{"id":489,"date":"2026-08-13T12:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/fwcb\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2026-11-04T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:35:09","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n \"Helen\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Helen Acosta<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Masters Student – FWCB<\/p>\n

\n helen.acosta@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Master's student – FWCB – Dr. Yoichiro Kanno's lab\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Jeremy\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jeremy Alder<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Masters Student – FWCB – Dr. George Wittemyer's Lab<\/p>\n

\n jeremy.alder@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Ben\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Ben Applegate<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Masters Student – FWCB<\/p>\n

\n ben.applegate@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Constanza\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Constanza Arevalo<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Ph.D. Student – FWCB – Dr. Sara Bombaci's Lab<\/p>\n

\n c.arevalo@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Alex\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Alex Badeaux<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Graduate Teaching Assistant – FC<\/p>\n

\n alexandra.badeaux@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Jackson\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jackson Bates<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

M.S. Student<\/p>\n

\n jackson.bates@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Freshwater Ecology, Conservation<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Cristina\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Cristina Blanco<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Graduate Research Assistant – FC<\/p>\n

\n cristina.blanco@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

PhD student GDPE\/FWCB –\nVeterinary Comparative Medicine Resident <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Dylan\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Dylan Clements<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

M.S Student<\/p>\n

\n dylan.clements@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Wildlife Crossing Ecology <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"DiDi\n <\/figure>\n
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\n DiDi Coker<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n

\n d.coker@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Carolyn\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Carolyn Coyle<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD Student – Ecology\/GDPE – Dr. Liba Pejchar's Lab<\/p>\n

\n carolyn.coyle@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Jennoa\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jennoa Fleming<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

M.S. Student<\/p>\n

\n jennoa.fleming@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Urban Freshwater Ecology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Ryan\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Ryan Friebertshauser<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD Student\/Research Associate<\/p>\n

\n ryan.friebertshauser@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Fish Ecology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Nelson\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Nelson Gathuku<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD Student – GDPE – Dr. George Wittemyer's Lab<\/p>\n

\n gathuku.mwangi@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Sarah\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Sarah Gaulke<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD – FWCB – Dr. Bill Kendall\u2019s Lab<\/p>\n

\n sarah.gaulke@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"James\n <\/figure>\n
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\n James Golden<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Doctoral Student – FWCB<\/p>\n

\n j.golden@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Sara\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Sara Hathaway<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Graduate Research Assistant – FC<\/p>\n

\n sara.hathaway@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

I am a graduate student studying the effects of anthropogenic environmental changes on wildlife parasites and diseases using an allostatic load framework. My research focuses on identifying how the immune system explains adverse health in White-tail and Mule deer with a focus on Chronic Wasting Disease.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Holly\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Holly Hermanson<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

M.S. Student<\/p>\n

\n holly.hermanson@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Snowshoe Hare and Lynx Ecology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Morgan\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Morgan Hertel<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Doctoral Student – FWCB<\/p>\n

\n morgan.hertel@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

I am a PhD student studying carnivore-livestock conflict with a focus on the wolf reintroduction in Colorado. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Azmal\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Azmal Hossan<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Stu Academic Support<\/p>\n

\n azmal.hossan@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Sam\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Sam Johnson<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n

\n sam.p.johnson@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Conservation Genetics for Native Fishes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Ellen\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Ellen King<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

M.S. Student <\/p>\n

\n ellen.king@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Field Station Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Tj\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Tj Knutson<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

MS Student<\/p>\n

\n tj.knutson@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Maddie\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Maddie Lucas<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

\n maddie.lucas@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Jon\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jon Maxwell<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Doctoral Student – FWCB<\/p>\n

\n jon.maxwell@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Ally\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Ally Mujica<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Graduate Research Assistant – FC<\/p>\n

\n ally.mujica@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Mairin\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Mairin Murphy<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Graduate Research Assistant – FC<\/p>\n

\n mairin.murphy@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Minh\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Minh Nguyen<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD Student – FWCB – Dr. Joel Berger's Lab<\/p>\n

\n minh.nguyen@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Camera traps, Hunting, Poaching, Endemics, Behaviors, International conservation<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Camilla\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Camilla Price<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n camilla.price@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

MSc – Ecology – Dr. Veronica Yovovich and Dr. Jon Salerno's labs| \nMy research projects address questions related to human-carnivore coexistence, endangered species restoration, and community-led conservation, both abroad and here in Colorado.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Cole\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Cole Purdy<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Doctoral Student – FWCB<\/p>\n

\n cole.purdy@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Travis\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Travis Rainey<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Graduate Teaching Assistant – FC<\/p>\n

\n travis.rainey@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

https:\/\/travisalanrainey.weebly.com<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Adele\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Adele Reinking<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD Student – GDPE\/FWCB – Dr. George Wittemyer's Lab<\/p>\n

\n adele.reinking@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Lindsey\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Lindsey Roberts<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n

\n lindsey.s.roberts@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

Fisheries Ecology and Conservation <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Jordan\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jordan Thompson<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Ph.D. Student – GDPE\/Ecology – Dr. David Koon's Lab<\/p>\n

\n jordan.thompson@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Jesse\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Jesse Turner<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n jesse.c.turner@colostate.edu <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \"Becca\n <\/figure>\n
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\n Becca Windell<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

\n becca.windell@colostate.edu <\/p>\n

I am a PhD student studying chronic wasting disease in mule deer. My research interests lie in applying animal behavior to disease, conflict, and other management challenges. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Graduate students - Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology","description":""},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-489","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":960,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions\/960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/fwcb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}