Meet the Team
Gillian Bowser
Associate Professor-Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Diplomacy Fellow: U.S. Department of State (2011-2012)
Past life: Ecologist, National Park Service: Multiple Postings
Study organisms: Pollinators, insects
Research tools: Citizen science engagement; co-created data, protected management
International work: United National Framework Convention on Climate Change; Global Environmental Outlook Report, IUCN.
Sarah Whipple
PhD Candidate
Graduate Degree in Ecology
Sarah’s dissertation work explores the impacts of climate change on pollinators within protected areas. She focuses on mountain systems in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and uses citizen science and natural history datasets to explore long term trends in pollinator diversity within those parks.
Daniel Lansidel
Masters Student
Ecosystem Sustainability Department
Daniel is a new Masters Student joining the lab from Texas! He will research pollinators and citizen science tools in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park.
Philip Halliwell
Research Scientist & Affiliate Faculty, Colorado State University
CO-LEAD, Bowser Lab!
Phil works on research tied to citizen science, stewardship, and place attachment in the National Parks. He will co-lead the National Park Service Cooperative Agreement on Pollinators and Citizen Science.
PhD, Sustainability Education
Prescott College, 2019
Alia Smith
Masters Student
Ecosystem Sustainability Department
Alia is a new Masters Student joining the lab from Florida! She will research pollinators and citizen science tools in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park.
Jacob Genuise
Masters Student
Ecosystem Sustainability Department
Jacob is a new Masters Student joining the lab from Dallas, Texas/University of Oklahoma! He will focus on the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education project.
Co-Advised Students
Melody Zarria
PhD Candidate
Fulbright Scholar
Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Previous Students
Honorary Lab Members
Lakota
Ultimate Leash Tugger
T'anka
Sassy Golden Gal
King Chunk
COVID-19 Memento
Found his Voice and Love of the Outdoors in Fort Collins!
Previous Interns
Daniel Dominguez
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2019-2020
Nico Lucena
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2020
Cristal Dominguez Vasquez
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2020
Luis Borrego
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2019
Nicole Wagner
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Mendrake "Obi" Sayee
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Kenneth Choi
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Nathan Tolle
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Michael Roeder
2016
Kim Arthur
NPS BioBlitz Intern
2015
Andrew Rohlf
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2020
Soleil Culley
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2020
Victoria Simon
University of Dijon Intern
2020
Jordanne Pelkey
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2018
Isheka Orr
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Valentina Alvarez
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Anne Le Mat
University of Dijon Intern
2017
Autumn Harry
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Lucie Royer
University of Dijon Intern
2016
Rachel Lauwerijssen
NPS BioBlitz Intern
2015
Cassidy Storey
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2020
Stella Stuchart
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2020
Angelina Rivera
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2019
Ryan Gomez
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2018
Benny Bonet
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Julia Tofan
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Mahin Jalakhan
Pollinator Hotshot Intern
2017
Djulia Azevedo
2016
Rory Tendore
NPS BioBlitz Intern
2015