Summer 2022 REU Projects

Gabriel Costa, High Point University, Mentor: Dr. Dave Hayes. Crayfish Survey of Buck Creek, KY and a Morphological Analysis of an Unidentified Lineage within the System.

Wynter Monjarez, Eastern Kentucky University, Mentor: Dr. John White and Dr. Tyler Mahoney. Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) to Wetland Hydrogeology: An Assessment of the Efficacy of Array Configurations.

Olivia Salazar, Stockton University, Mentor: Dr. Jason Marion. Surveillance of Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli in Wildlife Feces from Areas Disturbed by Agricultural and Residential Land Uses in Appalachian Kentucky.

Jayden Hamlet, Stockton University, Mentor: Dr. Jason Marion. Surveillance of Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli in Appalachian Kentucky Watersheds Impacted by Vrious Land Uses.

Oliver Diaz, Eastern Kentucky University, Mentor: Dr. Stephen Richter. Annual variation in body size structure of the Agkistrodon contortrix population in Koomer Ridge Campground.

Angel Smallwood, Eastern Kentucky University, Mentor: Dr. David Brown. A Comparison Between Acoustic Recording Units and Human Observers in the Detection of Bird Species in Young Forest Habitat.

Simone Graham, Kentucky State University, Mentor: Dr. Jen Koslow. Exploration of the Photosynthetic Parameters of American and Chinese Chestnut.

Layne Piatt, Berea College, Mentor: Dr. Luke Dodd. Depredation of Artificial Avian Ground Nests in an Early Successional Ecosystem.

Olivia Chiossone, Bennington College, Mentor: Dr. Maegen Rochner. Moisture Sensitivity of Trees in Forests Surrounding Ridgetop Wetlands.

Katie Holmes, University of Dayton, Mentor: Dr. Kelly Watson. Determining Relationships Between Bat Activity and Woody Vegetation in Natural and Constructed Wetlands on Daniel Boone National Forest.

Josh Castle, Eastern Kentucky University, Mentor: Dr. David Brown and Dr. Kelly Watson. Changes in Bald Eagle Nesting Distribution and Nest-site Selection in Kentucky During 1986-2019.