Thomas (Tom) Luhring
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
(First Generation, He/Him/His)
I'm an ecologist with a warm spot for ectotherms (environmental chambers). Our lab investigates the effects of climate change on ectotherms and constraints on their responses.
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
(First Generation, He/Him/His)
I'm an ecologist with a warm spot for ectotherms (environmental chambers). Our lab investigates the effects of climate change on ectotherms and constraints on their responses.
Graduate Students
Stephanie Bristow
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
Stephanie is investigating the effects of climate change on Prairie fauna.
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
Stephanie is investigating the effects of climate change on Prairie fauna.
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Samantha (Sam) Skerlec
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
Sam is investigating the effects of climate change on Prairie fauna.
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
Sam is investigating the effects of climate change on Prairie fauna.
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Krista J. Ward
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2020 - Present)
Krista is conducting a field mesocosm experiment investigating the effects of drying, refilling, and fish colonization on larval amphibian growth and vital rates.
Summer 2020 - Krista investigated the ecology of fish-amphibian interactions in intermittent streams at Youngmeyer Ranch in the Flint Hills.
Krista presented a virtual talk titled "Fish distribution in intermittent streams" at the Society of Freshwater Science meeting (June 2021) and at the Joint meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (July 2021).
2021 Rachel Snyder Memorial Scholarship
2020 KHS Alan H. Kamb Grant for Research on Kansas Snakes
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2020 - Present)
Krista is conducting a field mesocosm experiment investigating the effects of drying, refilling, and fish colonization on larval amphibian growth and vital rates.
Summer 2020 - Krista investigated the ecology of fish-amphibian interactions in intermittent streams at Youngmeyer Ranch in the Flint Hills.
Krista presented a virtual talk titled "Fish distribution in intermittent streams" at the Society of Freshwater Science meeting (June 2021) and at the Joint meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (July 2021).
2021 Rachel Snyder Memorial Scholarship
2020 KHS Alan H. Kamb Grant for Research on Kansas Snakes
Christine Streid (Graduated Summer 2021)
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2019 - Summer 2021)
Christine investigated the ecology of freshwater invertebrates in intermittent streams at Youngmeyer Ranch in the Flint Hills.
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2019 - Summer 2021)
Christine investigated the ecology of freshwater invertebrates in intermittent streams at Youngmeyer Ranch in the Flint Hills.
Jake Wright (Graduated Spring 2021)
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2019 - Spring 2021)
Jake investigated the ecology of amphibians in intermittent streams at Youngmeyer Ranch in the Flint Hills.
2020 KHS Howard K. Gloyd-Edward H. Taylor Scholarship
M.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2019 - Spring 2021)
Jake investigated the ecology of amphibians in intermittent streams at Youngmeyer Ranch in the Flint Hills.
2020 KHS Howard K. Gloyd-Edward H. Taylor Scholarship
Undergraduate Students |
Mitch Baker
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Ashley Carpenter
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2021 - Present)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2021 - Present)
Sydney Falcon
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2021 - Present)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2021 - Present)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Jacob Kearns
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2021 - Present)
Justin Oettle
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Present)
Summer 2021 - NSF REU
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Present)
Summer 2021 - NSF REU
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Adam Rogers
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2021 - Present)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2021 - Present)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Stephanie Bristow (Graduated - Spring 2021)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)
2021 Rosa Lee & Alvin Sarachek Award for Scholarly Excellence in Natural Sciences
KINBRE Scholar (Fall 2020 & Spring 2021): Temperature dependence of bacteria-protist interactions.
2021 URCAF Second Place Poster Presentation
Summer 2020 - Youngmeyer Ranch Field Technician
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)
2021 Rosa Lee & Alvin Sarachek Award for Scholarly Excellence in Natural Sciences
KINBRE Scholar (Fall 2020 & Spring 2021): Temperature dependence of bacteria-protist interactions.
2021 URCAF Second Place Poster Presentation
Summer 2020 - Youngmeyer Ranch Field Technician
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Shania Burkhead (Graduated - Spring 2021)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Tiffani Holman (Graduated - Fall 2020)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2020 - Fall 2020)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Summer 2020 - Fall 2020)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Morgan Simon (Graduated - Spring 2021)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2020 - Spring 2021)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Fall 2020 - Spring 2021)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Emily Stybr (Graduated - Spring 2021)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)
Summer 2020 - Youngmeyer Ranch Field Technician
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
B.S. Student, Biological Sciences
(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)
Summer 2020 - Youngmeyer Ranch Field Technician
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Not Pictured
Jessica Gulaskey (Summer 2021)
Phi Long Huang (Spring 2020, Fall 2020 - Graduated Fall 2020)
Traci Kalloff (Summer 2021 WSU Watkins Summer Fellow - High School Science Teacher at Southeast High School, USD 259)
Ariel Langenberger (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
Zane Liu (Fall 2020)
Ethan Oltean (Summer 2021 WSU Watkins Summer Fellow - High School Science Teacher at North High School, USD 259)
Annie Pham (Spring 2020, Fall 2020 - Graduated Fall 2020)
Sarah Pulliam (Spring 2020 - Graduated Spring 2020)
Jessica Tran (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Jessica Gulaskey (Summer 2021)
Phi Long Huang (Spring 2020, Fall 2020 - Graduated Fall 2020)
Traci Kalloff (Summer 2021 WSU Watkins Summer Fellow - High School Science Teacher at Southeast High School, USD 259)
Ariel Langenberger (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
Zane Liu (Fall 2020)
Ethan Oltean (Summer 2021 WSU Watkins Summer Fellow - High School Science Teacher at North High School, USD 259)
Annie Pham (Spring 2020, Fall 2020 - Graduated Fall 2020)
Sarah Pulliam (Spring 2020 - Graduated Spring 2020)
Jessica Tran (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
(Photo: Dexter Mardis)
Other Members
Dexter Mardis
WSU Field Station Manager, Biological Sciences
Dexter is a general naturalist with an extensive knowledge of Kansas flora & fauna. He also takes most of the photos of people on the site!
Dexter Mardis
WSU Field Station Manager, Biological Sciences
Dexter is a general naturalist with an extensive knowledge of Kansas flora & fauna. He also takes most of the photos of people on the site!