Current and Past Mentored Students
Prospective Undergraduate Students:
I am always open to working with undergraduate students interested in the ecology of pathogens, host communities, and/or environmental change. There are opportunities to help out in the lab or field, or develop an independent or honors thesis project. If interested, please feel free to contact me at mlfearon@umich.edu.
Honor’s Thesis Students
MaryEllen Zbrozek
Class: 2019 University of Michigan
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Minor: Computer Science
Duration: Sept 2016 - Apr 2019
Honor’s Thesis title: "Shared flowers, shared parasites? Honey bee floral visitation is most important community factor correlated with Nosema ceranae prevalence in bumblebees", received high honors 2019.
Accomplishments: Fulbright - Poland Alumna; Article about Maryellen
Current position: Master’s student at Jagiellonian University
Chloe Weise
Class: 2020 University of Michigan
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Duration: Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
Honor’s Thesis title: “Face coloration varies among populations of paper wasp”, received honors in 2020
Accomplishments: Completed Masters in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Masters in Bioinformatics in 2022
Current Position: Data Analyst for Lumen Energy
Independent Research Students
Madeleine Frank
Class: 2021 University of Michigan
Major: Earth and Environmental Science
Duration: Sept 2017 - July 2019
Accomplishments: Intern for NASA’s Lunar Planetary Institute in 2021
Current Position: PhD student University of Michigan Department of Experimental Petrology/Volcanology
Natalie Gratsch
Class: 2017 Kalamazoo College, 2019 University of Michigan
Major: Program in the Environment
Duration: Sept 2018 - Apr 2019
Hannah Zonnevylle
Class: 2021 University of Michigan
Major: Earth and Environmental Science; Comparative Literature
Duration: Sept 2018 - May 2019
Accomplishments: Completed Honor’s Thesis in 2021 with Dr. Ibáñez
Current Position: Education and Research Director at Gateway to the Great Outdoors
Varun Ravichandran
Class: 2024 University of Michigan
Major: Movement Science, School of Kinesiology
Duration: June 2021 - Apr 2022
Current position: Brain Behavior Lab Research Assistant
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
Justice Martin-Johnston
Class: 2021 University of Michigan
Major: Statistics
Duration: Sept 2018 - Apr 2019
Gabrielle Flint
Class: 2021 University of Michigan
Major: Microbiology
Duration: Sept 2017 - Aug 2018
Current Position: Behavioral Health Technician at Centria Health
Cara Fleming
Masters: 2019 University of Michigan, M.S.E Civil Engineering
Class: 2018 University of Michigan
Major: B.S.E Civil Engineering
Duration: Sept 2015 - Apr 2016
Current Position: Civil Engineer at US Army Corps of Engineers
Leah Davis
Class: 2020 University of Michigan
Major: Biology; Minor: Environment
Duration: Sept 2017 - Apr 2018
Eva Collins-Carey
Class: 2020 University of Michigan
Major: Toxicology
Duration: Sept 2016 - Apr 2017
Current Position: Environmental & Public Health Canvasser/Lobbyist and Researcher at Clean Water Action
Joshua Peters
Class: 2017 Mott Community College, 2019 Michigan State University
Major: Natural Resources and Wildlife Management
Duration: Summer 2016
DOris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP)
Kelly Lam
Class: 2019 Wesleyan University
Major: Earth & Environmental Sciences and Environmental Studies
Duration: Summer 2016
Current Position: Communications Program Coordinator at Environmental Grantmakers Association
Yorick Oden-Plants
Class: 2019 College of William and Mary
Major: Applied Ecology
Duration: Summer 2016
Current Position: Research Analyst at Industrial Economics, Inc