Our Team

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People

Faculty & Staff

  1. Avatar for Andrew Little
    Andrew Little
    Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Director of the AWESM Lab School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    HARH 306 South
    Lincoln, NE 68583-0973
    Phone
    Work 4022191913
    Email
    alittle6@unl.edu
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  2. Avatar for Iris McFarlin
    Iris McFarlin
    Communications Specialist School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    HARH 308 South
    Lincoln, NE 68583-0973
    Phone
    Work 4022191913
    Email
    imcfarlin2@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Grace Schuster
    Grace Schuster
    Postdoctoral Researcher School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    HARH 306 South
    Lincoln, NE 68583-0973
    Phone
    Work 4022191913
    Email
    gschuster4@unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Megan Baldissara
    Megan Baldissara
    Postdoctoral Researcher School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    HARH 229D South
    Lincoln, NE 68583-0982
    Phone
    Work 402-472-5355 On-campus 2-5355
    Email
    mbaldissara2@unl.edu

Graduate Students

  1. Avatar for Allison Barg
    Allison Barg
    PhD Candidate School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    abarg3@huskers.unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Jade Wawers
    Jade Wawers
    MS Student School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    jwawers2@unl.edu
  3. Avatar for Robyn Dausener
    Robyn Dausener
    MS Student School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    rdausener2@huskers.unl.edu
  4. Avatar for Surya Deepika Garugu
    Surya Deepika Garugu
    PhD Student School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    sgarugu2@huskers.unl.edu
  5. Avatar for Rhys Medcalfe
    Rhys Medcalfe
    MS Student School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    rmedcalfe2@huskers.unl.edu

Undergraduate Students

  1. Avatar for Josh Bugay
    Josh Bugay
    Undergraduate Researcher School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    jbugay2@huskers.unl.edu
  2. Avatar for Makenna Anderson
    Makenna Anderson
    Undergraduate Researcher School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    manderson161@huskers.unl.edu

Technicians

  1. Avatar for Elyana Pollard
    Elyana Pollard
    Field Technician School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Email
    epollard4@huskers.unl.edu

Past Members

Staff

  • Josie Ivy - Website Content Creator
  • Madison Husmann - Science Communication Intern

Graduate Students

  • Megan Baldissara - PhD, graduated 2025 [dissertation]
  • Grace Schuster - PhD, graduated 2025 [dissertation]
  • Kaitlyn Dozler - MS, graduated 2024 [thesis]
  • Corrin Winter - MS, graduated 2023 [thesis]
  • Katie Piecora - MS, graduated 2023 [thesis]
  • Morgan Register - MS, graduated 2022 [thesis]

Undergraduate Students

Technicians

  • Annaliese Kohrell - 2025
  • Jack Knight - 2025
  • Christina Gibbs - 2025
  • Anne Talbot - 2025
  • Teagan Stanstedt - 2024, 2025
  • Terah Hansen - 2023, 2024
  • Jagger Mess - 2024
  • Catrina Johnson - 2024
  • Jocelyn Hernandez - 2024
  • Madison Lutes - 2024
  • Stephanie Roscoe - 2024
  • Wyatt Ervin - 2023
  • Kayli Newkirk - 2022, 2023
  • Tyree Brown - 2023
  • Nate Rykerd - 2023
  • Becca Cusick - 2023
  • Hunter Swanson - 2022
  • Ryan Lamont - 2021