Graduate Students

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

Jennifer Adler
B.S., Virginia Tech
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Provisioning behavior of male and female Grasshopper Sparrows
E-mail: jen@highstream.net

Sarah Asher
B.S., University of Kentucky
E-mail: sarah_asher12@eku.edu

Nicole Beaver
B.S., Juniata College
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Post-fledging behavior of Loggerhead Shrikes
E-mail: nicole_beaver@eku.edu

Matt Beckett
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Effects of breeding stage and behavioral context on the singing behavior of male Indigo Buntings
E-mail: trimatt11@hotmail.com

Jacqueline Bennett
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: jacqueline_bennet27@eku.edu

Michael Bennett
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
E-mail: michael_bennett@eku.edu

David Blankenship
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Marcia Pierce
E-mail: dtblank@hotmail.com

Caitlin Borck
B.S., University of Findlay
Advisor: Bob Frederick
Thesis research: Conservation
E-mail: caitlin_borck@eku.edu

Stephanie Brandt
B.S. Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
Thesis research: A Survey of Fishes of Rock Creek, Kentucky, with Emphasis on the Impact of Stocking Rainbow Trout on Native Fishes
E-mail: stephanie_brandt@EKU.EDU

Ronnie Brooks
B.A., Transylvania University
Advisor: Marcia Pierce
Thesis Research: Molecular Biology/Microbiology
E-mail: ronald_brooks16@eku.edu

Adam Carter
B.S.,
Advisor: Charles Elliott
E-mail:
Thesis research: Bobwhite reintroduction techniques

Anna Bisig Clark
B.S.,Western Kentucky University
Advisor: Charles Elliott
E-mail: Anna_bisig@eku.edu
Thesis research: Nesting Habitat of Great Blue Heron in Kentucky

Laura Cockrell
B.S. California State University, Chico
Advisor: Bob Frederick
E-mail: lauracockrell@hotmail.com

Kristen Collins
B.S., University of Louisville
Advisor: Stephen Sumithran
E-mail: manateecricket@yahoo.com

Eric Comley
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Neil Pederson
Thesis research: Botany
E-mail: eric.comley@uky.edu

Clarissa Cook
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
Advisor: Ron Jones
E-mail: clarissa_cook31@eku.edu

Adrienne Cooper
B.S., University of South Alabama
Advisor: Neil Pederson
Thesis research: Landscape conservation, forest ecology
E-mail: adrienne_cooper27@eku.edu

Jason Courter
B.S., Taylor University
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Avian Ecology
E-mail: jason_courter@eku.edu

Brian Davidson
B.S., University of Florida
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Henslow's Sparrows and Grasshopper Sparrows in Kentucky: effects of habitat-area and vegetation structure on abundance and reproductive success
E-mail: jonatthebar@hotmail.com

Mary Jane Donaldson
B.S., Armstrong Atlantic State University
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
Thesis research:
E-mail: maryjane_donaldso4@eku.edu

Daniel A. Douglas
B.S., Lincoln Memorial University
Advisor: Paul Cupp
Thesis research: Herpetology
E-mail: daniel_douglas14@eku.edu

Andrea Drayer
B.S., Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Advisor: Stephen Richter
Thesis research: Fitness of amphibians in artificial ephemeral wetlands
E-mail: andrea_drayer@eku.edu

Troy Evans
B.S., Lees-McRae College
Advisor: Ron Jones
E-mail: evanstroyd@gmail.com

Jason Fisher
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
E-mail: kuhlfish@ipro.net

Kayde Gilbert
B.S., University of New Hampshire
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Effects of West Nile Virus on the Behavior and Reproductive Success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)
E-mail: pigatha222@yahoo.com

Cindy Glenn
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Guenter Schuster
E-mail: cynthia_glenn1@eku.edu

Heather Govert
B.S., Kennesaw State University
Advisor: Paul Cupp
Thesis research: Cricket Frogs
E-mail: heather_govert@eku.edu

Michelle Guidugli
B.S., Northern Kentucky University
Advisor: Stephen Richter
Thesis research: Amphibian Conservation
E-mail: michelle_guidugli@eku.edu

Emily Gustin
B.S., Lafayette College
Advisor: Stephen Richter
E-mail: gustin29@hotmail.com

Donna Hardin
B.S., University of Kentucky
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis Research: Mating strategies of female Indigo Buntings: a genetic analysis
E-mail: sahardin@ashland.com

Ward Henline
B.S., University of Massachusetts
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis Research: The vocal behavior of captive and free-living White-faced Sakis
E-mail: ward.henline@eku.edu

Emily Jean Hicks
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Pat Calie
Thesis research: Determining the Generic Relationships Within the Family Sarraceniaceae
E-mail: emily_hicks5@eku.edu

Lucas Hill
B.A., Transylvania University
E-mail: lucas_hill14@eku.edu

Ian Horn
B.A., Earlham College
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: richard_horn15@eku.edu

Terry Huff
B.S., Indiana University
Advisor: Paul Cupp
Thesis research: Herpetology
E-mail: terry_huff9@eku.edu

Danny Hwang
B.S., Transylvania University
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Effect of season, brood size, and parental quality on the growth rates and morphology of nestling Eastern Bluebirds
E-mail: danny_hwang@eku.edu

