Graduate School

Kaitlin Thurman grew up in the forests and cornfields near St. Louis, Missouri. Her childhood was filled with chasing lightning bugs in the summer, kayaking in the winter, and watching the neighborhood beaver construct his dam in her backyard. She also spent many summers in distant countries, which would become the foundation of her awe and wonder for the world. By 2017, she received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Northwest Missouri State University. In the years to follow,... more

In 2020, Matt Bowling decided it was time to make a move he had been contemplating for years. He enrolled at Oregon State University to further develop himself intellectually and professionally, with the goal of earning a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and a Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. He is thankful that the Oregon State University E-Campus, and its robust commitment to students studying from afar, provided an avenue that made it... more

After attaining her undergraduate degree from UCLA in Communications, Thea worked as a Professional basketball player for the Federal International Basketball Association. Stepping away from competitive sports, Thea decided to turn her focus toward understanding forest dynamics with an interdisciplinary approach and enrolled in the Environmental Science Master’s program at OSU. By interning with The Hawaii Agricultural Research Center, Thea was able to see how applied genetic conservation... more

Steve grew up in Oregon and is a third generation OSU Beaver. After receiving a BS in Aerospace Engineering at OSU and spending a career working space and defense programs in Southern California, Steve is now pursuing interests that are more down-to-Earth. His most recent milestone is the completion of an MS (Non-Thesis) degree in Environmental Sciences (Ecology/Education track). The MS project used EPA’s Visualizing Ecosystems for Land Management Assessments (VELMA) to simulate Marys River... more