PDRFs - Past and Present
Meet fellows from the beginning cohort through to our most recent new students. A group of fellows is selected for spotlighting each year; this does not represent every student in the program, but gives a snapshot of the program over time.
PDRFs and PAFs
Group of people
152
Total Fellowships
Book
39
Current PDRFs
Paint Brush
3
Current PAFs
Earth
12
New Fellows for Fall 2026
Academic Accomplishments
Pen
49
First-author Publications
Books
82
Other Publications
People in front of screen
247
Conference Presentations
Graduation Cap
55
Prior Degrees Earned
Awards Since 2012
Microscope
11
NSF GRFP
Map with location dot
1
Ford Foundation Fellow
Glasses
14
Doctoral ROY
Dollar Bill
21
GRCO Grand Recipients
Alumni
Apple
30
Tenure Track Faculty
School building
13
Current Postdocs
Science Flask
43
Research and Industry
Multiple People
110
Graduates
| Year | Name | Program | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shakil Ahmed | Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| 2019 | Jamal-Jared Alexander | PhD in English | Dr. Rebecca Walton |
| 2015 | Idowu Atoloye | PhD in Plants, Soils, and Climate | Dr. Jennifer Reeve |
| 2012 | Antra Boča | PhD in Wildland Resoures | Dr. Helga Van Miegroet |
| 2020 | Paige Boyle | PhD in Ecology | Dr. Kelly Kopp |
| 2020 | Michael Briscoe | PhD in Sociology | Dr. Jennifer Givens |
| 2020 | Michelle Burrows | PhD in Agriculture Education | Dr. Tyson Sorensen |
| 2014 | Ryan Cain | PhD in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences | Dr. Victor Lee |
| 2014 | Benjamin Call | PhD in Engineering Education | Dr. Wade Goodridge |
| 2014 | Mike Channer | PhD in Geology | Dr. Alexis Ault |
| 2014 | Ryan Choi | PhD in Wildland Resources | Dr. Karen Beard |
| 2015 | Samantha Corralejo | PhD in Psychology | Dr. Melanie Domenech Rodriquez |
| 2014 | Sadie Crabb | Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology | Dr. Richard Krannich |
| 2015 | Tatiana Drugova | PhD in Applied Economics | Dr. Kynda Curtis |
| 2014 | Leslie Forero | PhD in Wildland Resources | Dr. Andrew Kulmatiski |
| 2012 | Maureen Frank | PhD in Wildland Resources | Dr. Mike Conover |
| 2013 | Shawn Hazboun | Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology | Dr. Richard Krannich |
| 2020 | Coleman Hiett | PhD in Geology | Dr. Dennis Newell |
| 2017 | Ibrahim Abdelmotelb Ibrahim | PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering | Dr. John Rice |
| 2019 | Devon Isaacs | PhD in Psychology | Dr. Melissa Tehee |
| 2013 | Abram Bernard | PhD in Chemistry | Dr. Nick Dickenson |
| 2013 | Tyler King | PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering | Dr. Bethany Nielson |
| 2019 | Paul Kusuma | PhD in Plants, Soils and Climate | Dr. Bruce Bugbee |
| 2014 | Stephanie Kung | PhD in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences | Dr. Bob Ward |
| 2012 | Troy Munro | PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Heng Ban |
| 2014 | Brinley Zabriskie | Math and Statistics | Dr. Chris Corcoran |
| 2017 | Elizabeth Simpson | PhD in Ecology | |
| 2016 | Jackson Reid | PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Dr. Doug Hunsaker |
| 2015 | Yajie Li | PhD in Environment and Society | Dr. Peter Howe |
| 2013 | Kaylee Litson | PhD in Psychology | Dr. Christian Geiser |
| 2020 | Beth Ogata | PhD in Ecology | Dr. Michelle Baker |
| 2020 | Allison Roxburg | PhD in Teacher Education and Leadership with an Emphasis in Mathematics | Dr. Patricia Moyer-Packenham |
| 2014 | Robert McDermott | PhD in Geology | Dr. Alexis Ault |
| 2013 | Jarod Raithel | PhD in Wildland Resources | Dr. Lise Aubry |
| 2012 | Brooke Smith | PhD in Psychology | Dr. Michael Twohig |
| 2015 | Carla Orellana | PhD in Special Language and Rehabilitation | Dr. Ron Gillam |
| 2015 | Taylor Sorenson | PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering | Dr. JMarc Maguire |
| 2019 | Tatiana Soboleva | PhD in Organic Chemistry | Dr. Lisa Berreau |
| 2012 | Jeon Sun Young | PhD in Sociology | Dr. Eric Reither |
| 2019 | Kaitlyn Spangler | PhD in Environment and Society | Dr. Jordan Smith |
| 2017 | Mathangi Soundararajan | PhD in Biochemistry | Dr. Lance Seefeldt |
| 2015 | Beth Shirley | PhD in English | Dr. Jared Colton |
| 2013 | Boyang Wang | PhD in Computer Science | Dr. Ming Li |
| 2016 | Emily Virgin | PhD in Biology | Dr. Susannah French |
| 2013 | Beth Ogata | PhD in Biology | Dr. Michelle Baker |
| 2017 | Claudia Wright | PhD in Sociology | Dr. Erin Hofmann |
| 2014 | Talin Louder | Kinesiology & Health Science | Dr. Eadric Bressel |
| 2020 | Emily Wilkins | PhD in Environment and Society | Dr. Jordan Smith |