Applied Spatial Ecology Laboratory: Recent graduates
Dr. Jennifer Sieracki
National Invasive Species Information Management System of the National Park Service
Dr. Sieracki's Ph.D. work focused on modeling the spread of VHSV and other invasive
species in the Great Lakes.
Marc Morandi
Watershed Scientist at the Cadmus Group
Mr. Morandi's research focused on assessing the implications of different management plans on the spread of aquatic invasive species via recreational boating.
Dr. Nathan Manning
Post-doctoral Fellow with Dr. David Allan, Univ. of Michigan
Dr. Manning's research focused on spatial and temporal modeling of Yellow Perch populations
in the Western Basin of Lake Erie, specifically the role of different types of turbidity.
Other research interests have included wetlands ecology, effects of human impacts
at the landscape scale, and invasive species
Dr. Todd Crail
Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, UT
Dr. Crail's dissertation research interests involved assemblage, niche and interspecific
interactions in North American lotic aquatic systems (specifically fish and Unionid
mussels), with specific regard to exotic introductions and land use influences on
those communities.
Maria Tumeo - M.S.
German Teacher - Maumee Public Schools
Ms. Tumeo's research focused on how populations of woodpeckers are affected by the invasive Asian Emerald Ash Borer Beetle. I spent most of my time in the field looking for and counting the birds as well as checking the woodpecker attacks on trees at three different locations: Kensington Metropark in Michigan, Oak Openings Metropark in Swanton, Ohio, and Goll Woods State Nature Preserve near Archbold, Ohio.
Audra Crosky - M.S.
Animal Care Technician - Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Mrs. Cosky's project involved modeling the spread of the emerald ash borer, an invasive
beetle from Asia. The emerald ash borer is capable of spread in two ways - their own
natural dispersal, and human transport.
Colleen Wellington - M.S.
Ms. Wellington's research involved yellow perch, turbidity, and foraging success.
Dr. Betsy Bodamer
Biological Fisheries Technician at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Betsy worked on her Master's degree in the Bossenbroek lab examining the spread of
zebra mussels in stream/wetland systems. She went on to get her Ph.D. with Dr. Tom
Bridgeman.