Who We Are

Our lab group brings together a mix of Masters and PhD students in Landscape Architecture, Conservation, and Environmental Studies. If you are interested in learning more about our work or connecting with past graduates, check out these student and alumni pages!

Advisor / Principal Investigator

Janet Silbernagel

Position title: Professor Emeritus

Phone: (608) 262.8609

Current Students

Sulong Zhou

Credentials: PhD, Environment and Resources

Sarah Jane Dougherty

Credentials: Current Undergrad- Soil Sciences

Alumni

Teresa Arrate

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 2014

Matthew (Max) Axler

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 2014

Karen Bednar

Credentials: MS Water Resources Management 2014

Jerry Butler

Credentials: MA Landscape Architecture

Annette Drewes

Credentials: PhD Environment and Resources 2008

Francis Eanes

Credentials: PhD Environmental Studies 2016

Robbie Greene

Credentials: MS Landscape Architecture 2014

Ming (Doris) Hua

Credentials: MS Environmental Conservation

Jin Jiefeng

Credentials: MS Environmental Conservation 2020

Anocha Karnprasertkit

Credentials: MS Landscape Architecture 2010

Erin LaFaive

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 2008

Hannah Larson

Credentials: MS Environment & Resources 2017

Tzu-fen Li

Credentials: MS Landscape Architecture 2007

Yoji Natori

Credentials: PhD Environment and Resources 2006

Kristi Nixon

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 2012

Colleen Ortwine-Boes

Credentials: MS Landscape Architecture 2003

Vera Pfeiffer

Credentials: PhD Environment and Resources 2018

Jessica Price

Credentials: PhD Environment and Resources 2016

Nathan Schulfer

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development

Paul Senner

Credentials: MS Environment & Resources 2017

Vincent Smith

Credentials: PhD Environment and Resources 2011

Benjamin Sullender

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development 2015

Kimberly Ness Sundeen

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 2011

Amanda Swearingen

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development 2015

Stacy Taeuber

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development 2011

Matthew Thomas

Credentials: PhD Environment and Resources 2004

Katy Thostenson

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development 2015

Sarah Wilkins

Credentials: MS Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development 2013

Visiting Scholars

Liu Likun

Credentials: Visiting PhD student from Wuhan University

Kong Linghong

Credentials: Visiting PhD Student Global Environmental Institute, Beijing

Li Yankuo

Credentials: Visiting Professor, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang