Affiliated Students
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Biological Sciences Fordham University New York, NY 10458 MS Eastern Michigan University BS |
Rachel Bricklin I am currently a PhD student in the Ecology track at Fordham. My research interests are migration, urban ecology, and anthropogenic effects on wildlife populations. For my dissertation research, I am studying stopover biology of migratory birds in the New York City area. Since the spring of 2010, I have analyzed stress levels and monitored night flight calls of migrants. In the spring of 2011, I began to quantify habitat use as well. I will continue fieldwork through the fall of 2012. Prior to attending Fordham, I received a Masters in Ecology and Organismal Biology at Eastern Michigan University. For my Masters thesis, I studied the physiology and behavior of a population of evening bats (Nycticeius humeralis) at the northern edge of their range.
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PhD Candidate
Dept. of Biological Sciences Fordham University New York, NY 10458 MS Fordham University BS |
Evelyn Fetridge I received my M.S. in Biology from Fordham, studying the wild native bee diversity in residential suburban gardens in Westchester County, NY. I am now pursuing my PhD, also in Biology, at Fordham, studying the fitness consequences of elevated recombination in intracellular bacteria.
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PhD Candidate
Dept. of Biological Sciences Fordham University New York, NY 10458 BS Fordham University |
Suzanne Macey Conducted undergraduate research on nursing patterns in captive neonatal beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) through Canisus College and terrestrial habitat use of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Dollard Bay, Netherlands. Research interests focused in conservation biology.
Currently a Ph.D. student in Dr. J. Alan Clark's lab studying the conservation and nesting ecology of bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii). In association with Dr. Evon Hekkala's lab and the herpetology department at the American Museum of Natural History, Suzanne will be using genetic techniques to investigate presence of multiple paternity and natal philopatry, as well as relatedness in and among bog turtle populations in New York State. |
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Biological Sciences Fordham University New York, NY 10458 MS University of Alaska BS |
Xian WangI grew up in a coastal city. I received a masters degree in Marine biology from Alaska. I am familiar with oceanographic survey, zooplankton population, and fishery related research. Currently, I am working on a phylogenetic project on freshwater brown algae Heribaudiella fluviatilis and Pleurocladia lacustris. Molecular methods are used to discover genetic variation among geographically separated populations of freshwater brown algae.
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PhD Candidate
Dept. of Biological Sciences Fordham University New York, NY 10458 MS University of Rhode Island BS University of Rhode Island |
Christine Zolnik I am interested in disease ecology and study the complex relationship between pathogens, vectors, non-human hosts, humans, and the environment. I received my M.S. in 2005 investigating how abiotic factors influence blacklegged tick activity and mortality. My current research interests include the impact that anthropogenic landscape changes have on wildlife populations and biodiversity, subsequently influencing zoonotic disease dynamics. My dissertation examines the effects of urbanization on the co-phylogeography of a disease vector, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), and two of its primary hosts, the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus), in the northeastern United States. I will be comparing the population genetics of all three species using microsatellite markers, as well as determining pathogen prevalence at sites along an urban-rural gradient.
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