Lab members and affiliates

Current members:

Sonya Black – 2026 Undergraduate Swift Fellow

Pernille Sporon Bøving (Outreach and Engagement)

Marisa Christopher (Ph.D.) Graduate Group in Ecology – starting Fall 2026

Beichen Qiang – 2026 undergraduate Swift Fellow

Ashyln Platt – 2026 undergraduate Swift Fellow Ashlyn Platt

Jesika Reimer (Specialist) Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology

Carlina Velicer (Ph.D.) Graduate Group in Ecology – starting Fall 2026

Nikki Williamson (Ph.D.) Graduate Group in Ecology

Mason Post, Field Technician and Logistics, University College Copenhagen

Eric Post (PI) Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology

M.S. students advised through the Graduate Program of Environmental Policy and Management:

Field and lab assistants past and present (including Penn State and UC Davis undergraduate students):

Tom Adams

Nate Amador

Alexis Ballman

Emma Behr

Eva Beyen

Hannah Blank

Maggie Bourda

Mona Broukhim

Selena Cao (former undergraduate Science Illustrator in Residence)

Timothy Chen

Chris Cairns

Bryanna Cotta

Chris Coyne

Elizabeth Elmstrom

Felix Gilson (2025 undergraduate Swift Fellow)

Chanel Figueroa

Cameron Gilbert

Rachel Glover

Sara Hamilton

April Harlamoff (2024 undergraduate Swift Fellow)

Nell Herrmann

Natalie Izral

Syrena Johnson

Stephanie Kingham

Sam Koenig

Jaya Krauser (2025 undergraduate Swift Fellow)

Eva Lin

Allison Liu

Megan MacArthur

Spencer Malloy

Jericha Margriter

Ellorie McKnight

Madison Morgan

Olivia Niziolek

Ieva Perkons

Ashlee Peterson

Boochie Post

Phoebe Post

Taylor Freesolo Rees

Laura Rubin

John Simas

Amanda Simpson

Zena Traganza

Nathalie Treminio

Bryce Umbarger

Jenny Viera

Chau Vu

Jeannette Vuong

Helena Walker

Rebecca Walker

Kristin Lee Wickert

Doris Wu

Casey Yarbrough

Tyler Yenter

Past graduate students, post-docs, undergraduate honors students, and visiting scholars:

Farshid Ahrestani (post-doc)

Angela Anders (Ph.D.)

Mike Avery (Ph.D. rotator)

Jedediah Brodie (post-doc)

Sean Cahoon (Ph.D.)

Andrea Curatola (B.S., honors)

Amy Dechen (M.S.)

Marleen Eikelenboom (M.S., visiting)

Alicia Ellis (M.S.)

Danielle Garneau (Ph.D.)

Conor Higgins (M.S.)

Didem Ikis (Ph.D.)

Christian John (M.S., Ph.D.)

Elina Kaarlejärvi (post-doc)

Jeff Kerby (Ph.D., post-doc)

Abraham Miller-Rushing (visiting scholar)

Janine Mistrick (B.S., honors)

Bradyn O’Connor

Marianne Pasanen-Mortensen (post-doc)

Julianne Pekny (Ph.D.)

Christian Pedersen (Ph.D.)

Letizia Tedesco (Fulbright Scholar)

David Watts (Ph.D.)

Chris Wilmers (post-doc)

Core collaborators past and present (in addition to those listed above):

David Klein (PhD advisor)

Nils Chr. Stenseth (post-doc advisor)