Alumni

 

 

Name

Degree/Position

Graduation Year

Current Position

Current Email Address

Christy Andrade

Post-doctoral Fellow

2014

Associate Professor,

Gonzaga University, WA

andradec@gonzaga.edu

Meredith Brown

Post-doctoral Fellow

2011

Clinical Practice,

Animal Hospital of Las Cruces, NM

 

Jess Martin

Post-doctoral Fellow

2024

Environmental Health Scientist,

City of Albuquerque, NM

 

Kimberly Pepin

Post-doctoral Fellow

2007

Research Scientist,

National Wildlife Research Center, APHIS, CO

kimpepin@gmail.com

 

Erin Schirtzinger

Post-doctoral Fellow

2013

Research Assistant Professor,

Kansas State University, KS

eesem@vet.k-state.edu

Federico Valdez

Post-doctoral Fellow

2021

ORISE Post-Doctoral Fellow,

USDA, KS

federico.valdez@usda.gov

Nikole Warner

ASERT Post-Doctoral Fellow

2020

Scientist, HDT Bio, WA

 

Eduardo Hernandez Acosta

PhD

2023

Post-doctoral fellow,

University of New Mexico, NM

ehernandezacosta@salud.unm.edu

Stacey Scroggs

PhD

2019

Research Microbiologist,

USDA-ARS-CGAHR-ABADRU, KS

stacey.scroggs@usda.gov

 

Ebenezer Tumban

PhD

2007

Associate Professor,

Texas Tech University, TX

etumban@ttu.edu

Katherine Young

PhD

2019

Research Faculty,

University of Texas, El Paso, TX

kiyoung@utep.edu

Paige Harman

MS

2024

ORISE fellow

USDA, KS

paige.harman@usda.gov

William Johnson

MS

2014

Post-Doctoral Fellow,

University of New Mexico, NM

 

Tiffany Kautz

MS

2012

Assistant Professor, UT Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX

kautz@uthscsa.edu

Kalli Lambeth

(now Martinez)

MS

2010

Scientific Research Associate, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, NM

 

kmartinez@burrell.edu

Nyree Maes

(now Mortensen)

MS

2008

Biosafety Officer,

University of Iowa, IA

nyree-mortensen@uiowa.edu

Joseph Medwid

MS

2019

Physician’s Assistant, Brewster, NY

medwidtjoseph@gmail.com

Michael McDowell

MS

2010

Cannabis Chemist,

GoGreenGoLocol, NM

 

Stephanie Mundis

MS

2017

GIS Team Lead,

Texas Department of State Health Services, TX

StephanieMundis@dshs.texas.gov

Rebecca Richman

MS

2013

ESRI Desktop Support Analyst, CA

rleonnar@gmail.com

Madelin (Lanie) Whelpley

MS

2023

Medical Student,

University of New Mexico, NM

mwhelpley@salud.unm.edu

Ayana Pai

MS

2023

Ph.D. Student,

University of Texas Medical Branch, TX

aypai@utmb.edu

Tammy Romero

(now Lopez)

MS

2006

Industrial Hygiene and Safety Specialist, Level 4

Los Alamos National Labs, NM

tammyr@lanl.gov

Jesus Ayala

NIH MARC undergraduate research scholar

2022

PhD Student,

Icahn School of Medicine, NY

jesus.ayala@icahn.mssm.edu

Cindy Buraczyk

(now Rincon)

HMMI undergraduate research

scholar

2016

Medical Resident,

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TX

 

Paul Burns

Undergraduate research scholar

2013

Arbovirus Lab Research Supervisor, Massachusetts,  Department of Health, MA

 

Ryan McNamara

HHMI undergraduate research

scholar

2011

Senior Staff Scientist,

Ragon Institute, MIT, MA

rpmcnamara@mgh.harvard.edu

Brett Moehn

HHMI undergraduate and post-bac research scholar

2023

PhD Student

Colorado State University, CO

BMoehn@Colostate.edu

Erin Garcia

(now de Jesus)

HHMI undergraduate research

scholar

2013

Staff Writer,

Science News Magazine, NJ

eringarciadejesus@gmail.com

Jordan Gass

HHMI undergraduate and post-bac research scholar

2023

PhD Student,

University of New Mexico, NM

jordan.gass16@gmail.com

Kellie Jurado

HHMI undergraduate research

scholar

2011

Presidential Assistant Professor,

University of Pennsylvania, PA

kellie.jurado@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Megan Miller

Undergraduate research scholar

2015

Staff Fellow – Microbiologist

FDA, DC

megan.miller@fda.hhs.gov

Vanessa Montoya

HHMI Undergraduate research

scholar

2015

Scientist

Outpace Bio, WA

vmontoya@outpacebio.com

Meagan Moore

Undergraduate research scholar

2015

Naturopathic Medical Physician, Tempe, AZ

 

Marissa Padilla

NIH MARC undergraduate research scholar

2024

Ph.D. Student

Penn State University, PA

mxp5974@psu.edu

Bailey Payne

Undergraduate/Post-Bac Research Scholar

2022

PhD Student

University of Arizona, AZ

Bpayne1@arizona.edu

Christina Vaquera

Undergraduate Research Scholar

2018

Being a SuperMom in Las Cruces, NM

christinavaquera@outlook.com

 

Jenna Wainwright

Undergraduate scholar

2024

MS in Secondary School Teaching, NM

 

Megan Legault

High School research

scholar

2024

Undergraduate at Harvard University, MA

 

Jeremy Rascon

Technician

2023

Living his best life in Alberta, Canada

rasconjeremy@yahoo.com