Graduate Student Spotlights

Wesley Mathis

Wesley Mathis


Department: English

Degree: Technical Communication and Rhetoric PhD

Research Project: Re-interpreting Bodies of Water: Designing Technical Solutions for Bear Lake in a Rhetorical Climate of Risk

Faculty Mentor: Jared Colton

Spotlight Interview

Molly Blakowski

Molly Blakowski


Department: Watershed Sciences

Degree: Watershed Science PhD

Research Project: Investigating the generation, transport, and composition of Great Salt Lake dust during a historic low

Faculty Mentor: Janice Brahney

Spotlight Interview

Alex Theophilus

Alex Theophilus


Department: Sociology and Anthropology

Degree: Sociology PhD

Research Projects: Intermountain West Transformation Network, Community and Environmental Change Around Bear Lake

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jessica Ulrich-Schad

Spotlight Interview

Kori Kurtzeborn

Kori Kurtzeborn


Department: Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

Degree: Master of Science Environmental Planning

Research Project: Sustainable Planning in Gateway Natural Amenity Region (GNAR) Communities

Faculty Mentor: Jake Powell

Spotlight Interview