Where are they now?

This is a listing of some of our former students and what they are doing now.

Emily Hill - Graduated August 2008

Masters Thesis title:  Leave no Family Inside: Impact of Boston School Forest Family Programs on Variables of Environmental Sensitivity

In October 2008, Emily co-presented her completed master's thesis research and related "Leave No Family Inside Guidebook" at a round-table discussion as part of the 2008 Annual North American Association for Environmental Education Conference in Wichita, KS.  Her guidebook is now available as a downloadable resource within the "EE in Wisconsin" web site, at the following web address:  http://eeinwisconsin.org/resource/about.aspx?s=75465.0.0.2209  Emily was nominated for and received the 2008 Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education's Student Award.  (see picture to the left)

Currently, Emily is living in Madison and working as an Assistant Teacher with Montessori Children's House (a preschool) in Madison.  

Adam Freihoefer - Graduated August 2007

Masters Thesis title:   Linking Field-Scale Phosphorus to a Watershed-Scale Model  

Adam is currently working for an environmental analyst at the Metropolitan Council in the Twin Cities. He conducts water quality analysis and modeling for the metropolitan area.  He is also continuing to work on nutrient modeling efforts in Wisconsin with his former graduate advisor Dr. Paul McGinley.

Robert Smail - Graduated August 2007

Masters Thesis title:  The Divergence and Motivations Among Off-Highway Vehicle Users

Robert is pursuing a Land Resources PhD in the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.  He is working with Dr. Dave Lewis in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics to develop a study plan geared towards understanding the spatio-economic impacts of public land management decisions.

Joshua Raabe - Graduated December 2006

Masters Thesis title:  Walleye (Sander vitreus) spawning habitat selection and dynamics in a north-temperate lake

Joshua is currently at North Carolina State University working towards a Fisheries and Wildlife PhD under the guidance of Joe Hightower.  They are studying the spawning migration and habitat use of American shad and other migratory fish species following the removal of three dams.  Dam removals restore access to spawning habitat and may aid declining fish populations, including those that migrate from the ocean into rivers to spawn.