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EEB Graduate Students

This is a listing of the current graduate students in the EEB Department. Please contact Kathy Tebo to report inaccuracies or omissions.

Allen, Jenica (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 225
Phone:  860-486-4157
E-mail: jenica.allen@uconn.edu

Photo of Pablo Arroyo Arroyo, Pablo (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 217
Phone: (860) 486-0805
E-mail: pablo.arroyo@uconn.edu

Bayard, Trina (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 310
Phone: (860) 486-3005
E-mail: trina.schneider@uconn.edu

Benoit, Lori (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 317
Phone: (860) 486-3937
E-mail: lori.benoit@uconn.edu

Boukili, Vanessa (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 219
Phone:  (860) 486-0805
E-mail: vanessa.boukili@uconn.edu 		Secondary forest regeneration; Neotropical forests; Plant physiology and functional traits; Community ecology. My research will explore the link between plant functional traits and community composition in the neotropics.

Photo of Jessica Budke Budke, Jessica (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 316
Phone: (860) 486-6306
E-mail: jessica.budke@uconn.edu 		Bryophytes (Mosses), focusing on the Timmiaceae and Funariaceae; Systematics; Developmental Morphology.

Bukowski, Patrick (BS/MS Student)
Office:  TLS 463
Phone: (860) 486-6587
E-mail: patrick.bukowski@uconn.edu

Cisneros, Laura (Doctoral Student)
Office:  TLS 87/Bldg 4 Annex
Phone:  (860) 486-1772
E-mail:  laura.cisneros@uconn.edu

Connolly, Bryan (Doctoral Student)
Office:  TLS 386
Phone:  (860) 486-4156
E-mail: bryan.connolly@uconn.edu

Davis, Justin (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 210
Phone: (860) 486-4694
E-mail: justin.p.davis@uconn.edu

Engel, Roberta (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 318
Phone: (860) 486-8964
E-mail: roberta.engel@uconn.edu

Photo of Daniel (Yu) Fan Fan, Daniel (Yu) (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 162
Phone: (860) 486-2232
E-mail: yu.fan@uconn.edu

Fucikova, Karolina (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 311A
Phone: (860) 486-2289
E-mail: karolina.fucikova@uconn.edu 		Systematics of coccoid green algae, Desmid taxonomy, subaerophytic algae, subaerial habitats, and algae from extreme environments

Photo of Caroline Fyler Fyler, Caroline (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 480
Phone: (860) 486-1882
E-mail: caroline.fyler@uconn.edu

Herrick, Susan (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 379A
Phone: (860) 486-5434
E-mail: susan.herrick@uconn.edu

Herron, Patrick (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 213
Phone: (860) 486-2288
E-mail: patrick.herron@uconn.edu

Photo of Jason Hill Hill, Jason (Masters Student)
Office: BioPharm 310
Phone: (860) 486-3005
E-mail: jason.hill@uconn.edu

Photo of Kristiina Hurme Hurme, Kristiina (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 379A
Phone: (860) 486-5434
E-mail: kristiina.hurme@uconn.edu

Ivovic, Milica (Doctoral Student)
Office:  BioPharm 404
Phone: (860) 486-0309
E-mail: milica.ivovic@uconn.edu

Photo of Jang Kim Kim, Jang (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 405-9089
E-mail: jang.kim@uconn.edu

Klingbeil, Brian (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 87
Phone: (860) 486-9444
E-mail: brian.klingbeil@uconn.edu

Komiskey, Emily (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 400A
Phone: (860) 486-4130
E-mail: emily.komiskey@uconn.edu

Kuhn, Kellie (Doctoral Student)
Office:  TLS 375
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: kellie.kuhn@uconn.edu

Photo of Tobias Landberg Landberg, Tobias (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 410
Phone: (860) 486-4158
E-mail: tobias.landberg@uconn.edu

Photo of Susan Letcher Letcher, Susan (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 217
Phone: (860) 486-0805
E-mail: susan.letcher@uconn.edu

