People

 Current Lab Members

Dr. Sarah Hart

Sarah completed her Ph.D. at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  She enjoys spending time on the river and soccer. Sarah is from New Jersey, but don't hold that against her. 

Sarah.Hart [at] colostate.edu

Sarah Carter


Sarah started her MS in the lab in fall of 2021. She earned her undergraduate degree in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability at Colorado State University and the University of Washington. She spends most of her time running for CSU’s cross country and track teams and baking banana bread. 


sarah.v.carter [at] colostate.edu



Josh Carrell

Josh started his PhD in the lab in 2022. Josh earned his masters degree from Utah State University, where his research examined the use of species distribution models to inform conservation strategies. Josh is working to understand forest dynamics in Colorado forests in the context of a changing climate. Find a neat stump? Ask Josh to make you bowl with his lathe.

josh.carrell [at] colostate.edu


Katarina Warnick

Katarina is a  member of both the Forest Biometrics Lab and the HART Lab. She earned her undergraduate degree in Natural Resource Management from CSU in 2017. For her masters thesis, Katarina is working to understand how lodgepole pine provenance influences tree growth using a long-term provenance study at the Fraser Experimental Forest. Katarina is a trend setter;  for instance in summer 2023 she was part of the first all-woman group to instruct CSU's Forestry Field Measurements (read more here). Want to talk trees? Want to talk chickens? Connect with Katarina.

Katarina.Warnick [at] colostate.edu

Maddy Minard

Maddy joined the lab group in Fall of 2023 to pursue an independent research project. Maddy is interested in understanding fire behavior and effects in ponderosa pine forests and the implications for forest management. Maddy is the lab FVS expert. Got a raft to sell for a good price, let this river rat know.

Maddy.Mindard [at] colostate.edu


Rylee Aksamit

Rylee is technician in the lab and undergraduate student at CSU working towards her BS in Natural Resource Management. In the lab, she has been helping to sort and count seeds and process tree-cores. She's clearly more patient than Sarah.

Rylee.Aksamit [at] Colostate.edu


Rogue E. Bear

Rogue researches the fastest ways to chew up sticks in riparian areas. She can be found sleeping on the couch. Rogue is from Texas.

Rogue doesn't use email.

Mack E. Bear

Mack is the second dog to join the HART Lab... Rogue has mixed feelings about this. Mack will most definitely eat your homework. 

Mack doesn't use email

Potato

Potato joined the HART Lab about the same time as Josh. Coincidence? Potato enjoys a good head scratch, particulary when in rythm with a good song. 

Potato doesn't use email


Hana

Hana joined the HART Lab about the same time as Josh. Coincidence? In 2023, Hana won the award for floppiest ears in the HART Lab.

Hana doesn't use email.

Caine

Caine joined the HART Lab about the same time as Rylee. Coincidence? In 2023, Caine was voted the lab member with the most soulful eyes. 

Caine doesn't use email


 Former Lab Members

Graduate students

Angela Waupochick

MS, Forestry (2019-2023)


Olivia Santiago

MS, Forest Sciences (2020-2022)

Current position: STEM Engagement Coordinator, Little Shop of Physics

Niko Tutland

MS, Forest Sciences (2019-2022)

Current position: Research Scientist, New Mexico Consortium

Cori Butkiewicz

Research assistant (2019-2020)

Current position: Wildland firefighter


Postdocs

Dr. Asha Paudel 

Postdoctoral researcher (2022-2023)

Current position: Data scientist, NextEra Energy

Dr. Kyle Rodman 

Postdoctoral researcher (2020-2021)

Current position: Scientist, Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University

Dr. Robert Andrus

Postdoctoral researcher (2020)

Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Washington State University


Undergraduate researchers

Esme Wissinger

Undergraduate honors student (2022-2023)

Current position: Program Coordinator, Colorado State University Environmental Learning Center

TR Heydman

Undergraduate independent study student (2021-2022)

Current position: Graduate student at CSU

Hailey Cole

Undergraduate researcher (2020-2021)

Current position: Graduate student at the University of Alberta


Field and lab technicians