Lab Alumni
Lizzi Bonczek
Ph.D. 2022
Dissertation: Breeding ecology of mottled ducks in southwest Louisiana
Currently working for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Catrina Terry
M.S. 2021
Thesis: Brood abundance and invertebrate availability in crop-dominated landscapes in the Prairie Pothole Region
Currently working as a biologist for Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Jacob Bushaw
M.S. - 2020
Thesis: Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles for conducting mesocarnivore and breeding waterfowl surveys in southern Manitoba
Currently working as the R3 Coordinator for Delta Waterfowl Foundation.
Cassandra Skaggs
M.S. - 2019
Thesis: Effects of oil and gas development on waterfowl nesting ecology in the Bakken formation of North Dakota
Currently working as a refuge manager for USFWS in Illinois.
Clay Stroud
M.S. - 2018
Thesis: Relating diets and food availability to long-term population trends of Lesser Scaup wintering on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana
Katie Miranda
B.S. - 2023
Honors Thesis: Nest box-mounted PIT tag readers provide new insight on breeding behaviors of cavity-nesting
waterfowl in Louisiana
Currently an M.S. student in the Ringelman lab at LSU.
Ashley Tunstall
B.S. - 2022
Research Project: Weather effects on invertebrate abundance in wetlands in the prairie pothole region
Currently working for Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in Memphis.
Melanie Holton
B.S. - 2020
Currently an M.S. student at LSU
Emily Price
B.S. - 2019
Research project: Perceptions of entry-level hires in natural resources: a survey of employers and educators
Currently working as a freelance editor at The Present Page in Pennsylvania.
Clint Pace
B.S. - 2018
Currently working as a Regional Director of fundraising for Ducks Unlimited in Arizona
Sydney Cottingham
B.S. (Honors) - 2018
Honors Thesis: Gastrointestinal Helminth Prevalence in Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Wintering on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA
Currently enrolled in veterinary school at the University of Florida.
Madelyn McFarland
B.S. - 2017
Currently working for Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in Illinois
McKenzie Brandon
B.S. (Honors) - 2016
Currently an Assistant City Attorney in Colorado (Environmental Law)
Honors Thesis: Effects of Timber Harvest on Avian Abundance and Diversity
Jacqueline Satter
B.S. - 2015
Currently a Ph.D. Student in Ecology at UC Davis