NREM Presenters - OSU Undergraduate Research Symposium 2022

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 19, 2022 featured 10 students either as NREM students or under the direction of Natural Resource Ecology and Management faculty. Their photos and poster titles are shown below. Congratulations to the students and their mentors!

Braden Coats

ENVR Student

Research Collaborators: Elizabeth Haymaker, Eric B. Duell

Presentation Title: Assessing Below Ground Plant Traits to Assess Drought Resistance in Hard Red Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Faculty Research Mentor: Gail Wilson, NREM

Braden Coats standing in front of a presentation poster.

Chaille Driggers

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Lindsey Buehler, Andrew Jolin, Zoe Protzman, Lydia Laughlin

Presentation Title: Mesocarnivore Responses to Prairie Dogs Across a Range of Latitudes

Faculty Research Mentor: Courtney Duchardt, NREM

Chaille Driggers standing in front of her poster presentation.

Jaime Eastep

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Lindsey Bruckerhoff

Presentation Title: Diet Variability in Green Sunfish Across a Gradient of Body Size and Stream Sizes in the Kansas River Basin

Faculty Research Mentor: Lindsey Bruckerhoff, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (OKCFWRU) and NREM

Jaime Eastep standing in front of his poster presentation.

Jaime Eastep standing next to Dr. Kenneth Sewell in front of his poster presentation.

Jaime Eastep presenting his poster to Dr. Kenneth Sewell, Vice President for Research at OSU.

Skyla Johnston

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Sue Fairbanks, Mason Reichard, Vanessa Wong, Tiana Sanders

Presentation Title: Trichinella Species Infection in Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in Oklahoma

Faculty Research Mentor: Sue Fairbanks, NREM

Skyla Johnston standing in front of her poster presentation.

Andrew Jolin

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Lindsey Buehler, Chaille Driggers, Zoe Protzman, Lydia Laughlin

Presentation Title: Ecological Effects of the Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs at Kaw Lake Colony

Faculty Research Mentor: Courtney Duchardt, NREM

Andrew Jolin standing in front of is poster presentation.

Andrew Jolin presenting his poster.

Lydia Laughlin

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Courtney Duchardt, Hailey Freeman

Presentation Title: Efficacy of Cellular Transmission in Camera Traps

Faculty Research Mentor: Colter Chitwood, NREM

Lydia Laughlin standing in front of her poster presentation.

Lydia Laughlin presenting her poster.

Ronie Loffelmacher

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Sue Fairbanks, Courtney Dotterweich, Jake Humm

Presentation Title: Effects of Den Type and Reproductive Status on Temperature Profiles of Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Hibernacula

Faculty Research Mentor: Sue Fairbanks, NREM

Ronie Loffelmacher standing in front of her poster presentation.

Dana Miller

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Yevgeniya Malyutina, Gail Wilson

Presentation Title: What Do Earthworms Eat? Carbon Isotope Signatures Determine Root and Fungal Consumption by Native and Non-Native Earthworms

Faculty Research Mentor: Gail Wilson, NREM

Dana Miller standing in front of her poster presentation.

Sara Warren

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Eric LoPresti

Presentation Title: The Effects of Temperature on Mucilage Stickiness

Faculty Research Mentor: Eric LoPresti, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution

Sara Warren standing in front of her poster presentation.

Hailey Freeman

NREM Student

Research Collaborators: Jennifer Grindstaff

Presentation Title: The Effects of Early Life Adversity and Multiple Stressors on Zebra Finch Stress Resilience

Faculty Research Mentor: Jennifer Grindstaff, Integrative Biology

Hailey Freeman standing in front of her poster presentation.