Students - Duke University Program in Ecology (UPE)

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background faculty students degree structure & admissions rules & regulations curriculum financial support administration classes seminars publications home	Students in the University Program in Ecology (UPE) Matriculants, Fall 2008
		Kristina Cammen (Andy Read) Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment kmc32duke.edu Marine mammal health and genetics
		Kathleen (Katie) Grogan (Christine Drea) Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy keg15duke.edu Behavioral ecology and genetics
		German Forero (Stuart Pimm) Nicholas School of the Environment gaf8duke.edu Conservation ecology, neotropics, threatened species
		Kayleigh Somers (Dean Urban) Nicholas School of the Environment kas53duke.edu Restoration ecology, landscape ecology
		Denis Valle (Jim Clark) Nicholas School of the Environment drv4duke.edu Forest dynamics, tropical forest management, simulation and statistical models
	Matriculants, Fall 2007
		Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske (Ken Glander) Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy dg52duke.edu
		Brian Lutz (Emily Bernhardt) Department of Biology bdl15duke.edu
	Matriculants, Fall 2006
		Alison Appling (Emily Bernhardt, Rob Jackson) Department of Biology apa3duke.edu Nitrogen cycling in floodplains, plant uptake of water and nitrogen, denitrification
		Meredith Barrett (Anne Yoder) Department of Biology mab44duke.edu Wildlife disease ecology
		David Bell (Jim Clark) Nicholas School of the Environment dmb27duke.edu
		Lucas Joppa (Stuart Pimm) Nicholas School of the Environment lnjduke.edu Effectiveness of protected areas, tropical ecology, endangered species
		Meg Mobley (Dan Richter) Nicholas School of the Environment mlm6duke.edu
		Mary Turnipseed (Larry Crowder) Duke University Marine Lab mpt9duke.edu Ocean conservation through fisheries bycatch reduction and policy innovation
	Matriculants, Fall 2005
		M. Zach Darnell (Dan Rittschof) Duke University Marine Lab mzd2duke.edu Movement behavior of blue crabs
		John Kim (Rob Jackson) Department of Biology jhk11duke.edu Ecohydrology
		Robert Schick (Pat Halpin) Nicholas School of the Environment rss10duke.edu Spatial Ecology
		Elizabeth Sudduth (Emily Bernhardt) Department of Biology esudduthduke.edu Stream Ecology
		Lesley Thorne (Larry Crowder) Duke University Marine Lab lt4duke.edu
	Matriculants, Fall 2004
		Sean Berthrong (Rob Jackson) Department of Biology 919-613-8214 seanbduke.edu Microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology
		Allen McBride (Jim Clark) Graduated Dec 2006 (M.A.)
		Jen Morse (Emily Bernhardt) Department of Biology jlm40duke.edu Biogeochemistry, stream restoration
		Eileen Thorsos (Rob Jackson) Department of Biology ert7duke.edu Biogeochemistry, plant nutrient cycling, biotic-abiotic feedbacks
	Matriculants, Fall 2003
		Marion Adeney (Stuart Pimm, Norm Christensen) marion.adeneyduke.edu Tropical Rainforest Disturbance Ecology
		Claire Berger (Norm Christensen) Nicholas School of the Environment claire.bergerduke.edu Landscape Ecology and Conservation
		Nicolette (Nicki) Cagle (Norm Christensen, John Terborgh) nlc4duke.edu Conservation Biology, Herpetology, Landscape Ecology Graduated May 2008 Dissertation title: A multiscale investigation of snake habitat relationships and snake conservation in Illinois
		Gary Dickinson (Dan Rittschof) Duke University Marine Lab gary.dickinsonduke.edu Marine Chemical Ecology
		Elliott Hazen (Larry Crowder) Duke University Marine Lab elliott.hazenduke.edu Marine Community Ecology & Behavior
		Jason Jackson (Dan Richter and Rytas Vilgalys) jason.jacksonduke.edu Soil Microbial Ecology
		Mike Osland (Curt Richardson) Nicholas School of the Environment 919-613-8140 mjo9duke.edu Wetland Ecology/Restoration
		Joe Sexton (Dean Urban) joseph.sextonduke.edu Forest landscape ecology, remote sensing
		Eric Ward (Ram Oren) eric.wardduke.edu Effects of tree hydraulics on gas exchange
	Matriculants, Fall 2002
		Fernando Colchero (Jim Clark) Nicholas School of the Environment fernando.colcheroduke.edu Animal Population Dynamics, Landscape Ecology Graduated Spring 2008
		Dalia Amor Conde (Norm Cristensen) Nicholas School of the Environment dac21duke.edu Landscape Ecology Graduated Spring 2008 Dissertation title: Road impact on deforestation and jaguar habitat loss in the Mayan forest
		Arielle Cooley (John Willis) Department of Biology 919-660-7372 arielle.cooleyduke.edu Ecology/Evolution
		Regina Peon Diaz (John Terborgh) Department of Biology rp11duke.edu Tropical Ecology
		Luke Dollar (Stuart Pimm) Nicholas School of the Environment Ecology & Conservation Graduated Spring 2006 Dissertation title: Morphometrics, diet, and conservation of Cryptoprocta ferox
		Caroline Good (Andy Read) Duke University Marine Lab Beaufort, NC caroline.goodduke.edu Marine Mammal Conservation Graduated Spring 2008 Dissertation title: Spatial ecology of the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
		Michelle Hersh (Jim Clark) Department of Biology mhh4duke.edu Community Ecology
		Mark Higgins (John Terborgh) Nicholas School of the Environment mark.higginsduke.edu Conservation Planning
		Arlene Mendoza-Moran (Dan Richter) Nicholas School of the Environment arlene.mendozaduke.edu Ecosystems Graduated (M.A.)
