Donald J. Leopold
Distinguished Teaching Professor & Chair

Laura Brown
lrbrow02@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MPS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology
• Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Biology)

Favorite Quote
"We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well - for we will not fight to save what we do not love." -Stephen Jay Gould

Thomas Brumbelow
trbrumbe@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Ecology
• Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Oswego (Biology)

Matthew Buff
mfbuff@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Ecology

Frances Delaney
fdelaney@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology
• Undergraduate Institute: Clarkson University (Biology)

Molly Farrell
mofarrel@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology

Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Farrell.htm

David Geliebter
dmgelieb@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Ecology

Alison Halpern
adhalper@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold and Farrell
• Area of Study: Ecology
• Undergraduate Institute: Indiana University of Bloomington* (ORGANISMAL BIO)
• Previous Graduate Study: ( )

Bettyjo Jivoff
bjivoff@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Ecology

James Johnson
jkjohn03@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Ecology

Favorite Quote
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan

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Jaime Jones
jbjone01@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology
• Undergraduate Institute: University of North Carolina Asheville (Biology)

Links
Upper Susquehanna Coalition Vernal Pool Program

Graduate Research Topic
My research focuses on quantifying the plant species diversity and composition of created and natural vernal pools in the southern tier of New York, and investigating the abiotic and biotic factors influencing vernal pool plant assemblages. This work is done in cooperation with the Upper Susquehanna Coalition.

Favorite Quote
"More education can help us only if it produces more wisdom." -E.F. Schumacher

Home Page
http://sites.google.com/site/jaimebjones/

Catherine Landis
cllandis@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold and Kimmerer,r
• Area of Study: Ecology
• Undergraduate Institute: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ENGLISH)
• Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (Environ Science )

Juliana Quant
jmquant@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Dovciak and Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology

Graduate Research Topic
Forest communities along soil, acid deposition, and climate gradients of the Appalachian Trail

Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Quant.htm

Patrick Raney
paraney@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology
• Undergraduate Institute: Bethany College WV (Environmental Science)
• Previous Graduate Study: Samford University ()

Graduate Research Topic
I am researching the effects of climate change on rare wetland plant communities.

Home Page
http://sites.google.com/site/praneycv/home

Matthew Regan
mjrega01@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Ecology

Scott Sveiven
sjsveive@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology
• Undergraduate Institute: University of Minnesota Duluth (Biology)

Personal Statement
My interests span the whole of biology. It is the collection of life on this planet that inspires and motivates me to pursue graduate studies. This includes human and societal components across the globe. Rather than focus on one aspect or element of this menagerie of life, I hope to explore what unifying themes exist, particularly in regards to conservation. In other words, I view species conservation and environmental degradation as small pieces of a larger puzzle. How we, as human beings, are collectively utilizing and interacting with the natural world is both the cause of and ultimate solution to issues in conservation and sustainability. For my time here at SUNY-ESF, I hope to focus on the conservation and anthropogenic dimensions of a particularly vulnerable or charismatic species. I have not yet determined the specifics of a research project.

Favorite Quote
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Ghandi

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