Jeffrey Jackson
B.S., Muskingum College
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor: Stephen Richter
E-mail: jeffrey_jackson113@eku.edu

John Karnegis
B.S., California State University Chico
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: karnegis@adelphia.net

Barbara Kieffer
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Effect of nestling sex ratio on the provisioning behavior of adult Eastern Bluebirds
E-mail: kiefbe24@yahoo.com

Jacob Korir
B.S.,
Advisor: Marcia Pierce
E-mail:

Kyle Kuykendall
B.A., Transylvania University
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
E-mail: kyle_kuykendall@eku.edu

Lauren Lewis
B.S., Tennessee Tech
Advisor: Gary Ritchison

Kimberly Little B.S., Auburn University
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: kimberly_little13@eku.edu

Travis Lowe B.S., Morehead State University
E-mail: travis_lowe7@eku.edu

Amy McIntosh
B.A., B.F.A., University of Louisville
M.F.A., Miami University
Advisor: Ron Jones
E-mail: amy_mcintosh6@eku.edu
Thesis research: The vascular flora of Kentenia State Forest additions (Greene, Cupp, and Golden Tracts), Pine Mountain, Kentucky

Brad McLeod
University of Western Ontario
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Avian Ecology
E-mail: bradley_mcleod1@eku.edu

Ivan Moberly
B.S., Indiana University
Advisor: Paul Cupp
Thesis Research: Herpetology
E-mail: ivan_moberly@yahoo.com

Jennifer Morse
B.S., Tennessee Tech
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Vocal behavior of American Kestrels, with emphasis on the function of the 'killy' call
E-mail:  jennifer_morse1@eku.edu

Douglas Mott
B.S., University of Arkansas - Monticello

Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: DouglasRMott@yahoo.com or douglas_mott@eku.edu

Stephen Mwangi
B.S., Jomokenyatta University
Advisor: Bill Staddon
E-mail: stephen_mwangi1@eku.edu

Erin O'Brien
B.S., St. Michael's College

Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Habitat use and hunting behavior of Loggerhead Shrikes during the non-breeding season
E-mail: eobrien1029@yahoo.com

Chelsey Olson
B.S., Transylvania University
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Habitat use and reproductive success of Loggerhead Shrikes
E-mail: wolson40@yahoo.com

Robert C. Oney
B.S.,
Advisor: Charles Elliott
Thesis research: Aquatic Ecology
E-mail: roney@palmernet.com

Aric Payne
B.S., Berea College
Advisor:Sherry Harrel
Thesis Research: Fish Ecology
E-mail: Aric_Payne19@eku.edu

Grayson Patton
B.S., Milligan College
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
Thesis research: Fisheries/Stream Management
E-mail: grayson_patton7@eku.edu

Louise Peppe
B.S., Bucknell University
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Avian Ecology
E-mail: louise_peppe@eku.edu

Matthew Pettus
B.S., Elmhurst College
Advisor:
E-mail: Matt_1779@yahoo.com

Pam Polston
B.S., University of Louisville
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis Research: Nest site selection by and reproductive success of Chimney Swifts
E-mail: pkpolston@netzero.net

Nicole Ranalli
B.S., University of Delaware
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Shorebird migration in western Kentucky: phenology, habitat use, and possible effects of prey availability
E-mail: nicole_ranalli@eku.edu

Jonathan Ridenour
B.S., Milligan College
Advisor: Charles Elliott
Thesis research: Urban Rest Sites of Raccoons
E-mail: jonathan_ridenour2@eku.edu

Jason Ritzert
B.S., Ferrum College
Advisor: Paul Cupp
Thesis research: Crevice characteristics of green salamanders in the Red River Gorge
E-mail: jason_ritzert@yahoo.com

Karen Rossi
B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo
Advisor: Marcia Pierce
Thesis research:
E-mail: karen_rossi2@eku.edu

Keith Rutz
B.S., University of Oregon
Advisor: Bob Frederick
Thesis research: Territorial Ecology
E-mail:rutzurocyon@aol.com

Andrea Shipley
B.S., Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Advisor: Bob Frederick
Thesis Research: Spatial utilization of bobcat within Kentucky, with special regards to use of fragmented habitats. GPS versus VHF telemetry technology: error and cost effectiveness.
E-mail: andrea_shipley4@eku.edu

Chad Soard
B.S., Northern Kentucky University
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: chad_soard@eku.edu

Jacob Stewart
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Sherry Harrel

Garrett Stillings
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
E-mail: garrett_stillings@eku.edu

Kacie Tackett
B.S., Berea College
Advisor: Ross Clark
Thesis research: Development of eastern hemlock forests in the Daniel Boone National Forest
E-mail: kacie_tackett20@eku.edu

Matthew Thomayer
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
E-mail: matthew_thomayer@eku.edu

Bethany Westrick
B.S., Bellarmine University
Advisor: Nicholas Santangelo
Thesis research: Fish Behavior & Ecology
E-mail: bethany_westrick1@eku.edu

Stacy White
B.S.
Advisor: Bob Frederick
Thesis research: Bobcat reproduction rates
E-mail:

Amy Wilson
B.S. Lincoln Memorial University
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
Thesis research: Fish Behavior & Ecology
E-mail: amy_wilson80@eku.edu