Lab Family

Lab Fam Members at our 10-year reunion in August 2019. from L to R: Ryan, Ginny, Sarah, Andrew, Tessa, Me, Emily L, Ray, Sam, Katie, and Will.

Lab Family Members (PAST & PRESENT)

  1. Alyssa Calomeni ’11, B.S. Biology major, graduated with a Ph.D. in aquatic toxicology at Clemson University, SC in December 2017. Currently a Research Biologist at the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS (updated 8/9/2024)
  2. Jeff Hollander ’11, B.S. Biology major, Currently a medical student in rotation in Rahway, NJ (updated 1/18/2019)
  3. Raphael Cuomo ’11, B.S. Biology major and Art minor, Obtained a Masters in Public Health at San Diego State University in 2013. Obtained a Ph.D. in Global Health at the University of California, San Diego in 2017 and was a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the UC San Diego School of Medicine until 2018. Currently teaching at National University and conducting research at UC San Diego (updated 5/22/2018)
  4. Ray Van Cleve, ’11, A.B. Mathematics and Economics double major, Masters of Science Program studying Internet Information Systems at Robert Morris University, completed a one year fellowship building a vocational school in rural Haiti, currently working on a Ph.D. in health policy at University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health (updated 1/21/2019)
  5. Danielle Sobol ’12, A.B. Interdisciplinary major in Biology & Art.
  6. Andrew Chun ’12, A.B. Government & Law major and Environmental Science minor, currently a Senior Project Manager at Langan Engineering & Environmental Services in Lawrenceville, NJ (updated 8/9/2024)
  7. Carly Boyd (Feiro) ’12, B.S. Biology major, Attended Western Washington University for her Masters in Teaching.  Currently teaching science at State Street High School in Sedro-Woolley, WA, and pursuing a doctorate in education (Ed.D) at Concordia University. (updated 1/18/2019)
  8. Carolyn Cabrey ’12, B.S. Biology major, Currently an emergency medical physician assistant at NYU Langone medical center (updated 1/18/2019)
  9. Shane Foye ’12, B.A. Biology major, Completed a Masters program in Entomology and Plant Pathology at Oklahoma State Universityand a Ph.D. in entomology at University of Wisconsin-Madison (updated 8/26/2021)
  10. Alex Pong ’13, B.S. Biology major, completing medical school at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, currently a plastic surgeon in private practice in Austin, TX (updated 8/9/2024)
  11. Tom Swaffield ’13, B.S. Biology major, Currently in his last year of medical school at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, starting residency and pediatrics this summer (updated 1/18/2019)
  12. Ryan Hughes ’13, B.S. Biology major and Religious Studies minor, medical school at the Temple University School of Medicine, currently in his intern year at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia. Currently a flight surgeon in flight school in Pensacola, FL.  (updated 1/18/2019)
  13. Liz Bourgault (Cole) ’13, A.B. Environmental Studies and International Economics and Commerce double major, Completed a masters program in International Affairs and Sustainable Development at American University, currently living in Costa Rica and working as Project Manager for Enveritas, a sustainable coffee verification group (updated 8/9/2024)
  14. Josh Hitchings ’14, B.S. Biology major, currently finishing up a Sleep Medicine & Pulmonary medicine fellowship at Penn and interviewing for multiple faculty positions at Penn and Jefferson in the Philadelphia area (updated 5/31/2024)
  15. Elisabeth Osborn ’15, B.S. Biology major, Currently a capital campaign associate at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. (updated 1/18/2019)
  16. Sarah Massaro (Woodruff) ’15, B.S. Biology major, Currently day program director at Safe Harbor transitional shelter in Easton, PA. (updated 1/18/2019)
  17. Katherine Engberg ’15, B.S. Biology major, Currently working as an environmental scientist for Kennedy Jenks Environmental Consultants in Princeton, NJ where she is doing ecological risk assessment. (updated 10/31/2023)
  18. Dionne May ’15, Biology major, Currently a student at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (updated 1/11/2018)
  19. Leah Roberts (Hayden) ’15, Biology major, currently project manager for the Shreffler lab at Massachusetts General Hospital where she researches immunotherapies for food allergies. (updated 1/18/2019)
  20. Jacob Knopping ’16, Biology major
  21. Mia Spitz ’16, B.S. Biology major, high school teacher of environmental science classes at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School in Manhattan.  Recently finished her Masters in Science Education at Lehman College and looking for a new teaching position in Chicago (updated 1/18/2019)
  22. Virginia Hoyt ’16, B.S. Environmental Science major (Restoration Ecology track), Currently a graduate student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of New Hampshire. Her research is focused on nutrient transport in tropical watersheds, and she will be finishing her Masters this year. (updated 1/18/2019)
  23. Samantha Gleich ’17, B.S. Biology major, received her Masters in Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Maryland.  She recently completed a PhD in Biology at the University of Southern California, successfully defending her dissertation in April 2024. She is currently working as a data scientist for Integral Consulting in NYC (updated 4/11/2024)
