Current Graduate Students and Staff at the University of Missouri
Graduate Students
Levi Umland (Ph.D. student)
Dissertation: Factors affecting Lake Sturgeon recruitment
M.S., Murray State Univcersity
B.S., Montana State University
Email: lunnn@missouri.edu
Christina Mackey (M.S. student)
Dissertation: Sound as a deterrent for Grass Carp movement.
B.S., University of Missouri
Email: cmm9b3@mail.missouri.edu
Gaby Ruso (Ph.D. Student)
Thesis: Effects of copper contaiminants on the aquatic community of Sierra Nevada lakes
M.S., University of Sasketchewan
B.S., Humboldt State University
Email: gerw66@missouri.edu
Nick Sievert (Ph.D. Student)
Dissertation: Effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on stream fish
M.S., University of Missouri, Columbia
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email: nas4tf@mail.mizzou.edu
Personal website: http://nicholassievert.wix.com/nicksievert
Emily Tracy-Smith (Research Specialist/Ph.D. student)
2011-present
Topic: Ecological flow linkages for Missouri
M.S., University of Missouri
B.S., University of Florida
Email: tracysmithe@missouri.edu
Ashley Hrdina (M.S. Student)
Thesis: Quantifying coldwater habitats in Missouri streams and rivers
B.S., University of Missouri
Email: anhxzr@missouri.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellows and Research Staff
Brielle Thompson
Post Doctoral Researcher
2024-present
Topic: Decision analysis for prevention of Prussian carp invasiosn into the US
Ph.D, University of Washington
M.S. University of Nebraska
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Email: lswpp5@umsystem.edu
Sarah (Winnie) Winnikoff
Post Doctoral Researcher
2022-present
Topic: Effective Landscape Conservation in Priority Geographies: Coordinating Existing Tools to Assist Managers with Conservation Decisions
Ph.D, University of Minnesota
M.S. University of Notre Dame
B.S., University of Minnesota-Morris
Email: sgwmr5@missouri.edu
Brittany Harried
Post Doctoral Researcher
2021-present
Topic: Linking stream fish thermal ecology and adaptive capacity to inform watershed-based management and Species Status Assessments
Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
B.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Email: blhf39@missouri.edu
River Studies Lab at the University of Missouri Columbia