Thea (she/her) is an Earlham College Biology major pursuing natural resources and ecology post-undergrad. Her interests include chicken husbandry, BTS, and fostering cats.

Projects: Nest parasites, invasive plants, and animal behavior - Analyzing nestling provisioning of threatened grassland birds (co-advised Wendy Tori); Expanding the conversation about LGBTQ advocacy in STEM; Nature’s contributions to people - evaluating the benefits of Earlham College’s Backcampus

Hannah is an Earlham College Biology major. Her main interests are wildlife conservation and ecology. She loves watching birds, being outdoors, and playing music on a variety of instruments.

Project: Nest parasites, invasive plants, and animal behavior: Analyzing nestling provisioning of threatened grassland birds (co-advised Wendy Tori)

Bio coming soon!

Project: Nest parasites, invasive plants, and animal behavior: Analyzing nestling provisioning of threatened grassland birds (co-advised Wendy Tori)

Ethan is an Earlham College Biology major. His interests include ecology, conservation, and restoration. He loves climbing, running, tabletop games, and playing music.

Projects: Nest parasites, invasive plants, and animal behavior: Analyzing nestling provisioning of threatened grassland birds (co-advised Wendy Tori); Nature’s contributions to people - evaluating the benefits of Earlham College’s Backcampus

Claudette is a Biology major interested in dogs, wild canids, and wildlife in general. She’s a big conservation, restoration, and wildlife monitoring person. Claudette also loves lacrosse and is obsessed with Jaime’s dogs.

Projects: Nest parasites, invasive plants, and animal behavior: Analyzing nestling provisioning of threatened grassland birds (co-advised Wendy Tori); Nature’s contributions to people - evaluating the benefits of Earlham College’s Backcampus

Josh worked in the Grand River Grasslands in the summer of 2021. He is interested in wildlife ecology, evolutionary ecology, and field ornithology. Josh loves to go biding, play boar games and video games, and watch sci-fi/fantasy shows.

Project: Nest parasites, invasive plants, and animal behavior: Analyzing nestling provisioning of threatened grassland birds (co-advised Wendy Tori)

Martha is an Anthropology Major interested in Indigenous knowledge and how it relates to sustainability, getting kids excited about nature, and understanding different ways of being so we can connect to all things with care and love. She is also a fiber artist whose focuses are weaving and natural dyes.

Project: Measuring land management behavior - a systematic review of the literature

Madeleine Spellman (she/xe) is an Earlham Environmental Sustainability major with minors in French, Geology, and Biology. She’s interested in permaculture, wetland restoration, Kate Bush, and social ecology. She has worked on wetland plant communities, identifying natural areas with low disturbance in GIS, and influence of affluence and restoration access in addition to the projects below.

Projects: Best practices for LGBTQ+ people in field STEM; Nature’s contributions to people - evaluating the benefits of Earlham College’s Backcampus

Bio coming!

Project: Best practices for LGBTQ+ people in field STEM

Ben is a Restoration Ecology/Conservation Biology student interested in working with around the world to reconnect humans and nature. Ben worked on updating a map for Earlham College's Backcampus. Ben’s interests beyond the academic range include fly-fishing and backpacking (anything outdoors) to writing, photography, gardening, and wildlife and animal care.

Project: Mapping Backcampus - increasing accessibility of campus natural areas

Ben

Project: Mapping Backcampus

Hannah is an Earlham College Biology major. Her main interests are wildlife conservation and ecology. She loves watching birds, being outdoors, and playing music on a variety of instruments.

Project: Nest parasites, invasive plants, and animal behavior: Analyzing nestling provisioning of threatened grassland birds

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.