Stinson Lab 2019

From left to right: Elsa Cousins, Laura Hancock, Michelle Jackson, Sophie Argetsinger, Dr. Kristina Stinson, Chloe Thompson, and Adam Trautwig

Dr. Kristina Stinson | Principal Investigator email

Elsa Cousins | PhD Candidate, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology email

Laura Hancock | PhD Candidate, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology email

Adam Trautwig | PhD Candidate, Plant Biology email

Michelle R. Jackson | PhD Candidate, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology email

Chloe Thompson | Masters Candidate, Environmental Conservation email


Sophie Argetsinger | Masters Candidate, Environmental Conservation email

Xiuling (Shelly) Zhao| Visiting Scholar, Environmental Conservation email

Lab Alumni

Graduate students & Lab Managers

  • Erin Coates-Connor (MS): Erin defended her masters in Spring 2019. She is currently a regional health and safety admin for Aggregate Industries.
  • Maddy Meadows-McDonnell (Lab Manager and Technician): Maddy is currently pursuing her PhD in the Natural Resources and the Environment program at the University of Connecticut.
  • Mercedes Harris (MS): Mercedes successfully defended her masters in Spring 2018. She is currently a environmental educator and program coordinator at the New York Botanical Garden.
  • Jason Aylward (MS): Jason is currently a research assistant at Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA.
  • Lauren Carley (Lab Manager and Technician): Lauren recently defended her doctoral dissertation as a PhD candidate in the University Program in Ecology at Duke University (April 2020). Congratulations Dr. Carley!

Postdocs

  • Christine Urbanowicz (Postdoc): Christine is currently a Science & Technology Policy fellow as part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
  • Joshua Rapp (Postdoc): Josh is currently an associate at Harvard Forest researching Sugar maple ecology and management.
  • Dustin Haines (Postdoc): Dustin is currently the research coordinator of the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve.
  • Julia Wheeler (Postdoc): Julia is now a research scientist in plant physiology at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
  • Jennifer Albertine (Postdoc and Lab Manager): Jennifer is a visiting lecturer in the department of environmental studies at Mount Holyoke College.
  • Sydne Record (Postdoc): Sydne is an assistant professor of biology at Bryn Mawr College.

Undergraduate Researchers

  • Jaymes Marburger (Kent State University, Class of 2020; REU program at Harvard Forest/Harvard University).
  • Audrey Kaiser (Keene State University, Class of 2020; REU program at Harvard Forest/Harvard University).
  • Rebecca Holdowsky (Class of 2018; Independent Study)
  • Karina Martinez (CSUDH; Class of 2017; REU program at Harvard Forest/Harvard University)
  • Patricia Murphy (Class of 2017; Independent Study)
  • William Devore (Class of 2016; Independent Study)
  • Orett Burke Jr (Class of 2015; Independent Study)
  • Michael Salhany(Class of 2015; Independent Study)
  • Natalie Gonzalez (Fullerton College; Class of 2017; REU program at Harvard Forest/Harvard University)
  • Taylor Beaton (Class of 2014; Independent Study)