THE TEAM

Current Members of the Russo Lab

Sam Wilhelm

PhD Student, EEB
[email protected]

Cedar glades and rare plants!

Erika Dalliance

PhD Student, EEB
[email protected]
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Bee parasites!

Sydney Baldwin

Graduate Student, EEB
[email protected]
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Bee behavior and pollination services!
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Atticus Moore,
Undergraduate Researcher
2025
Jack Kupfner,
Undergraduate Researcher
2023-2025
Atlee Elliott
Undergraduate Researcher
2025
Emma Henson,
Undergraduate Researcher
2025

Former Lab Members

Karl McKim

Research Technician
Plant Sciences
[email protected]

Anne Murray

Research Assistant Professor, EEB
[email protected]

Graduate Researchers

​Amani ​Khalil, graduated 2021

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Master's Student, EEB
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteer interested in pollinators, regenerative agriculture and conservation. ​
Link to Mani's Thesis:
SUPPLEMENTING EAST TENNESSEE LANDSCAPES FOR POLLINATORS WITH NATIVE PERENNIALS



​Devon Eldridge, graduated 2021

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Master's Student, EEB

Parasitic wasp enthusiast.

Link to Devon's Thesis:
Pollinator Community Homogenization and Pollination Services in Agroecosystems


Nick Oldham, graduated 2022

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Master's Student, EPP

Link to Nick's thesis:
Effects of land-use and disturbance on pollinators in wetlands

Undergraduate Researchers

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​Destiny Matheson,
​Undergraduate Summer 2020
Eva Kent,
Undergraduate Researcher
2024
Maggie Clark,
Undergraduate 2022
Rikki Castaneda,
Undergraduate Researcher
2024
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Lauren McDonald,
Undergraduate Researcher
2023-2024
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Katie Wood,
Undergraduate Researcher
2022-2024
Arista Hylton,
Undergraduate Researcher
2023-2024
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