Sam Troast

Advisor: Brittany Mosher
Hobbies: In my free time, I enjoy hiking, skiing, reading, and doing crossword puzzles.
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
My areas of interest include herpetology, population and disease ecology, conservation biology, land use change, and climate change biology. My research will focus on temperature sensitive disease dynamics within amphibian populations.
Contact
Email: samantha.troast@uvm.edu
Website(s): Wildlife Ecology Research Lab
Isaac Buabeng

Advisor: Jane Molofsky
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
I am interested in the functional traits of invasive plant species, conservation biology, and data science.
Contact
Email: ibuabeng@uvm.edu
Sandi Dincki

Advisor: Eric Bishop von Wettberg
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
My focus is on legume crops, particularly faba beans. I am interested in how they can be leveraged to prevent food insecurity and improve soil health in the context of climate change.
Contact
Email: sdincki@uvm.edu
Website(s): Crop Genetic Heritage Laboratory
Rei Jia

Advisor: Stephen Keller
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Botany, microbiology, climate change, and ecological genomics
Contact
Email: rei.jia@uvm.edu
Website(s): Keller Lab
Masoumeh Khodaverdi

Advisor: Jill Preston
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
I am interested in understanding how plants respond to their environmental temperature, and more specifically, investigating the role of climate variation in shaping sensitivity to vernalization and thermal performance in two grass genera, Melica and Brachypodium.
Contact
Email: masoumeh.khodaverdi@uvm.edu
Website(s): Jillpreston
Jacob Lacy

Advisor: David Bernstein
Hobbies: Fishing, hiking
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Metabolic modeling, human gut microbiome, ulcerative colitis
Contact
Email: jacob.lacy@uvm.edu
Sydney Miller

Advisor: Yolanda Chen
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
My areas of expertise relate to honey bees, beekeeping, and the importance of insect pollination to crop production. I am most interested in mitigating threats to the pollination services provided by honey bees and other native pollinators through connecting agricultural sectors and studying the effects of pesticide exposure, infectious disease, and improved cultural practices on honey bees as a model organism.
Contact
Email: mmille20@uvm.edu
Website(s): Yfanslow
Oyebamiji Yusuf Opeyemi

Advisor: Jane Molofsky
Hobbies: My hobbies include playing football and hiking.
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
I am interested in the evolution of invasive species traits under changing environmental conditions.
Contact
Email: yusuf.oyebamiji@uvm.edu
Leslie Paredes

Advisor: Laura May Collado
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
I'm interested in marine mammal communication, behavior, and conservation.
Contact
Email: lparedes@uvm.edu
Website(s): Lauramay Collado
Alexander Steiner

Advisor: Eric Bishop von Wettberg
Hobbies: My hobbies include hiking, kayaking/canoeing, gardening, and finding new hobbies.
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
I am investigating the impacts of Management Intensive Rotational Grazing on the plants and soil of Vermont pastures. I am more broadly interested in sustainable agriculture, and increasing the amount of perennials on the landscape.
Contact
Email: aksteine@uvm.edu
Website(s): ebishopv
Sarah Stover

Advisor: Melissa Pespeni
Hobbies: When I am not doing science, I can be found hiking, drawing, or playing the fiddle out of tune
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Evolution and ecology in marine invertebrates, climate change biology, how organisms mitigate environmental stressors through genetic and epigenetic changes.
Contact
Email: sarah.stover@uvm.edu
Website(s): Pespeni Lab
Amane Takahashi

Advisor: Jason Stockwell
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Ecological modeling/Diel vertical migration (DVM)/Mysis in Lake Champlain
Contact
Email: amane.takahashi@uvm.edu
Website(s): Stockwell Laboratory
Vincent Tamakloe

Advisor: Yolanda Chen
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
My interest broadly focuses on understanding the interactions between insects, plants, and the environment to develop sustainable, ecosystem-based pest management and conservation solutions.
Contact
Email: vincent.tamakloe@uvm.edu