2020 ECoGSS Program

Environmental Conservation Graduate Student Symposium 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020 –  Design Building UMass Amherst campus, Amherst, MA

Attendees are asked to adhere to the ECoGSS 2020 Code of Conduct

9:00 – 9:20 am    Registration and Coffee

9:20 – 9:30 am    Opening Remarks, Dr. Curt Griffin, Chair, Environmental Conservation

9:30 – 10:10 am    Dr. Kathleen Bell, School of Economics, University of Maine — invited keynote speaker

10:20 – 11:45 am    Traditional talks (Session 1)

  • Aaron Grade, Jordanna Barley, Felipe Quezada, Alec Baker, Ben Padilla

11:45 am – 1:00 pm    Lunch and Poster Session

  • Individual posters: Jacqueline Dias, Mariela Garcia Arredondo, Samuel Mayne, John Swenson, Jamie Adkins Stoll, Laura Hancock
  • Lab posters: representing the group research led by Allison Roy, Michelle Staudinger, Kristina Stinson, Chris Sutherland, Marco Keiluweit, the Family Forest Research Center

1:00 – 2:15 pm    Networking with Conservation Professionals

2:30 – 3:00 pm    Lightning Talks (Session 2)

  • Amanda Suzzi, Megan Brockelbank, Meg Harrington, Alexia Perides

3:05 – 4:05 pm    Traditional Talks (Session 3)

  • Andrew Villeneuve, Bryan Legare, Jennifer Ryan

4:15 – 4:50 pm    Lightning Talks (Session 4)

  • Nadia Fernandez, Gates Dupont, Ryan Suttle

5:00 – 5:15 pm    Closing Remarks and Prizes

5:30 – 7:00 pm    Gathering at the UClub, UMass Amherst Campus