{"id":2491,"date":"2024-10-03T22:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T22:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/caplter\/?page_id=2491"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:25:56","slug":"awarded-grad-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/caplter\/awarded-grad-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Awarded Grad Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero hide-content\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/caplter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/09\/Sunset-Four-People-cropped.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Awarded Grad Grants&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;gold&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 pt-6 pt-xl-12\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 order-2 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brittany Blake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Heather Bateman and Kelli Larson<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Paradoxical Stewardship and Social\u2013Ecological Traps in Urban Bird Feeding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Md. Farhan Asef Jit and Jared Jorde<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor: <\/strong>Paul Coseo<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Roots of Resilience: Enhancing Urban Climate Adaptation through Green Stormwater Infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waqar Hassan Khan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Arianne Middel and Isaac Newton Kwasi Buo<br><strong>Research Project: <\/strong>Outdoor Heat Exposure: Assessing Thermal Walkability in Three PASS Neighborhoods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kajaya Pollard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors: <\/strong>Kelli Larson, Chad Johnson, and Jessica Ebie<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> The Impacts and Influences of Urbanization and Socioeconomic Disparities on the Life History and Abundance of Black Widows Across an Urban-to-Rural Gradient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protik Bose Pranto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Arianne Middel and Isaac Newton Kwasi Buo<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Mapping the Distribution and Characteristics of Native and Non-Native Tree Species in the CAP LTER Study Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qinnan Zhu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor<\/strong>: Kelli Larson<br><strong>Research Project: <\/strong>Optimizing residential vegetation to address heat mitigation and water<br>conservation trade-offs in Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethan Crockford<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Dan Childers<br><strong>Research Project: <\/strong>Assessing Water Quality of the Salt River &#8211; An Analysis of an Urban Aquatic Ecosystem in an Arid Environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Josh Gilman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Jianguo Wu<br><strong>Research Project: <\/strong>Interactive influences of climate change, water availability, and policy on dryland urbanization: A case study of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gisel Guzman Echavarria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jenni Vanos, Arianne Middel, Jose-Benito Rosales Chavez, and Ravanelli<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Decoding The Individual Heat Experience: Assessing Personal Heat Exposure, Adaptative Responses, and Non-Life-Threatening Health Outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julia Hernandez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jesse Lewis, Dan Childers, and Heather Bateman<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Wildlife habitat use and activity along a human-modified river corridor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mariah Patton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Scott Collins<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Soil Microbial Responses and Thresholds to Nitrogen Fertilization in the Sonoran Desert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Morgan Pierce<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Nathan Upham and Sharon Hall<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Rodent genetic diversity and gene flow across urban desert remnants in metro Phoenix<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luke Ramsey-Wiegmann<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Dan Childers<br><strong>Research Project:<\/strong> Flooding, Flowing, and Frying: How does climate-driven compound disturbance in the Salt River shape urban wetland ecosystems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2023\">2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timara Crichlow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Paul Coseo<br><strong>Research project<\/strong>: Modeling Community Perceptions of Tree Distribution in the Phoenix Region<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olivia Nguyen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jesse Lewis, Dan Childers, and Esther Rubin<br><strong>Research project<\/strong>: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human behaviors and wildlife populations across the gradient of urbanization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peter Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors: <\/strong>Paul Coseo and Ariane Middel<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Heat Reduction Benefits of a Residential Rooftop Green Space: Perceptions vs. Realities for a Vulnerable Population<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zachary Van Tol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Ariane Middel and Jennifer Vanos<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Mechanisms of Movement: Identifying the factors that decide the spaces people experiencing chronic homelessness occupy and the associated climate exposures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2022\">2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jordan Cisco<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Pierre Herckes<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> The Fate of Microplastics in Tres Rios Wetlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jorge Morales Guerrero<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Marta Berb\u00e9s-Bl\u00e1zquez and Monique Franco<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Bridging Academic Knowledge with Community Practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jeff Haight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors: <\/strong>Sharon Hall, Jesse Lewis, Kelli Larson, and Jeffrey Brown<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Influences of Wildlife Presence and Diversity on the Environmental Attitudes of Metropolitan Phoenix Residents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abigail Mitchell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Kelli Larson<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> The impacts of nature interactions on human wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luke Ramsey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor: <\/strong>Dan