2015
undergraduate fellows
* alumni of SIFT & TERA programs
Evan Alger-Meyer
Washington University in St. Louis, Geology '17
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Maranda Walton
Brenda Alvarado*
Washington University in St. Louis '19
Invasive plants
Mentors: Tiffany Knight, Sam Levin, and Amibeth Thompson
Aiza Bustos*
Washington University in St. Louis '19
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein
Patricia Chen
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Earth Science '16
Herbaceous diversity
Mentor: Chris Catano
Tom Collins*
University of Missouri-St. Louis, Biology '17
Invasive plants
Mentors: Tiffany Knight, Sam Levin, and Amibeth Thompson
Michael Gjelsten
Washington University in St. Louis, Applied Mathematics '17
Herbaceous diversity
Mentor: Chris Catano
Sami Hunkler*
University of California Berkeley, Civil/Environmental Engineering '17
Invasive plants
Mentors: Tiffany Knight, Sam Levin, and Amibeth Thompson
Diana Jerome
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '16
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Maranda Walton
Molly Kuhs
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '17
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein
Ted Little
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology, PNP '16
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein
Alison Palmer (Lennette Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '16
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Maranda Walton
Tyler Pokoski*
University of Iowa, Plant Biology and Environmental Sciences '17
Invasive plants
Mentors: Tiffany Knight, Sam Levin, and Amibeth Thompson
Alexandra Porter*
University of Alabama-Huntsville, Computer Science '19
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Maranda Walton
Tess Rogers*
University of Minnesota, Ecology, Evolution & Animal Behavior '15
Bird survey
Mentor: Joe LaManna
Leyna Stemle*
Florida Southern College, Marine Biology '18
Box turtle movement ecology
Mentor: Stephen Blake
Brenden Sweetman
Washington University in St. Louis '18
Disease vector ecology
Mentors: Kim Medley and Katie Westby
Briana Tiffany
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Earth Science '16
Box turtle movement ecology
Mentor: Stephen Blake
Evelyn Valdez-Rangel
University of Houston-Downtown, Biology '16
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein
Thomas Van Horn* (Lennette Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis '18
Disease vector ecology
Mentors: Kim Medley and Katie Westby
Maria Weston
Northern Illinois University, Biology '17
Bird survey
Mentor: Joe LaManna
2015
high school fellows and posters
TERA cohort 7
Lexie Beckermann
Eureka High School '17
Disease vector ecology
Mentors: Kim Medley and Katie Westby
Katie Buatois
Eureka High School '17
Box turtle movement ecology
Mentor: Stephen Blake
Megan Kerr
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School '15
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein
Claire Kosola
Lafayette High School '16
Box turtle movement ecology
Mentor: Stephen Blake
Jenita Larry
Hazelwood West High School '16
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein
Jolena Pang
Clayton High School '16
Disease vector ecology
Mentors: Kim Medley and Katie Westby
Elizabeth Poor
Clayton High School '17
Invasive plants
Mentors: Tiffany Knight, Sam Levin, and Amibeth Thompson
Elizabeth Rand
Parkway North High School '17
Box turtle movement ecology
Mentor: Stephen Blake
Ciara Shaffer
Northwest High School '15
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Maranda Walton
Albert Wang
Clayton High School '16
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Maranda Walton
Bailee Warsing
Granite City High School '16
Box turtle movement ecology
Mentor: Stephen Blake
Aspen Workman
Kirkwood High School '17
Invasive plants
Mentors: Tiffany Knight, Sam Levin, and Amibeth Thompson
