Undergraduate student team working on quantifying tree seedling success on restoration farms in Virginia Fall 2023
Celeste Breeden Blankenship
Erek Valesky
Nina Ravel
Erin Naman
Martina Sumiec
Lauren Witmer
Ireland Lewis
Acadia Conboy
CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENT
Seth McCullough ('24). Investigating the efficacy of riparian buffer restoration for improving soil microbial community composition and function and for long-term soil carbon sequestration.
Presenting our results at a scientific conference (Association of Southeastern Biologists, Spring 2023)
Griscom Lab Research Student Alumni Jackie Kossey (2023). Graduate student at Bowling Green State University, Sensory Biology Lisa Jagannathan (2023). Sarah Dishman (2022): MS student in dual degree program with Virginia Tech. Zoe Bergman (2019): Research Program Manager at Virginia Department of Forestry. MS student at UVA in the Department of Environmental Studies. Summer REU in New Mexico at a long term ecological research site. Cassie Stark (2018): Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator for The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF). MS from Penn State. CLM internship in Bend, Oregon. Ecology/ Forestry technician for the deer-forest study (DCNR; Penn State University). Summer REU at Michigan State. Brooke Thompson (2018): BLM Forest Ecologist in Redding CA (2019); MS student Virginia Tech (Dual Degree Program in Forest Biology) (2019) Amanda Leonard (2018): Environmental Consultant at ONE Environmental Group Cecilia Rogers (2018): MS student at Yale School of the Environment. Bumble Bee Field Ecologist in CA. St. John USVI Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Leader for Student Conservation Association (2018). Anna Nordseth (2017): PhD Student at Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment Matt Morrissey (2017): Project Manager at Epic. MS Student at Western Michigan in Geography Ashley Warrington (2017): Bureau of Land Management internship in New Mexico (2017) Chris Coggin (2016): Bureau of Land Management internship in Wyoming (2017) Guy Stewart (2016): Internship with Hemp Growers Program at Chimney Rock Farms in CO Abby Goszka (2016): Biology Instructor at JMU. MS Student at Ohio University in Plant Biology (2019) Emily Thyroff (2015): PhD student at University of Hawaii (2019); MS student at Purdue University in Forestry and Natural Resources (2018) Jessie Ward (2013): MS student at Penn State in Forest Resources. Katie O'Donnell (2013): Researcher and Science Communicator. MS from Duke School of the Environment. Allison Scire (2011): Veterinarian at Northeast Veterinary Hospital, Seattle, WA
Griscom Lab Graduate Student Alumni
Bela Starinchak ('23). Current Position: Research Associate at Yale School of the Environment. Thesis: Evaluating tree carbon storage and cattle production trade-offs within pastoral systems in Virginia and Panama
Christian Brown ('22). Current Position: PhD student at University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology. Thesis: Modeling Red Spruce (Picea rubens) Habitat under Current and Predicted Future Climate in Virginia
Taylor Evans ('21). Current Position: Director of Land Protection at Valley Conservation Council. Thesis: Comparing four Nursery Production Methods on Chestnut Hybrid Seedling Quality
Jacob Peters (2020). Current Position: PhD student at Yale School of the Environment. Thesis: Modeling species distribution and habitat suitability of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
Chris Coggin (2019). Current Position: Conservation Technician, Soil and Water Conservation District. Thesis: Forest structure of long-term conserved areas utilizing different strategies on an isolated, moraine formed island
Tyler Kovacs (2019): Current Position: Conservation Steward at The Heritage Conservancy. Thesis: Herpetological assemblages in tropical dry forests of the Azuero Peninsula, Panama: An evaluation of reforestation
Emily Murray (2018). Current Position: Deal support specialist, associate at PTC computer software. Thesis: The combined effects of soil fertility and soil amendments on the growth and mycorrhizal associations of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
Matthew Harris (2018). Current Position: Biological Science Technician at National Park Service. Thesis: Potential Benefits of Restored Riparian Zones in an Agricultural Matrix for Bat Communities
Kelly Livernoche (2017). Current Position: Adjunct Professor at Montgomery College. Thesis: The Effect of Cattle Management on Soil Carbon; Implications for Climate Change.
KC Walters (2016). Current Position: Land and Conservation Manager at the Potomac Valley Audubon Society. Thesis: The effect of slope aspect on treatment longevity for the infestation of woolly adelgid on Eastern Hemlock in Shenandoah National Park.
Barry Edgar (2015). Current Position: Parks Administrator for the Louisville Urban Forestry Division. Thesis: The Effect of Controlled Burns on Abundance of Woody Species at Buck Mountain, West Virginia
Leigh Siderhurst (2010). Thesis: Changes in Light Levels with Loss of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) at a Southern Appalachian Headwater Stream: Implications for Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)