Alumni Spotlight

Lara Souza
Jan 19, 2021

Interview with Lara Souza about her career, her time at Appalachian State University, University of Tennessee and Oklahoma and as Director of Oklahoma...

Christina Daly

Christina Daly
Nov 5, 2019

What do you currently do?I am working toward a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the lab of Dr. Ryan Potts.Why di...

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Erin McCombs
Mar 5, 2018

What do you currently do?I am the Conservation Director for Southern Appalachia with American Rivers. American Rivers is a national river advocac...

Dr. Nicole Hughes

Dr. Nicole Hughes
Jan 6, 2016

What do you currently do?I am currently an Assistant Professor of Biology at High Point University (in High Point, NC), and teach courses in General B...

Jonathan Pitchford

Jonathan Pitchford
Oct 30, 2015

What do you currently do?I currently work as a research scientist/ecologist at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, MS. Our research p...

Brian Mikeworth

Brian Mikeworth
Jul 16, 2014

When did you graduate?I started the program in August of 2010 and graduated the program in May of 2012.What do you currently do?Currently I work as th...