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Current Graduate Students

Information on our graduate students is provided here to facilitate communication between enrolled students as well as to inform and encourage prospective students. Photos may be of the student or of their research interest.

Current Students

Only currently registered students appear—new student names are added at the start of the academic year.

Evisa AbolinaEvisa Abolina
eabolina@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Luzadis and Volk

Undergraduate Institute: University of Latvia (Biology)

Previous Graduate Study: University of Latvia (Biology )

Graduate Research Topic
Evaluation of the drivers and effects of the land use change in Latvia, with a particular focus on abandoned agriculture lands, including the role of renewable energy production and policy incentives. The research will also look at the potential of agro-ecosystem services and ways to foster greater rural community involvement in decision making processes.

Home Page
Web Link

Ryan AshRyan Ash
rash@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Germain

Kikang BaeKikang Bae
kbae02@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Yanai

Graduate Research Topic
- Study site: northern hardwood forests in Bartlett, Jeffers Brook, and Hubbard Brook in NH. TOPIC 1: Investigate differences in soil respiration rate across forest ages and examine the relationship between soil respiration and abiotic (soil temperature, soil moisture) and biotic (roots, litterfall) factors. TOPIC 2: Determine changes of root respiration with trenching and root turnover with minirhizotron tubes after fertilization (+N, +P, +NP) across forest ages. TOPIC 3: Determine the colonization rate of roots by andomycorrhizal fungal (AMF) and ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) on roots, and identify the EMF communities in surface and deep soils of young and old forests.

Daniel BetzDaniel Betz
drbetz@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Wagner

Undergraduate Institute: Rutgers U Cook College (Ecology)

Graduate Research Topic
I am current working on projecting the future composition of the Syracuse urban forest with potential invasive insects and climate change impacts.

Daniel BishopDaniel Bishop
dbishop@syr.edu

Forest Ecosystem Science & Appl

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Beier

Michael BullockMichael Bullock
mabulloc@syr.edu

Recreation & Resource Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kuehn

Emily ByrneEmily Byrne
ebyrne@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Malmsheimer

Undergraduate Institute: University of Wisc Madison* (International Stud)

Jesse CaputoJesse Caputo
jcaputo@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Beier and Volk

Previous Graduate Study: University of Mass Amherst* (Forestry )

Homepage
Web Link

Personal Statement
Throughout history, forest ecosystems have provided human communities with a multitude of products, services, and values, including energy sources, structural materials, food, clean water, and important spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic values. My broad interests lie in understanding how the conservation and management of forestlands can continue to provide a diverse suite of goods and services, including both commodities and ecosystem services, as both the physical environment and human needs change and evolve over time.

Graduate Research Topic
The impacts of specific silvicultural systems, particularly those intended to produce biomass for energy production, on the provision of energy feedstocks and other commodities, as well as a broad suite of ecosystem services over time.

ESF Willow Project
Web Link

Whitney CarletonWhitney Carleton
wecarlet@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Vidon

Undergraduate Institute: Minnesota State Univ., Mankato

Graduate Research Topic
Mercury cycling in the Adirondacks

Favorite Quote
I am a part of all that I have met. -Tennyson

Daniel ClarkDaniel Clark
dgclar01@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Wagner

Undergraduate Institute: Rutgers U Rutgers College* (Natural Sciences — O)

Cory CreaganCory Creagan
cjcreaga@syr.edu

Degree Sought: MF
Advisor(s): Germain

Fan DaiFan Dai
fdai@syr.edu

ESC Environ & Natural Resources Policy

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Newman

Undergraduate Institute: Beijing Forestry University (Law)

Previous Graduate Study: Beijing Forestry University (Public Policy Studie)

Graduate Research Topic
Climate Change Policy in China

Jeremy DaltonJeremy Dalton
jedalton@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nyland

Graduate Research Topic
The long term forest health implications of the 1998 Ice Storm in northern New York.

Quote
A Salisbury Plain shepherd was asked, "Is it good weather?" he answered, "Yes, it is all good weather that God sends." "But does this weather please you?" "If it pleases God, it pleases me," was his reply. -Charles Spurgeon

Patrick DavisPatrick Davis
pjdavis@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Malmsheimer and Bevilacqua

Graduate Research Topic
Spatial patterns of fire related crimes in National Forests.

Franklin DiggsFranklin Diggs
fdiggs@syr.edu

Forest Ecosystem Science & Appl

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Yanai

Anna EbersAnna Ebers
aebers@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Newman

Previous Graduate Study: University of Konstanz, Germany (Int'l Economics )

Kiyana EdwardsKiyana Edwards
kmedwa01@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Malmsheimer

Dazzle EkbladDazzle Ekblad
dekblad@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Malmsheimer

Undergraduate Institute: Prescott College

Favorite Quote
“We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” Aldo Leopold

Bryan EllisBryan Ellis
beelli01@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Germain

Undergraduate Institute: SUNY Binghamton

Graduate Research Topic
I am looking at NIPF landowners in northern Vermeont, and analyzing landowner knowledge of sustained yield forestry, and its affect on management.

