Undergraduate Senior Thesis Since 1991/Current Positions:

Julie Butte. 1992. Geographic variation in allozyme frequencies in 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas. Graduated from George Washington University Medical School. Residency in Richmond, Virginia.

Jennifer Deniega. B.S. 1993. Geographic variation in nucleotide substitutions within and among 13- and 17-year periodical cicada populations surveyed by PCR/RFLP. Completed a Master's of Public Health from California State University, North Ridge.

Jennifer Morris. B.S. 1996. Conservation genetic studies of Megalagrion xanthomelas. After 1.5 year research internship at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, now working as a Technical Support Specialist for Cisco Systems (computer networking), Research Triangle Park, NC.

Kathy Kudish. B.S. 1996. Mitochondrial DNA variation across a four gene region (COII, ATPase 6, ATPase 8, & COII): Restriction fragment length analysis of Chrysoperla lucasina in Europe. Complete Vetrinary School at Lousiana State University, Masters in Public Health, Tulane University, L.A., worked on a Public Health Initiative to combat future polio epidemics in Bangledesh, currently practicing veterinary medicine in Connecticut.

Sejal Dalwadi. B.S. 1997. Mitochondrial and nuclear data suggesting gene flow between 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas. Graduated from UConn Medical School in 2001, Pediatric Residency at Yale New Haven Hospital 2004, Currently practicing pediatrics in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Jake Schumacher. B.S. 1997. Secondary structure of the third domain of nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA genes in tapeworms. Sought employment at Pfizer Corp.

Annie Paradis. B.S. 1999. Correlations of genetic markers and color polymorphisms in 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas. After a year's internship in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Annie entered the Ph.D. program at the University of Nebraska working with Svata Lauda on the impact of introduced species on native ecosystems. Annie received her Master's degree in 2003 and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in the Elkington Lab working on population dynamics of the wooly adelgid.

Barbara Parsons. B.S. 2000. Conservation genetics of the Hawaiian damselflyMegalagrion hawaiiense. Currently a PhD student at the University of Kansas working on conservation biology of fish.

Christopher Ehrhardt. B.S. 2001. Genetic and geographic variation in periodical cicadas (Genus Magicicada):unlocking species origins and extinctions. Recently completed a PhD in geological microbiology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Kathryn Fontaine. B.S. December 2005. Thesis Title: Asymmetrical Sexual Isolation and Paternal Leakage in Periodical Cicadas (Magicicada spp.). Currently a PhD student at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

Adam R. Leston, B.S. June 2006. Thesis title: A Molecular Phylogeographic Study of the New Zealand Cicada Genus Rhodopsalta. Currently walking the Appalachian trail.

Gregory Staley. B.S. 2006. Thesis title: Long and Accurate PCR and the complete Mitochondrial Genome of the 13-year cicada, Magicicada tredecim. Currently completing his teachers certification for secondary education.