Students
Graduate Students
Sarah Brown
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Carol Arnosti3105C Murray Hall | Email: sbrown21@ad.unc.edu Research: Marine microbial ecology | ![]() |
Joseph Delesantro
Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Diego Riveros-Iregui & Larry Band305 Whitehead Hall | Email: jmdelesantro@gmail.com Research: Land-use effects on watershed hydrology and solute transport, management implication for downstream water bodies, ecohydrology | ![]() |
Anastasia Dulskiy
Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): Karl Castillo3322 Venable Hall | Email: adulskiy@unc.edu Research: Ecophysiology of temperate corals, marine conservation | ![]() |
J. Brandon Fuller
Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Alan Weakley417 Coker Hall | Email: jbfull@unc.edu Research: The co-evolution/community dynamics of plants and insect herbivores in restricted or disjunct ranges | ![]() |
Nick Funnell
Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Joel Fodrie3117W Murray | Email: nfunnell@email.unc.edu Research: Marine community ecology, restoration, and conservation; human-environment interactions; sustainable aquaculture | ![]() |
Helena Garcia
Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 123 South Rd , CB# 3275 | Email: hmgarcia@unc.edu Research: | ![]() |
Shawn Griffith
Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Caela O'Connell121 Mitchell Hall | Email: sgriff25@live.unc.edu Research: The effects of disasters on people experiencing homelessness in the United States. | ![]() |
Claire Johnson
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Lindsay DubbsEmail: clairejo@live.unc.edu Research: Nutrient cycling and nitrogen fixation by the Sargassum community in the Gulf Stream | ![]() |
Sandeep Kandikuppa UNC Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Clark L. Gray, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, UNC-CH121 Mitchell Hall | Email: ksandeep@live.unc.edu Research: I examine the socio-political and environmental factors that exacerbate or mitigate rural household indebtedness in India. I employ analysis of large secondary datasets like NSSO and IHDS alongside qualitative methods like semi-structured interviews with farmers to understand why even seemingly modest sums of outstanding debts cause farmers distress. | ![]() |
Wesley Knapp
Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): NC Botanical Garden (525000) | Email: wknapp@unc.edu Research: |
Zofia Knorek Doctoral Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Joel Fodrie and Niels LindquistEmail: zofia@live.unc.edu Research: Oyster reef restoration and conservation, oyster-pest population dynamics | ![]() |
Michael Kunz
Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Alan WeakleyEmail: mkunz@unc.edu Research: Biology, ecology and phylogeography of imperiled plants, reintroduction biology and plant conservation | ![]() |
Alexis Longmire
Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Joel FodrieEmail: alongmire@unc.edu Research: Landscape ecology, community ecology, nursery ecology; how landscape interactions alter estuarine nursery functionality and the consequences on fisheries | ![]() |
Quentin Martinez
Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 123 South rd , CB 3175 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 | Email: qmartinez@unc.edu Research: |
Stephanie McFadden
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Dr. Paul LeslieEmail: stephaniemcfadden@live.unc.edu Research: Human-carnivore conflict mitigation, Community based conservation, wildlife conservation, East Africa | ![]() |
Adair McNear
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Johnny RandallEmail: mcnear@unc.edu Research: Botany, landscape genetics, conservation ecology in manmade landscapes | ![]() |
Geoffrey Neal
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Alan WeakleyCoker Arboretum | Email: geoffrey@email.unc.edu Research: Plant Ecology | ![]() |
Jeffrey Plumlee
Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Joel FodrieEmail: jplumlee@email.unc.edu Research: Marine food webs, niche partitioning, and habitat and resource use of highly migratory predators | ![]() |
Maya Powell
Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 123 South Rd , CB 330 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 | Email: mayapow@email.unc.edu Research: |
Savannah Ryburn
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Dr. John Bruno342 Wilson Hall | Email: sryburn@live.unc.edu Research: Coral reef ecology, trophic ecology, marine conservation | ![]() |
Eric Scheier
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Noah KittnerVirtual | Email: eric.scheier@unc.edu Research: Energy Equity, Solar Power, Energy Storage, Net Energy, Emergy, Macro Energy Systems, Environmental Commodities, Clean Technology Deployment, Climate Finance, Socio-Ecological Systems, Sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment. | ![]() |
Garrett Sharpe UNC Doctoral Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Alecia Septer and Scott Gifford3313 Venable Hall | Email: gcs@email.unc.edu Research: Coastal Microbial Interactions and Metabolism | ![]() |
Joanna Spooner UNC Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Alan WeaklyEmail: acalliope@gmail.com Research: Biology | ![]() |
Matthew Ungaro
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Todd BenDorEmail: mungaro@live.unc.edu Research: Urban ecology, restoration ecology, geographic information systems, planning, stream and wetland ecology | ![]() |
Eric Ungberg Master's Merit Fellow Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Allan WeakleyEmail: eungberg@live.unc.edu Research: | ![]() |
Kristen Viera
Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 6518 Moinear Ln Chapel Hill, NC 27514 | Email: kviera@unc.edu Research: |
Travis Wilson
Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Alecia SepterEmail: travist@email.unc.edu Research: Microbial Ecology | ![]() |