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Milanovich Lab @ LUC
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Dr. Joe Milanovich
Joe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Loyola University Chicago.  He received his Bachelors from Adrian College, his Masters from Arkansas State University (working in Dr. Stan Trauth's lab) and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia (working in Dr. John Maerz's lab). From 2010 to 2013 Joe was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati working under Dr. Matt Hopton, and in August 2013 he joined the faculty at LUC.  Joe teaches Ecology, Conservation Biology, Natural History of Vertebrates, and Writing a Scientific Paper.  His research examines the impact of global change on amphibian distributions, the impact of urbanization on the stoichiometry and stable isotope compositions of food webs, and the importance of herpetofauna to nutrient cycling and storage in terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems.  ​See Joe's CV here.
Lab Members
Graduate Students
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Jess Lindberg
Jess graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor Degree in Biology with an Ecology Emphasis in 2018. After spending the next two summers working with endangered freshwater turtles for the Kane County Forest Preserve District, she decided to return to Loyola as a graduate student. Under Joe's advisory, she plans to study the health and behavior of Spotted Turtles in the northwestern Indiana region for her Master's thesis.

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 Mike Vosburgh
 Mike is a M.S. student in Biology who graduated from Oregon State University.  Mike previously 
 worked for Michigan Tech Research Institute, USGS, and Semper Fi Land Services conducting a
 number of ecological projects.  Mike led our mesocosm and terrestrial pen work involving the influence of nutrient and fungicide additions on aquatic communities. He is currently working for the IL EPA.

Undergraduate Student Researchers and Technicians
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  Marlen Terrazas
  Marlen is our lead technician working on our spotted turtle project! She graduated from Saint
  Mary's College in 2020 and spent time at the Lincoln Park Zoo Urban Wildlife Institute before   
  joining the lab.

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  Trang Nguyen
  
Trang is a senior majoring in Biology. She began working in our lab during the summer of of 2022 
  with the summer pre-RET program  and works on the Golf Course Biodiversity Project!

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  Haydn Notario
  
Haydn is a freshman majoring in Biology. He began working in our lab during the spring 2021
  and is funded via both CAS and Mulcahy fellowships working on spotted turtles.

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  Ella Janson
  
Ella is a junior majoring in Biology with a minor in French. She began working in our lab
  during the fall of 2020 on our Golf Course Biodiversity Project!

Lab alumni we kicked out
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  Dr. Leigh Anne Harden
   Leigh Anne was a postdoctoral researcher and instructor of ecology in the Department of Biology
   and Milanovich Lab from 2014-2015.  She received her B.S. in Biology from Davidson College and
   her Ph.D. in Marine Biology from University of North Carolina, Wilmington.  Dr. H developed several
   projects within the lab, including our assessment of Blanding's Turtle and Ornate Box Turtle blood   
   chemistry and health, and assisted in just about everything we did!  Dr. H is now a Assistant
   Professor at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.  See more about Dr. Harden here.


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 Armand Cann
 Armand was a M.S. graduate who graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati,  OH.  Armand came
 to LUC with a wide array of field experiences working in Ohio, Kansas, the Chihuahuan Desert (New
 Mexico) and California.  Armand led our work investigating the legacy effects from captive-breeding on the endangered Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii). Armand is now an endangered species biologist at USFWS.

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 Matt Bonfitto
 Matt was a M.S. student in Biology who graduated from Loyola and was advised by both
 the Milanovich and Reddy labs!  Matt is from the western Chicago suburbs and came to LUC with a
 passion for museum sciences.  Matt investigated 3D morphometrics and evolution of a unique
​ group of birds in Madagascar, the Malagasy Vangas, using a novel photogrammetry technique.

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 Brock Struecker
 Brock was a M.S. graduate who came from Simpson College in Indianola, IA.  Brock has
 extensive herpetological experience which includes conducting herp surveys for Project Orianne in 
 the southeastern U.S.  At LUC, Brock conducted work on Ambystoma spp. to examine their 
 influence on wetland ecosystems and their response to climate change.  Brock is now with Cardino
​ Environmental in Indiana!

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  Ashriya Patel
  
Ashriya graduated with a major in Biology in 2022. She began working in our lab during the spring
  of 2021 on our Golf Course Biodiversity Project! After graduation she spent time working with Peggy
​  Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago studying smooth greens snakes!

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  Andrew Lam
 
​ Andrew graduated with a major in Biology with a minor in Exercise Science. He began working in
​  our lab during the fall of 2019 on our Golf Course Biodiversity Project!



