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
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
E-mail: sarah_asher12@eku.edu

W. Kendall Bache
B.S., Morehead State University
E-mail: william_bache@eku.edu

Nicole Beaver
B.S., Juniata College
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
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
Office: Moore 102
Office phone: 622-6228
E-mail: michael_bennett@eku.edu

David Blankenship
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Office: Moore 205
Advisor: Marcia Pierce
E-mail: dtblank@hotmail.com

Michelle Carder
B.S., Frostburg State University
Office: Moore 102A
Office phone: 622-6228
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: michellecarder@hotmail.com

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

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

Troy Evans
B.S., Lees-McRae College
Office: Memorial Science 170
Office phone: 622-6257
Advisor: Ronald Jones
E-mail: chillyweather@hotmail.com

Angela Feist
B.S., Xavier University
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor: Charles Elliott
E-mail: Nature1481@aol.com

Jason Fisher
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Office: Memorial Science 80
Office phone: 622-2280
Advisor: Sherry Harrel
E-mail: kuhlfish@ipro.net

Tom Gaskin
B.S., University of the Cumberlands
Advisor: Paul Cupp
E-mail: tom_gaskin@eku.edu

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

Emily Gustin
B.S., Lafayette College
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
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

Clinton Hayes
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Office: Moore 128
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor: Paul Cupp
E-mail: clinton_hayes16@eku.edu

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

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

Ian Horn
B.A., Earlham College
Office: Moore 102
Office phone: 622-6228
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: richard_horn15@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

Shahed Jameel
B.S., Rajah Muthiah Medical College
Office: Moore 205
Advisor: Marcia Pierce
E-mail: shahed_jameel@eku.edu

Gabe Jenkins
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
E-mail: gabriel_jenkins6@eku.edu

John Karnegis
B.S., California State University Chico
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
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

Kyle Kuykendall
B.A., Transylvania University
Office: Moore 205
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor:
E-mail: kyle_kuykendall@eku.edu

Christine Lattin
B.A., Swarthmore College
Office: Moore 102
Office phone: 622-6228
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Vocal behavior of Blue Grosbeaks
E-mail: clattin1@alum.swarthmore.edu

Lauren Lewis
B.S., Tennessee Tech
Office: Moore 102
Office phone: 622-6228
Advisor: Gary Ritchison

Kimberly Little B.S., Auburn University
Office: Moore 102
Office phone: 622-6228
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: kimberly_little13@eku.edu

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

Sarah Martin
B.S., Milligan College
Office: Moore 128
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
Thesis research: Effect of breeding density and season on the mating strategies of male and female Eastern Bluebirds
E-mail: lunmodge@yahoo.com

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

Tyler Morgan
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Charles Elliott
E-mail: tyler_morgan20@eku.edu

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
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
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
Office: Moore 102A
Office phone: 622-6228
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

Matthew Pettus
B.S., Elmhurst College
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
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

Jason Ritzert
B.S., Ferrum College
Office: Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor: Paul Cupp
Thesis research: Crevice characteristics of green salamanders in the Red River Gorge E-mail: jason_ritzert@yahoo.com

Lindsay Rohrbaugh
B.S., University of Maryland
Office:Moore 117
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor:
E-mail: lindsay_rohrbaugh@eku.edu

Chad Soard
B.S., Northern Kentucky University
Office: Moore 128
Office phone: 622- 2315
Advisor: Gary Ritchison
E-mail: chad_soard@eku.edu

Jacob Stewart
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Robert Frederick

Kacie Tackett
B.S., Berea College
Office: Moore 128
Office phone: 622-2315
Advisor: Ross Clark
E-mail: kacie_tackett20@eku.edu

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

Lance Watt
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Advisor: Charles Elliott
Thesis research: Status of Running Buffalo Clover in Kentucky
E-mail: lancewatt@aol.com