Blaine EllisBlaine Ellis
bcellis@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MF
Advisor(s): Bevilacqua

Heather EngelmanHeather Engelman
engelman@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Nowak and Nyland

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (FOR )

Links
engelman.mysite.syr.edu

Graduate Research Topic
Silviculture, specifically the ecological issues associated with the shade and longevity of reserve trees in northern hardwood forests.

Lorena Estrada ChinchillaLorena Estrada Chinchilla
lnestrad@syr.edu

Envrn & Natural Resource Policy

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Hirsch

Whitney Forman-CookWhitney Forman-Cook
wcforman@syr.edu

Forest Ecosystem Science & Appl

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Malmsheimer

Ian FreeburgIan Freeburg
irfreebu@syr.edu

Forest Ecosystem Science & Appl

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nowak

Nathan FunkNathan Funk
nwfunk@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MF
Advisor(s): Wagner

Chandrani GhoshChandrani Ghosh
cghosh@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Germain

Undergraduate Institute: Presidency College/Calcutta un

Previous Graduate Study: Forest Research Institute (Forestry )

Graduate Research Topic
Community based forest management with focus on India

Samuel GlassSamuel Glass
sglass@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Newman

Aaron GreenAaron Green
aagreen@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Newman

Jordan GrossJordan Gross
jmgross@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Vidon

Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College at Geneseo (Biology)

Personal Statement
I am a nature lover who is always willing to step outside my comfort zone and try something new. I am driven by an effort to learn as much as I can through personal experience and constant interaction with people and the world around me.

Graduate Research Topic
My research is focused on the hydrology and biogeochemistry of the Adirondacks and how greenhouse gas dynamics vary based on the geomorphology of the landscape. I will explore potential regulators of greenhouse gas emissions at the soil-atmosphere interface and use GIS to identify expected hot spots for biogeochemical activity in two adjacent watersheds.

Favorite Quote
Question Everything. Learn Something. Answer Nothing.

Joshua HansonJoshua Hanson
jwhanson@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nowak

Justin HeaveyJustin Heavey
jpheavey@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Volk

Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Environmental Science)

Graduate Research Topic
Structure and Function of Living Snow Fences in New York State

Living Snow Fences at ESF
Web Link

Research Interests
Design and management of temperate agroforestry systems. Life-cycle analysis and valuation of temperate agroforestry systems using ecological, economic, and energy metrics.

Laura JohnstoneLaura Johnstone
lbjohnst@syr.edu

Watershed Mgt & Forest Hydrology

Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Stella

Jeffrey KehoeJeffrey Kehoe
jekehoe@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MF
Advisor(s): Germain

Previous Graduate Study: University at Albany (Urban Studies )

Matthew KellyMatthew Kelly
mckelly@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Germain

Graduate Research Topic
Using conjoint analysis to assess family forest landowner attitudes in the NYC Watershed towards incentive-based forest management programs and their role as stewards of forest ecosystem services.

Favorite Quote
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone. - Henry David Thoreau

Music is continuous. Only listening is intermittent. - Henry David Thoreau

Andrew KrutzAndrew Krutz
akrutz@syr.edu

Degree Sought: MF
Advisor(s): Wagner

Tejal KurayTejal Kuray
tskuray@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Newman

Undergraduate Institute: Seton Hall University (Environmental Science)

Graduate Capstone Project
For my capstone project, I will be working with an NGO based in India that utilizes the carbon-credit market to raise revenue for resource-poor farmers living in rural India through planting trees for carbon sequestration.

Favorite Quotes
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning." -George Baker ...... "Fall off a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life. After that, you cannot be deceived." -Zen saying

Organizations I've Worked With
Sierra Student Coalition (student activist, environmental leadership trainer) Building Bridges to the Outdoors (environmental leadership trainer) New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (field instructor) MTA New York City Transit (environmental protection intern)

Interests
International sustainable development and resource management; Natural resource economics; Alleviation of poverty through natural resource management

Abigail LarkinAbigail Larkin
amlarkin@syr.edu

EFB Conservation Biology

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Beier

Undergraduate Institute: Xavier University OH (Biology)

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB )

Link
Web Link

Graduate Research Topic
Wilderness Perception Mapping in the Adirondack Park, NY

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

Hilary LockwoodHilary Lockwood
halockwo@syr.edu

Watershed Mgt & Forest Hydrology

Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Vidon

Undergraduate Institute: Clarkson University (Environmental Science)

Personal Statement
I am an outdoor lover with the goal to become an ADK 46er within the next 5 years. To me, nothing beats a full day of skiing or a long weekend camping. I currently work for an environmental consulting firm where my technical writing primarily focuses on ecological risk assessments and Environmental Assessments in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). My field efforts with the company have included benthic tissue sampling, water quality monitoring, as well as surface water and sediment sampling.