		Karen Neely (Larry Crowder) Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC 28516 karen.neelyduke.edu Coral Reef Ecology Graduated May 2008 Dissertation title: Influence of substrate on coral reef fish communities
		A. Chris Oishi (Ram Oren) Nicholas School of the Environment acoishiduke.edu Forest/plant ecology, carbon and water cycling
		Ariana Sutton-Grier (Curt Richardson) Nicholas School of the Environment ariana.suttonduke.edu Wetland Restoration Graduated Spring 2008 Dissertation title: The role of plant functional diversity and soil amendments in regulating plant biomass and soil biogeochemistry in restored wetland ecosystems in the North Carolina Piedmont
		Joshua Uebelherr (Ram Oren) Nicholas School of the Environment joshua.uebelherrduke.edu Ecophysiology
		Mariana Vale (Stuart Pimm) Nicholas School of the Environment mariana.valeduke.edu Conservation Biology, Neotropics, Biogeography, GIS Graduated 2007 Dissertation title: Avian distribution patterns and conservation in Amazonia
		Kyle Van Houtan (Stuart Pimm) Nicholas School of the Environment Biodiversity, Ethics Graduated Fall 2006 Dissertation title: Behavior matters: narrating species loss in the ecological and biblical traditions
		Maria Wise (Dan Rittschof) Duke University Marine Lab maria.wiseduke.edu Chemoreception & Ecology
	Matriculants, Fall 2001
		Sara Chun (Norm Christensen and Gary Hartshorn) Nicholas School of the Environment sara.chunduke.edu Graduated Fall 2008 Dissertation title: The utility of digital aerial surveys in censusing Dipteryx panamensis, the key food and nesting tree of the endangered great green macaw (Ara ambigua) in Costa Rica
		Ari Friedlaender (Andy Read) Duke University Marine Lab Graduated 2006 Dissertation title: Spatial ecology of humpback and minke whales off the Western Antarctic Peninsula
		Jessica Hardesty (John Terborgh) Nicholas School of the Environment jlh26duke.edu
		Joshua Osterberg (Dan Rittschof) Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC 28516 jso6duke.edu Deep-sea hydrothermal vent chemical ecology
		Curtis A. Smith (Will Wilson) Dept. of Biology Graduated Spring 2006 Dissertation title: Ecology and evolution of dispersal in theoretical and empirical systems
		Miguel Schwartz (John Terborgh) Nicholas School of the Environment mjs21duke.edu Graduated Spring 2007 Dissertation title: Vegetation community change over decadal and century scales in the North Carolina Piedmont
		Paul Stoy (Gaby Katul) Nicholas School of the Environment paul.stoyed.ac.uk Graduated Fall 2006 Dissertation title: The interplay between the carbon and water cycles along a successional gradient in the southeastern US
	Students Matriculating Prior to Fall 2001
		Michael Dietze (Jim Clark) Department of Biology Plant community and landscape ecology Graduated Spring 2006 Dissertation title: Regeneration dynamics in large forest gaps
	Kristen Hart (Larry Crowder) Duke University Marine Laboratory Marine ecology and conservation biology Graduated 2005 Dissertation title: Population biology of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin): defining and reducing threats across their geographic range
	Kirsten Hofmockel (Bill Schlesinger, Rob Jackson) Department of Biology Biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, stable isotopes Graduated Spring 2005 Dissertation title: Effects of elevated carbon dioxide on soil nitrogen cycling
	Inés Ibáñez (Jim Clark) Department of Biology Graduated Spring 2006 Dissertation title: Recruitment dynamics of tree species: implications under climate change
	Emily Minor (Dean Urban) Nicholas School of the Environment Graduated Spring 2006 Dissertation title: The effects of urbanization on the behavior, distribution, and conservation of forest birds
	Jeri Lynn Parrent (Bill Morris and Rytas Vilgalys) Department of Biology Graduated Fall 2006 Dissertation title: Global climate change and the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: consequences for fungal communities and nutrient transport regulation
