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Meet Your Mentors

Dr. Kelley Fritz
/ Assistant Professor

Dr. Fritz studies how water and land ecosystems are connected, especially how animals and resources move between them. She looks at how things like climate change, pollution, and invasive species can affect these systems and the plants and animals that live there.

Dr. Lucas Kirschman
/ Assistant Professor

Dr. Kirschman studies how animals’ immune systems affect things like how they grow, reproduce, and develop. He does this research with both wild animals and lab animals. He recently won a major award from the Royal Entomological Society for his work between 2021 and 2023.

Dr. Fidel Atuo
/ Associate Professor

Dr. Auto works to protect native animals by studying how they interact with their environment and with people. He looks at how changes to land, like farming or development, affect wildlife, and how different cultures view and support conservation. He teaches classes about evolution, ecosystems, and managing wildlife.

Dr. Jason Henry
/ Assistant Professor

Dr. Jason Henry is a biology professor who studies how animals and plants interact with their environment. He works in local ecosystems like rivers, forests, and wetlands, and helps students learn through hands-on research in the field. His classes cover topics like birds, reptiles, and how living things survive and connect with each other.