Rachel Slatyer (2017) – Rachel now works for the Australian government in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Canberra.
Benjamin Pélissié (2019) – Ben now works for the French government in CIRAD-PVBMT, in La Réunion.
Graduate Students
Zachary Cohen (Ph.D. Entomology, 2021) – Zach now works as a postdoc at Florida Atlantic University.
Michael Crossley (Ph.D. Entomology, 2019) – Michael is now a professor in the Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Department at the University of Delaware.
Samuel DeGrey (M.S. Entomology, 2020) – Samuel now works as a Extension Educator in Horticulture for the University of Idaho.
Jillian Schat (Ph.D. Entomology, 2023) – Jillian now teaches at Grossmont College in San Diego, California.
Michael Troutman (M.S. Entomology, 2024) – Michael is a research technician working on medical entomology.
Yi-Ming Weng (PhD. Entomology, 2022) – Yi-Ming is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan.
Khuram Zaman (Ph.D. Entomology, 2025) – Khuram is now a biology instructor at Bakersfield College in California.
Undergraduates and Technicians
Genevieve Anderegg (2019-2020) – Genna received a MS in Museum and Field Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder and became the Assistant Collections Manager of Invertebrates, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
William Awve (2019-2020) – Will is now the Senior Sustainability Associate at Schneider Electric
Shelby Ballweg (2018) – Shelby works at TytoCare
Corinne Banks (2019-2020) – Corinne works as a senior recruiter at LifeTech Firm.
Zachary Beethem (2015-2017) – Zach received a MS from the University of Pennsylvania and is now a Software Engineer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tyler Benz (2018) – Tyler is a Biological Wastewater Consultant with Aquafix, Inc
Jose Enrique Bonilla-Gaytan (2023-2026) – Jose is pursuing a master’s degree at University of Michigan.
Zachary Boor (2013-2015) – Zach worked in genetic counseling after graduation.
Tierney Bougie (2014-2016) – Tierney received a PhD from SDSU/UCR and now works in the Biotech Industry for Cellanome.
Charlotte Butz (2024-2025) – Charlotte is now a graduate student in Entomology at the University of Idaho.
Gabriel Coleman (2024)
Jack Cook (2016-2017)
Juliana Dessert (2019) – JuJu is pursuing a PhD in Molecular Biology at UT Austin.
Elizabeth Ehlert (2022-2023) – Elizabeth graduated with a B.S. in Entomology in ’26.
Christian Eken (2016-2017) – Christian is working for Cellnovte.
Emma Fischer (2017-2020) – Emma now works for Promega Corporation as an Application Scientist.
Eleanor Ford (2025) – Eleanor is continuing her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College.
Daisy Gates (2020) – Daisy returned to the UK and works in the field of bioinformatics.
Sam Goblirsch (2018-2020) – Sam works for Trek Bicycle.
Maria Golovkina (2017-2019) – Maria is working is a Doctor of Pharmacy working at the UC Davis Medical Center.
Hannah Hagen (2024) – REU in the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Stress Summer Research Program, received her B.S. at the University of Arizona.
Robert Hall (2021-2023) – Robert is working towards a PhD at Stanford University.
Dima Hamdan (2022-2023) – Dima works as a phlebotomist at Meriter Hospital.
Ben Havlicek (2016-2017) – works as a client manager at Rhyme.
Mercedes Hernandez-Natera (2023)
Breanna Hoyt-Glenon (2021)
Mryia Hubert (2015-2019) – Mryia is working in the field of Oncology genetic counseling at Vanderbilt Health.
April Hommerding (2017) – April is a veterinarian in Chicago.
Kalene Jasso (2016-2017) – Kalene pursued a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Florida and now works at UF as a Research Development Strategist.
Benjamin Klementz (2019-2020) – Ben is pursuing a PhD in Integrative Biology.
Sam Korth (2022-2023)
Avery Kuhlow (2017-2018) – Avery is a Veterinarian (DVM) at Summit Veterinary Referral Center.
