2023
Brian Ballantyne
Mentor
Chad Johnson
Research Project
Using CAP-LTER’s arthropod dataset to examine urban evolution within a socio-ecological framework
Mariah Beltran
Mentors
Dan Childers and Kelli Larson
Research Project
Tres Rios for Two (summer) and Examining the Opportunities, Constraints, and Contexts for Human-Wildlife Coexistence (academic year)
Arshonne Cazares
Mentors
Michelle Hale and Michele Clark
Research Project
Diversifying Visions of the Future with Rural and Urban Indigenous Communities
Zoe Gentry
Mentors
Nancy Grimm and Liliana Caughman
Research Project
River Futures: Participatory visioning for an urban river
Carter Henry
Mentor
Kelli Larson
Research Project
Examining the Opportunities, Constraints, and Contexts for Human-Wildlife Coexistence (academic year)
David Nguyen
Mentor: Dan Childers
Research Project: Tres Rios for Two
Nadia Upah
Mentor
Pierre Deviche
Research Project
Birds in a Warming World: An Integrated Physiological Perspective
2022
Zoe Gentry
Mentor
Nancy Grimm
Research Project
Visions of the Rio Salado: Planning participatory visioning for an urban river
Maddelyn Gibson
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research Project
Color me sexy: does ornate coloration predict health state in an invasive urban parrot species?
Savage Cree Hess
Mentor
Michelle Hale
Research Project
Diversifying visions of the future of the Rio Salado – A community-centered approach to Rio Reimagined
Garrett Storey
Mentor
Pierre Herckes
Research Project
Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in the Tres Rios Wetlands
2021
Hasti Asrari
Mentor
Chad Johnson
Research Project
The effects of urbanization on the gut microbiome of an urban arthropod pest: An investigation into the gut of western black widow spiders across a gradient of urbanization
Dayanara Avilez, Akilah Davitt, and Janelle Siefert
Mentors
Kelli Larson and Jeff Brown
Research Project
Exploring Human-Nature Interactions in the Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS) Neighborhoods
Dean Drake
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research Project
Does food quality explain urban-rural variation in finch coloration and health?
Olivia Nguyen
Mentor
Jesse Lewis
Research Project
Comparing wildlife occupancy and AZGFD public reporting data across the gradient of urbanization during the Covid-19 pandemic
Brian Sehner
Mentor
Amy Frazier and Billie L. Turner II
Research Project
Quantifying the spatial connectivity of surface urban heat island intensity and thermal refuges in the Phoenix metropolitan area
2021
Kerrala Chandran
Mentor
Chingwen Cheng
Research Project
UEI hydrologic performance evaluation
Dave DeBacker
Mentor
Stephen Elser
Research Project
The Future of Urban Ecosystem Services
Kathryn DePinto
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research Project
Health and nutrition in the city: Testing principles of self-medication and personalized nutrition in urban and rural birds
Matt Millado
Mentor
Stephen Elser
Research Project
The Future of Urban Ecosystem Services
Finnley Rickman
Mentor
Marta Berbés-Blázquez
Research Project
The future of urban ecosystem services
2020
Kerrala Chandran
Mentor
Chingwen Cheng
Research Project
UEI hydrologic performance evaluation
Dave DeBacker
Mentor
Stephen Elser
Research Project
The Future of Urban Ecosystem Services
Kathryn DePinto
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research Project
Health and nutrition in the city: Testing principles of self-medication and personalized nutrition in urban and rural birds
Matt Millado
Mentor
Stephen Elser
Research Project
The Future of Urban Ecosystem Services
Finnley Rickman
Mentor
Marta Berbés-Blázquez
Research Project
The future of urban ecosystem services
2019
Ryan Faust
Mentor
Jesse Lewis
Research Project
The distribution, diversity, and abundance of scorpions in relation to urbanization and landscape characteristics across the CAP LTER study area
Melissa Fleeger
Mentor
Kelli Larson
Research Project
Residents’ Attitudes toward Bees in Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona
Sarah Lindley
Mentor
Chad Johnson
Research Project
The Effect of Urban Heat Island Temperatures on Microhabitat Preference in Black Widow Spiders
Jenna Rosales
Mentor
Jenni Vanos
Research Project
Observing the solar radiation and heat protection factors of tree shade: A novel comparative assessment of desert trees
2018
Keaton Coker
Mentor
Chad Johnson
Research Project
Black Widows on an Urban Heat Island: Using Hormones and Behavior to Understand Global Change
Jessica Dwyer
Mentor
Jesse Lewis
Research Project
The effects of urbanization on species composition and activity patterns of the bat community across the Phoenix Valley
Caitlin Nordheim
Mentor
Heather Bateman
Research Project
Comparison of riparian herpetofauna along urban and wildland streams
Chelsea Stratton
Mentor
Fabio Suzart de Albuquerque
Research Project
Energy, water and habitat diversity as predictors of bird diversity in urban areas
2017
Caitlin Gray
Mentor
Fabio Suzart de Albuquerque
Research Project
Environmental drivers of phylogenetic diversity of bird species in riparian areas.
