JULIE L. LOCKWOOD, PhD
Distinguished Professor Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
Director Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute
julie.lockwood (at) rutgers.edu View CV
"There's two buttons I never like to hit: that's panic and snooze.” T. Lasso
Current Lab Members
Anthony Vastano, Msc
Research Coordinator
Anthony manages the eDNA lab, and generally keeps this ship afloat
anthonyvastano (at) gmail.com
Mario Hernandez, PHD
Research Analyst
Mario is an aquatic ecologist and data scientist
mario.f.hernandez (at) rutgers.edu
Kathleen Kyle, PHD
Research Scientist
Kat is a terrestrial ecologist and heads our development of novel eDNA methods
kek154 (at) scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Jose Ramirez-Garofalo
PhD student
Jose’s research interests are on species range shifts in the wake of global change
jose.ramirez.garofalo (at) rutgers.edu
Caleb Truscott
PhD student
Caleb’s research centers on the role of landscape connectivity in fish and wildlife conservation.
cgt26 (at) scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Shannon Dickey
PhD student
Shannon’s research explores the use of eDNA to gain insights into the management of coastal ecosystems.
sd1266 (at) scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Alumni
Leon Green-Tkacenko, PhD, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute
Chris Eddy, PhD student, Auburn University
Mariel Vandegrift, Research Scientist, Cornell University
Mike Allen, PhD, Lead Scientist, Biodiversity Informatics, Map of Life Solutions, CT
Ryan Almeida, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, Villanova University, PA
Jeff (Brown) Clark, PhD, Applied Data Science, Amtrak, PA
Alex Safiq, PhD Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Unit Leader, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, WA
Lella CrystaL, PhD Senior Applied Researcher, GitHub, CA
Oliver Stringham, PhD, Research Program Manager, Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute, NJ
Kevin Aagaard, PhD, Director, AE Strategies, VA
Julian Avery, PhD, Associate Research Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University, PA
Ben Baiser, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, FL
Curtis Burkhalter, PhD, Technical Product Marketing Manager AI Software and Hardware, HP, CO
David La Puma, PhD, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service at Cellular Tracking Technologies, NJ
Blake Mathys, PhD, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Ohio Dominican University, OH
Alison Seigel Nurok, PhD, Laboratory Professor in Biology, Middlebury College, VT
Liba Pejchar, PhD, Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, CO
Orin J. Robinson Jr., PhD, Research Associate, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, NY
Tom Virzi, PhD, Executive Director, Research Ecologist, Conservation InSight, OR
Laura Reynolds, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Worcester State University, MA
Chris Field, PhD, Director for the Office of Planning and Resilience, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, CT
Rafael Valentin, PhD, Bioinformatics Scientist, Elysium Health, NJ
Donnie Peterson, PhD, Research Scientist, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SWE
Dustin Welbourne, PhD, Quantitative Geography Consultant, Canberra, AUS
Rebecca Boulton, PhD, Founder RLB Ecology, AUS
Phillip Cassey, PhD, Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow at the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide.
James Gilroy, PhD, Chief Scientist, Rainforest Builder, UK
Robert Somes, MSc, Senior Zoologist, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, NJ
Thom Almendinger, MSc, Director of Stewardship at Teatown Lake Reservation, NJ
William Lynch, Jr., MSc, Director of Engagement & Communication, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, NJ