Alumni
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Meet Our Alumni
Rae Baba
Patient Services Specialist, Clevelend Clinic
Environmental Studies; minor in Environment, Peace, and Justice (BA '25)
Research interests: environmental justice, Indigenous knowledge, and African American experience
Kathryn Burns
Environmental Studies; minor in Environment, Peace, and Justice (BA '24)
Research interests: food waste and recovery, environmental education, and environmental justice
Emily Campbell
Laboratory Technician, Alliance Technical Group
Organismal Biology (BS '24)
Research interests: wetland restoration, soil and water chemistry, and nutrient cycling
Lukas Capatosto
Environmental Field Assistant, United Water Conservation District & On-Call Field Biologist, Rincon Consultants
Environmental and Conservation Biology (BS '24)
Research interests: genomics and evolutionary biology
Sophia Carmichael
Grower Intern, Green Circle Growers
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in Geographic Information Systems (BS '25)
Research interests: sustainability, community and ecosystem ecology, pollution reduction, and green roofs
Alicia Costello
M.S. student, Ecology, Pennsylvania State University
Horticulture (BS '24)
Research interests: sustainable horticulture, botany, plant pathology, forestry, agroforestry, nutrient cycling, and climate change
Drew Davis
Environmental Studies (BA '25) & Organismal Biology (BS '25)
Research interests: sustainability, ecological succession, and pollinators
Olivia Eader
M.S. student, Geography, 91²Ö¿â
Environmental Studies & English (BA '24)
Research interests: environmental justice and outdoor/environmental education
Hana Esber
M.S. student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Kinsman-Costello Lab), 91²Ö¿â
Environmental Studies; minors in Geography, Parks Management, and Biology for Environmental Management and Conservation (BA '25)
Research interests: wetland restoration and geospatial analysis
Lilia Ford
Manager, Capybara Coffee
Biology - Animal Ecology concentration (BS '25)
Research interests: wildlife biology, bird gps tracking, and sustainability
Renae Gizzo
Environmental Scientist, CTL Engineering
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in GIS (BS '23)
Research interests: Remote sensing, UAVs, and ecological modeling
Samuel Large
Environmental Scientist, EnviroScience, Inc.
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in Climate Change (BS '24)
Research interests: landscape ecology, nutrient cycling, ecotoxicity, and landscape disturbance
Abigail Leonard
Technician, Pine Environmental
Environmental Studies (BA 24')
Research interests: ornithology, migratory behaviors, environmental justice, wildlife, and botany
Kaylin Mentz
Microbiology and Field Sampling Technician, Pinnacle Testing & Specialty Labs
Environmental Studies; minors in Economics, Park Management, Biology for Environmental Management and Conservation (BA '25)
Research interests: freshwater conservation and resource management, and plant and soil ecology
Max Miller
Plant Pathology Research Assistant, Ohio State University
Environmental Studies; minor in Biology for Environmental Management (BA '23)
Research interests: botany, soil, sustainability, agriculture, agricultural entomology, invasive species/biodiversity, ecology, and pollution
Samantha Poore
Seasonal Park Ranger, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Environmental Studies (BA '25)
Research interests: food/farming sustainability
Mitchel Pozwick
Special Agent Trainee, US Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Studies; minor in Criminology and Justice Studies (BA '23)
Criminology and Criminal Justice (MA '25)
Research interests: wetland classification
Rachel Stauffer
Handbag designer, Kate Spade New York
Fashion Design (BFA '25) & Marketing (BBA '25)
Research interests: circular/sustainable fashion, biodegradable fashion, and consumer behavior
Justin Thompson
Campaign Organizer, Ohio Democratic Party
Environmental Studies and Political Science; minors in Geology, Geography, and Urban Studies (BA '22)
University of Michigan: MS in Environmental Policy and Planning, MPP (Master of Public Policy), Graduate certificates in Science Technology and Public Policy, Healthy Cities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Research interests: US-Canada transboundary environmental policy, hydraulic fracturing and injection wells and environmental justice, sustainability, and public policy
Cody Ulbricht
Environmental Representative, EOG Resources
Environmental Studies; minor in Geography (BA '23)
Research interests: wildlife conservation and studying invasive species
Carla Wagner
Art Intern, Feverdream
Studio Art with a concentration in Painting; minor in Drawing (BFA '25)
Research interests: The exploration of futurity through world building on canvas, influences from my surroundings, and using mark-making, layering, color relationships, and staining as qualities that drive my artistic practice.
Grace Watson
Ph.D. student, Aquatic Ecology, Ohio State University
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in Environmental Geology (BS' 24)
Research interests: wetland restoration and monitoring, aquatic ecology, nutrient cycling, and invertebrates
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