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 Home >  Academics >  Biology >  Graduate Studies

Graduate Students - Spring 2008

Current Students
GTA = Graduate Teaching Assistant; GRA = Graduate Research Assistant; and
GCA = Graduate Curatorial Assistant at Sternberg Museum of Natural History.

If the student has a personal webpage, it is linked through their name.

Image of Brad Austin Brad J. Austin
Bachelor's degree: Ottawa University, KS
Hometown: Topeka, KS
Thesis topic: Effects of hydrolic regime on nitrification and denitrification in sediments of the Saline River in Kansas.
Advisor: Gillock
E-mail: bjaustin@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Dave Bender Dave J. Bender
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: Ellsworth, KS
Thesis topic: Diet of massasauga in grassland and wetland habitats in central Kansas.
Advisor: Stark
E-mail: djbender@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Jessica Bitner Jessica J. Bitner [GTA]
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: Elkhart, KS
Thesis topic: Survey of antibiotic resistant bacteria carried in the oral cavaties of migratory birds in western Kansas.
Advisor: Farley
E-mail: jjbitner@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Jason Black Jason K. Black [GRA]
Bachelor's degree: Emporia State University, KS
Hometown: Hughes Springs, TX
Thesis topic: "Waterfowl at Cheyenne Bottoms"
Advisor: Finck
E-mail: jkblack3@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Sarah Carrow Sarah A. Carrow
Bachelor's degree: Purdue University, IN
Hometown: Arcadia, IN
Thesis topic: Microhabitat influences on ant-lion pit construction and prey capture.
Advisor: Channell
E-mail: sacarrow@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Allen Casey P. Allen Casey [GTA]
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: McCracken, KS
Thesis topic: Characterization and natural history of a small, inland wetland in Ellis County, Kansas.
Advisor: Thomasson
E-mail: pacasey@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Claudia Dasilva-Carvalho Claudia M. Dasilva-Carvalho [GTA]
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: Brasilia, Brazil
Thesis topic: Isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages that infect Bacillus megaterium.
Advisor: Gillock
E-mail: cmdasilvacarvalho@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Christian Edwards Christian N. Edwards [GTA]
Bachelor's degree: Weber State University, UT
Hometown: Bountiful, UT
Thesis topic: Snowy plover nesting success and causes of nest failure at Great Salt Lake, Utah
Advisor: Farley
E-mail: cnedwards@scatcat.fhsu.edu

Image of Jerad Gorney

Jerad L. Gorney [GTA]
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: Great Bend, KS
Thesis topic: Detection and characterization of extended spectrum beta-lactamase genes carried by Gram-negative bacteria from environmental sources.
Advisor: Gillock
E-mail: j_gorney@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Carol Grover Carol D. Grover [GTA]
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: Great Bend, KS
Thesis topic: Comparisons of reproductive rates, survival rates, and post-fledging dispersal of the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) relative to densities and areas of the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies in western Kansas.
Advisor: Finck
E-mail: cdgrover@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Justin Hamilton

Justin V. Hamilton [GRA]
Bachelor's degree: Northwest Missouri State Univ.
Hometown: Kirksville, MO
Thesis topic:
Advisor: Finck
E-mail: jvhamilton@scatcat.fhsu.edu

Image of He Shi Shi He [GTA]
Bachelor's degree: Wuhan University, China
Hometown: Wuhan, China
Thesis topic: "Plant physiology"
Advisor: Maricle
E-mail: s_he4@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of James Leiker James A. Leiker
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: Hays, KS
Thesis topic: Effects of artificial lawns on steer foraging behavior.
Advisor: Nicholson
E-mail: jaleiker4@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Shannan Nilz Shannan K. Nilz
Bachelor's degree: University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Hometown: North Little Rock, AR
Thesis topic: Distribution and status of the eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) in Kansas.
Advisor: Finck
E-mail: sknilz@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Jenny O'Neill in Thailand Jennifer R. O'Neill [GCA]
Bachelor's degree: University of Minnesota
Hometown: Apply Valley, MN
Thesis topic: Distribution of Blarina brevicauda (northern short-tailed shrew) in northeastern Kansas.
Advisor: Choate
E-mail: jroneill@scatcat.fhsu.edu
  Ryan L. Pinkall [GTA]
Bachelor's degree:
Thesis topic:
Advisor: Stark
E-mail: rlpinkall@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Ryan Schmitz Ryan T. Schmitz [GRA]
Bachelor's degree: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Hometown: Clinton, IA
Thesis topic: Spatial and temporal patterns of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) wintering along the upper Mississippi River corridor as determined by satellite telemetry.
Advisor: Finck
E-mail: rtschmitz@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Zach Schwenke Zach J. Schwenke [GCA]
Bachelor's degree: New Mexico State University
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Thesis topic:
Advisor: Choate
E-mail: zjschwenke@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Hector Serna Hector S. Serna
Bachelor's degree: Briar Cliff University, IA
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Thesis topic:
Advisor: Thomasson
Image of Dusty Tacha Dusty H. Tacha [GRA]
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University, KS
Hometown: Oakley, KS
Thesis topic: Impacts of black-tailed prairie dog on shortgrass vegetation.
Advisor: Nicholson
E-mail: dhtacha@scatcat.fhsu.edu
Image of Cody Thompson Cody W. Thompson
Bachelor's degree: University of Northern Iowa
Hometown: Woodbine, IA
Thesis topic: Identification and characterization of the contact zone between two species of short-tailed shrew (Blarina) in southern Iowa and northern Missouri.
Advisor: Finck

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