
Dr. Benjamin Ahlswede
Post-doctoral researcher, University of Illinois at Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory
VT Alumni April 2021, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Advisor: Dr. Quinn Thomas

Dr. Gifty Anane-Taabeah
Professor, Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
VT Alumni September 2018, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Dr. Emmanuel Frimpong

Dr. Rachel Brooks
Forest Health Scientist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
VT Alumni May 2020, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Advisors: Drs. Scott Salom and Anton Baudoin

Dr. Felipe Carvalho
VT Alumni December 2021, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Dr. Leandro Castello

Dr. Corinne “Cordie” Diggins
Post Doctoral Fellow, USGS Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
VT Alumni June 2016, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Dr. W. Mark Ford

Dr. Stephen DeVilbiss
Post Doctoral Fellow, USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Lab
VT Alumni November 2020, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Advisors: Dr. Brian Badgley and Dr. Meredith Steele

Dr. Jonathan Doubek
Assistant Professor, Lake Superior State University School of Natural Resources and Environment
VT Alumni May 2018, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Cayelan Carey

Dr. Angie Estrada
Director, Summit Municipal Park
VT Alumni November 2019, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Lisa Belden


Dr. Becky Fletcher
Scientist, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
VT Alumni September 2019, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Barney

Dr. Zach Gajewski
Postdoctoral Researcher, NC State University
VT Alumni August 2021, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Leah Johnson

Dr. Heather Governor
Risk Assessor, EnSafe, Inc.
VT Alumni December 2017, Biological Systems Engineering
Advisors: Drs. Leigh-Anne Krometis and Cully Hession


Dr. Derek Hennen
Laboratory Assistant, Virginia Tech
VT Alumni April 2020, Entomology
Advisor: Dr. Paul Marek

Dr. Jessica Hernandez
Postdoctoral Researcher, Vanderbilt University
VT Alumni July 2021, VT Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Ignacio Moore

Dr. Sydney Hope
VT Alumni December 2019, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Dr. William Hopkins

Dr. Cathy Jachowski
Assistant Professor, Clemson University, Forestry and Environmental Conservation
VT Alumni August 2016, VT Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Dr. William Hopkins

Dr. Vasiliy Lakoba
Director of Research, American Chestnut Foundation at Meadowview Research Farms
VT Alumni April 2021, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Barney


Dr. Cristina Marcillo
Interdisciplinary Scientist / Environmental Engineer, US Environmental Protection Agency
VT Alumni March 2020, Biological Systems Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis

Dr. Ryan McClure
Post Doctoral Fellow, Virginia Tech
VT Alumni August 2020, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Cayelan Carey

Dr. Daniel Medina
Post Doctoral Fellow, Amphibian Natural History Laboratory of the University of Campinas, Brazil
VT Alumni July 2018, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Lisa Belden


Dr. Max Ragozzino
Biological Control Entomologist, Oregon Department of Agriculture
VT Alumni May 2020, Department of Entomology
Advisor: Dr. Scott Salom

Dr. Laura Schoenle
Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Biology, Cornell University
VT Alumni May 2017, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Ignacio Moore

Dr. Brandon Semel
Biologist, Minnesota Fish & Wildlife Service
VT Alumni February 2021, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Karpanty

Dr. Tony Timpano
Post Doctoral Fellow, Virginia Tech
VT Alumni August 2017, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Advisors: Drs. Stephen Schoenholtz and Carl Zipper

Dr. Ben Vernasco
Post Doctoral Fellow, Washington State University
VT Alumni August 2019, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Ignacio Moore

Dr. Suwei Wang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke School of Medicine
VT Alumni April 2021, Population Health Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Julia Gohlke

Dr. Nicole Ward
Postdoctoral Science-Policy Fellow, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
VT Alumni April 2021, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Cayelan Carey

Dr. Carl Wepking
Research Scientist & Grassland 2.0 Program Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison
VT Alumni August 2018, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Michael Strickland


Dr. Lauren Wind
VT Alumni December 2020, Biological Systems Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis