People
Prof. Justin S. McAlister
Principal Investigator
Director, Environmental Studies Program
Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MS, University of South Carolina - Columbia
BS, University of Richmond, Virginia
Alum, Sea Semester C-139, Sea Education Association
Email: jmcalist@holycross.edu
Twitter: @mcalisterlab
Prof. Liz Burmester
Visiting Assistant Professor & Research Associate
Department of Biology & Program in Environmental Studies
PhD, Boston University
BA, Franklin & Marshall College
Alum, School for Field Studies - Turks and Caicos
Email: eburmest@holycross.edu
Luke Cuypers '25
Jonathan Demontagnac '25
Janie Doyle '25
Emma Min '25
Emma Service '26
Lab Alumni - Gone (or soon to be) but not forgotten!
Name, Graduation year, Where are they now?
Maddi Piasecki '23
Laboratory Technician
Harte Research Institute
Texas A&M Univ. - Corpus Christi
Hannah Cavanaugh-Gouvea '24
Kyra Degroat '24
Lloyd Haughton '24
Kerry Bresnahan '22
M.S., 3-Seas Program
Teaching Assistant
Northeastern University
Ally McGrath '22
D.D.S. Candidate
Columbia University
College of Dental Medicine
Izzy Uong '22
D. Opt. Candidate
New England College of Optometry
Abby Bryant '23
Clinical Research Assistant
Boston Children's Hospital
Meghan Macdonald '21
Research Assistant
Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health
Ade McCullough '21
M.S. Student, Marine Biology
College of Charleston
Sydney Grosskopf '20
M.A., Ecology and Evolution
Research Technician III
Stony Brook University
Caitlin Spind '20
M.S., 3-Seas Program
Northeastern University
Staff Scientist, Epsilon Assoc.
Ana Dulskiy '19
M.S., Environ, Ecology, Energy
Univ. North Carolina
Management & Program Analyst, NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Katie Foley '19
M.S. Molecular Biology
Lehigh University
J.D. Candidate
University of Iowa
Safa Aljeboure '19
D. Opt. Candidate
New England College of Optometry
Caroline Fleming '18
Ph.D. Candidate
Marine Biology
Boston University
NSF GRFP Recipient 2020
Ciro "CJ" Aprea '18
Solar Revenue
Operations Analyst, Nexamp
Boston, MA
Siobhan Fennel '18
Medical Student
University of New England
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Asmani Adhav '17
Medical Student
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Olivia D'Alleva '16
Engagement Manager
The Dedham Group
New York City
Erin Emmons '15
M.Eng. Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
Senior Design Quality Assurance Engineer
Insulet Corporation
The First Four!
Ali Scalici, Liz Tobey, Meghan Lake, and Connor McCann (L-R)
Alexandra "Ali" Scalici '14 - M.P.H. Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Boston University, Ph.D. Student, Human Genetics, Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth "Liz" Tobey '14 - M.S.P.H., Population, Family, & Reprod. Health, Johns Hopkins Univ.; Public Health Analyst, Vermont Dept. of Health
Meghan Lake '14 - Assistant Brewer, Lost Hand Brewing Company, Colorado Springs
Connor McCann '14 - M.S. Electrical Engineering, Boston University; Senior Software Engineer, MITRE