  24. Tessa Broholm ’17, B.S. Biology major, currently living in Belgium and working on a Masters degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems. Her research this fall will be on the movement patterns and distribution of a toad species on a tepui in Guyana (updated 1/18/2019)
  25. Erika Hernandez ’17, B.S. Biology major, currently a Water Risk Management Specialist II at Chem-Aqua where she specializes in epidemiological investigations and Legionella (updated 8/9/2024)
  26. Karolina Vera ’17, B.S. Environmental Science major (Restoration Ecology track), worked as an entomology laboratory assistant at Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA and currently attending Hofstra University for her Masters degree in Urban Ecology (updated 1/18/2019)
  27. Jacob Strock ’17, B.S. Environmental Science major (Aquatic Systems track), currently a Ph.D. student and “plankton assistant” at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.   (updated 1/18/2019)
  28. Juliana Ventresca ’18, Biology major and Environmental Science minor, completed a Masters t in Marine Biology at the College of Charleston, South Carolina and then went on to law school at St. John’s UNiversity in Queens, NY. She just took the bar and hopes to practice patent law (updated 8/9/2024)
  29. Emily Lynch ’18, Biology major and Environmental Science minor, Currently working with Katie Engberg (above) at Kennedy Jenks Environmental Consultants in Princeton, NJ where she is doing ecological risk assessment. (updated 3/19/2023)
  30. Esra Demirhan ’18, Biology major, currently lives in Istanbul where she has been volunteering for a wildlife organization monitoring white stork migration and applying for jobs. (updated 1/21/2019)
  31. Emily Ramirez ’18, Biology major and Environmental Science minor, worked as an intern at the International Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico in summer 2018 and currently a science communications intern at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science where she communicates science achievements through social media and the university website (updated 1/18/2019)
  32. Alison Baranovic ’19, Biology major, Masters student in Natural Resources and the Environment at University of Connecticut, currently Environmental Scientist at Fuss & O’Neill (updated 1/11/2024)
  33. Caroline Bottega ’19, Environmental Science major (Restoration Ecology track), currently teaching high school Earth & Environmental Science at the Hun School of Princeton (updated 8/9/2024)
  34. Ryan Dougherty, ’19, Biology major, finished Masters student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where he studied amphibian conservation, currently a Life Scientist – EPA Region 2 NY/NJ (updated 8/9/2024)
  35. Will Pfadenhauer, ’20, Environmental Science major (Aquatic Systems track), currently a PhD student in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (updated 8/26/2021)
  36. Anne Marie Mozrall, ’20, Environmental Science major (Restoration Ecology track), currently a Masters student in Packaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology where she is exploring more sustainable packaging solutions (updated 8/26/2021)
  37. Dan Goodman, ’20, Biology major (updated 1/18/2019)
  38. Sarah Shannon, ’21, Biology and Environmental Studies double major (updated 8/4/2020)
  39. Nikki Morley, ’21, Animal Science major, currently working on her Masters in Ecology and Ecosystem Science at the University of Vienna, Austria and working as a wildlife rehabber at the Raptor Trust in New Jersey (updated 8/4/2020)
  40. Katie Kavanagh, ’21, Environmental Science major (Restoration Ecology track), currently a water policy intern with Florida Sea Grant (updated 8/26/2021)
  41. Austin Best, ’22, Biology major, a Masters student in Environmental and Natural Resource Management at Arizona State University and recently accepted a position as a staff level Environmental Scientist with Langan Engineering and Environmental Services  (updated 8/9/2024)
  42. Emily Wilson, ’22, Biology and Environmental Studies double major, currently a graduate student in the Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University (updated 1/11/2024)
  43. Donna Hanna ’22, Biology major and Environmental Science minor, currently Environmental Monitoring Technician at Focus Laboratory (updated 1/11/2024)
  44. Olivia Sterantino ’23, Environmental Science major (updated 8/26/2021)
  45. Declan Winters ’23, Biology major, currently a graduate student in the Department of Human Genetics, UCLA (updated 1/11/2024)
  46. Evan Flint ’23, Environmental Science (Restoration Ecology track) and Math double major, currently a graduate student in the Statistics Department at Oregon State University (updated 1/11/2024)
  47. Madison Lebish ’23, Biology and Environmental Studies double major, currently staff environmental scientist at Verdantas (updated 8/9/2024)
  48. Charles Kelshaw ’23, Biology major and Environmental Science minor, currently a Watershed Specialist at Monroe County Conservation District in Stroudsburg, PA (updated 8/9/2024)
  49. Emily Bone ’24, Environmental Science major (updated 1/11/2024)
  50. Eurnett Christopher ’25, Environmental Science major (updated 1/11/2024)
  51. Jamie Bryan ’25, Environmental Science major (updated 1/11/2024)

Lab motto: “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.”

Last, but surely not least, our lab mascot: KENstud in a stream

 

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