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My research team currently includes the following individuals, from the undergraduate to the postdoctoral levels. To inquire about joining this fine team, please contact me.

Research team (ca. Aug 2018)

Research team (ca. Sept 2017)

Research team (ca. May 2016)

Research team (ca. May 2014)

Research team (ca. Sept 2012).

Research team (ca. May 2011)

Research team (ca. May 2010)

Research team (ca. May 2009)

Don Dixon Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Jessica Stasik PhD student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Dave Caudel Masters-PhD Bridge student (now Associate Director, Frist Center for Autism and Innovation)
Girish Duvvuri VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Joseph Mullen Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University University of North Florida
William Grimble Frist Center for Autism & Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Ilija Medan VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Lyra Cao VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Alexander Stephan Roman Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Marina Kounkel Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Jon Bird Stevenson Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Former associates
Nina Hernitschek VIDA and Data Science Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Richard Nederlander PhD student Computer Engineering, Small Satellites Program Vanderbilt University
Stefan Laos PhD student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
George Vejar Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Dan Burger VIDA programmer, Filtergraph developer Lead Developer, Frist Center for Autism & Innovation Former: Master's student (computer science) Link to Master's thesis: Developing Interactive Web Applications for Management of Astronomy Data
Claire Barnett Communications Assistant Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
Dax Feliz Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Samantha Bianco Undergraduate, Physics major Vanderbilt University
Alyson Hughes Undergraduate, Physics major Vanderbilt University
Sebastian Lende Undergraduate, Physics major Vanderbilt University
Fernanda Eliott VIDA and Data Science Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University
Kevin Collins PhD student, George Mason University Former: Undergraduate, Physics major
Joseph Bell Masters-PhD Bridge student Astro-Materials Vanderbilt University
Laura Vega Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Samaiyah Farid PhD student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Karl Jaehnig Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Ardelia Clarke Masters-PhD Bridge student Astro-Materials Vanderbilt University
Savannah Jacklin Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
George Cooper Masters-PhD Bridge student Astro-Materials Vanderbilt University
Joni Cunningham Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University
Sarah Healy Undergraduate, Physics major Vanderbilt University
Natalie Gottschlich Undergraduate, Physics major Vanderbilt University
Justin Stevens Undergraduate, Physics major Vanderbilt University
Brianna Galgano Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Fisk University
Ryan Oelkers TESS Postdoctoral Fellow (now Data Scientist, Sysco)
Garrett Somers VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow (now Data Scientist, Digital Reasoning)
Michael Lund PhD student Astronomy (now postdoc, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute)
Robert Siverd PhD Student, Astronomy (now postdoc, Gemini North Observatory)
Rose Perea Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy (now NRC Postdoc, Naval Research Lab)
Amber Britt Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy (now grad student, Northern Arizona)
Quadry Chance Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy (now grad student, U Florida)
Richard Galvez Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge Program Postdoctoral Fellow (now Future Faculty Postdoc, NYU)
Jedidah Isler NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge Program Postdoctoral Fellow (now Assistant Professor, Dartmouth)
Karen Collins KELT/TESS Postdoctoral Fellow Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge Program Postdoctoral Fellow (now Staff Scientist, Harvard CfA)
Natalie Hinkel VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow (now Staff Astronomer, Southwest Research Institute)
Caleb Wheeler Astro-Materials Postdoctoral Fellow (now Staff Scientist, Arizona State Univerity)
Kyle Conroy PhD student, Astronomy (now Postdoctoral Fellow, Villanova University)
