2020
Undergraduate Fellows

* alumni of SIFT & TERA programs

Lawton Blanchard
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘22
Experimental cultivation of lost crops
Mentor: Natalie Mueller

Nathan Brand
McKendree University, Biology ‘23
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Gamboa

Gabby Burk
Missouri State University, Environmental Biology and Evolution ‘22
Experimental cultivation of lost crops
Mentor: Natalie Mueller

Adina Cazacu-De Luca*
Columbia University, Sustainable Development and Biology/Public Health ‘24
Effects of light pollution on wildlife behavior
Mentors: Brett Seymoure

Zoe Dickerson
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology and Environmental Policy ‘21
Soil microbial impacts on prairie restoration
Mentor: Rachel Becknell

Keiko Farah
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology and Music ‘22
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski

Shayan Farhang
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘22
Effects of light pollution on wildlife behavior
Mentors: Brett Seymoure

Ben Fishman
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology and Classics ‘22
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Gamboa

Mandy Huang
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology and Environmental Analysis ‘22
Wildlife monitoring and applied conservation
Mentors: Beth Biro and Paul Elliott

Abril Hunter
Florida State University, Environmental Science & Policy and Urban & Regional Planning ‘23
Science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui

Monique Johnson
Southeast Missouri State University, Environmental Science: Policy & Communication ‘22
Experimental cultivation of lost crops
Mentor: Natalie Mueller

Chris Kuse
Orange Coast College, Ecology and Microbiology ‘23
Soil microbial impacts on prairie restoration
Mentor: Rachel Becknell

Margie Lodes*
California State University Monterey Bay, Marine Studies and Biology ‘24
Soil microbial impacts on prairie restoration
Mentor: Rachel Becknell

Grace O’Connor
Washington University in St. Louis, Comparative Literature ‘22
Electro-mechanical design for ecological research
Mentor: Jackson Potter

Michelle Pollowitz
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘21
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski

Elora Robeck*
Cornell University, Entomology ‘24
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Gamboa

Olivia Shaw
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Earth Science ‘21
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski

Will Slatin
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis and Economics ‘23
Science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui

Christopher Tomera (Lennette Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘21
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson, Sacha Heath, and Anahi Gamboa

Joshua Valeri
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology and Philosophy ‘22
Science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui

Reid Watson
Washington University in St. Louis, Computer Science Engineering ‘22
Electro-mechanical design for ecological research
Mentor: Jackson Potter