Effective and invested mentors can have outsized impacts, helping early career scientists (from undergraduates to senior scientists and tenured faculty) develop independence and confidence and to help identify opportunities for progressing their careers.

Providing excellent and individualized mentoring to students with diverse goals is one of my core aims as an academic educator and a primary goal of the lab. 

​​Mentees both past and present have taught me a lot about how challenging it can be to fulfill the expectations of a mentor you have for yourself. I owe many thanks to folks who have passed through the lab as mentees and mentors for being patient, hard-working, and fun. 

Kate (left) and Research Professional Jeanette Moore (right) in the field, Summer 2013. Kate was funded through the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Past Undergraduate Mentees: Where did they go next?

** indicates co-author on peer-review manuscripts in review or published
& indicates honors thesis mentee

Nik Monte
​Natalie Baez Torres**
Katherine Kiel**
Madison Gosney**&
Lizzie Brisnehan
Ellery Myers**
​Kylie Jewett**
Hannah Butkus& 
Mya Voigtsberger 
​Hannah Johnson& 
Kirksey Cunningham**&  
Jacob Albright
Madison Atlas
Allegra Estrada** 
Kristin Conner**&      
Cody Limber**&     
Rita Bao**       
Emily Tang    
Aimee Pepper**&       
Alvin Balmeo
Jaclyn Lai  

2025-2026 - CSU - MS in Biological Sciences, Colorado State University
Summ. 2024 - CSU - Gap year  with intent to pursue PhD
2024-2025 - CSU - MS in Exercise Science, Colorado State University
2024-2025 - CSU - DVM, Colorado State University
​2023-2024 - CSU - Gap year
2023-2026 - CSU - Gap year with intent to pursue PhD
2023-2025 - CSU - MS in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Colorado State University
2023-2023 - CSU - Wildlife Technician at the Sacramento Zoo
2022-2023 - CSU - DVM, University College Dublin
2019-2021 – Univ. of Montana - Physicians Assistant, Rocky Mountain College
2019-2021 – Univ. of Montana - Laboratory Aide at University of Montana
2019-2021 – Univ. of Montana - PhD student, University of Montana
2019-2021 – Univ. of Montana - Park Ranger, USFS
2018-2019 – Chabot College – Naturopath
​2018-2019 – UC Berkeley – DVM, Univ. of California Davis
​2017-2019 – UC Berkeley – PhD student, Yale University
​2017-2019 – UC Berkeley – MD student, China
2016-2019 – UC Berkeley –  MS, Data Science
​2016-2018 – UC Berkeley – DVM, Colorado State University
2015-2016 – UC Berkeley – Software Engineer
2015-2016 – UC Berkeley – DVM, Royal Veterinary College