Kyle Bohanan, B.S., Microbiology | 2023-2025
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Oklahoma Water Survey Alumni (this page under construction)
Emir Duzelic, B.S., Microbiology | 2025
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Macy Henderson, B.S., Microbiology | 2024-2025
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Current: Avara Pharmaceutical Services, Oklahoma City, OK
Chinomso Ibe, B.S., Biology and History, M.S., Public Health | 2024-2025
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Hayden Manuel, B.S., Biology | 2023-2025
Microbiological Scientist
Caitlin Miller, M.S. | 2023-2025
Program Coordinator & Research Scientist
Sarah Yepez | 2025
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Richard M. Zamor, Ph.D. | 2020-2025
Microbiology Laboratory Lead
John Ngo, B.S., Microbiology | 2023-24
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Current: Research Technician, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK
Braiden Parks, B.S., Environmental Science | 2020-24
Undergraduate Research Assistant and Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Hydrologic Technician, USGS, Tulsa, OK
Joseph Thoendel, M.P.H., Public Health | 2022-24
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Current: Epidemiologist, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Kaela Folks, B.S., Microbiology | 2022-2023
Assistant Microbiological Scientist
Current: Theater Student, Tulsa, OK
Grant Graves, Ph.D., Environmental Science | 2018-2023
Research & Monitoring Coordinator/Asst. Director
Current: Hydrologist, USGS, Oklahoma City, OK
Erin Jeffries, B.S., Microbiology | 2020-2023
Microbiology Lab Coordinator
Current: School of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Julie Bahr, B.A., Environmental Sustainability | 2019-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Geology M.S. Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Boston College, Boston, MA
Yvette Wiley, M.S., Environmental Science - Watershed Management | 2021-2022
Research Assistant
Current: Research Assistant and Tribal Liaison, USGS South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, Norman, OK
Tim Bong, M.S. Civil Engineering | 2020-2022
Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Unknown
Jahna Hill, M.S., Environmental Science - Watershed Management | 2021-2022
Research Assistant and Stormwater Inspector Trainer
Current: Project Scientist/Project Manager, Roux, Corpus Christi, TX
Maxwell O'Brien, M.S., Environmental Science | 2018-2021
Graduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Environmental Field Geologist, Ranger Environmental Services Inc., Buda, TX
Tiffany Legg, M.S., Environmental Studies | 2019-2021
Graduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Ph.D Candidate, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Lindsay Roland, M.S., Environmental Science - Hydrology and Water Security | 2019-2021
Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Environment Consultant/GIS Specialist, Skeo Solutions, Oklahoma City, OK
Emily Rhodes, M.S., Environmental Science | 2018-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Ph.D. Student, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Jeri Fleming, J.D., Law | 2017-2020
Assistant Director, Outreach & Education Coordinator
Current: Environmental Programs and Education, GRDA, Langley, OK
Dan Wiltsie | 2019-2020
Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Algal Bloom Response Coordinator, Raleigh, NC
Sarah Yepez, M.S., Environmental Science | 2019-2020, 2022
Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Water Quality Improvement Lead, Washington Department of Ecology, Seattle, WA
Jennifer Salvo, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2020
Graduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Project Manager, Garver, Wichita, KS
Shana Mashburn, M.S., Geology | 2018
Hydrologic Scientist and Data Specialist
Current: Hydrologic Studies Chief, USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Gilson Sanchez, Ph.D. | 2023-25
Co-Lead of the OWS Microbiology Lab, Postdoctoral Fellow
Current: Lecturer, Biological Science, East Central University
Rishabh Shukla, Ph.D., Environmental Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current: Postdoc, University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI
Farzana Ahmed, Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current: Lead of MPO Liaison Unit, New Jersey Department of Transportation
Yaseen Alwazzan, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2023-2025
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Project Engineer at Jacobs, Oklahoma City, OK
Matt Varriale, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2023-2025
Graduate Research Assistant
Nathaniel S. Wright, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2023-2025
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: City of Midwest City, Stormwater Engineer
Grant Graves, Ph.D., Environmental Science | 2018-2023
Research & Monitoring Coordinator/Asst. Director
Current: Hydrologist, USGS, Oklahoma City, OK
Colt Startz, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2023
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Engineer, Freese and Nichols, Oklahoma City, OK
Veronica Salter, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2022-2023
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Environmental EIT, Landau Associates, Seattle, WA
Kyle Mattingly, M.S., Geology | 2020-2022
Assistant Hydrologic Scientist, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Project Scientist, Larry Walker Associates, Santa Monica, CA
Emily Rhodes, M.S., Environmental Science | 2018-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Ph.D. Student, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Andrea Tavera-Paredes, M.S., Civil Engineering | 2019-2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Water Resources Engineer, Jacobs, Boston, MA
Bhavana Parupalli, M.S., Data Science | 2021-2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Data Engineer, Site IQ, LLC, Chicago, IL
Sebastian Echave Sierra, B.S., Microbiology | 2020-2024
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: M.S. Student, Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
Varshita C. Vasireddy, M.S., Data Science | 2021-2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: AI Engineer, Chiku Inc, Plano, TX
Alejandra Hernandez-Santana, Ph.D., Environmental Science | 2021
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Subsurface Geomicrobiologist, Oxy, Houston, TX
Christina Gildea, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Water Resource Planning Engineer, Freese and Nichols, Fort Worth Texas
Adella Kuster, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Project Engineer, Garver, Atlanta, GA
Jessica Shepard, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Water/Wastewater EIT, HDR, Spokane, WA
