Megan Beaudry
University of Georgia
Megan Beaudry is a third year PhD student in the Department of Environmental Health Science at the University of Georgia working with Dr. Travis Glenn. Megan graduated summa cum laude from Keene State College in 2015 with a degree in Safety and Occupational Health Applied Science (BS), and will receive a Master of Science (MS) in Environmental Health Science from the University of Alberta in 2018. Her research interests include microbial water quality and genomics. Megan enjoys participating in outreach activities and has educated children on how to stay safe if they become lost via the “Lostproofing” program. In her spare time, she enjoys running marathons, climbing mountains, and eating ice cream.
Clayton Edenfield
University of Georgia
Julia Frederick
University of Georgia
Julia is a third year PhD student in Dr. Travis Glenn’s lab and is an NSF Fellow for UGA’s Interdisciplinary Disease Ecology Across Scales (IDEAS) program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with high honors from Georgia Institute of Technology. She has spent time volunteering at a wildlife rehabilitation center where student outreach was a focus, and has always enjoyed introducing children and teens to the sciences. She looks forward to continuing these outreach efforts!
Megan Lott
University of Georgia
Megan Lott is a third year PhD student in the Department of Environmental Health Science at the University of Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) in May 2017, and her Master of Science (MS) in May 2018 at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Her research interests focus on the microbial quality of water resources, water and waste water infrastructure, and low-cost detection methods for water monitoring and treatment. Megan hopes to encourage community-based research by connecting with educators and young scientists.
Alec Thompson
University of Georgia
Maria Letourneau (UGA)