People

Lab Alumni

Post Docs & Research Associates

  • Tara Rajaniemi (2001-2004); Professor, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  • Anne Hartley (2002-2003); Associate Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Keith Vogelsang (2003-2005); Professor and Chair/Science Department, Ivy Tech Community College; President, Native Solutions LLC
  • Nathan Kleczewski (2009); Plant Pathologist, Technical Agronomist at Growmark
  • Samantha Hamlin (2018-2021); Post-Doctoral Research Associate, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Graduate Students

  • Barbara Swedo (PhD, 2008); Laboratory Manager, Randolph-Macon College
  • Brett Mattingly (PhD, 2009); Associate Professor, Eastern Connecticut State University
  • Lauren Young (PhD, 2004-2015); Ag Science Research Technician, USDA ARS
  • Sarah Shannon (PhD, 2013); Interdisciplinary Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Alex Smith (MS, 2008-2009); Entrepreneur, Squirrel Dance Farms
  • Jonathan Bauer (PhD, 2014); Assistant Professor, Miami University
  • Lauren Smith-Ramesh (PhD, 2014)
  • Kimberly Elsenbroek (MS, 2012-2015); Land Conservation Specialist, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
  • Amelia Synder (MS, 2015-2017); Data Scientist, Cyber Cloud Technologies, LLC
  • Emma Oschrin (PhD, 2014-2020); Budburst Director, Chicago Botanic Garden
  • Savannah Bennett (PhD, 2016-2022); STEM Center Director, Indiana University Northwest
  • Madison Stoltz (MS, 2022-2025); Natural Areas Instructor, Downers Grove Park District