Principal Investigator
Roxanne Razavi, Ph.D.  Google Scholar
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Appointments
2017   Assistant Professor                  SUNY ESF, USA
2016   Postdoctoral Fellow                Cornell University, USA
2015   Postdoctoral Researcher        Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA 
2014   Aquatic Ecologist                    St. Lawrence River Institute, Canada
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Education 
2014   Ph.D.                                           Queen's University, Canada
2008   M.Sc.                                           Queen's University, Canada
2006   B.Sc.                                            McMaster University, Canada
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Current lab members
Hadis Miraly
Ph.D. candidate (co-advised with Dr. Karin Limburg)
hmiraly[at]syr.edu

​Committee members: Dr. Richard Kraus, USGS; Dr. Matt Altenritter, SUNY Brockport;
​Dr. Hyatt Green, SUNY ESF

Research focus: Fish eye lenses as indicators of mercury exposure history
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Abby Webster 
Ph.D. student
abwebste[at]syr.edu

​Committee members: Dr. Lisa Cleckner, Finger Lakes Institute, HWS;
​Dr. Greg Boyer, SUNY ESF 
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Research focus: Freshwater benthic cyanobacteria in lakes and drivers of toxin production

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Eric Levanduski
Ph.D. student
erlevand[at]syr.edu

Committee members: Dr. Philip Goodrum, GSI Environmental Inc.;
Dr. Chris Whipps, SUNY ESF

​Research focus: PFAS bioaccumulation in freshwater fish and human health implications
Jeremiah Tennant
Research Support Assistant
jhtennan[at]syr.edu

2022  B.S. with Honors         SUNY ESF
Honor's thesis title: Assessing methylmercury exposure of plethodontid salamanders in New York State using non-invasive sampling

Collaborators: Dr. Brad Cosentino, Dr. Kristen Brubaker, and Dr. Lisa Cleckner, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

 Graduate Student Alumni
Sarah Dzielski 
2021   M.S.         SUNY ESF, NSF GRFP 

MS Thesis: A retrospective analysis of mercury in avian tissues: a global meta-analysis and Indonesian case study
Committee members: Dr. Jonathan Cohen and Dr. James Gibbs, SUNY ESF

​Currently: Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Boise, Idaho)
Iman Pakzad (co-advised with Dr. John Farrell)
2021   M.S.       SUNY ESF 

MS Thesis: Niche partitioning and mercury accumulation in Tubenose Goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris) and Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) from the St. Lawrence River
Committee members: Dr. Chris Whipps, SUNY ESF 

Currently: Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech ​
Tori Field (co-advised with Dr. Rebecca Gorney, USGS)
2020   M.S.       SUNY ESF 

MS Thesis: Evaluating the role of invasive dreissenid mussels on harmful algal bloom formation and toxicity using citizen science data
Committee member: Dr. Kim Schulz, SUNY ESF 
Collaborator: Nancy Mueller; NYSFOLA

Currently: Associate Scientist, Q2 Solutions ​

Undergraduate and Affiliated Alumni 
2023 Steph Amaro, Independent research project
2023 Darian Devereaux, Independent research project 
2023 Sarita Perez, Independent research project

2022 Annabelle Vogl, ​Honor's thesis
2022 Joseph Makaure, PhD (MP Drs. Don Stewart and Rebecca Rundell)
2022 Megan Fey, Technician 
2022 Brennen Thrall, Honor's thesis
2022 Shannon Croft, Independent research project
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2021 Nicole Saavedra, MS (MP Dr. Gord Paterson)
2021 Noelle LaFaver, Honor's thesis