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Thesis Students
The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences encourages students to acquire practical and technical experience by offering numerous graduate assistantships in a wide variety of concentrations. Some examples of recent and current research topics include: Ecology and Field Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Marine Biology, and Water Quality Assessment. Below are the current graduate assistants for the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. You may contact these graduate assistants by clicking on their e-mail address.
Crystal Bass
Graduate Teaching Assistant
cbass738@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. General Biology 2004, Troy University, Troy, AL
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Neil Billington
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Jonathan Catrett
Graduate Teaching Assistant
jcatrett@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology 2006, Troy University, Troy, AL.
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Philip Reynolds
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Suman Chitrakar
Graduate Teaching Assistant
schitrakar@troy.edu
EDUCATION
M.Sc International Land and Water Management 2004, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Science 2001, Kathmandu University, Napal
CURRENT RESEARCH TOPIC
Quantitative study of sediment loading from unpaved roads at stream crossings in Choctawhatchee Watershed.
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Neil Billington
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Ross Cummings
Graduate Teaching Assistant
rcummings33286@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. Environmental Science 2007, Troy University, Troy, AL.
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Michael Stewart |

Tate Hinkle
Graduate Teaching Assistant
bhinkle35528@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. Biomedical Science 2006, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Philip Reynolds
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Amanda McKenzie
Eminent Scholar Fellow
amckenzie7361@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. Environmental Science 2007, Troy University, Troy, AL.
CURRENT RESEARCH TOPIC
Threat Analysis for Candidate Mussel Species in Southeastern Coastal Plain Streams.
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Michael Stewart
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Jonathan Miller
Graduate Student
jmiller7557@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. Environmental Science 2006, Troy University, Troy, AL
CURRENT RESEARCH TOPIC
Water quality, Mussel, Fish, and Crayfish Assemblages of the Little Choctawhatchee River: A Pre-Dam Assessment.
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Michael Stewart |

Puja Shrestha
Graduate Teaching Assistant
pshrestha49029@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. 2004, Tribhuwan University, Nepal.
CURRENT RESEARCH TOPIC
Use of protein electrophoresis to find genetic variation in bald cypress in southeast Alabama.
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Neil Billington
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Jeremy Turner
Graduate Teaching Assistant
jturner11325@troy.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. 2006, Troy University, Troy, AL
CURRENT RESEARCH TOPIC
Comparing the difference in habitat and fish assemblages between three types of crossing structures: bridges, culverts, and box culverts
MAJOR PROFESSOR
Dr. Michael Stewart
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| Recent Graduates |
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Smriti Bhattarai |

Sameer Bhattarai |
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Tanushree Chakravarty |

Christa Collins |

Taylor Ezell
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Jonathan Farr
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Chen Jiang |

Amanda McCall
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Pranjal Nahar |

Megan Pilarczyk
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Andrew Roberts
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Bo Sawyer
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Yves Sucaet
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Charlotte Tay
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Patrick Witmer |
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