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Former Students

Our Students School Employment
Kaitlyn Briggs Cornell 2013, Cornell Vet 2017 workstudy 2012-2013
Kate Backel Cornell Vet 2015 summer Wiederhold intern 2012
Andrew Di Salvo Cornell Vet 2015 summer Wiederhold Intern 2012, Cheetah Conservation Fund 2015
Jessica Torres Cornell 2014 Work study 2012-2013
Christopher Cheleuitte Nieves Cornell Vet 2015 Summer Wiederhold Intern 2013
Kailey Anderson Banks Cornell Vet 2016 Summer Wiederhold Intern 2013, Independent Study 2015
John Fieger Cornell Vet 2016 Summer internship 2013, MPH program project 2014-2015
Ryan Oliveira Tufts Vet 2016 VIP project P Tenuis summer 2013
Kyle Walker Cornell Vet 2017 VIP project Bald Eagle summer 2014
Nick Ledesma Cornell Vet/PhD 2016 Summer intern 2014, P Tenuis
Tatiana Weisbrod Cornell Vet 2016 Rodenticide Study
Katrina Alger SUNY ESF Masterís 2015 LPDV ecology 2013-2015, Sussman Award
Alyssa Wetterau Cornell 2014, Cornell Smithsonian PhD 2020 Undergrad Honors thesis 2013, Program Tech 2013-14
Mariacamila Garcia Cornell 2016 work study Jan 2014-May 2015
Leila Ullmann Veterinary School of the Federal University of Parana, Southern Brazil Atkinson Fellow Application 2014
Alaina Woods New Visions High School Program 2014-2015  
Jessica Proctor New Visions High School Program 2016-2017  
Alisandra Torres New Visions High School Program 2017-2018  
Tess Youker SUNY ESF Masterís Candidate summer 2015 Ranavirus Ecology
Lily Cheng Cornell 2015 work study spring 2015
Cynthia Willems Cornell Vet 2018 summer intern 2015, Disease Fact Sheets
Skylar Sylvester Summer Intern 2015 Summer Intern 2015, P Tenuis project and WDA 2015-16
Nick Haley Cornell 2004 Colorado State Post Doc CWD testing
Robert Onaga Cornell Vet 2019 Hellbender project 2015-16
Richalice Melendez Rivera Cornell 2016 Workstudy 2015-16, Program Tech 2016-17
Kathleen Li Cornell 2019 Workstudy 2015-16 and 2016-17
Jintana Pornpitaksuk Cornell Vet 2019 Independent Study 2015
William Fugina Cornell Vet 2019 summer intern 2016, WDA
Lisa Jones Cornell Vet 2019 summer intern 2016, WDA, Work Study 2016-17
Melissa King-Smith Cornell Vet 2018 summer intern 2016, P. tenuis project, WDA
Tessa Yu Cornell 2018 Work Study 2016-17 Day to Day
David Ludwig Cornell 2019 Work Study 2016-17 writing background Venison Donation
Melissa Hanson Cornell Vet 2019 Student Intern, Rehabber data 2016-17
Eva Laubach Cornell Vet 2019 Summer intern 2019, Honors Thesis-p. tenuis project
Bryan Clifford Cornell Vet 2020 Student Intern, Muskrat and Hellbender projects 2016-17, Independent Study Fall 2017 Muskrats
Patrick Connelly Cornell Vet 2020 Independent Study 2016-17 Snake Fungus and 2019 Data Modelling
Hannah Schnitzler Cornell Vet 2018 Data analysis Independent Study 2016-17
Julian Rivera Cornell Vet 2018 Independent Study Cytauxzoon bobcat study 2017
Alexandra Knowles Cornell Vet 2018 summer intern 2016, P. tenuis project
Emma Hurley Cornel Vet 2020 Summer 2018 parasitic threats to moose assistant
Eric Teplitz Cornell Vet 2020 Student Intern, WNV analysis
Martin Feehan Cornell DNR Master's Student Deer Fawn Survival 2015-16
Rebecca Turcios Cornell Vet 2021 VIP eDNA 2018, Independent Study Pathology 2019
Sean Stapleton Cornell 2020 VIP 2017 Furbearer Rodenticide and eDNA, Independent Study Fall 2017 eDNA
Anna Ullman Cornell 2020 Work study 2017-18, summer 2018 gastropod digestion
Natalie Mee Cornell 2020 Volunteer/Honors Thesis
Benjamin Jakobek Cornell Vet 2020 Moose parasite survey Independent Study 2017, Video production Independent Study 2019
Ana Pantin Cornell Vet 2022 Spring 2018 general assistant
Bahar Pahlevani Cornell Vet 2022 Field work volunteer 2018-2019, Program Aide 2020
Elanna Spiegel Cornell Vet 2021 Hellbender Program Assistant January 2017- September 2017
Kristen Schott Cornell Vet 2020 Summer 2017, Fall 2017 Deer study
Mario Barenas Cornell Vet 2022 Wiederhold Cytauxzoon project 2018-19
Dakota Tanczuk Cornell 2019 summer 2018 gastropod digestion
Stephie-Anne Duliepre Cornell Vet 2019 Independent Study Diversity in Zoo and Wildlife
Kate Slyngstaad Cornell Vet 2022 Pathology volunteer 2019, West Nile Project 2020
Justin Kozma Cornell 2020 Hunter Rawlings Scholar, Fisher Rodenticide project 2018-19
Nycole Cole Cornell Vet 2020 Horseshoe Crab field Study with Carol Meteyer 2018
Yanzhao Wu Cornell MPH 2020 WNV data analysis
Alec Wong Cornell DNR Master's Student Moose Genetics, mark recapture 2016-17
Megan Kocher Buffalo State Master's Student Hellbender Field Project 2017-18
Kaitlyn McGarvey Cornell Vet 2022  
Rich Sidhom Cornell Vet 2022 Spring Summer 2019 intern
Helen Mingwen Chen Cornell Vet 2022 Pathology/necropsy technician, summer 2019 Bald Eagle project
Darian Gordon Cornell Vet 2023 Pathology/necropsy technician
Sam Chiesa Cornell 2022 Independent Study/ Student research
Zulma Rojas National University of Colombia, Bogota Bear Mange 2016
Alvaro Eduardo Heredia University Peru 2018 Bald eagle lead study 2019
Sophie Zhu PhD candidate UC Davis 2022 Waterborne disease grant, Deer pathology overview 2019
Hwanseok Song Cornell DNR PhD CWD Hunter Survey 2017
Holland Dulcet Cornell Vet 2022 Bald Eagle Study 2019
Amanda Michelson Cornell Vet 2022 Summer field experience 2019
Stephy Tsui Cornell Vet 2022 Transfer student Independent Study Rodenticide Background
Leo Ragazzo Cornell Vet 2022 Rodenticide survey in fishers 2020 Spring
Djion Holness Cornell Vet 2023 Rodenticide Biomarker test 2020 Spring, VIP 2020
Evan Zhang Cornell 2023 Eastern Hellbender Salamander eDNA

Amanda Bielecki

Cornell Vet 2025 Fisher research

Adam Ziegelmueller

Cornell 2026  

Alyssa Koczan

Cornell Vet 2028 eDNA

Paula Rocio Blanco-Ortiz

Cornell 2024  

David Dayan

Cornell 2023 waterfowl contaminant research
     
     
     
     
     

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