Claire Moen
Mentor
Chad Johnson
Research Project
Black Widows On An Urban Heat Island: Using Genes, Physiology And Behavior To Understand Global Change.
Robert Moakley
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research Project
Where sleep meets sex in the city: links between bird breeding and beauty sleep
David Nardelli
Mentors
Nancy Grimm, Lauren McPhillips, and Monica Palta
Research Project
Nutrient loading and its effects in water-supply canals and stormwater outfalls in Phoenix, AZ
2016
Devon Allred
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research Project
Urban night-lighting and pace-of-life: can urban birds buy back time?
Maria Eller
Mentor
Erin Redman
Research Project
Ecology Explorers Program
Nikita Kowal
Mentor
Becky Ball
Research Project
Urbanization and N-Deposition and Microbial Community-Level Physiological Profiles
Michelle Poletti
Mentor
Ariane Middel
Research Project
Impact of interior temperatures of shaded and unshaded vehicles on children’s health – A case study in Phoenix, AZ
Brandon Ramirez
Mentor
David Iwaniec
Research Project
Developing data visualization and decision-making tools for CAP LTER Sustainable Future Scenarios
Isabella Tapia
Mentor
Charles Redman
Research Project
Infrastructural Response to Extreme Events in Phoenix, AZ
Javier Urcuyo
Mentor
Chad Johnson
Research Project
Urban heat islands and urban arthropod biodiversity
2015
Jessica Hoffman
Mentor
Kelli Larson
Research project
Yard creatures: Management, perception, and reality
Bridget Harding
Mentor
Dan Allen
Research project
Long-term analysis of biodiversity patterns, land-use, and climate anomalies on urban community structure
Sky Arnett-Romero
Mentor
Dan Allen
Research project
Long-term analysis of biodiversity patterns, land-use, and climate anomalies on urban community structure
2014
Kelly Bergin
Mentor
Becky Ball
Research project
Impacts of altered precipitation on aboveground-belowground interactions
Soukaina Kouteib
Mentor
Pierre Deviche
Research project
Relationships between urbanization and immunity
Caitlin Holmes
Mentor
Sharon Hall
Research project
Soil properties in residential landscapes
Evan Kuras
Mentor
David Hondula
Research project
Personal monitoring for smarter heat-health interventions in Central Arizona
Meghan Cook
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research project
Cognition in the city: Problem-solving in a foraging context as a function of urbanization in house finches
Pierce Hutton
Mentor
Kevin McGraw
Research project
Cognition in the city: Problem-solving in a foraging context as a function of urbanization in house finches
Jessica Jia
Mentors
Elizabeth Wentz and Kelli Larson
Research project
A comparative analysis of the water consumption and cost of xeric vs. mesic landscaped single family residential properties in Tempe
2013
Jessica Alvarez Guevara
Mentors
Becky Ball and Mitch Pavao-Zuckerman
Research project
Moss nutrient plasticity over variations in soil resource availability in desert soils
Beau Rudd
Mentor
Heather Bateman
Research project
Effects of multi-use recreational trails on reptiles in the Phoenix mountain parks
Dakota Tallman
Mentor
Dan Childers
Research project
Understanding the importance of open water processes to the provision of ecosystem services in a constructed wastewater treatment wetland ecosystem
Samuel Lane
Mentor
Pierre Deviche
Research project
Bird song and the brain: Behavioral and neuroanatomical adaptations of northern mockingbirds to urbanization
Amanda Wolf
Mentors
Monica Palta and Nancy Grimm
Research project
Ecosystem services and trade-offs mediated by urban water bodies for homeless populations in Phoenix
Billy Smith
Mentor
Kerry Smith
Research project
Does water conservation compromise the reliability (and sustainability) of water systems?
Alyssa McAlister
Mentors
Amber Wutich and Alex Brewis
Research project
Human health in a warming world: Cultural models of climate change and disease