research: Becca is a Ph.D. student studying the effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in primary succession in the Bishop lab. She is particularly interested in the interactions between the role of nitrogen deposition and invasive invertebrate herbivores on biogeochemical cycles and soil microbiology.
Disturbance Ecology
rebecca.c.evans@wsu.edu
Fabiana Ferracina
Ph.D. Statistical Sciences
Research: Development and application of hierarchical hidden Markov models to study animal behavior.
Krishnamoorthy Research Lab
fabiana.ferracina@wsu.edu
McKenzie Frazier
M.S. Environmental Science
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
mckenzie.frazier@wsu.edu
Rebekah Gaxiola
Ph.D. Biology
Research: Effects of nitrogen deposition on plant-insect interactions in the Columbia River Gorge.
Disturbance Ecology
rebekah.gaxiola@wsu.edu
Angela Gonzalez
M.S. Neuroscience
Research: My focus is the role of perineuronal nets in cocaine-associated memory.
Cellular and Molecular Factors of Cocaine Addiction
angela.gonzalez@wsu.edu
Madhulika Gurazada
Ph.D. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Climate Change and Climate Impacts
madhulika.gurazada@wsu.edu
Jeff Hoyt
Ph.D. Neuroscience
Hearing and Communication Lab
jeffrey.hoyt@wsu.edu
Julianna Hoza
Ph.D. Biology
Community Ecology
julianna.hoza@wsu.edu
Coty Jasper
Ph.D. Neuroscience
Neurobiology of hair cells
coty.jasper@wsu.edu
Dmitri Kalashnikov
Ph.D. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Climate Change and Climate Impacts
dmitri.kalashnikov@wsu.edu
Kelsey King
Ph.D. Biology
Research: Changes in phenology and ecology of an at-risk butterfly in the Puget Sound.
Conservation Biology
kelsey.king@wsu.edu
Taylor Krilanovich
M.S. Molecular Biosciences
Molecular Genetics
taylor.krilanovich@wsu.edu
Brittany LeTendre
M.S. Plant Biology
Microbial Ecology Lab
brittany.letendre@wsu.edu
Susanna Masecar
Ph.D. Biology
Community Ecology
susanna.masecar@wsu.edu
Niall Millar
Ph.D. Plant Biology
Research: Plant-soil-insect interactions, mutualisms, the past and future patterns of evolution of plants and microbes, and how climate change and land management can affect how these organisms interact.
Microbial Ecology
niall.millar@wsu.edu
Jess Mitchell
M.S. Environmental Science
Aquatic Ecology and Biological Oceanography
jessica.l.mitchell@wsu.edu
Angeliqua Montoya
Ph.D. Biology
Research: Genetics that code for cooperative traits in bacterial symbionts, mutualisms, and plant-microbe interactions.
Stephanie Porter Lab
angeliqua.montoya@wsu.edu
Nate Neal
M.S. Environmental Science
Aquatic Ecology and Biological Oceanography
nathaniel.neal@wsu.edu
Jake Pennington
M.S. Mathematics
Research: Computational neuroscience. Currently working with data from ferret primary auditory cortex to study nonlinear auditory encoding models. Future work will likely focus on implementing generalized leaky integrate-and-fire models in neuromorphic hardware.
Quantitative Neuroscience
jacob.pennington@wsu.edu
Shawn Preston
M.S. Environmental and Natural Resources
Climate Change and Climate ImpactsOceanography
shawn_preston@wsu.edu
Garrett Price
M.S. Environmental Science
Hydrology, Ecohydrology and Landscape Dynamics
garrett.price@wsu.edu
Dylan Quinn
Ph.D. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Research: Post-fire Hydrology and Numerical Surface Water Modeling. Focused on post-fire soil recovery and the ecohydrological evolution after wildfire disturbances.
Hydrology, Ecohydrology and Landscape Dynamics
dylan.quinn@wsu.edu
Luke Reyes
Ph.D. Environmental and Natural Resources Sciences
Research: Using stable isotopes to study chemical cycling in the critical zone, especially the transformations and fate of soil carbon in response to climate change.
Environmental Chemistry
luke.reyes@wsu.edu
Rikeem Sholes
Ph.D. Biology
Coffin Neurobiology Lab
rikeem.sholes@wsu.edu
Katherine Swensen
Ph.D. Environmental and Natural Resources Sciences
Research: Studying effects of recurrent wildfire on soil-plant-water interactions in montane forested ecosystems.
Hydrology, Ecohydrology and Natural Resource Sciences
k.swensen@wsu.edu
Elizabeth Thompson
Ph.D. Mathematics
Krishnamoorthy Research Lab
elizabeth.thompson1@wsu.edu
Elsa Toskey
M.S. Environmental Science
Research: Ecology of stream invertebrates on the Olympic Peninsula in relation to various forestry management practices.
Aquatic Ecology Lab
elsa.toskey@wsu.edu
Luke Vaughan
Ph.D. Mathematics
Lea Wilson
Ph.D. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Research: Ecohydrology of the urban forest; climate change impacts on the urban forest; social-ecological resiliency in the urban forest.
Ecohydrology and Landscape Dynamics
lea.wilson@wsu.edu
Zoe Wilson
Ph.D. Biology
Microbial Ecology Lab
zoe.wilson@wsu.edu
Bianca Wong Rodriguez