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People in the lab
Dr. Gaston "Chip" Small
Professor, Department of Biology, and
Department of Earth, Environment & Society,
University of St. Thomas
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Fellow, Institute on the Environment,
University of Minnesota
I am fascinated by how humans interact with nature in urban spaces, and by the implications of these interactions for equity and for management of natural resources.
Current Lab Members
Batriyo Ali
James Faul
Ben Johnson
Celia Nordling
Lab Alumni
Jenna Abrahamson (2018)
Brittany Allen (2016)
Ryan Avenido (2019)
Kristen Bastaug (2015)
Zachary Beckman (2016)
Joey Bergeron (2023)
Isaac Bergstrom (2013)
Jessica Brown (2014)
Sophia Brown (2019)
Karl Buttel (2018)
Connor Cieminski (2024)
Casey Clemenson (2016)
Katherine Connelly (2017)
Tove Conway (2019)
Haley Dare (2019)
Katie Dennis (2017)
Megan Deppa (2018)
Sunita Dharod (2018)
JP Fisher (2018)
Alyssa Gilmore (2018)
Megan Goodsell (2021)
Tony Graham (2022-23)
Isabella Granse (2019)
Megan Hay (2017-19)
Christian Heisler (2019)
Ryan Hemenway (2021-22)
Mary Holst (2021)
BJ Huls (2020)
Rowan Humer (2017)
Meaghan Hunt (2013)
Ivan Jimenez (2020)
Anneliese Johnson (2017)
Ben Johnson (2023-24)
Maria Kisch (2022)
Will Kreuser (2017)
Ethan Lynch (2022)
Mae Macfarlane (2021)
Erin Mahre (2018-19)
Frank Marchio (2021)
Meagan McFarlin (2018)
Katie McGinnis (2021)
Makayla Melchior (2023)
Gwen Miller (2017)
Carrie Monroe (2017)
Elizabeth Neiderluecke (2014-16)
Sara Osborne (2017)
Luis Osorio (2022)
Garret Pahl (2017)
Tom Park (2023)
Brandon Paulson (2016)
Courtney Pelissero (2017-18)
Lauren Reuss (2013-2015)
Maya Rmeiti (2023)
Tanner Ruprecht (2014)
Michael Salzl (2018-20)
Louis Sand (2013)
Alyssa Schroeder (2013)
Tyler Schmitt (2017)
Sarah Schwabenbauer (2018)
Shukri Sheikh (2023)
Madison Sherrill (2023)
Martin Sicam (2013)
Brendan Sisombath (2014-15)
Ellie Sizemore (2023)
Marisa Smedsrud (2020)
Emma Smith (2019)
Griffin Swenson (2019)
Isabelle Tjokrosetio (2017)
Hannah Wallace (2018)
Jake Walters (2018)
Jenny Walz (2015-16)
Megan West (2023)
Spencer Whilm (2018-19)
Laura Willson (2013)
Postdoc
Dr. Paliza Shrestha (2018-19)
Undergraduate Researchers
High School Researchers
David Ahrens (2017)
Wilmar Camposeco (2019-22)
Julie Erickson (2017)
Cassidy Guzman (2015)
Ivan Jimenez (2016-2019)
Louise Kim (2018)
Courtney Mohs (2017)
Roxy Neset (2021)
Jennifer Osorio (2022-24)
Christina Radichel (2020)
Darlene Radichel (2018)
Cas Roland (2017)
Samantha Smalley (2017)
Ayers Warren (2020)
Christiana Wilke (2017)
Cassidy Yueh (2015)
Angela Zbaracki (2021)
K-12 Educators
Jillian Hartmann (2018)
Lauren Reuss (2019, 2022)
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