Childers<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Changes in Plant Community Composition of Urban Accidental Wetlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shaylynn Trego<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Sara Meerow and David Hondula<br><strong>Research project: <\/strong>A Longitudinal Assessment of Heat Risk Perception and Adaptation in Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leanna Watts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Pierre Deviche<br><strong>Research project: <\/strong>The breeding success of introduced urban Rosy-faced Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qinnan Zhu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Kelli Larson<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Multi-scalar drivers of residential yard changes in Phoenix metropolitan area: implications for urban landscape sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2021\">2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vanya Bisht and Amanda Kuhn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor: <\/strong>Marta Berb\u00e9s-Bl\u00e1zquez<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Engaging K-12 Students in Co-designing Urban Futures for the Rio Salado<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kanchana Chandrakanthan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Pierre Herckes<br><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Spatial and temporal distribution of soil microplastics in warm arid environments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alexandreana Cocroft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Sharon Hall<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Assessing the Influence of Income and Ethnicity on Wildlife in Residential Neighborhoods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annika Enloe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> Heather Bateman<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Feeling rattled: Linking attitudes and habitat features to patterns of snake occurrence in urban landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elizabeth Fain, Michael Mann, Timothy Ohlert, Mariah Patton, and Purbendra Yogi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors<\/strong>: Scott Collins and Jennifer Rudgers<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Above and belowground connections under extreme drought in the Sonoran Desert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aaron Mehner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> David Sailor and Jennifer Vanos<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Summertime Heat Impacts of Solar PV Installation on Urban Park Shading Structures in Edison Eastlake Park, Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arun Pallathadka and Jason Sauer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Heejun Chang and Nancy Grimm<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Future fluvial and pluvial flood risk and the social, ecological, and technological characteristics of flood-prone areas in Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matt Seelig<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentor: <\/strong>Becky Ball<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Soil Responses to Land Use and Precipitation in the Phoenix Metropolitan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katherine Weiss<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong> Jesse Lewis, Jan Schipper, and Beckett Sterner<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Assessing the Ecological and Nutritional Drivers of Coyote (Canis latrans) Diets Along the Salt River Corridor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mary Wright<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentor: David Hondula<br><strong>Research project:<\/strong> A meta-analysis of social and environmental factors predicting household-level heat-related illness in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2020\">2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brittany Allen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Urban Heat Island Effect and Rodent Body Condition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aaron Grade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Do human-provided resources buffer the effects of drought on bird abundances in residential neighborhoods?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florian Schneider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Project MaRTiny: Data analysis and validation of low-cost sensors measuring thermal conditions and space use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kayla Tarr<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Long-Term Monitoring of Urban Ecological Infrastructure for Stormwater Management at ASU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amanda Trakas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Where the Water Flows: Plant Selection for Rapid Infiltration in Biodetention Basins in Maricopa County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eric Vahid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>The Impacts of Residential Flood Irrigation and Yard Management on Gaseous Nitrogen Losses in the Phoenix Metro Area, AZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emily Webb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Life-history variation in carotenoid profiles of an urban songbird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2019\">2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthony Basile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Effect of Anthropogenic, Western Diet Foods on Avian Abundance, Richness, and Metabolic Physiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ryan Clark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>A Field Comparison of Western Black Widows: Does Behavior Differ Between Urban and Desert Habitats?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jessica Dwyer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Bat habitat use along the graident of urbanization in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Elser and Michelle Stuhlmacher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Ecosystem services provided by green infrastructure: expanding knowledge on the Phoenix metropolitan area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jeffrey Haight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Biophysical and Socioeconomic Influences on Spatial Patterns of Urban Mammal Communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timothy Ohlert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Drought impacts on desert ecosystems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah Polekoff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Adapting to city life: physiology and behavior of urban and desert House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zhaocheng Wang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Understanding Urban Irrigation Impact by Coupling Machine Learning and Physical Based Model in a Desert Urban Environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Megan Wheeler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Land managers drive long-term and annual plant community dynamics: A case study of change over time in Phoenix residential yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mary Wright and Peter Crank<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> A comprehensive assessment of the thermal environment of two PASS neighborhoods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2018\">2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Riley Andrade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Linking human-environment interactions with community ecology in urban ecosystems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alicia Hinterlong<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> The effects of urbanization on the wildlife community across the CAP LTER in the Phoenix Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marina Lauck<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Effects of Variable Inundation Patterns on Wetland Plant Communities and Nitrogen Uptake in the Salt River Wetlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christopher Sanchez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Design process and outcomes of designed experiments using Urban Ecological Infrastructure (UEI): a case-study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michelle Stuhlmacher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Quantifying Landscape Architecture Dynamics in Tempe\u2019s Rio Salado<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kate Weiss<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Assessing Mammalian Functional Diversity Across a Gradient of Urbanization in the Phoenix Valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicholas Weller<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Extreme Heat Public Forums: Perspectives of participants and policy makers in Phoenix, AZ, Portland, OR, and St. Paul, MN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2017\">2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melissa Davidson and Yeowon Kim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Alternative Futures for Phoenix Neighborhoods: A downscaling approach to scenario development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cyrus Hester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Developing a Novel Paleoecological Approach for Studying Long-term, Heavy Metal Pollution in the Greater Phoenix Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pierce Hutton and Emily Webb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Urban Impacts on Life History Strategy in a Common Desert Songbird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ivan Lopez-Castrillo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Regional Urban Ecohydrological Assessment of Rainfall-Runoff Relations and their Hydrologic Modeling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eli Perez-Ruiz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Evaluation of the Net Ecosystem Exchange across different landscapes in Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jazmine Russell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Utilizing remotely sensed data to monitor algal blooms and water quality in Arizona reservoirs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Megan Wheeler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Effects of nutrient enrichment on annual plant community composition in the northern Sonoran Desert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qunshan Zhao<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Impact of tree locations and arrangements on outdoor microclimate and human thermal comfort in a compact urban residential environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2016\">2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Riley Burnette<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Social-spatial analyses of environmental attitudes in Phoenix, Arizona: 2006, 2011, and beyond<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christine DeMeyers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>The intersection of ecosystem services, homelessness, and water insecurity in Phoenix<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicole Pierini<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Evaluating water, energy, and carbon fluxes across four distinct land cover types in a desert urban environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ruby Upreti<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Modeling the impact of urban trees on regional hydroclimate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shelley Valle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Effect of the Phoenix urban heat island on metabolic and reproductive physiology of a resident songbird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2015\">2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chao Fan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Compact or sprawl? Impacts of urban form on climate change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benjamin MacNeille<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Building an understanding of the urban phyllosphere in Phoenix: The next steps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julie Ripplinger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Survey 200: A powerful tool for examining urban vegetation change under the great recession<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melinda Weaver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Stress in the city: Correlation between behavior and stress hormone levels in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qunshan Zhao<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Rooftop surface temperature analysis in urban residential environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2014\">2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benjamin MacNeille<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Building an understanding of the urban phyllosphere in Phoenix: The first steps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christy Rose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Chloroform from swimming pools, a significant source of atmospheric chloroform in Phoenix?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sisi Gao<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Are all stressors equally disturbing? A study on how different urban disturbances affect a common urban bird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greg Gryniewicz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project:<\/strong> Variation in wood specific gravity of Sonoran desert trees growing in irrigated urban landscapes and non-developed arid desert landscapes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hannah Heavenrich<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Hidden pools of nitrate in emerging \u2018sustainable\u2019 landscapes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edgar Cardenas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Understanding collaboration patterns in artists-scientists teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aurelie Marcotte<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research project: <\/strong>Characterization of trace metals and inorganic species in time resolved haboob particulate matter in Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amalia Handler and Amanda 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