Dr. Ashley Helton, Principle Investigator
Ashley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment & the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Ashley earned her BS from the University of Cincinnati, and both her MS and PhD in Ecology from the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology. Ashley is interested in hydrology, biogeochemistry, and how water and elemental cycles are linked across broad spatial scales.
Ashley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment & the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Ashley earned her BS from the University of Cincinnati, and both her MS and PhD in Ecology from the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology. Ashley is interested in hydrology, biogeochemistry, and how water and elemental cycles are linked across broad spatial scales.
Dr. Lauren Koenig, Postdoctoral Associate
Lauren's postdoctoral work focuses on scaling stream metabolic regimes to whole river networks as part of the StreamPULSE project. Lauren is interested in the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems, specifically how carbon and nutrients are stored and transformed in freshwater environments, and how these processes fit within the larger landscape context via aquatic-terrestrial linkages.
Lauren received her BS from the University of California-Santa Barbara and her PhD from the University of New Hampshire. You can read more about her research on her website.
Lauren's postdoctoral work focuses on scaling stream metabolic regimes to whole river networks as part of the StreamPULSE project. Lauren is interested in the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems, specifically how carbon and nutrients are stored and transformed in freshwater environments, and how these processes fit within the larger landscape context via aquatic-terrestrial linkages.
Lauren received her BS from the University of California-Santa Barbara and her PhD from the University of New Hampshire. You can read more about her research on her website.
Janet Barclay, PhD Candidate
Janet's PhD research combines approaches from landscape ecology, hydrology, and biogeochemistry to understand the interactions between forest management, climate change, and water quality. Janet received a USDA-NIFA Graduate Fellowship in Sustainable Forest Resources to fund her PhD research. She is co-advised by Dr. Chad Rittenhouse.
Janet earned her BS in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and her MS in Biological and Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Eco-hydrology and Environmental Processes from Cornell University. You can read more about Janet's research on her website.
Janet's PhD research combines approaches from landscape ecology, hydrology, and biogeochemistry to understand the interactions between forest management, climate change, and water quality. Janet received a USDA-NIFA Graduate Fellowship in Sustainable Forest Resources to fund her PhD research. She is co-advised by Dr. Chad Rittenhouse.
Janet earned her BS in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and her MS in Biological and Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Eco-hydrology and Environmental Processes from Cornell University. You can read more about Janet's research on her website.
Danielle Hare, PhD Student
Danielle's PhD research focuses on how carbon cycling in stream ecosystems responds to climate change, specifically increasing stream water temperatures. Danielle will develop reach-and network-scale models as part of the CREWS project.
Danielle received her BS in Geology from Syracuse University and her MS in Geosciences from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where she studied groundwater-surface water interactions in wetlands. You can read more about her research on her website.
Danielle's PhD research focuses on how carbon cycling in stream ecosystems responds to climate change, specifically increasing stream water temperatures. Danielle will develop reach-and network-scale models as part of the CREWS project.
Danielle received her BS in Geology from Syracuse University and her MS in Geosciences from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where she studied groundwater-surface water interactions in wetlands. You can read more about her research on her website.
Sean Ooi, MS student
Sean's research addresses how sea level rise and shifts in vegetation influence carbon and nitrogen cycling in coastal wetlands in southern New England. He works as part of our Long Island Sound Study project in collaboration with Dr. Beth Lawrence.
Sean received his BS in Biology from the University of Michigan.
Sean's research addresses how sea level rise and shifts in vegetation influence carbon and nitrogen cycling in coastal wetlands in southern New England. He works as part of our Long Island Sound Study project in collaboration with Dr. Beth Lawrence.
Sean received his BS in Biology from the University of Michigan.
Kevin Jackson, MS student
Kevin's research addresses how land use legacies and contemporary management affect water quality. He works as part of our legacy N project and in collaboration with the Department of Extension.
Kevin received his BA in Engineering and his BS in Geology from Layfayette College.
Kevin's research addresses how land use legacies and contemporary management affect water quality. He works as part of our legacy N project and in collaboration with the Department of Extension.
Kevin received his BA in Engineering and his BS in Geology from Layfayette College.
Katherine Bell, BS student
Katherine's research focuses on understanding how road salts affect soil and plant health, with a focus on soil micro-nutrients. She is co-advised by Dr. John Volin, and received an Idea grant and a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Award from UConn to complete her Honor's research. Katherine was also a technician on our coastal wetlands project. Katherine is majoring in Environmental Science.
Katherine's research focuses on understanding how road salts affect soil and plant health, with a focus on soil micro-nutrients. She is co-advised by Dr. John Volin, and received an Idea grant and a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Award from UConn to complete her Honor's research. Katherine was also a technician on our coastal wetlands project. Katherine is majoring in Environmental Science.
Kayleigh Granville, BS student
Kayleigh's research focuses on how salinity affects nitrogen cycling in coastal wetlands. She has received a Holster Scholarship, a student research grant from the Connecticut Association of Wetland Scientists, and a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Award to support her research. Kayleigh is a University Scholar majoring in Environmental Science.
Kayleigh's research focuses on how salinity affects nitrogen cycling in coastal wetlands. She has received a Holster Scholarship, a student research grant from the Connecticut Association of Wetland Scientists, and a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Award to support her research. Kayleigh is a University Scholar majoring in Environmental Science.
Lab Alumni
Graduate Students
April Doroski (MS, 2017); Current position - Environmental Scientist at Tighe and Bond
Jason Sauer (MS, 2016); Current position - PhD student in Nancy Grimm's lab at Arizona State University
Undergraduates
Kelsey Witik (2018)
Madelin Stagnito (2017)
D. Cristina Macklem (2016)
Mary Zawatski (2016)
Eva Nelson (2015)
Mary Schoell (2015)
Emily McInerney (2014)
Hannah Tripp (2014)
Graduate Students
April Doroski (MS, 2017); Current position - Environmental Scientist at Tighe and Bond
Jason Sauer (MS, 2016); Current position - PhD student in Nancy Grimm's lab at Arizona State University
Undergraduates
Kelsey Witik (2018)
Madelin Stagnito (2017)
D. Cristina Macklem (2016)
Mary Zawatski (2016)
Eva Nelson (2015)
Mary Schoell (2015)
Emily McInerney (2014)
Hannah Tripp (2014)
