The ISU Stream Team
Faculty and Graduate Students
Colden V. Baxter
Professor
Ecology of Freshwater Organisms
Ecosystems & Social-Ecological Systems
Office: Life Sciences 310
Lucas Ellingson-Cosenza
Advisor: Dr. Colden Baxter
Degree: M.S. Biology
Office: Life Sciences 310
Alex Stacy
Advisor: Dr. Colden Baxter
Degree: M.S. Biology
Office: Life Sciences 310
Kaitie J. Wauhkonen
Advisor: Dr. Colden Baxter
Degree: M.S. Biology
Office: Life Sciences 310
Jade Ortiz
Advisor: Colden Baxter
Degree: Ph.D. Biology
Office: Life Sciences 310
Jeremy M. Brooks
Advisor: Colden Baxter
Degree: Postdoctoral Researcher
Office: Life Sciences 310
Current Lab Staff & Undergraduate Researchers
Hannah Clawson
Carson King
Emilee Martin
Stuart Shipley
Heather Swartz
Alumni (since 2006)
Graduate Students
Sawyer Finley (M.S., 2023)
Laurel Faurot (M.S., 2022)
Lizzie Jossie (M.S., 2022)
James Paris (Ph.D., 2022)
Adam Eckersell (M.S., 2019)
McKenna Adams (M.S., 2019)
Kate Behn (M.S., 2017)
Matt Schenk (M.S., 2017)
Kaleb Heinrich (D.A., 2015)
Scott Collins (Ph.D., 2014)
Jennifer Cornell (M.S., 2013)
Ryan Blackadar (M.S., 2013)
Hannah Harris (M.S., 2013)
Ryan Bellmore (Ph.D., 2011)
Kevin Donner (M.S., 2011)
Madeleine Mineau (Ph.D., 2010)
Heather Bechtold (Ph.D., 2010)
Joe Benjamin (Ph.D., 2010)
Sara Owen (M.N.S. & lab assistant)
Melissa Holocek (M.N.S., 2008)
Rachel Malison (M.S., 2008)
Jason Jones (M.S., 2008)
Christina Relyea (Ph.D., 2007)
Jessica Hopkins (D.A., 2007)
Amanda Rugenski (M.S., 2006)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Danelle Larson (postdoc, 2014-2016)
Dr. John Davis (postdoc, 2009-2012)
Dr. Amy Marcarelli (postdoc, 2006-2009)
Dr. Mike Yard (postdoc, 2007-2008)
Undergraduate Researchers & Staff
Noah Healy (2023-2024)
Nina Keck (2022-2024)
Brandy Smith (2022-2023)
Colton Turner (2021-2022)
Lauren Stidham (2020-2021)
Nathan Mansor (2020-2022)
Brianna Lords (2019-2020)
Heath Goertzen (2019-2020)
Kevin Fitzgerald (2019 - 2020)
Jeremy Starkey (2017)
Adam Eckersell (student and staff member, 2014-2017)
Hawley Hawkes (2016)
Kyndra Hawkes (2016)
Nolan Brown (2016)
Martin Ventura (staff, 2014-2015)
Matthew Lyon (2012-2015)
Alex Bell (2009-2013)
Tess Gardner (2011-2012)
Nathaniel Tillotson (2010-2013)
Nichelle Heyrend (2010-2011)
Devin Baumer (2011)
Matthew Schenk (student and staff member, 2010-2013)
Jessica Lueders-Dumont (staff, 2010)
Rebecca Martin (staff, 2009)
Melinda Walker (2009)
David Owens (2008)
Mike Lance (2007)
Patrick Della Croce (2005)
Visiting International Scholars
Alice Zuagg (Undergraduate student, ETH Zurich, Switzerland--2019)
Miriam Schaerer (M.S. student, University of Zurich, Switzerland--2014)
Dr. Yo Miyake (faculty, Ehime University, Japan--summer 2009)
Iraima Verkaik (Doctoral student, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain--summer 2008)
Elizabeth Penman (Undergraduate student, University of Leeds, UK--summer 2008)