Doctoral Students

female college student

Macy Collins

 

Characterizing the wool microbiome and its influence on wool and lamb production

Advisor: Dr. Chris Posbergh

 

   From: Colorado
   mcollins74539@gmail.com
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Matthew Conrad | Spring '27


Uterine metagenomics and reproductive health in the postpartum mare

Advisor: Dr. Amanda Bradbery

   From: South Korea 
   mbatmconrad@gmail.com

Reed Cooley

 TBD

Advisor: Dr. Sam Wyffels

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Rachael Dines | Fall '27


Past, present, and future trends of whitebark pine status in the northern tier of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Advisor: Dr. Dan Atwater

   From: Colorado
   rachael.dines@montana.edu

Laura Dykstra

 

Advisor: Dr. Lance McNew

Maria Galeano

TBD

Advisor: Dr. Wilmer Cuervo Vivas

Asa Hurd

 

Advisor: Dr. Tim DelCurto

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Danielle Knighton 


Collecting data and analyzing human impact within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness that will then be compared to grizzly bear distribution

Advisors: Drs. Clayton Marlow,
Dan Tyers, Craig Olwert

   From: Colorado 
   danielleknighton@montana.edu
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Grace Moore

 

Advisor: Dr. Amanda Bradbery

   grace.moore@student.montana.edu

Sara Plaggemeyer

 

Advisor: Dr. Dan Atwater

graduate student

Diva Rigney

Strategic supplementation to mitigate cold stress in cattle grazing low-quality forages 

Advisor: Dr. Tim DelCurto

   From: Alabama
   diva.rigney@montana.edu

Bradie Schmidt

 TBD

Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Thomson

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Alex Trauner | Spring '27 


Digestive aids with or without L-glutamine on gastrointestinal barrier integrity and subsequent systemic response in horses

Advisor: Dr. Amanda Bradbery

   From: Florida 
   alex.trauner@student.montana.edu
a woman doctoral student

Abby Zezeski | Spring '25


Evaluating preimplantation embryo development using flow cytometry

Advisor: Dr. Sarah McCoski

 

   From: Virginia
   abigail.zezeski@montana.edu

Master's Students

Rebekah Clark

TBD

Advisor: Dr. Tim DelCurto

Max Evans

TBD

Advisor: Dr. Jared Beaver

A graduate student

Gavin Haines

Impacts of Forage Quality, Forage Type, Energy Supplementation on Dry Matter Digestibility, and Ruminal Nitrate Release

Advisors: Dr. Megan Van Emon and Dr. Tim DelCurto

   From: Montana
   gavin.haines@montana.edu
a female graduate student

Hannah Hauschildt

Interactive Effects of Fire and Livestock Grazing on Ecological Resilience in Southwestern Montana Rangelands

Advisor: Dr. Lance McNew

   From: California
   hannah.hauschildt@montana.edu

Jacob Honn

 

Advisor: Dr. Dan Atwater

   jacob.honn@montana.edu

Luke Johnson

 

Advisor: Dr. Lance McNew

Tucker Lytton

 

Advisor: Dr. Tim DelCurto

a young male scholar

Jack Nance | Spring '26


The Response of Dung Beetles, Soil Health, and Dung Pat Degradation Rates to Herd Parasite Management

Advisor: Dr. Hayes Goosey

   From: Wyoming
   jacknance@montana.edu

Cooper Simmons

 

Advisor: Dr. Sam Wyffels

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Denali Stetson | Spring '26


Beaver impacts on stream geomorphology and the impacts of a 500-year flood event on stream geomorphology and beaver colonies in southwestern Montana

Advisors: Drs. Dan Atwater and Dan Tyers

   From: Montana
   denali.smith@montana.edu
male graduate student

Clayton Thompson | May '26

Describing Woody Plant Encroachment, Subsequent Removals, and the Resultant Changes to Montana Rangelands

Advisor: Dr. Dan Atwater

   From: Wisconsin
   clayton.thompson2@student.montana.edu
a female graduate student

Maggie Wertheimer | Spring '28

Prescribed Fire Vegetation Outcomes in Montana Rangelands

Advisor: Dr. Georgia Harrison

   From: Massachusetts
   Margaret.wertheimer@montana.edu