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  Courtney Malinowski
  
Courtney graduated with a degree in Cognitive/Behavior Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology
  in 2021. She began working in our lab during the fall of 2018 under the guidance of the 
  Achieving College Excellence (ACE) program. Courtney is working to quantify morphometrics of   
  anurans raised under different pesticide treatments using our new CT scanner. Her work was   
​  funded by the Loyola Mulcahy Research Fellowship

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 Courtney Carmack
 Courtney graduated with a Biology degree with an emphasis in Ecology and minor
 in Anthropology. She began working in our lab during the fall of 2017. Courtney worked largely
 on our Golf Course Biodiversity Project. 



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  Suha Moten
  Suha majored in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience with a minor in Computer Science. 
  She began working in our lab during the spring of 2018 under the guidance of the Achieving College   
  Excellence (ACE) program.  Suha worked to quantify morphometrics of anurans raised under     
  different nutrient and pesticide treatments using our new CT scanner.  


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  Maria Magallon-Trejo
  Maria majored in Psychology with an emphasis in pre-medicine. She began working
  in our lab during the spring of 2018 under the guidance of the Achieving College Excellence (ACE)
  program.  Maria worked to quantify morphometrics of anurans raised under different nutrient and 
  pesticide treatments using our new CT scanner.  


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  Sarah Crites
  Sarah graduated from LUC with a B.S. in Biology with a psychology minor.  She began work
  in our lab during the fall of 2015.  Sarah investigating the function of terrestrial salamanders in
  forested ecosystems and assisted heavily in the Golf Course Biodiversity Project.  Her work was     
  funded by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, the Golf Course
  Biodiversity Project and the Loyola Mulcahy Research Fellowship.  Sarah is now a veterinary
​  technician at several hospitals.

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 Isabella Lentini
 Isabella graduated with a major in Biology.  She began work in our lab during the summer of 2017. 
 Izzy  and worked largely on our Golf Course Biodiversity Project.  Her work wasfunded via the Golf
​ Course Biodiversity Project and the Loyola Biology Summers and Mulcahy Research Fellowships.
 Izzy is now a nursing student at DePaul University. 

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   Andrés Muñoz
   Andrés graduated from LUC with a B.S. in Biology with an ecology emphasis in December 2017.  He 
   began work in our lab during the spring of 2016.  Andrés worked primarily with our
   Blanding's Turtle augmentation project and the Golf Course Biodiversity Project.  His work was
   funded by the USGA and the Biology Summers and Mulcahy Loyola Research Fellowships. He is 
​   now a Ph.D student at the University of Denver
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 Daniella DeRose
 Daniella graduated in 2017 with a major Biology with an ecology emphasis.  She began work in our
 lab during the fall of 2015.  Daniella worked on the impact of invasive species on amphibian fitness
 and legacy effects.  Her work was funded through the Mulcahy and Provost Loyola Research.  Fellowships. 

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 Milica Radanovic
 Milica graduated in 2016 with a majors in Biology (Ecology emphasis) and Environmental Science 
 and  a minor in Biostatistics.  Milica led our project investigating the use of Bayesian stable isotope
 mixing models to examine energy flow from invasive plants in wetlands (now published).  Her work
 was funded through the Biology Research Fellows Program.  She is now off to Washington State
 University to enter into a Ph.D. program in Plant Biology!


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 Bonita Mckinley
 Bonita
graduated in 2016 with a major in Biology.  Her work centered at The Field Museum where
 she examined the variation (and potential causes of variation) of pigment in the
peritoneum  
 membrane in snakes
.  Her work was funded through the Mulcahy and Provost Loyola Research  
 Fellowships.  She is now a Data Assistant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.


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Nojan Rastegar
Nojan graduated in 2016 with a major in Biology (ecology emphasis) and a minor in Psychology.  He  investigated whether the combined effects of wetland drying and invasive species altered the fitness and morphology of anurans. His
work was funded through the Biology Summers Research Fellowship.  

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 Jennifer Fernandez
 Jennifer graduated in 2016 with a major in Biology.  Her interest included investigating the stress 
 and health of herpetofauna, so she was a natural fit for our Blanding's and Ornate box Turtle work.  
 She accumulated data on thousands of blood slides throughout her tenure. 
Her work was funded
 through the Mulcahy and Provost Loyola Research Fellowships. 
Jennifer recently completed a 
 MAMS program at Rush University and is applying to medical school.

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Emily Gerber
Emily graduated in 2016 with a major in Biology (Psychology/Neuroscience minors). 
Emily examined the synergistic effects of climate change and invasive species on larval anurans during summer of 2015, which was funded through the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center.  

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   Dr. Stanislaw Warcholek
   Stan graduated in spring 2015 with Biology and Biophysics degrees.  For two years in our lab, Stan  
   investigating a technique to determine gender of Desmognathus spp. while in a field setting and 
   was heavily involved in our Ornate Box Turtle project.  His work was funded by the Provost      
   Summer and  Mulcahy Fellowships.  Stan is now a veterinarian and a dermatology specialty intern
​   in Port Richey, FL! 

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