Jack Lubin Undergraduate, Physics major Vanderbilt University
Gordon Kiesling Undergraduate Intern, Physics major Vanderbilt Center for Autism & Innovation (now deployed, United States Navy)
Baffour Oseiy Undergraduate, Physics major Fisk University
Victor Garcia Masters-PhD Bridge student (now postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Lab)
Brenden Wiggins Masters-PhD Bridge student (Now scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Joey Rodriguez Masters-PhD Bridge student (Now Future Faculty Leaders Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University)
Anna Egner Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Fisk University
Martin Paegert SDSS and TESS Postdoc (Now scientist at Harvard CfA)
Trey Mack Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy (Now postdoc fellow at AIP Potsdam)
Rachel-Chloe Gibbs VIDA programmer, Filtergraph developer (Now associate at Nashville tech startup)
Phillip Cargile Postdoctoral Fellow Former: PhD student (Now Postdoc Fellow at Harvard CfA) Link to dissertation: "Testing the Chronometric Accuracy of Stellar Evolution Models Using Young Stars in Open Clusters"
Fabienne Bastien Masters-PhD Bridge student NASA Graduate Fellow (Now Hubble Postdoc Fellow, Penn State)
Aaron Juarez Masters-PhD Bridge student (now PhD student at UT Austin)
Nathan De Lee Assistant Professor, University of Northern Kentucky Former: Sloan Digital Sky Survey Postdoctoral Fellow
Leslie Hebb Assistant Professor, Hobart Smith College Former: Postdoctoral Fellow
Joshua Pepper Assistant Professor, Lehigh University Former: VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow Director, KELT Project
Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew UNAM Mexico City Assistant Professor Former: PhD student and CONACyT Fellow Link to dissertation: "On the Analysis of Two Low-Mass, Eclipsing Binary Systems in the Young Orion Nebula Cluster"
Heather Cegla PhD student Queen's University Belfast - Vanderbilt Studentship Program Astronomy Queen's University Belfast
Saurav Dhital Research Scientist Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Former: PhD Student Link to dissertation: "Ultra-wide, Low-mass Binaries: Constraints on Binary Formation Theory and Calibration of Fundamental Stellar Parameters"
Julia Bodnarik NASA Co-op Fellow Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy Vanderbilt University (now postdoc at U Arizona) Link to dissertation: "Using in situ neutron and gamma-ray spectroscopy to characterize and differentiate asteroids"
Deatrick Foster Masters-PhD Bridge student Vanderbilt - Cape Town Partnership Astronomy Vanderbilt University (now scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute) Link to dissertation: "Examining very-long-term variability in X-ray binaries: are ultraluminous X-ray sources intermediate mass black holes?"
Charee Peters Masters-PhD Bridge student Astronomy (now PhD student at University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Thompson (Tommy) LeBlanc NASA Graduate Research Fellow Masters-PhD Bridge student (now Research Scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute) Link to dissertation: "The Role of Disks in the Angular Momentum Evolution of Young, Low Mass Stars"
Alisha Kundert Undergraduate student Physics major (now PhD student at University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Rebecca Rattray Undergraduate student Physics major (now PhD student at University of Denver)
Felipe Colazo Masters-PhD Bridge student (now research scientist at NASA Goddard)
Erica Morgan Masters-PhD Bridge student (Now PhD student at U Michigan)
Sharina Haynes Masters-PhD Bridge student (Now PhD student at Delaware State University)
Alicia Aarnio PhD student (Now postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan) Link to dissertation: "The Role of Magnetic Fields in the Pre-Main Sequence Evolution of Solar Type Stars"
Calen Henderson Undergraduate student (Now postdoc at JPL)
David James Research scientist (Now tenure-track astronomer at CTIO)
Matt McCrum PhD student Queen's University Belfast - Vanderbilt Studentship Program Astronomy Queen's University Belfast
Roxanna Shohadaee Undergraduate student Vanderbilt Creative Campus Initiative "Embedded artist" Fine Art and Environmental Studies major University of Tennessee

Ryan Oelkers and Joey Rodriguez at the launch of the NASA TESS mission, April 2018.

Natalie Hinkel and Dan Burger with the Hypatia Booth at AAS Meeting, January 2018.

Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew presenting research in Prague, 2006.

Students Lawrence Staten and Phillip Cargile
observing at McDonald Observatory with David James.