![Image of Samantha Aguilar](../documents/Samantha-aguilar-opt.jpg)
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
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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
![Image of Lucas Begeman](../documents/Lucas-Begeman.jpg)
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
![Picture of Aaron Blount](../documents/thumbnail_Aaron-Blount.jpg)
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
![Kelley Boland](../documents/grad_boland_kelly.jpg)
Kelley Boland
kcboland@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Martha Desmond)
Hometown | San Diego, CA
BS | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
MS Thesis Topic | Effect of light pollution on bird mortality on the White Sands Missile Range
![Scott Boyle](../documents/grad_boyle_scott.jpg)
Scott Boyle
sboyle@nmsu.edu
PhD | Biology (Advisors: Dr. James Cain & Dr. Fitsum Gebreselassie)
Hometown | Littleton, Colorado
BS | Colorado State University
PhD Dissertation Topic | Cause-specific Mortality and Survival of Elk (Cervus canadensis) in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Area in New Mexico and Arizona
![Image of Charles Britt](../documents/Britt.jpg)
Charles Britt
crbritt@nmsu.edu
PhD | Plant and Environmental Science (Advisor: Dr. Fitsum Gebreselassie)
Hometown | Mesquite, Texas
BS | University of Texas – Austin
PhD Dissertation Topic | Application of advanced quantitative techniques to examine long-term raptor datasets in the southwest
![Image of Elizabeth Brock](../documents/thumbnail_Elizabeth-Brock.jpg)
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
![Jessica Buskirk](../documents/grad_buskirk_jessica.jpg)
Jessica Buskirk
jbuskirk@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: Matthew Gompper)
Hometown | Seattle Washington
BS | Washington State University
MS Thesis Topic | Ecology of the desert kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) on the White Sands National Park
![Jordan Ellison](../documents/eliison_jordan_grad.jpg)
Jordan Ellison
jte1@nmsu.edu
MS | MS, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: Martha Desmond and Fitsum Gebreselassie)
Hometown | Los Angeles, California
BA | Los Angeles, California
MS Thesis Topic | Burrowing Owl Translocation
Website | Ellison Website
![Image of Joanna Ennis](../documents/grad_ennis_joanna_raye.jpg)
Joanna Raye Ennis
jennis@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Gulf Breeze, Florida
BS | University of Florida
MS Thesis Topic | Identification and characterization of migration routes for mule deer, elk and pronghorn in northern New Mexico
![ashley evans](../documents/grad_evans_marble.jpg)
Ashley Evans
adevans@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Otisco, New York
BS | Paul Smith's College
MS Thesis Topic | Effects of human recreation on desert bighorn sheep in southwest Colorado
![Image of Breanna Graves](../documents/Breanna-Graves.jpg)
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
![Image of William Grooms](../documents/William-Grooms1.jpg)
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
![Image of Daniel Horton](../documents/Daniel-Horton.jpg)
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
![Hailey Jacobson](../documents/grad_jacobson_hailey.jpg)
Hailey Jacobson
hnj@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Jennifer Frey)
Hometown | Missoula, Montana
BS | Brown University
MS Thesis Topic | Occupancy analysis on the Organ Mountains Colorado Chipmunk
![Image of Matt Keeling](../documents/grad_keeling_matt.jpg)
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
![James Lee](../documents/grad_lee_james.jpg)
James Lee
jlee97@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Abby Lawson)
Hometown | Wading River, New York
BS | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
MS Thesis Topic | White-tailed Ptarmigan Reintroduction
![Sam Martinez](../documents/sam_martinez.jpg)
Sam Martinez
smarti12@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Albuquerque, New Mexico
BS | New Mexico State University
MS Thesis Topic | Kill Rates and Prey Composition of Mountain Lions and Mexican Wolves
![Image of Coral Matos Sepulveda](../documents/thumbnail_Coral-Matos-Sepulveda.jpg)
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
![Image of Alex Merchlinsky](../documents/Alex-Merchlinsky.jpg)
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
![Picture of Bunali-Miunika-Jagodage](../documents/thumbnail_Bunali-Miunika-Jagodage.jpg)
Bunali Miunika Jagodage
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Wiebke Boeing)
Hometown | Colombo, Sri Lanka
BS | The Open University of Sri Lanka
MS Thesis Topic | Riparian Restoration
![Image of Julia Olson](../documents/Julia-Olson.jpg)
Julia Olson
jolson5@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: James Cain)
Hometown | Eau Claire, WI
BS | University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
MS Thesis Topic | Influence of Mexican gray wolf recovery on elk behavior and foraging ecology
![Dylan Osterhaus](../documents/grad_osterhaus_2022.jpg)
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](../documents/grad_passernig_ruth.jpg)
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
![Image of Mark Peyton](../documents/thumbnail_Mark-Peyton.jpg)
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
![Image of Iona Rohan](../documents/thumbnail_Iona-Rohan.jpg)
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
![Carleen Silva](../documents/grad_silva.jpg)
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
![Maret Smith-Miller](../documents/maret-smith-miller-20222.jpg)
Maret Smith-Miller
maretsm@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (Advisor: Zach Klein)
Hometown | New York, NY
BA | Colorado College
MS Thesis Topic | Population persistence of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout in high mountain lakes in northern New Mexico
![Picture of Brandi Stevenson](../documents/thumbnail_Brandi-Stevenson.jpg)
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
![Picture of Whitney Watson](../documents/thumbnail_Whitney-Watson.jpg)
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
![Leah White](../documents/grad_white_leah.jpg)
Leah White
leahw42@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: James Cain and Fitsum Gebreselassie)
Hometown | Fayetteville, North Carolina
BS | Appalachian State University
MS Thesis Topic | Impacts of forest restoration treatments, prescribed burns, and wildfire on occupancy of large mammals in the Jemez Mountains
![Image of Holly Whited](../documents/holly-whited.jpg)
Holly Whited
hwhited@nmsu.edu
MS | Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology (Advisors: Theresa Laverty)
Hometown | Sweetwater, TN
BS | University of Tennessee - Knoxville
MS Thesis Topic | Ecology of nectar-feeding bats in the southwest
![Image of Joe Youtz](../documents/Joe-Youtz1.jpg)
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
![Image of Heather Zimba](../documents/Heather-Zimba1.jpg)
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