Peter Ma (2024-2025) – Peter is pursuing a career in pharmaceutical sciences.
Mary Magnuson (2018-2020) – Mary is a science writer and editor.
Emily Maiers (2022) – Emily is a Technical Solutions Engineer at Epic
Daniel Matusinec (2016) – Daniel is a PhD student in Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, at University of Georgia.
Miguel Mares (2021) – Miguel is working for Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Maddie Michaelis (2022-2023) – Maddie is starting a PhD in Genetics at UW Madison.
Brianna Moreland (2021) – Brianna is working in K12 education focused on healthcare careers.
Joseph Munoz (2023) – Joey is starting a PhD in Freshwater and Marine Sciences at UW Madison
Molly Nooyen (2021-2022)
Jack Ralph (2015-2016) – Jack is a research specialist at Genus PLC.
Brenna Rea (2021)
Shelby Rivers (2016)
Emelia Rogers (2019-2023) – Emelia is working as a wildlife research intern at the Dane County Humane Society
William Rosenthal (2016-2018) – Will is pursuing a PhD in evolutionary Biology at the University of Wyoming.
Isaiah Rozich (2014-2016) – Isaiah is working on a PhD in immunology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Randal Ruvalcaba (2016) – Randal is a technical writer at Catalent Pharma Solutions.
Ava Schassler (2022-2024) – Ava is a scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Kira Schlicht (2014-2015) – Kira is a forensic scientist at Bode Technology.
Sydney Schumacher (2023) – Syndey is an undergraduate at University of Washington, studying Oceanography.
Julien Scribner (2018-2019)
Carly Servais (2023-2024) – Carly is a Research Technician working for Snapshot Wisconsin.
Sindhu Shankar (2020-2021)
Sophia Simac (2024-2026)
Eric Sorensen (2024) – Eric is currently working at ThermoFisher Scientific.
Kelly Thao (2016-2018) – Kelly works as a Loan Officer at Affordable Mortgage Shop LLC.
Glenda Valdez (2014-2017) – Glenda worked for the National Science Foundation and completed a law degree specializing in environmental law.
Troy Valle (2013-2017) – Troy went into business and is now a manager at Chr. Hansen.
Kyle Vandervere (2018-2019)
Ben Veire (2017-2021) – Ben is now working for 10x Genomics.
Sophie Verkoulen (2023-2024) – Sophie is starting a masters program in Public Health.
Julia Walker (2022-2023) – Julia is now working at UW Madison School of Pharmacy as a Clinical Research Coordinator.
Yulong Wang (2021)
Alicia Ward (2021-2022) – Alicia is working at the Crane Foundation as a fellow.
Ben Weibel (2017-2019) – Ben is working for Carbon Robotics.
Chandler Wells (2023)
Peter Willadsen (2017-2019)- Peter is pursuing a PhD in Entomology at the University of Kansas.
Alex Williams (2016)
Tre’Von Williams (2022) – Tre’Von is pursuing a career as a forensic scientist.
Bailey Wolding (2015-2016) – Bailey is a doctor of family medicine in Ashland, Wisconsin.
Evan Woolridge (2020-2021)
Aaron Wu (2016)
Huijun Xiao (2019-2020) – Huijun works for Cleveland Clinic.
Colin Tsuchi Yang (2023-2026)
Carolina Zhagnay (2019-2020) – Carolina became a Registered ER Nurse.
High School Interns
Jessiney Bass (2015-2016) – Jessiney now works as a supervisor at the tech company Fetch.
Emma Fischer (2017-2018) – Emma attended UW Madison and now works for Promega Corporation as an Application Scientist.
Jonathan Marrione (2023-2024) – Jonathan is attending University of Minnesota.
Aryman Paaschle (2024-205) – Aryman is attending UW Madison.
Sydney Schumacher (2021-2022) – Sydney attended University of Washington and is currently at the University of Washington Fish Collection.
Jewel Sherchok (2021) – Jewel attended UW Madison and will be pursuing a graduate degree in Physician Assistant Studies.