Meet the Becker FellowsHomeAdmission CTAsRequest InfoVisitApply This page is still being updated as we wait to hear back from all our Fellows.Please click on each slide to view the caption. Heather Davis (2017-18) Steven Chan (2017-18) Elizabeth Ashby (2017-18)MS Concentration: Conservation Science and PolicyThesis Title: Human behavioral risk factors for zoonotic disease transmission in Laikipia County, Kenya Jonathan Clark (2018-19)MS Concentration: Conservation Science and Policy ConcentrationThesis Title: Population Genetic Structure of Early-Stage Parapatric Ecological Speciation in the Atlantic Song Sparrow Jessamine Melton (2018-19) Samantha Alexander (2019-20)M.S. Concentration: Aquatic EcologyThesis Title: Assessment of Fish Passage Use and Success In Facilitating The Movement of Anadromous Fish Species In Potomac River TributariesPhoto by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant Monika Conrad (2019-20)MS Concentration: Conservation Science & PolicyThesis Title: Influence of environmental factors on red panda (Ailurus fulgens) welfare Kim Louise Magalona (2020-21)MS Concentration: Conservation Science and PolicyThesis Title: The microbiome characterization of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) skin and tissue Samantha Mohney (2020-21)M.S. Concentration: Aquatic EcologyThesis Title: Benthic cyanobacteria abundance and production in the Tidal Potomac River Jacqueline Busca (2021-22)MS Concentration: Conservation Science and PolicyThesis Title: Prey selection by bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) mother-calf pairs within the lower Chesapeake Bay and coastal Virginia as a method of meeting high energy demands Sarah Greenberg (2021-22)MS Concentration: Aquatic EcologyThesis Title: Does salinity influence the spatio-temporal distribution of two parasites (Loxothylacus panopaei & Cancrion sp.) of the white-fingered mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii)?