Docherty Lab
microbial ecology

Lab Alumni

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Graduate Students

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Zach Whitacre, M.S. (defended May 2021)

Thesis: Effects of Traditional and Microbially-Focused Restoration Techniques on Soil Communities In Tallgrass Prairies.

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Allie Spring, M.S. (defended March 2019) 

Thesis: Higher altitude airborne bacterial communities are similar to near-surface communities, but differ by underlying  land-use.

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Publications:

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Spring, A.M., Domingue, K.D., Kerber, T.V., Mooney, M.M., Hale, R.L., Lemmer, K.M., Docherty, K.M.  (2021) Land   use effects on airborne bacterial communities are evident in both near-surface and higher-altitude air. Diversity 13(2): 85.  https://doi.org/10.3390/d13020085

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Spring, A.M., Docherty, K.M., Domingue, K.D., Kerber, T.V., Mooney, M.M., Lemmer, K.M. (2018)  Air, Soil and Water Research. 11:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1178622118788871​

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Emily Sprague, M.S. (defended March 2018)

Thesis: Do changes in stratification, caused by the application of road salt deicers, impact the vertical profiles of lake microbial communities?

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Publication:  Dupuis, D., Sprague, E.I., Docherty, K.M., Korestsky, C.M. (2019) The influence of road salt on seasonal mixing, redox stratification and methane concentrations in urban kettle lakes. Science of the Total Environment. 661: 514-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.191

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Diana Carter, M.S. (defended July 2017)  

Publication: Carter, D.L.,  Docherty, K.M.,  Gill, S.A., Baker, K., Teachout, J., Vonhof, M.J. (2018) Antibiotic resistant bacteria are widespread in songbirds across rural and urban environments. Science of the Total Environment.  

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.343

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Douglas Pearce, M.S. (defended Oct 2016) 

Thesis: Physiology and Genetics Shape the Microbiome of a Seabird Species (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) More than Environmental and Social Factors.

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Publication: Pearce, D.S., Hoover, B.A., Jennings, S., Nevitt, G.A., Docherty, K.M. (2017) Morphological and genetic factors shape the microbiome of a seabird species (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) more than environmental and social factors.  Microbiome.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-017-0365-4

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Undergraduate Students

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Megan Nippa - LHC thesis, 2020-2021

Liberty Kostrzewa, 2021

Audriana Skonecki - summer 2020

Caroline Wolf - 2019-2020

Haley Ritsema, LHC thesis, 2019-2020

Jacob Evans, LHC thesis,  2018-2020

Ben Shotwell, 2019

Mitchell Patalon, 2019

Duncan McKenzie - summer 2019

Cody Benfant, LHC thesis - 2019

Dan Dunaske - 2017

Marco Luna - summer 2017

Andrew Cater - summer 2017​

Allie Spring, LHC thesis, 2015-2017

Noelle Gutowski, 2016

Vicki Kras, 2016

Mary-Claire Cotner, 2015

Jeremiah Chang, 2015-2016

Eric Conti, 2014

Robin Luo, 2013-2014

Jordan Teachout, LHC thesis, 2013-2014

Katie Walker, 2012-2016

Kristen Bergh, K College thesis, 2012-2013

Steven Aiello, LHC thesis, 2012-2013

Barbie Buehler, LHC thesis, 2012

Natalia Radzikowski, 2011-2012

Lisa Meints, 2011

Brian Lindberg, 2011