Stefanie A. Kroll, Ph.D. (she/her)
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Tanya Dapkey, M.S. (she/her)
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Mariena Hurley, M.S. (she/her)
Manager of Phycology
Co-ops and Students
Emma Guelzow (she/her) is starting her first year at Drexel University and she is pumped! She graduated with a BA in Biology from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in 2018, where she had many cool opportunities: collecting macroinvertebrates in the snow, investigating painted turtles' basking preferences, and researching Blue Chromis fish in the Bahamas.
Emma is currently earning her M.S. in Environmental Studies, focusing on ecology and macroinvertebrates (specifically snails!). She is excited to work with Dr. Kroll and the Watershed Ecology Lab at the Academy of Natural Sciences. In her free time, Emma likes to garden, play with her dog, and admire her apathetic hermit crabs! Jeffrey Smith (he/him) is a junior at Drexel University studying Environmental Science with an Applied concentration. He is interested in conservation biology and spent his undergrad thus far with the Gonder lab, where he assisted in studies on chimpanzee behavioral ecology and regional species accumulation in Nigeria-Cameroon. He enjoys using data science tools like R and GIS to analyze the relationships between environmental factors, and helping people understand the best conservation practices available to them. On his own time, Jeff is an avid reader, writer, photographer, hiker, archer, and proud pet parent. He's eager to learn all that he can as a co-op with the macroinvert lab, and excited to get to know everyone in the watershed ecology team this spring-summer cycle. Learn more about Jeffery on his website.
Damselfly found along the Neches River, October 2021. Picture by T. Dapkey
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Faith Echiejile (she/her) [Picture To Be Updated]
Pursuing a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Drexel University Faith is a first-year Ph.D. student at Drexel University focusing on climate change effects on stream ecosystems. In 2013, she received a BSc. in Industrial Chemistry from Crawford University, Nigeria. She went further to earn a master's degree in 2021 from Youngstown State University in Environmental Science, with a thesis focused on analyzing monthly suspended sediment load in streams and rivers using similar precipitation data. She is excited to work with the Watershed Ecology Lab, and she is especially looking forward to participating in fieldwork. She enjoys exploring new places and going out with friends in her free time. Madeline Worth (she/her) is a junior Environmental Studies and Sustainability student with a minor in Ecology at Drexel University. Her research interests include insect taxonomy and morphology, general Entomology, and Indigenous environmental justice. She has developed a strong passion for Entomology through working with macroinvertebrates in Dr. Kroll's lab and working with Dr. Jon Gelhaus to identify and describe species of crane flies new to science. Outside of work, Maddie loves hiking, camping, creating art, and of course collecting insects! She is very excited to continue in the Watershed Ecology Lab for the upcoming field season!
Samantha Mosloskie (she/her) is a senior Environmental Science undergraduate student with a concentration in Biodiversity & Evolution at Drexel University. Growing up with a father who was a park ranger, she spent most of her childhood outdoors. In the past, she was an intern in the Janzen lab at University of Pennsylvania where she studied DNA barcoding of Lepidoptera. Today, she enjoys hiking, exploring new places and playing frisbee with her dog in her free time. She is very excited to be working in the Patrick Center for Environmental Research in the Aquatic Entomology department as a temp.
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Delaware River at The Hawk's Nest, November 2021. Photo by T. Dapkey