Members of the Mulder Lab

Current:

Mel Durrett, Ph.D. student

• Project: Spatial and temporal variation in nutrient inputs by seabirds on offshore New Zealand islands.

Katie Villano Spellman, Ph.D. student (M.S. 2008)

· Project: Effects of invasive Melilotus alba on Vaccinium species

· Additional interests: science education; part of the RAP (Resiliene and Adaptation) IGERT program.

Katie and Buck the Field Dog (a.k.a. “Bear Bait”)

Luke Ponchione, undergraduate student (2009) and technician (2010-2011)

Previous:

Dr. Jennifer Rohrs-Richey (M.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2010)

· Dissertation: “Biotic pest damage of green alder (Alnus fruticosa): susceptibility to a stem disease (Valsa melanodiscus) and functional changes following insect herbivory”

· Current position: Scientist, Algenol Biofuels, Florida

Jenny and Christa at a burned site

Dr. Nikki Grant-Hoffman (Ph.D. 2009)

· Dissertation: “The effects of invasive rats and burrowing seabirds on seed and seedling communities with focus on New Zealand islands”.

· Current position: Scientist, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction, Colorado

Joni Reese Johnson (M.S. 2006)

· Current position: Science teacher, Petersburg High School

Dr. Christian Rixen (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002-2003)

· Current position: researcher, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, Davos

Dr. Sonja Wipf (visiting Ph.D. student, 2002)

· Current position: researcher, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, Davos