Samantha Aguilar
sam1604@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Martha Desmond, Co-Advisor: Aaron Young)
Hometown | Gatesville, Texas
BS | Tarleton State University
MS Thesis Topic | Post-fledging ecology of Western bluebirds and Ash-throated flycatchers at Los Alamos National Lab

Will Bass
wbass@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Zach Klein)
Hometown | Atlanta, Georgia
BS | Auburn University
MS Thesis Topic | Stocking strategies and species interactions of Hybrid Striped Bass in Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico

Matt Becker
mbecker1@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Jennifer Frey and Theresa Laverty)
Hometown | Plainfield, IL
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | Effects of Wind Energy Development on Terrestrial Mammals

Lucas Begeman
lbegeman@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Chaseburg, Wisconsin
BS | University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
MS Thesis Topic | Pronghorn habitat selection and movement in southwestern New Mexico

Aaron Blount
aaronblo@nmsu.edu
MS | Plant and Environmental Science Department (Advisor: Wiebke Boeing)
Hometown | Las Cruces, New Mexico
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | Monoculture vs Polyculture Systems in Aquaponics, focusing on the following: Plant growth, fish growth, water quality and bacteria load in the media/substrate

Elizabeth Brock
lizbrock@nmsu.edu
MS | Water Science and Management Program (Advisor: Wiebke Boeing)
Hometown | Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico
BS | Haskell Indian Nations University
MS Thesis Topic | Species Composition of the Rio Grande River Macro-invertebrates

Blanca Aimee Cabrera-Cuellar
blancacc@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Obed Hernandez-Gomez, PhD)
Hometown | Torreón, Coahuila, México
BS | Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango
MS Thesis Topic | Population Genetics of the big bend slider turtle (Trachemys gaigeae)

Sara-Ashley Collins
saraashc@nmsu.edu
PhD | Plant and Environmental Sciences (Advisor: Dr. Obed Hernández-Gómez)
Hometown | TMarietta, Georgia
BS | University of Georgia
MS | Colorado State University
Dissertation Topic | Impacts of temperature and environmental stressors on amphibian stress physiology and disease dynamics

Maggy Cooper
maggyw@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: Wiebke Boeing & Kelly Jones)
Hometown | Mystic, Connecticut
BA | University of Connecticut
MS Thesis Topic | Social acceptance of multifunctional solar designs on public land in the southwest

Juliemar Cuevas-Hernandez
jcuevas2@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor’s: Dr. Martha Desmond, Dr. Aaron Young, Dr. Timothy Wright)
Hometown | Orlando, FL
BS | University of Florida
MS Thesis Topic | Shrub encroachment impacts on wintering sparrows at the Jornada Experimental Range

Sophia Culver
sculver@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Jennifer Frey)
Hometown | South Bend, IN
BS | University of Wyoming
MS Thesis Topic | Diet and Ecology of the Oscura Mountain Colorado Chipmunk

Jacob Falls
jfalls91@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Zach Klein)
Hometown | Homedale, ID
BS | University of Idaho
MS Thesis Topic | Population Dynamics and species interactions of Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout in the San Juan Tailwater Fishery

Paul Fedorowicz
pfedora@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Kasey Pregler)
Hometown | Okemos, MI
BS | University of Michigan
MS Thesis Topic | Conservation genomics of Pecos pupfish

Alejandro Gomez
agomez72@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Dr. Obed Hernandez-Gomez)
Hometown | Las Cruces, NM
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | Microbiome and internal parasite composition of bighorn sheep and non-native ungulates in Southern New Mexico

Breanna Graves
bre94@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Dr. Zach Klein)
Hometown: Nine Mile Falls, Washington
BS | University of Idaho
MS Thesis Topic | Reproductive success of My Brook Trout

Nathan Green
nsgreen@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Obed Hernández-Gómez)
Hometown: Larkspur, California
BA | University of California, Irvine
MS Thesis Topic | The effects of environmental differences on pathogen load and richness, disease presence and severity, home range, and body condition of Northwestern Pond Turtles

William Grooms
wgrooms@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Frey)
Hometown: Las Cruces, New Mexico
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | Critically Rare Peñasco Least Chipmunk in a Post-Wildfire Disclimax Community in the Sacramento Mountains to Inform Sound Management

Jebosh Guzman-Solis
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Obed Hernandez-Gomez )
Hometown: Ciudad Juarez
BS | Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
MS Thesis Topic | Population ecology and BD disease resistance in Chiricahua Leopard Frogs along New Mexico and Arizona

Daniel Horton
djhorton@nmsu.ed
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: Martha Desmond and Fitsum Gebreselassie)
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
BS | Colorado State University
MS Thesis Topic | Pinyon Jay Movement Ecology

Domonic Jimenez
djimen62@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Dr. Obed Hernandez-Gomez)
Hometown | Las Cruces, NM
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | Population Genetics and Immunogenetics of Western Pond Turtles

Matt Keeling
mkeeling@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Baltimore, Maryland
BS | Frostburg State University
MS Thesis Topic | Black bear resource selection: responses to wildfires and forest restoration

Mitchell Lejcher
mlejcher@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Dr. Wiebke Boeing)
Hometown | Woodbury, MN
BS | Concordia College of Moorhead
MS Thesis Topic | Aquaponics and Food Security

