The Lab (top left): Sarah Turner, Amber Mundy, Abigail Blevin, Taylore Sydnor, Dylan Spedaliere, Ary James, Sally Entrekin, Hannah Wojtysiak, Josh Goldman, Kelly McIntyre.
Current Graduate Students
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Kelly McIntyre. Spring 2019.
I received my bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Dickinson College. During my time at Dickinson I worked at the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) as a watershed coordinator. At ALLARM I educated school groups on watersheds, trained volunteer stream monitors on equipment, field and data management techniques, as well as ran quality assurance tests on water samples. After graduation I worked for 4.5 years as an entomology technician at Stroud Water Research Centre where I sampled and identified macroinvertebrates to species level for stream bioassessments. My general interests include aquatic food web ecology and reciprocal flows at the land-water interface. My research focuses on how natural and anthropogenic disturbances interact to influence aquatic macroinvertebrate community composition and function. More specifically, I will be looking at the impacts of atmospheric acid deposition and subsequent stream liming on macroinvertebrate secondary production in headwater streams of Shenandoah National Park.
Awards received : Honorable Mention- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). Society for Freshwater Science Endowment Award - SImpson Fun, Grayson Outstanding Master's Student Award - Virginia Tech Entomology Department, W.B. Alwood Extension Award.
I received my bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Dickinson College. During my time at Dickinson I worked at the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) as a watershed coordinator. At ALLARM I educated school groups on watersheds, trained volunteer stream monitors on equipment, field and data management techniques, as well as ran quality assurance tests on water samples. After graduation I worked for 4.5 years as an entomology technician at Stroud Water Research Centre where I sampled and identified macroinvertebrates to species level for stream bioassessments. My general interests include aquatic food web ecology and reciprocal flows at the land-water interface. My research focuses on how natural and anthropogenic disturbances interact to influence aquatic macroinvertebrate community composition and function. More specifically, I will be looking at the impacts of atmospheric acid deposition and subsequent stream liming on macroinvertebrate secondary production in headwater streams of Shenandoah National Park.
Awards received : Honorable Mention- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). Society for Freshwater Science Endowment Award - SImpson Fun, Grayson Outstanding Master's Student Award - Virginia Tech Entomology Department, W.B. Alwood Extension Award.
Aryanna James. Spring 2019.
I received my bachelor’s in Biology with a concentration in Ecology from Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa. As an undergraduate there, I had some exposure to field and lab work associated with a study of the effects of direct application liming on acidified headwater streams. After graduating, I moved to Virginia and volunteered and interned at the Virginia Museum of Natural History located in Martinsville, Va. I helped digitize and organize the museum’s extensive Triassic fossil insect collection in which thousands of specimens are preserved with such great detail that even soft tissues, such as wing venation, can be seen. In addition, I assisted in molding and casting projects producing replica bones of ice age mammals. My focus in the Entrekin Lab is to look at how anthropogenic salinization affects the structure and function of macroinvertebrate communities in headwater streams. Studying this relationship will provide insight into how overall stream function is impacted. Functional capacity of a water body can, in turn, determine the services it can offer.
I received my bachelor’s in Biology with a concentration in Ecology from Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa. As an undergraduate there, I had some exposure to field and lab work associated with a study of the effects of direct application liming on acidified headwater streams. After graduating, I moved to Virginia and volunteered and interned at the Virginia Museum of Natural History located in Martinsville, Va. I helped digitize and organize the museum’s extensive Triassic fossil insect collection in which thousands of specimens are preserved with such great detail that even soft tissues, such as wing venation, can be seen. In addition, I assisted in molding and casting projects producing replica bones of ice age mammals. My focus in the Entrekin Lab is to look at how anthropogenic salinization affects the structure and function of macroinvertebrate communities in headwater streams. Studying this relationship will provide insight into how overall stream function is impacted. Functional capacity of a water body can, in turn, determine the services it can offer.
Abigail Belvin. Fall 2020.
I received my bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Science & Policy from William & Mary. While there, I worked on ecology studies as well as broader climate change topics. My earlier research focuses were primarily on carbon sequestration and emission from forested areas and retention ponds respectively, while my later experience focused on ecological surveys of invasive plant species and the Diamondback Terrapin population in the York River. My interests include macroinvertebrate ecology and dynamics, in addition to the implications that policy can have on those dynamics. My research in the lab focuses on how to predict how best management practices impact insect biodiversity in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This will help understand how effective the current best management practices are, and how freshwater stream ecosystems are responding to them.
I received my bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Science & Policy from William & Mary. While there, I worked on ecology studies as well as broader climate change topics. My earlier research focuses were primarily on carbon sequestration and emission from forested areas and retention ponds respectively, while my later experience focused on ecological surveys of invasive plant species and the Diamondback Terrapin population in the York River. My interests include macroinvertebrate ecology and dynamics, in addition to the implications that policy can have on those dynamics. My research in the lab focuses on how to predict how best management practices impact insect biodiversity in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This will help understand how effective the current best management practices are, and how freshwater stream ecosystems are responding to them.
Current Undergraduate Students
Marlaina Marvin. Virginia Tech, Class of 2020, major in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation (BS). Marlaina has been working with processing lab samples and assisting with field work.
Amber Mundy. Virginia Tech, Class of 2020, major in Criminology and Sociology. Amber is currently working as a research assistant for the Roanoke Watershed Restoration Project.
Josh Goldman. Virginia Tech, Class of 2021, major in........ Josh is currently working as a research assistant for the Roanoke Watershed Restoration Project.
