Heather Governor
Risk Assessor, EnSafe, Inc.
Current Position: Heather defended her Ph.D dissertation in December 2017. She is currently a Risk Assessor with EnSafe, Inc.
VT Advisors: Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis and Dr. Cully Hession, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Tony Timpano
Post Doctoral Fellow
Current Position: Tony defended his Ph.D dissertation in August 2017. He is currently a post-doctoral associate at the Virginia Water Resources Research Center.
VT Advisors: Dr. Stephen Schoenholtz, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, and Dr. Carl Zipper, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
Laura Schoenle
Post Doctoral Fellow
Current Position: Laura defended her Ph.D dissertation in May of 2017 and will be starting a post-doctoral position in August. She will be based at Hamilton College and co-supervised by Dr. Cynthia Downs and Dr. Lynn (Marty) Martin (University of South Florida). Their NSF-funded project investigates how immune function scales with body size in mammals.
VT Advisor: Dr. Ignacio Moore, Department of Biological Sciences
Corinne “Cordie” Diggins
Post Doctoral Fellow
Current Position: Dr. Cordie Diggins will start a post doctoral appointment in August 2016 with the USGS Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. She will be studying the federally endangered spruce-fir moss spider, as well as continuing work on the federally endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel.
VT Advisor: Dr. W. Mark Ford, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Cathy Jachowski
Assistant Professor
Current Position: In August 2016, Dr. Cathy Jachowski will join the faculty in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University.
VT Advisor: Dr. William Hopkins, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation