People
Joshua J. Puhlick, Ph.D.
Silviculturist
Gabriel Nyen
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Gabe began his Ph.D. program at the University of Minnesota in July 2024. His previous M.S. research with our lab focused on silvicultural strategies for converting longleaf pine plantations to multi-aged longleaf pine stands. He completed his M.S. degree with Mississippi State University in June 2024. He will now work on studies at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) study site at Ichauway.
Bryce Messer
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Bryce began his Ph.D. program at the University of Florida in August 2024. He will be exploring the influence of domestic grazing and prescribed fire on ecological processes and management of southeastern forests. His fieldwork will include quantifying woodland carbon stocks, studying cattle movements, and measuring animal and plant biodiversity.
João Campôa
Ph.D. Graduate Student
João is a Fulbright Scholar investigating the impact of abiotic and biotic disturbances in pine forests. As part of his work, he is collecting tree cores at Ichauway and in New Jersey. João is a Ph.D. fellow in the Environment and Sustainability program at NOVA School of Science and Technology in Portugal.
Ian Goldberg
M.S. Graduate Student
Ian started his studies at the University of Missouri in September 2022. He conducted fieldwork at Ichauway from January to August 2023. His research focus is on silvicultural strategies for promoting longleaf pine recruitment in multi-aged stands.
JaBryan Pegues
M.S. Graduate Student
JaBryan started his studies at Mississippi State University in September 2023. His research involves quantifying site quality of longleaf pine plantations. He will also determine the growth efficiency of trees within those same plantations.
Alisen Chapman
Seasonal Technician
Alisen is an undergraduate student attending the University of Missouri. She started work at Ichauway during May 2023.
Gianna Leone
M.S. Graduate Student
Gianna is coming from Salem State University, Salem, MA. She started work at Ichauway during June 2023 as a seasonal technician. In January 2024, she will begin graduate studies at Alabama A&M University. Her research will involve comparing tree regeneration among different selection systems using data collected on the Ecological Forestry Plots at Ichauway. She will also investigate growth and mortality of reserve trees within the group selection with reserves.
Jacob Mobley
Seasonal Technician
Jacob joined the lab in January 2022. He has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Washington. Jacob has experience working in multiple ecosystems including forests of Puerto Rico and the Pacific Northwest.
Avery Holbrook
Seasonal Technician
Avery joined the lab in August 2022. He is coming from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. Avery is also taking online courses through Mississippi State University.
Graham Edwards
Seasonal Technician
Graham joined the lab in September 2022. He is coming from F&W Forestry Services, Albany, GA and The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Victoria Cassidy
Seasonal Technician
Victoria started back with our lab in November 2023. She has work in both the ecological silviculture and entomology labs.
Sarah Turcic
Seasonal Technician
Sarah started with our lab in January 2024.
Ben Campbell
Seasonal Technician
Ben started with our lab in March 2024. He graduated from Kennesaw State University with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a minor in Professional Writing.
Hallie Turner
Seasonal Technician
Hallie started with our lab in May 2024. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Philosophy.
Stephen W. Golladay, Ph.D.
Scientist
Dr. Golladay’s interests include the ecology of streams and wetlands, the impact of human land use on water quality and aquatic invertebrates, and the impact of variation in hydrology on ecological processes and aquatic communities Recently, he has developed an interest in the ecology and conservation of rare and endangered freshwater mussel species.
Dr. Golladay has served as a technical advisor to the Sand County Foundation, Georgia EPD, DNR and Water Management districts in Florida. He has developed training activities for resource professionals in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dr. Golladay also has assisted in the development of programs to enhance the
natural resource awareness of regional educators in cooperation with regional Georgia Youth Science and Technology.