Walter Chandler, M.S., Environmental Science | 2018-2020
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Project Manager & Hydrologist, Freese & Nichols, Oklahoma City, OK
Saliou Diallo, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2020
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Unknown
Tiffany Legg, M.S., Environmental Studies | 2019-2021
Graduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Ph.D Candidate, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Tri Pham, M.S., Civil Engineering | 2018-2020
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Software Engineering, Vin Robotics, Vietnam
Jennifer Salvo, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2020
Graduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Project Manager, Garver, Wichita, KS
Kimberly White, M.L.A., Landscape Architecture | 2017-2019
Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Community Development Director, Town of Grand Lake, Grand Lake, CO
Jennifer Albert, B.S., Environmental Design | 2023-2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Masters Candidate in Landscape Architecture, University of Oklahoma
John (Gabe) Jandebeur, B.S., Chemical Biosciences & Environmental Studies | 2023-2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Cheyenne Kyle, B.S., Environmental Science | 2023-2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jake McDoulett, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2020-2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Project Manager for the Great Plains Stormwater Center of Excellence
Gabriel Timmerman, B.S., Environmental Design | 2022-2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Graduate student of Regional and City Planning, University of Oklahoma
Jessica Steele, B.S., Environmental Design | 2023-2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Masters Candidate, Landscape Architecture, University of Oklahoma | Interim Quality Assurance Manager, Great Plains Stormwater Center of Excellence
Dayana Macias Yoguez | 2022-2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Oklahoma Water Survey
Bralen Bourland | 2023-24
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Student at USAO in Chickasha, OK, pursuing further studies
Kassidy Long, B.S., Environmental Engineering, M.S., German | 2020-2024
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: ODEQ, Oklahoma City, OK
Braiden Parks, B.S., Environmental Science | 2020-24
Undergraduate Research Assistant and Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Hydrologic Technician, USGS, Tulsa, OK
Anna Rockwood, B.S., Microbiology | 2021-2024
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Graduate Student, Oklahoma State University, Lawton, OK
Julie Bahr, B.A., Environmental Sustainability | 2019-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist
Current: Geology M.S. Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Bostom College, Boston, MA
Paul Baumann, B.S., Enviromental Science | 2020-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Environmental Scientist, The Vertex Companies LLC, Woburn, MA
Derek Kendzor, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2021-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: M.S. Student, Environmental Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Savannah Lemmons, B.S., GIS and Cartography | 2021-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: GIS Specialist, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, OK
Anna Lowery, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2021-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Civil Environmental Engineer, Plainfield, Vermont
Cassie McHugh, B.S., Environmental Sustainability | 2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Environmental Compliance Specialist, Bayshore Recycling Corp., Annandale, NJ
Sebastian Echave Sierra, B.S., Microbiology M.S., Microbiology | 2020-2024
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: M.S. Student, Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
Hannah Curtis, B.S., Environmental Engineering and Music | 2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: M.S. Student, Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconson
Adella Kuster, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Project Engineer, Garver, Atlanta, GA
Monica Ha, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2019-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Graduate Water Resources Engineer, Halff, Forth Worth, TX
Sarah Hobson, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2019-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Kelly Scheurich, B.S., Microbiology, Environmental Studies | 2020-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Quality Control Laboratory Technician, Devils Backbone Brewing Company
Jessica Shepard, M.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Water/Wastewater EIT, HDR, Spokane, WA
Kayla Benner, B.S., Civil Engineering | 2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Civil Engineer, Halff, Fort Worth, TX
Carli Buchanan, B.S., Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 2019-2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Technical Consultant, ESRI, St. Louis, MO
Christina Gildea, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Water Resource Planning Engineer, Freese and Nichols, Fort Worth, TX
Asha Mani, B.S., Civil Engineering & Anthopology | 2019-2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jonathan Martin, B.S., Civil Engineering | 2023
Honors Researcher
Emily Rhodes, M.S., Environmental Science | 2018-2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Assistant Hydrologic Scientist, Graduate Research Assistant
Current: Ph.D. Student, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Helen Sanders, B.S., Geography and Environmental Sustainability | 2019-2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Ph.D. Student, Geography, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY
Jacob Starks, B.S., Civil Engineering | 2023
Honors Researcher
Current: Engineer II, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Dallas, TX
Madeline Wade, B.S., Environmental Studies | 2018-2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Ph.D. Student, Geography, University of Oklahoma
McKenzie Gladney, B.S., Journalism | 2018-2019
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Reporter, News on 6, Tulsa, OK
Angel Kroboth, B.S., Environmental Engineering | 2018-2019
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: MacArthur High School, Lawton, OK
Ryan Totten | 2019
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kolt Vaughn, B.S., Environmental Sustainability | 2018-2019
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Current: Advanced Environmental Scientist & Specialist, New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, NM
