Students

PhD Students:

Paul Hartzog (Major adviser: Daniel Larkin, PhD)

Contact: paulhartzog2014@u.northwestern.edu

Rebecca Tonietto (Major adviser: Daniel Larkin, PhD)

Contact: RebeccaTonietto2008@u.northwestern.edu

MS Students:

Jennifer Alyah (Major adviser: Daniel Larkin, PhD)
Contact: JenniferAlyah2010@u.northwestern.edu

Duane Ambroz (Major adviser: Jim Tang, PhD)
Urban savannas: a comparative analysis of soil in urban ecosystems
Contact: DuaneAmbroz2008@u.northwestern.edu

Becky Barak

Contact: RebeccaBarak2011@u.northwestern.edu

Emily Booth

Contact:  EmilyBooth2011@u.northwestern.edu

Jonathan De Long (Major adviser: Louise Egerton-Warburton, PhD)
The role of mycorrhizal fungi in controlling the distribution of rare orchids
Contact: JonathanDe2009@u.northwestern.edu

Christine Dumoulin (Major adviser: Stuart Wagenius, PhD)
Modelling breeding system effects on population viability in fragmented habitats
Contact: ChristineDumoulin2008@u.northwestern.edu

Kate Gallagher (Major adviser: Stuart Wagenius, PhD)

Contact:  MeganGallagher2011@u.northwestern.edu

Courtney Gill (Major adviser: Pati Vitt, PhD)
Effect of global climate change and competition on growth rates of three north temperate grassland species
Contact: CourtneyGill2009@u.northwestern.edu

Melissa Gray

Contact:  MelissaGray2011@u.northwestern.edu

Steve Hanson (Major adviser: Nyree Zerega, PhD)
Soil carbon storage in Illinois prairies
Contact: StevenHanson2009@u.northwestern.edu

Rob Hevey
Contact: RobertHevey2011@u.northwestern.edu

Megan Jensen (Major Adviser: Stuart Wagenius, PhD)

Breeding system assessment of a prairie plant community
Contact: MeganJensen2010@u.northwestern.edu

Kelly Ksiazek

Contact:  kellyksiazek2011@u.northwestern.edu

Glen Madeja (Major adviser: Kay Havens, PhD)
Transforming gardening motivations into conservation efforts
Contact: g-madeja@northwestern.edu

Tracy Misiewicz (Major adviser: Nyree Zerega, PhD)
Investigating the evolutionary history and pollination biology of the genus dorstenia (moraceae)
Contact: TracyMisiewicz2009@u.northwestern.edu

Rachel Olson (Major adviser: Pati Vitt, PhD)

Predicting the effects of climate change on the geographic distribution of plant-pollinator interactions
Contact: RachelOlson2010@u.northwestern.edu

Amy Price

Contact:  amyprice2011@u.northwestern.edu

Elizabeth Riley (Major adviser: Daniel Larkin, PhD)

Indicators of wetland conditions
Contact: ElizabethRiley2010@u.northwestern.edu

Karen Taira

Contact:  KarenTaira2012@u.northwestern.edu

Melissa Tienes (Major adviser: Patricia Vitt, PhD)

Sex ratios and gender switching in two woodland perennials: Arisaema triphyllum and Arisaema dracontium
Contact: MelissaTienes2010@u.northwestern.edu

Colby Witherup (Major adviser: Nyree Zerega, PhD)

Contact:  c-witherup@northwestern.edu