	Michael Wolosin (Jim Clark) Tree structure and growth Graduated Spring 2006
Students earning a certificate in Ecology
	Kenneth J. Feeley (John Terborgh) Graduated 2005 Dissertation title: The effects of tropical dry forest fragmentation on floral and faunal communities as mediated through trophic interactions
	Hsin-Drow Huang (Dan Rittschof) Duke University, Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC Graduated 2004 Dissertation title: Macrosymbionts on crinoids Comanthina schlegeli, with emphasis on host selection by symbiotic snapping shrimp Synalpheus demani
	Shannon L. LaDeau (Jim Clark) Department of Biology Graduated Dec. 2004 Dissertation title: The reproductive ecology of Pinus taeda growing in elevated CO₂
	Jason S. McLachlan (Jim Clark) Department of Biology Graduated 2003 Dissertation title: Population growth of eastern North American trees since the last glacial maximum
	Catarina Moura (Rob Jackson) Department of Biology c.mouraduke.edu Graduated May 2008 Dissertation title: Carbon and water relations in Pinus taeda: bridging the gap across plant physiology, genomics, and global climate change
Earlier Graduates and Dissertation Titles
Robert McDonald, 2004 (Dean Urban) Forest fragmentation and forest response in the North Carolina Piedmont Grant Harris, 2004 (Stuart Pimm) Dissertation title: Remote sensing and GIS applications for modeling species distributions Monique Rocca, 2004 (Dean Urban & Norm Christensen) Spatial considerations in fire management: the importance of heterogeneity for maintaining diversity in a mixed-conifer forest Caterina D'Agrosa, 2004 (Andy Read) The application of spatial analytical techniques toward the conservation of long-lived marine vertebrates: the pelagic longline fishery as a case study Matt Wallenstein, 2004 (Bill Schlesinger) Effects of increased nitrogen deposition on forest soil nitrogen cycling and microbial community structure Todd Lookingbill, 2003 (Dean Urban) Communities in transition: a multi-phase study of the Tsuga heterophylla/Abies amabilis ecotone in the Oregon Cascades Will Figueira, 2003 (Larry Crowder) Metapopulation dynamics of coral reef fish: understanding habitat, demography, and connectivity in source-sink systems Tara Cox, 2003 (Andy Read) Evaluation of strategies to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Damon Gannon, 2003 (Andy Read) Behavioral ecology of an acoustically mediated predator-prey system: bottlenose dolphins and sciaenid fishes Esteban Jobbágy, 2002 (Rob Jackson) (certificate in Ecology) The imprint of plants on the vertical distribution of soil resources Kenneth B. Pierce, 2002 (Dean Urban) Reconciling forest demography with gradient analysis in montane landscapes Melissa L. Snover, 2002 (Larry Crowder) Growth and ontogeny of sea turtles using skeletochronology: methods, validation and application to conservation Kevin Craig, 2001 (Larry Crowder) Effects of large scale hypoxia on the distribution of brown shrimp (Farfanpenaeus aztecus) and Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico Lisa Eby, 2001 (Larry Crowder) Response of a fish community to frequent and infrequent disturbances in estuarine ecosystems Janneke HilleRisLambers, 2001 (Jim Clark) Dormancy, dispersal, and density-dependent mortality: coexistence of temperate forest tree species Jason Lynch, 2001 (Jim Clark) Fire history of boreal forests: implications for past climate change Greg Piniak, 2001 The effects of symbiotic condition and nutritional history on prey capture and use by anemones and corals Jennifer Powers, 2001 (Bill Schlesinger) Geographic variation in soil organic carbon dynamics following land-use change in Costa Rica John Stinchcombe, 2001 (Mark Rausher) (certificate in Ecology) Evolutionary ecology of deer resistance and tolerance in the ivyleaf morning glory, Ipomoea hederacea cwcookduke.edu
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