Alumni
These students were ESDRI fellows when they graduated from Â鶹´«Ã½. Follow along to see what they are up to now!
Meet Our Alumni
![Lukas Capatosto](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/_fixed_width_250px/public/Lukas_resized.jpeg?VersionId=Q1bIbAYeJCQMvPUhqEpxrmWcDHR9.nOC&itok=7ZvKfI9D)
Lukas Capatosto
Environmental and Conservation Biology (BS '24)
Research interests: genomics and evolutionary biology
![Alicia Costello](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/_fixed_width_250px/public/Alicia%20Costello.jpg?VersionId=eU6x_jkFUnNfG66mjKOl.7DNyzy9C14c&itok=r_qHiIYP)
Alicia Costello
M.S. student, Ecology, Pennsylvania State University
Horticulture (BS '24)
Research interests: sustainable horticulture, botany, plant pathology, forestry, agroforestry, nutrient cycling, and climate change
![Olivia Eader](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/_fixed_width_250px/public/Olivia%20Eader.jpg?VersionId=4sicSE0JJ6_zCr9rx27X3hEU6foyx.I7&itok=S-BmAmSs)
Olivia Eader
M.S. student, Geography, Â鶹´«Ã½
Environmental Studies & English (BA '24)
Research interests: environmental justice and outdoor/environmental education
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Renae Gizzo
Environmental Scientist, CTL Engineering
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in GIS (BS '23)
Research interests: Remote sensing, UAVs, and ecological modeling
![Sam Large](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/_fixed_width_250px/public/Sam%20Large.jpeg?VersionId=wnEBUw5CTI9Wn0xi7KzfV.3WEMXyDk73&itok=Bz10CA2E)
Samuel Large
Environmental Scientist, EnviroScience, Inc.
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in Climate Change (BS '24)
Research interests: landscape ecology, nutrient cycling, ecotoxicity, and landscape disturbance
![Abi Leonard](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/_fixed_width_250px/public/Abi%20Leonard.jpeg?VersionId=bwADRS1Oi0kQmM3v6XynW.7YGb1sunME&itok=JrPA7NAj)
Abigail Leonard
Technician, Pine Environmental
Environmental Studies (BA 24')
Research interests: ornithology, migratory behaviors, environmental justice, wildlife, and botany
![Photo of Max Miller](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Miller_MaxTRY_0_0.jpg?VersionId=5gWHHQfW1v49Vu7nIaJjJS1QLQ2axbPY)
Max Miller
Environmental Studies; minor in Biology for Environmental Management (BA '23)
Research interests: botany, soil, sustainability, agriculture, agricultural entomology, invasive species/biodiversity, ecology, and pollution
![Photo of Mitchel Pozwick](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Pozwick_Mitchel_480no2_0_0.jpg?VersionId=EAuh3zaGAipZ8GhcKYZ0nZe54xLQr77I)
Mitchel Pozwick
M.A. student, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Â鶹´«Ã½
Investigative intern
Environmental Studies; minor in Criminology and Justice Studies (BA '23)
Research interests: wetland classification
![Photo of Justin Thompson](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/headshot2480_0_0.jpg?VersionId=2_qlMq3hgMUTNKhEndPXLVtYvMMWmW79)
Justin Thompson
M.S. student, Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Environmental Studies and Political Science; minors in Geology, Geography, and Urban Studies (BA '22)
Research interests: US-Canada transboundary environmental policy, hydraulic fracturing and injection wells and environmental justice, sustainability, and public policy
![Photo of Cody Ulbricht](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Ulbricht_Cody_480_0.jpg?VersionId=qRuf_RZK73pM.By8FY221lSTleiPwAsV)
Cody Ulbricht
Environmental Studies; minor in Geography (BA '23)
Research interests: wildlife conservation and studying invasive species
![Grace Watson](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/_fixed_width_250px/public/IMG_6689%20%281%29_0.jpg?VersionId=Hz9ZNKbgwXQGuY_a2eMT7ZcoRPBiS3dB&itok=hX2gUxPE)
Grace Watson
M.S. student, Aquatic Ecology, Ohio State University
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in Environmental Geology (BS' 24)
Research interests: wetland restoration and monitoring, aquatic ecology, nutrient cycling, and invertebrates