Favorite Quote
For still there are so many things that I have never seen, in every wood, in every spring, there is a different green ((JRR Tolkein))

Stacey MackStacey Mack
samack@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Germain

Gavin MacKellarGavin MacKellar
gmmackel@syr.edu

Degree Sought: MF
Advisor(s): Nowak

Daniela ManuschevichDaniela Manuschevich
dimanusc@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Beier

Undergraduate Institute: Pontifica University of Catolica de Ch

Graduate Research Topic
I'm interested in drivers and consequences of Land-use and land-cover change (LULCC). In particular I'm interested in the ongoing process of LUCC in south central Chile. In the last 40 years exotic tree plantations have expanded rapidly over eroded soils and farmlands and now are becoming a representative land use in the region. Nevertheless, political positions in regards to this change are diverse among different stakeholder. On the other hand, I am interested the landscape consequences of this change in land use over environmental variables such as soil quality, biodiversity and fire probability. My main goal is to understand the human-natural interaction in this system and how this interaction can be sustained in the long-term.

Whitney MarshallWhitney Marshall
wglash@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Luzadis and Hall

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB )

Jane NicholsonJane Nicholson
jonich01@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kuehn

Previous Graduate Study: University of Virginia (Urban & Environmenta)

Matthew NowakMatthew Nowak
mjnowak@syr.edu

Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kuehn

Lindsay NystromLindsay Nystrom
lanystro@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nyland and Bevilacqua

Undergraduate Institute: Mount Holyoke College

Renato PacaldoRenato Pacaldo
rspacald@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Briggs and Volk

Undergraduate Institute: Mindanao State Univ (Forestry)

Previous Graduate Study: University of Gent, Belgium (Physical Land Resour)

Graduate Research Topic

Graduate School
MS Physical Land Resources- University of Ghent, Belgium

Karun PanditKarun Pandit
kpandit@syr.edu

Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Bevilacqua

Previous Graduate Study: Tribhuvan Univ (Forestry )

Caryl PeckCaryl Peck
cjpeck@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nowak

Patrick PenfieldPatrick Penfield
pcpenfie@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Germain

Previous Graduate Study: LeMoyne College (Business )

Links
Web Link

Personal Statement
My research interests are in supply chains within saw mills, sustainability, continuous improvement,purchasing and project management. Right now the biggest driver of my research activities is the pursuit of my doctoral degree. I also want to be able to publish articles that will benefit society and help change the world in a positive manner. This past year I published my first peer reviewed article with Dr. Germain. I’m in the process working on my dissertation while finishing my course work and working full time.

Graduate Research Topic
Sawmill Supply Chains

Favorite Quote
You can please some of the people some of the time, some of the people all the time but you can't please all the people all the time. Abe Lincoln

Meghan PetersMeghan Peters
mpeter02@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Wagner

Stephen RookStephen Rook
sprook@syr.edu

FRM Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Vidon

Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Environmental Science)

Personal Statement
Feel free to call me 'Pat'.

Graduate Research Topic
I am looking at the hydrological and biogeochemical functioning of riparian zones across a geomorphic gradient, with the primary goal of understanding the potential interactions between N, S, Fe, P, C, CO2, CH4 and N2O dynamics in these systems. I hope this research enhances riparian management by expanding our knowledge of both nutrient cycling and riparian greenhouse gas emission.

Joanna SabbatiniJoanna Sabbatini
jtsabbat@syr.edu

Recreation & Resource Management

Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Kuehn

David SchmidtDavid Schmidt
daschm01@syr.edu

Management

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nyland

Sarah SchoenbergSarah Schoenberg
sschoenb@syr.edu

Degree Sought: MF
Advisor(s): Germain

Liyang ShaoLiyang Shao
lshao@syr.edu

Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Zhang and Hall,m

Undergraduate Institute: Beijing Forestry University

Previous Graduate Study: Institue of Geographic Science (Physical geography )

Personal Statement
Life is a drama. Play by heart,and show the best.

Graduate Research Topic
Spatial pattern of lead poisoning of children in Syracuse,NY

Ashley SimpsonAshley Simpson
arsimpso@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nyland

Undergraduate Institute: Franklin Pierce College

Nirmal SubediNirmal Subedi
nsubedi@syr.edu

Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Zhang

Previous Graduate Study: Michigan State University (Env Res. Economics )

Seth ThomasSeth Thomas
sbthomas@syr.edu

Natural Resources Mgt

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Volk

Artem TreygerArtem Treyger
atreyger@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Nowak

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY Binghamton (Biology )

William Van GorpWilliam Van Gorp
wtvangor@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nowak

Corey WilliamsCorey Williams
cjwill03@syr.edu

Recreation & Resource Management

Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Dawson

Previous Graduate Study: Syracuse University (Public Administration)


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