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
Tyler Hessler (Ph.D. Student)
Dissertation: Development of a flexible mid-sized river habitat sampling protocol to complement fish protocols
M.S., University of Missouri
B.S., University of Missouri
Email: tmh8nf@umsystem.edu
Hunter Weidenborner (M.S. Student)
Thesis: Big Piney River Aquatic Organism Passage Assessment
B.S., Bemidji State University
Email: heww5m@missouri.edu
Emily Tracy-Smith (Ph.D. student)
Topic: Ecological flow linkages for Missouri
M.S., University of Missouri
B.S., University of Florida
Email: emily.tracysmith@mdc.mo.gov
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
Natalie Coasch
Sr. Research Specialist
2024-present
Topic: Quantifying coldwater habitats in Missouri streams and rivers
Ph.D, University of Minnesota
M.S. Auburn University
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Email: natalie.coash@missouri.edu
Antonio Medina
Sr. Research Technician
2024-present
Topic: Factors affecting Lake Sturgeon recruitment
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Email: am4nw@missouri.edu
River Studies Lab at the University of Missouri Columbia