Summer 2012 HERO Fellows: Undergraduate
HERO Summer is an NSF REU Site sponsored program.
Clark students
Joey Danko '13
Andrew Hostetler '13
Shannon Palmer '13
Martha Ziemer '13
Non-Clark students
Andreas Jozwiak '13
Trinity University (TX)
Emma McDonell '13
UC Santa Cruz
Abigail Nehring '13
Bard College at Simon’s Rock (MA)
Sean Peters '13
Mississippi State University
Michelle Seefeld '14
Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Patrick Sheppard '13
Worcester Poly Tech
Gabriella Spitzer '13
Barnard College (NY)
Research areas and streams for 2012 HERO Summer
Beetle Impact Assessment Stream (BIA) This stream will produce validated measures of spatial and temoporal changes in tree cover composition in the Asian Longhorn Beetle (ALB) infestation area. This stream will also evaluate impacts of ALB on the forest diversity and cover at present and in the future.
Place Making Assessment (PMA) This stream will assess management and policymaking responses to the community concerns in response to the ALB impacts, involving stakeholders throughout the analysis. This stream will also evaluate ALB impacts by socio-economic status, race/ethnicity and management/governance regime to explore how a more engaged stakeholder group would respond to the policy as a result of the ALB experience.