Current Graduate Students and Staff at the University of Missouri


Graduate Students


Hadley Boehm (Ph.D. candidate)

Dissertation: Evaluation of Striped bass stocking in Bull Shoals Lake.
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Fisheries)
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison (Environment and Resources)
B.S., Alma College
Email: hibhr5@mail.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

KIah Wright (M.S. Student)

Thesis: Evaluating the effectiveness of climate change adaptation strategies for inland fish and fisheries
B.S., University of Missouri
Email: Kiah.wright@mail.missouri.edu


Post-Doctoral Fellows and Research Staff

Lyndsie Wszola

Post Doctoral Researcher
2022-present
Topic: Integrating multiple data sources to develop climate adaptation strategies for inland fish and recreational fishing
Ph.D, University of Nebraska
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