Megan Lemmo
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Martha Desmond, Co-Advisors: Fitsum Gebreselassie and Brian Millsap)
Hometown | Mogadore, OH
BS | Juniata College
MS Thesis Topic | Post-fledging ecology of American Kestrels

Coral Matos-Sepulveda
coralm@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: Abby Lawson and Timothy Wright)
Hometown | Miami Beach, FL
BS | College of the Atlantic
MS Thesis Topic | Mexican duck and other dabbling duck use of stocks tanks (diked wetlands) in southeastern Arizona

Alex Merchanlisky
amerch@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Martha Desmond & Fitsum Gebreselassie)
Hometown | Germantown, MD
BS | Auburn University
MS Thesis Topic | Breeding and movement ecology of Bendire's thrasher

Alyssa Mineau
PhD | Plant & Environmental Science (Advisor: Dr. Kelly Jones)
Hometown | Susanville, CA
BS | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; University of Nevada, Reno
MS | Forest Resources; University of Arkansas at Monticello
PhD Dissertation Topic | Social and Economic Dimensions of Forest Restoration in the American Southwest

Dante Munn
dmunn@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: : Jennifer Frey)
Hometown | Chapel Hill, NC
BS | University of Wisconsin - Madison
MS Thesis Topic | To be determined

Julia Nelson
jnels@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Kelly Jones)
Hometown | Cincinnati, Ohio
BS | University of North Carolina at Charlotte
MS Thesis Topic | Participation and governance in forest management initiatives: examining wood banks in New Mexico

Lili Ortiz
lortiz06@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Dr. Wiebke Boeing)
Hometown | Las Cruces, NM
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | Improving Aquaponics Systems 

Dylan Osterhaus
dylano@nmsu.edu
PhD | Biology (Advisors: Martha Desmond and Tim Wright)
Hometown | Topeka, Kansas
BS | Emporia State University
MS | Iowa State University
PhD Dissertation Topic | Light pollution and bird migration in the desert southwest

Ruth Passernig
rpass@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Austin, Texas
BS | University of Portland
MS Thesis Topic Mountain lion ecology

Mark Peyton
nmcatmap@nmsu.edu
PhD | Biology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Vernon, Arizona
BS | Northern Arizona University
MS | Texas Tech University
PhD Dissertation Topic | Mountain lion resource selection and behavior in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico

Taylor Pichler
tpichler@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Theresa Laverty)
Hometown | West Bend, Wisconsin
BS | Northland College
MS Thesis Topic | The interactive effects of bats and arthropods on shrub encroachment dynamics in the Chihuahuan Desert

Ryan Rimple
rjrimple@nmsu.edu
PhD | Biology (Advisors: Kasey Pregler and Karen Mabry)
Hometown | Saylorsburg, PA
BS | Juniata College
MS | University of Georgia
PhD Dissertation topic | Evaluating genetic rescue outcomes in a Gila trout outcrossing experiment

Iona Rohan
irohan@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: Jennifer Frey and Theresa Laverty)
Hometown | Clinton, WA
BS | University of Washington
MS Thesis Topic | Effects of Wind Energy Development on Terrestrial Mammals

Julia Runkle
jirunkle@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: James Cain, Co-Advisor: Robert Lonsinger [OSU])
Hometown | Lancaster, PA
BS | Bryn Mawr College
MS Thesis Topic | The effects of fencing on movement and access to post-monsoon forage for pronghorn in Southeastern New Mexico

Carleen Silva
cnsilva@nmsu.edu
PhD | Biology (Advisor: Matthew Gompper and Kathryn Hanley)
Hometown | San Antonio, TX
BS | Iowa State University
PhD Dissertation Topic | Effects of an emerging infectious disease, RHDV2, on lagomorphs at the individual, population and community level

Melanie Solis Alvarez
msolis26@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Wiebke Boeing)
Hometown | Santa Fe, New Mexico
BS | University of Portland
MS Thesis Topic | Land Conservation Impacts

Brandi Stevenson
sbrandi@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Theresa Laverty)
Hometown | Houston, Texas
BS | University of Houston – Clear Lake
MS Thesis Topic | Ecology of nectar-feeding bats in the southwest

Evan Torres
evan10@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Zach Klein)
Hometown | Albuquerque, NM
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | PEvaluation of potential co-management of Yellow Perch and Roundtail Chub

Whitney Watson
wwatson@nmsu.edu
PhD | Biology (Advisors: Abby Lawson & Tim Wright)
Hometown | Minneapolis, Minnesota
BA | Macalester College
MS | University of Wisconsin – Madison
PhD Dissertation Topic | Ecology of rosy-finches in northern New Mexico

Holly Whited
hwhited@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Theresa Laverty)
Hometown | Sweetwater, TN
BS | University of Tennessee - Knoxville
MS Thesis Topic | Ecology of nectar-feeding bats in the southwest

Joe Youtz
joeyoutz@nmsu.edu

PhD | Geography (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Frey)
MS | Arkansas State University
Hometown | Edgewood, New Mexico
BS | New Mexico State University
PhD Dissertation Topic | Wildlife-Habitat-Thermal Relations in Pinyon Woodlands

Heather Zimba
hzimba@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Abby Lawson)
Hometown | Cooperstown, New York
BS | Suny College of Environmental Science and Forestry
MS Thesis Topic | Bolson Tortoise Reintroduction Ecology