Sara earned a B.A. in biology from St. Olaf College and a Ph.D. in entomology from the University of Idaho and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) in Costa Rica. Her research is focused on understanding variables that impact native and managed bee populations worldwide. As a doctoral student, Sara studied the impact of land use change on native and managed bees in northwestern Costa Rica as an NSF IGERT and USAID Borlaug fellow. Her work in the lab examined the impact of wildfire intensity and post-fire management on native bees and pollination services in Oregon.  [Sara's website]

Jenn earned her B.S. from the University of Northern Colorado and an M.S. in Biological Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, where her research focused on molecular ecology of zooplankton in the Bering Sea. Following her graduate work, shespent several years studying avian nesting behavior in a variety of habitats, from the Peruvian rainforest to the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest. Jenn specialized in public outreach working as a science communicator in the Peace Corps and for the National Pesticide Information Center and is currently working on the Marbled Murrelet Breeding Ecology Project.

Lindsay received her B.S. from James Madison University and her M.S. in wildlife science from Oregon State University where her research focused on Caspian Tern predation of juvenile salmonids in San Francisco Bay. She then spent several years with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife working on avian predation issues and implementing the Oregon Conservation Strategy. Most recently, she completed a research fellowship studying waterbirds along the coast of Sonora, Mexico. Lindsay is currently participating in a study of Marbled Murrelet nesting ecology in coastal Oregon forests.

Kaitlyn is an OSU alumnus, having graduated in 2021 with her B.S. in Integrative Biology with a Marine Biology focus. Her previous research has been centered around the trophic dynamics of juvenile fish in the Gulf of Alaska and the northern California Current ecosystems. Kaitlyn started working on the Oregon Marbled Murrelet Project in May 2023 to identify key prey taxa brought to the nests during chick provisioning. Outside of the lab, Kaitlyn can be found hanging out with her dog, honing her pickleball skills, teaching recreational scuba diving as a divemaster for OSU, and preparing for graduate school.   

Janel earned her undergraduate degree from Southern Oregon University and studied Black-backed Woodpecker habitat use in Crater Lake National Park. For her thesis she worked with Black-capped Chickadees to understand how individuals vary in their use of supplemental feeders, and she conducted an experiment to assess the extent to which individuals undergoing energetic challenges make use of supplemental food.

Kristin received her B.S. in the honor’s program at Washington State University in wildlife ecology with a minor in French language. Her training is in both the human dimensions of natural resource science and wildlife ecology. She is broadly interested in the effects of anthropogenic land use and management on terrestrial ecosystem ecology. More specifically, she is interested in the climate- and resource-mediated effects of vegetation on the population dynamics of wildlife (especially avian species). Her thesis work examined the effects of intensive forest management practices on air temperature and the reproductive success of the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon), a cavity-nesting songbird, in early-successional forests.

Lucas is a zoology major with minors in chemistry and psychology who is interested in how animal behaviors affect ecology in a multitude of environments. He is investigating how blue flourescent targets influence pollination by wild bees for this Honors College thesis. Before he joined the lab he was involved  in the URSA-Engage Program at OSU where he analyzed dune sand samples for nitrate concentration and in the Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholar program where he helped with education outreach and conducted fieldwork at the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Braelei obtained her B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences at OSU while focusing on avian research and statistical methods. Her Honors College thesis explored the physiological and behavioral aspects of stress in Tachycineta swallows. She is also interested in applied avian evolutionary ecology, ecosystem services, and conservation physiology.

Bayly is an undergraduate student at OSU pursuing a B.S in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Science, with a minor in Spanish. She is interested in ecosystem conservation and behavioral ecology. Currently, in the lab she is working on wood boring beetle identification and cataloging. In her spare time Bayly is hanging around in the forest, tossing a frisbee around with friends, or gardening with OSU’s Organic Growers Club. 

Steven is an undergraduate student at OSU majoring in zoology working in the URSA-Engage program. He is interested in conservation, fieldwork, and documentary filmmaking. His goal is to conserve natural areas by developing economically viable methods of conservation and help spread appreciation for our flora and fauna through documentaries and educational videos to spread awareness of critical habitats that are being lost. 

Weylin received a  Natural Resources Technology technical degree from Mount Hood Community College doubling in Forest Resources and Wildlife Resources, before transferring to OSU where they are currently working on a Natural Resources Ecology degree. They spent the summer between schools working with the ODFW and Forest Service as a Wildlife Conservation Strategy Intern surveying White-headed Woodpecker foraging ranges in Eastern Oregon. They joined this lab as part of the STEM Leaders undergraduate research program, and are interested in the way all of the different aspects of forest health and ecology are interconnected.

Bella received her AS and AAOT from Portland Community College and transferred to Oregon State in 2018. She is pursuing a B.S. in biology with an ecology option and a chemistry minor. She is interested in forest ecology, marine ecology, and environmental law with a focus on species conservation. She is a 2021 SURE scholar currently working on a project examining how native pollinators utilize foraging resources across successional gradients in early seral managed conifer forests. In her spare time she enjoys mushroom foraging, hiking, pottery, and spending time with her hedgehog, Bramble and partner, Sam.

Mallory is an undergraduate at OSU majoring in horticulture with the sustainable horticulture option. She is interested in ecology, agricultural food production and pollinator conservation. Mallory is working in the lab on a project evaluating the effects of climate change-simulated temperatures on mason bee vitality and reproduction as part of the URSA Engage program.

Nuha is an undergraduate at OSU majoring in Accounting and Sustainability. A transfer student from INTI International University in Malaysia, she is interested in both the business and the scientific world. As a business student, she strives to pursue her interest in bees, trees, and the environment by engaging in research and plant-insect projects. Nuha worked in the lab as part of the URSA-Engage program at OSU.

Kendra is an undergraduate at OSU majoring in ecology and specializing in entomomogy. Her past research involves honeybee nutrition with the Sagili lab, and ground beetle sperm conjugation with the Maddison lab. She loves bugs, loves research, and worked in the lab through via an URSA Engage award that allowed her to pursue an independent project focused on how wildfire severity is linked to offspring production and survival of blue orchard bees.

Gretchen was an undergraduate at OSU and got involved in the lab for several summers working on a range of Tachycineta swallow projects, including co-leading a study that compared nestling diet between Tree and Violet-green Swallows. Since leaving OSU she has expanded her interest in aerial insectivores by undertaking dissertation research at the University of South Dakota that is focused on nesting biology and heat stress of the Common Nighthawk.   [Gretchen's website]