Alumni from the Bahlai lab are doing a range of exciting things. We love to hear from our alumni, so if you are reading this page, please let us know where you are now!
Graduate students
Robert Boyd, B.S 2022-2023 & M.S. 2023-2025 – Engineering PhD Student, Kent State University
Justin Smith, M.A. 2024-2025 – PhD Student, University of Akron
Kaitlyn Hutzell, M.A. 2023 – Environmental Technician, The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kathryn Grage, M.S. 2022-2025 – Naturalist, Cleveland Metroparks & Fulbright Recipient
Lama Tawk-Cota, Ph.D. 2019-2025 – Teaching Faculty, Our Lady of the Elms School
Christian Bullion, Ph.D. 2018-2025 – Environmental Scientist II, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
Katie McNamara Manning, Ph.D. 2018-2023 – Postdoctoral Research Development Specialist, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Kent State University
Staff
Lab manager and research technician
Julia Perrone, MLIS 2018-2022 – Youth Librarian, Willard Library
Research technician
John Gerrath 2019-2021 – Lab Manager, Ward Plant Ecology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University
Postdoctoral scholars
Katie McNamara Manning, Ph.D. 2023-2026
Kayla Perry, Ph.D. 2021-2022 – Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Ohio State University
Undergraduate students
Karolina Pola 2025-2026 – B.S. Biology with concentration in Molecular and Cellular, Kent State University ’26; PhD student, Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University
Gus de Azevedo Nantes 2025-2026
Drew Davis 2024-2025 – B.A. Environmental Studies & B.S. Organismal Biology, Kent State University ’25
Sophia Carmichael 2024-2025 – B.S. Environmental and Conservation Biology, Kent State University ’25; Environmental Technician, Davey Resource Group
Samantha Poore 2024-2025 – B.A. Environmental Studies, Kent State University ’25; Seasonal Ranger, Cuyahoga Valley National Park & Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
Kaylin Hall 2024
Mackenna Kading 2024
Natilea Schaffner 2024
Julie Gaetano 2024
Emma Murphy 2024
Sophia Rogers 2024
Jackson Miller 2024-2025 – Undergraduate Research Assistant, Kinsman-Costello Lab, Kent State University
Emma Murphy 2023-2024
Brooke Schmitt 2023
Maggie Campbell 2023
Seth Nolte 2022-2023
Abby McCullough 2022-2023
Jasmine Caldwell 2022-2023
Sarah Audet 2022 – M.S. student, Public Administration; B.S. Environmental Policy and Management ‘22, Kent State University
Carolina Moreno 2022-2023 – B.S. Biology ‘23, Kent State University
Morgan Hughes 2021-2022 – B.S. Zoology ‘22, Kent State University
Sha AlMaraghi 2020-2021 – B.S. Mathematics ‘22, Kent State University
Lydia Sherman 2019
Chandra Mackey 2019
Mason Lorch 2019
Tasia North 2019 – Journeyman Water Distribution Operator, City of Moscow, ID; B.S. Ecology and Conservation Biology ’20, University of Idaho
Kaitlin Shvach 2019 – M.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ‘23, Kent State University
Erin White 2018-2020 – Pathologists’ Assistant; MSBS-PA ‘22, University of Toledo
High school students
Tessa Nickels 2023
Grace Chen 2021-2023
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