Recent Alums

 



Katheryn Barnhart

M.S. Student
(Dr. Colin Studds)

kbarnha1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Bioenergetics, Population Modelling, Ecosystem Ecology, Chesapeake Bay Black Duck Populations’ Response to SAV Abundance

 

 


Jason Chase (He/Him)

M.S. Student
(Dr. Andrew J. Miller)

jchase3@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Fluvial Geomorphology of Urban/Suburban Watersheds; Sediment Transport, Storage, and Grain Size



Molly Finch (She/Her)

M.S. Student
Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment (ICARE) Trainee
(Dr. Margaret B. Holland)

mfinch1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Community Science, Coastal Urban Ecology, DIY Environmental Data Collection, Social Perceptions of Greening



Karyn Tabor (She/Her)

Ph.D. Candidate
(Dr. Margaret B. Holland)

ktabor1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Satellite-Based Monitoring, Land Management Decisions, IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), Deforestation, Carbon Emissions

 

 



Rylee Wernoch (She/Her/Hers)

M.S. Student
(Dr. Dawn Biehler)

rwernoch@gmail.com

Research Interests: Faith, Religion, the Black Church, Environmental Justice, Community-Driven Science, Urban Ecology, Environmental Stewardship, Partnerships

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rob D’Amato

rdamato2@umbc.edu

 

 

 

 

 


Ben Daniels (He/Him)

Ph.D. Candidate
(Dr. Alan Yeakley)

bdaniel2@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Urban Hydrology, Watershed Management, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Hydrologic Modeling, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Autumn Powell (She/Her/Hers) Afro-Diné

M.S. Student
Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment (ICARE) Trainee
(Dr. Margaret B. Holland)

a101p874@ku.edu

Research Interest: Indigenous Science, Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Environmental
Justice, Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, Human and Nature Relations, Local
Community, Black and Indigenous Eco-Feminism, Social Equity, and Inclusion, Indigenous Geography, Indigenous Knowledge, Haskell Wetlands, Community Conservation, Black Environmentalism, Tribal Sovereignty, and Tribal Governance



Jaime Barrett (She/Her)
Ph.D. Candidate
(Dr. David Lansing)

jbarret2@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Political Ecology, More-Than-Human Geographies, Biopolitics, Critical Data Studies, Agricultural Politics, Changing Farmer Practice, and Farm Animal Health Management

 

 

 


Chris Blume

M.S. Student
Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment (ICARE) Trainee
(Dr. Ela-Sita Carpenter – USFWS)

cblume1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Heavy Metal Pollution, Bats, Urban Green Spaces, Ecological Stewardship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Mackenzie Bodman (She/Her)

M.S. Student
(Dr. Margaret B. Holland)

mbodman1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Sustainability, Climate Change, Policy, Environmental Justice, Zero Waste, Sustainable Agriculture, Resiliency



Alicia Sabatino

alicia15@umbc.edu



Jack Solomon

M.S. Student
(Dr. Margaret B. Holland)

jacksol1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Forestry, Public Perception of Forest Patches in Urban and Exurban settings


Natalia Figueredo (She/Her)

M.S. Student
Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment (ICARE) Trainee
(Dr. Margaret B. Holland)

nfiguer1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Zero Waste Movement, Perspectives of Vulnerable Communities, Local/Indigenous Knowledge




Emma Gilligan
(They/Them)

M.S. Student
(Dr. Margaret B. Holland)

e104@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Environmental Justice, Science Communication, Inequitable Impacts of Natural Hazards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Gabriela Icaza

M.S. Student
(Dr. Christopher Swan)

gicaza1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Freshwater Community Ecology



Nicati Robidoux

M.S. Student
(Dr. Matthew E. Baker)

nicrobi1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Measurements of Stream Channel Dimensions, Watersheds, Ecosystems, Natural Resources, Sustainability



Ohad Paris (He/Him/His)

Ph.D. Candidate
(Dr. Colin Studds)

ohad1@umbc.edu

Research Interests: Avian Ecology