Hannah Wojtysiak. Virginia Tech, Class of 2021, major in........ Hannah is currently working as a research assistant for the Roanoke Watershed Restoration Project.
Dylan Spedaliere. Virginia Tech, Class of 2023, major in Biology with a Minor in entomology. Dylan is currently working as a research assistant for Kelly McIntyre on her Shenandoah Project.
Murphy Johnson. UVA, Class of 2024, major in Environmental Thought and Practice. Murphy is assisting the the current graduate student with their projects.
Amber Mundy. Virginia Tech, Class of 2020, major in Criminology and Sociology. Amber is currently working as a research assistant for the Roanoke Watershed Restoration Project.
Josh Goldman. Virginia Tech, Class of 2021, major in........ Josh is currently working as a research assistant for the Roanoke Watershed Restoration Project.
Hannah Wojtysiak. Virginia Tech, Class of 2021, major in........ Hannah is currently working as a research assistant for the Roanoke Watershed Restoration Project.
Dylan Spedaliere. Virginia Tech, Class of 2023, major in Biology with a Minor in entomology. Dylan is currently working as a research assistant for Kelly McIntyre on her Shenandoah Project.
Murphy Johnson. UVA, Class of 2024, major in Environmental Thought and Practice. Murphy is assisting the the current graduate student with their projects.
Former Graduate Students
Joe Girgente. Spring 2018 to Spring 2020. Thesis title: “The effects of Appalachian headwater stream salinization on Leuctra.” Advised by Dr. Sally Entrekin. Joe is currently a field technician working on Cerulean and Golden-winged Warblers and is actively seeking a Master's program to combine his interests in insects and birds.
Christopher Lucy. Spring 2019 to Spring 2020. Worked as a lab technician and research assistant in the Entrekin Lab with graduate students Aryanna James and Kelly McIntyre. Currently working in the Sierra Nevada for the Great Basin Institute.
Danielle Braund. Fall 2017 to Fall 2019. Thesis title:" How the condition and capacity of headwater streams to transform and transport nutrients and the impact of excess phosphorus on macroinvertebrate community composition." Co-advised by.. Danielle is currently..
Anastasia Mogilevski. Fall 2017 to Fall 2019.Thesis title "How stream salinization alters leaf decomposition in streams via multiple detritivore pathways." Co-advised by .. Anastasia is currently
David Mitchell. Fall 2008 to Fall 2009. Thesis title: “Structure and function of large wood in Ozark headwater streams and its effect on fish community structure.” Co-advised with Ginny Adams. David is currently an instructor at Ozarka College, Mountain View, AR.
Allyn Fuell. Spring 2010 to Spring 2012. “Driving mechanisms of leaf decomposition based on wetland type and surrounding land use in White Oak Bayou watershed.” Allyn now working towards a Ph.D. in ecology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Nicki Johnson. Spring 2010 to Spring 2012. “Effects of changing land use on macroinvertebrate communities in north-central Arkansas.” Nicki now works for an environmental consulting firm, GBMc, in Arkansas.
Julie Kelso. Spring 2010 to Fall 2012. “Macroinvertebrate community structure and their use of refuge in intermittent and perennial streams.” Julie is currently working on a Phd in ecology at Utah State, Utah.
Amanda Bates. Spring 2010 to Fall 2012. “Macroinvertebrate community structure and leaf decomposition in intermittent Ozark streams.” Amanda now works for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality as an ecologist.
Chris Fuller. Fall 2011 to Fall 2013. He has worked on the NSF-funded Resource Ratio grant as an undergraduate at UCA. He began the project as a research assistant in fall of 2012. His research interests are changes in aquatic Diptera growth rates under varying levels of nitrogen and phosphorus resource concentrations. Chris is currently working as the laboratory manager for Lake Bella Vista, AR.
Adam Musto. Fall 2011 to Fall 2013. He began working in the laboratory as a junior at UCA. His interests are examining biological alterations of north-central Arkansas headwater streams along a gradient of natural gas development in the Fayetteville Shale. Adam is a full-time high school science teacher in Searcy, Arkansas.
Steve Polaskey. Fall 2012 to Spring 2015. Steve quantified the interaction between insect shredders and detrital microbial communities across a gradient of nutrient enrichment. He is currently a chemical and environmental analyst for the city of Boulder, CO.
Lucy Baker. Fall 2014 to Spring 2017. Lucy examined how watershed sensitivity interacts with human activities to influences biological responses to multiple anthropogenic stressors. She sampled macroinvertebrates in 40 headwater streams throughout north-central Arkansas.Lucy is now at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as TMDL coordinator.
Stephanie Stoughton. Spring 2015 to Fall 2017. Stephanie quantified nutrient transfer from urban tributaries and transformation (denitrification) in a rapidly urbanizing wetland-dominated watershed (White Oak Bayou, Arkansas). She currently works as the watershed manager at Elk County Conservation District, Pennsylvania.
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Former Undergraduate Students
Josh Nilz,Michael Lowry, Kasey Nix, Phuong Nguyen, Mary McLeod, Jasmine L. Gilbert, Desiree’ Shaw, Lindsay Martindale (Honors College Thesis), Tyler Troutman, Adam Musto, Chris Fuller, Kristina Hallock, David Holt (Honors College Thesis), Carolyn Pollard, Loren Biggs, Josh Bregy, Chelsea Miller, Joe Larson, Wilson Earnhardt, Josh Hines, Meredith Tyree (Honors College Thesis/Biology Honors), Elise Coffelt, David Black, Garrett Frandson, Claudy Sarpong, Deion Everhart and Tristan Odekirk, Jyoti Thapa, Micaela Shell. Where we work and what we do....
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