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Professor of Biology Erika Barthelmess and four of her research students presented at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference on 20-21 April in Albany, New York. The team presented three posters, including one co-authored by Assistant Professor of the Math, Computer Science, and Statistics Department Matt Higham. Attending, in addition to Barthelmess, were Marliese Baer '24, Olivia Bernier '24, Kelsey Similer '25 and Jessica Harman '27.
Olivia Bernier '25 delivered a poster titled “Determinants of Forest Health in St. Lawrence County, New York” at the Northeast Natural History Conference in Albany, New York. In the poster, Olivia presented a subset of the results of her senior project in which she is investigating forest health in five state forests near Canton, New York.
Kelsey Simler ’25 and Jessica Harman '27 presented their poster with preliminary results of a study investigating the effects of a total solar eclipse on the acoustic soundscape at the forest-wetland interface in St. Lawrence County, New York.
Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty have presented at conferences, been featured as experts in regional, national and international media sources, published articles, films, and much more.
In recognition of his dedication to environmental conservation, Professor of Biology Brad Baldwin has been awarded funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) totaling $98,592.
Senior Conservation Biology Major Olivia Bernier '24 and Piskor Professor of Biology attended the annual conference of the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative at the University of Vermont.
This regular roundup features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets.
Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty presented at conferences, published research articles with colleagues and St. Lawrence alumni, and shared their expertise as podcast guests.
Dr. Erika Barthelmess attended the 2023 Northeast Natural History Conference in Burlington, VT where she presented the talk “The Devil is in the Details: Managing Data in Camera Trapping Studies”.
Students Jordan Kulbe ’25, Kelsey Simler ’25, Evelyn Albrecht ’25, Julia Sirois ’23, Thia Moore ’23 and Rayna Bidwell ’24 along with faculty Erika Barthelmess and Kris Hoffmann from the Biology Department and Sara Ashpole from the Environmental Studies Department traveled to Burlington, Vermont to attend and present at the Northeast Natural History Conference.