Letsch, Molly (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 311A
Phone: (860) 486-2289
E-mail: molly.letsch@uconn.edu

Levasseur, Kathryn (BS/MS Student)
Office: TLS 463
Phone: (860) 486-6587
E-mail: kathryn.levasseur@uconn.edu

Lowrey, Jessica (Masters Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: jessica.lowrey@uconn.edu

Martinez-Cabrera, Hugo (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 403
Phone: (860) 486-4027
E-mail: hugo.martinez_cabrera@uconn.edu

McAloon, Michael (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 473
Phone: 
E-mail: michael.mcaloon@uconn.edu 		Systematics of the Acari, particularly of the Family Trombiculidae; Digital Taxonomic Resources

McPherson, Tsitsi (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 375
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: tsitsi.mcpherson@uconn.edu

Meiman, Susan (Masters Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: susan.meiman@uconn.edu

Merow, Cory (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-
E-mail: cory.merow@uconn.edu

Photo of Suegene Noh Noh, Suegene (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 479
Phone: (860) 486-5479
E-mail: suegene.noh@uconn.edu

Owen, Christopher (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: christopher.l.owen@uconn.edu

Pereira, Jose (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 210
Phone: (860) 486-4893
E-mail: jose.pereira@uconn.edu

Photo of Maria Pickering Pickering, Maria (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-1882
E-mail: maria.pickering@uconn.edu

Plowes, Nicola (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 202
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: nicola.plowes@uconn.edu

Photo of Maxi Polihronakis Polihronakis, Maxi (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 479
Phone: (860) 486-5479
E-mail: maxi.polihronakis@uconn.edu

Photo of Rachel Prunier Prunier, Rachel (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 302
Phone: (860) 486-5731
E-mail: rachel.prunier@uconn.edu

Rangel, Thiago (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-0858
E-mail: thiago.rangel@uconn.edu

Ridge, Gale (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 373AA
Phone: (860) 486-5479
E-mail: gale.ridgeoconnor@po.state.ct.us

Photo of Nanci Ross Ross, Nanci (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 386
Phone: (860) 486-4156
E-mail: nanci.ross@uconn.edu

Photo of Jadranka Rota Rota, Jadranka (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 473
Phone: (860) 486-5508
E-mail: jadranka.rota@uconn.edu

Photo of U. Sezen Sezen, U. (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 217
Phone: (860) 486-0805
E-mail: uzay.sezen@uconn.edu

Shaw, Katherine (Doctoral Student)
Office: TLS 364
Phone: (860) 486-4638
E-mail: 

Skogen, Krissa (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 304
Phone: (860) 486-5731
E-mail: krissa.skogen@uconn.edu

Smith, Frank (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: frank.smith@uconn.edu

Steeves, Tanner (BS/MS Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-6587
E-mail: tanner.steeves@uconn.edu

Sustaita, Diego (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 402
Phone: (860) 486-0309
E-mail: diego.sustaita@uconn.edu

Theiss, Kathryn (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 302
Phone: (860) 486-5731
E-mail: kathryn.theiss@uconn.edu

Photo of Nicholas Tippery Tippery, Nicholas (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 317
Phone: (860) 486-3937
E-mail: nicholas.tippery@uconn.edu

Treanor, Sarah (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: 
E-mail: sarah.treanor@uconn.edu

Villarreal, Juan Carlos (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 312
Phone: (860) 486-6306
E-mail: juan.villarreal@uconn.edu

Wade, Elizabeth (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-3947
E-mail: elizabeth.wade@uconn.edu

Weiss, Amy (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 317
Phone: (860) 486-3937
E-mail: amy.weiss@uconn.edu

Photo of Amanda Wendt Wendt, Amanda (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-0805
E-mail: amanda.wendt@uconn.edu

Photo of Adam Wilson Wilson, Adam (Doctoral Student)
Office: 
Phone: (860) 486-4157
E-mail: adam.wilson@uconn.edu

Yanega, Gregor (Doctoral Student)
Office: BioPharm 402
Phone: (860) 486-0309
E-mail: gregor.yanega@uconn.edu


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