2022
Undergraduate Fellows
* alumni of SIFT & TERA programs
Lawton Blanchard
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘22
Education and Communication
Mentor: Susan Flowers
Maura Collins*
Washington College, Environmental Science ‘26
Pawpaw Patrol and Forest Biodiversity
Mentors: Anna Wassel, Jonathan Myers
poster
Ari Djemal Rukin
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘26
Pawpaw Patrol and Forest Biodiversity
Mentors: Anna Wassel, Jonathan Myers
Nathaniel Doty*
University of Virginia, Environmental Science ‘25
Pawpaw Patrol and Forest Biodiversity
Mentors: Anna Wassel, Jonathan Myers
Annika Fischer
Harris-Stowe State University, Biology ‘23
Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
Carol Ge
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘24
Tick and Wildlife Monitoring
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson, Erin O’Connell, Liz Carlen
Alana Herr
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘24
Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
Samm Kaiser
Washington University in St. Louis, Math & Computer Science, Environmental Analysis ‘23
Pawpaw Patrol and Forest Biodiversity
Mentors: Anna Wassel, Jonathan Myers
Kylee Kest*
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘26
Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
Logan Lacy
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology ‘23
Tick and Wildlife Monitoring
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson, Erin O’Connell, Liz Carlen
poster
Jenny Mann
Washington University in St. Louis, Anthropology: Global Health and Environment ‘25
Tick and Wildlife Monitoring
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson, Erin O’Connell, Liz Carlen
poster
Colleen McDermott
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Analysis ‘24
Education and Communication
Mentor: Susan Flowers
poster
Bryce Moulton
Tulane University ‘22
Mosquito Disease Vector Ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Angela Smith, Kim Medley
poster
Ben Orlinick (Lennette Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology ‘23
Mosquito Disease Vector Ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Angela Smith, Kim Medley
Allison Rea
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology - Ecology and Evolution ‘24
Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
Karen Schmiedeler*
St. Louis University, Environmental Science ‘25
Tick and Wildlife Monitoring
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson, Erin O’Connell, Liz Carlen
Laura Tayon*
St. Louis Community College, General Transfer Studies ‘23
Mosquito Disease Vector Ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Angela Smith, Kim Medley
poster
2022
high school Apprentices
terA cohort 13
Althea Bartz
Lindbergh High School ‘23
Tick and Wildlife Monitoring
Mentors: Beth Biro, Solny Adalsteinsson, Erin O’Connell, Liz Carlen
Peter Irvin
Christian Brothers College High School ‘23
Pawpaw Patrol and Forest Biodiversity
Mentors: Anna Wassel, Jonathan Myers
Hanna Jachna
St. Joseph’s Academy ‘23
Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
poster
Danielle Perkins
Marquette High School ‘23
Mosquito Disease Vector Ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Angela Smith, Kim Medley
poster
Maddie Rhodes
Rockwood Summit High School ‘23
Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski
poster
Nicole Schade
Parkway West High School ‘23
Pawpaw Patrol and Forest Biodiversity
Mentors: Anna Wassel, Jonathan Myers
Emma Wiley
St. Clair High School ‘22
Mosquito Disease Vector Ecology
Mentors: Katie Westby, Angela Smith, Kim Medley
poster
