Team

Our strength is our people! See below for more information about the people that make up our lab.

Current

Dr. Michelle Lawing

Associate Professor

Dr. Dana Reuter

NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology

Dr. Alexandra (Alex) Howard

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Breann Richey

Ph.D. Candidate

Rose Blanchard

Ph.D. Candidate

Mandi Gordon

Ph.D. Student

Louis Addae Wireko

Ph.D. Candidate

Loris Di Vozzo

PhD. Student

Jayy Harris

Ph.D. Student

Javier Garcia Saldana

Master’s Student

Giovanna Bergamasco

Visiting Master’s Student

Undergraduate Research Program – Tiered Mentoring

The tiered mentoring program is designed for graduate students and postdocs in the lab to become mentors by providing research opportunities to undergraduate student mentees. Mentees gain research experience, while mentors gain experience in training, leadership, and collaboration. Undergraduate students below have participated in the Aggie Research Program, NSF REU, and/or research/intensive writing credits (ECCB 285, 485, or 491).

  • Audra Hicks, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Javier Garcia-Saldana, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Isaac Brown, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Triniti Clarke, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Lemon Lynch, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Subarna Mandal, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Duncan Vick, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Anni Wu, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Hannah Sollohub, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Jaden (Jade) Bach, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Marina Salel, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • April Blackwell, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Poojitha Sajja, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Sim Khemani, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Anissa Berrouayel, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Madison Howell, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Paige Hudson, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Taylor Leeder, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Ashley Ward, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Braden Fisher, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Marissa Flores, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Mohammed Zoghdan, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Monica Dhingra, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Nicole Scott, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Rebecca Kumar, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Allison Hay, Texas A&M University, 2019
  • Courtney Bartlett, Texas A&M University, 2019
  • Katherine Pinson, Texas A&M University, 2019
  • Anette Santella, Texas A&M University, 2019
  • Aliana Hale, Texas A&M University, 2018
  • S. Kyle Brown, Texas A&M University, 2018
  • Maria Ferraro, Texas A&M University, 2018
  • Daniel Warfield, Texas A&M University, 2018
  • Oliver Taylor, Texas A&M University, 2018
  • Emily Spears, Texas A&M University, 2016-17
  • Walter Holms, Texas A&M University, 2015-17

Alumni

Dr. Leila Siciliano-Martina

Assistant Professor, Texas State University

Dr. Rachel Short

Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University

Dr. Beth Reinke

Associate Professor, Northeastern Illinois University

Dr. John Jacisin

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Texas

Peter Dorn, M.S.

Fire modeling

James West, M.S.

High School Teacher

Chase Brooke, M.S.

Program Specialist, RWFM, Texas A&M University