Chris Kuetsinya joined our group as a statistical consultant to synthesize and analyze datasets describining environmental variables and southern pine beetle incidence in national forests in Mississippi.
Current position: PhD Candidate, Department of Statistics, Bowling Green University
Oluwatosin Ogundairo worked in our group for a semester contributing to a project on targeted and untargeted metabolomics of ash (Fraxinus spp.) defensive chemistry.
Current position: PhD Candidate, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University
Vi Li assisted graduate student Andrew Sanford with field and laboratory research related to the collection and identification of arthropods from three species of ash native to Louisiana.
Current position: Recent Graduate, Biological Sciences, B.S.
Raven Willis assisted with the collection and identification of longhorned beetles from ongoing projects.
Current position: Undergraduate Student in Renewable Natural Resources
Jeremiah McKeey assisted with the collection and identification of longhorned beetles from ongoing projects.
Current position: Undergraduate Student in Computer Science
During my time as a graduate student in the Hanks lab, a number of undergraduate students worked with me for research credit under the IB 390 (directed research) and IB 490 (independent research) programs. Many of these individuals have since gone on to pursue careers in entomology, ecology, and medicine.
Veronica Casey assisted with…
Current position: Ph.D. Student, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC-Davis
Juan Cruz-Garcia assisted with…
Current position: Landscape Maintenance Manager
Emily Althoff assisted with…
Current position: Assistant Extension Professor and State Extension Specialist of Urban Entomology, University of Missouri & Lincoln University
Nicholas Mendes assisted with…
Current position: Environmental Specialist, Washington State Department of Ecology
Kaylynn Pingad assisted with…
Current position: Veterinary technician assistant, Bronzeville Animal Clinic
Rebecca Back assisted with…
Current position: Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Genetics, Raman lab
Julia Monk assisted with…
Current position: Clinical Research Study Assistant, Washington University of St. Louis
Briana Banks assisted with…
Current position: Ph.D. candidate, University of Chicago, Committee on Cancer Biology, Brady lab
Jacob Vilker assisted with…
Current position: Medical student, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabeth Hanson assisted with…
Current position: Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing
Allen Yu assisted with…
Current position: Dental assistant, Naperville Dental Group
Jolanta Szkodon assisted with…
Current position: Bioinformatician
Brian Willis assisted with…
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Horace Zeng assisted with…
Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Georgia, Sasaki Lab
Suzanne Vachula assisted with…
Current position: Graduate of University of Vermont Law School
Kaleb Lukens assisted with…
Current position: Program Coordinator, Headwaters Invasive Plant Partnership
Jade Kochanski assisted with field and laboratory research related to the impacts of emerald ash borer on forest ecosystems, as well as preparation of pinned insect samples for identification by taxonomic experts.
Current position: PhD student, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Gratton Lab
Haley Melampy assisted with the collection and sorting of arthropods emerging from trees infested by native Agrilus spp.
Current position: Senior R&D technician, Niron magnetics Inc.
Adam Krause assisted with the collection and sorting of arthropods emerging from trees infested by native Agrilus spp.
Current position: Science Teacher, Watertown Highschool