Dr. Hartmut Doebel
Hartmut Doebel is the head of the beekeeping and research team. Dr. Doebel started this five-year-old program with a passion for honeybees and beekeeping, which he had learned as a college student in his native Germany. By partnering with local restaurant Founding Farmers, he was able to dive into further research with a focus on honeybee behavior and how diseases and pesticides affect normal bee behavior. What started as an anchor to get students excited about biology turned into a growing research program to further the knowledge about these widespread and important pollinators.
When Professor Doebel is not working on honeybees and his bee team, he focuses on his research in teaching and learning as well as how to implement active learning techniques into his courses.
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1996.
Adele Queener: Senior Beekeeper, Ecology Team Senior Investigator 2019
Adele is a recent graduate of GW, with a B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Sustainability. Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Adele grew up in a family of scientists and quickly adopted a love for the outdoors. Learning Spanish early in school sparked a strong interest in foreign culture that eventually grew into a fascination with humanity itself. Combining a love of human culture and ecology, Adele hopes to study humanity’s impact on the environment and find solutions for a more sustainable future in agriculture. Recognizing bees as key pollinators, Adele is excited to be a beekeeper and researcher for a second summer in 2019.
Fiona Lupi-Peate: Junior Beekeeper, Ecology Team 2019
Fiona is an incoming junior at GW, looking to get her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Biological Anthropology. Coming from Colorado, she grew up surrounded by the wonders of nature and has always has a fascination for the way the world works. Her particular interest lies in paleontology and the connections of earths past, present, and future through the deep time of earth’s crust. Her curiosity for the wonders of life and love for environment are just a few reasons why she is very excited to be a beekeeper and researcher this summer, 2019, and in the future.
Caitlin Magro: Bee Team Senior Investigator 2019
Caitlin Magro is a senior at the University of Virginia majoring in Biology and Anthropology. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, Caitlin has always been interested in biology and the natural sciences. She is excited to apply this passion to the work of the Doebel lab and the cause of improved honey bee health. In the future, Caitlin hopes to explore more solutions to those problems that are impacting both the environment and public health.
Farhana Alam: Bee Team Investigator 2019
Farhana Alam is a freshman at the George Washington University. Growing up in Washington DC, she’s noticed the small number of parks in the city and has been interested in the preserving the green spaces scattered across the city. Farhana enjoys taking walks through the parks and has a tendency to connect with nature and all its forms. When not cramming in the library, she can be found writing poetry, hosting art shows or catching up on sleep.
Hans Theiler: Bee Team Investigator 2019
Hans is a Junior at the University of Virginia double majoring in Biology and Environmental Science. Growing up in Boise, Idaho, Hans accrued a love for nature and its encompassing biology while hiking, river rafting, and mountain biking in the surrounding forests. Now, he intends to do research on the life sciences and hopes he can apply his particular focuses in evolutionary biology and ecology. Hans has experience in an Environmental Science lab studying the ecological challenges being faced by the solitary bee species Osmia lignaria. He also has interests in soccer, skiing, and sustainability. He is incredibly excited to apply his knowledge of the life sciences to real-world problems, and most of all, to save the bees!
Allison Cameron: Bee Team Investigator 2019
Allison Cameron is a sophomore at GW majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Emergency Health Services. Originally from New Jersey, Allison grew up by the shore and developed a strong interest into the marine environment around her. Her fascination for marine biology grew into a passion for various different aspects of environmental science. Now, Allison is excited to apply her environmental science passion to the lab and looks forward to helping our honey bee populations.
Kayla Shwartz: Investigator, Senior Beekeeper 2017-2018
Junior Beekeeper: James McConnell, CCD Team 2018
Jordan Griffin: CCD Team 2018
Caitlin Magro: CCD Team 2018
Hannah Minor: CCD Team 2018
Jeton (Jet) Capani: CCD Team 2018
Camille Leoni: Ecology Team 2018
Eleanor Paul: Ecology Team 2018
Sasha Bilal, Varroa Team 2017
Gabrielle Discafani: Media Coordinator 2015, Senior beekeeper 2016-2017
Justin Butera, Behavior Team Summers 2015-2016
Madison Hertzog, Larvae Team Summer 2016
Michelle Ahn, Venom Team Summer 2015, Larvae Team and Co-Junior Beekeeper Summer 2016
McKenzie Gray, Behavior Team Summer 2015
Shalini Amrit Sudama, Queen Team Summer 2015, Drone Sperm Team Summer 2016
Tara McCloskey, Queen Team Summer 2015, Drone Sperm Team Summer 2016
Mannat Sawhney, Queen Team Summer 2015, Larvae Team Summer 2016
Sophie Jeong, Pheromone Team Summer 2016
Tahlia Price-Rivera, Pheromone Team Summer 2016
Nazeef Vasaya, Behavior Team Summer 2016
Nico Deflorio, Queen Team Summer 2015, Drone Sperm Team Summer 2016
Olivia Dominguez, Behavior Team Summer 2016
Donald Anyanwu, Behavior Team Summer 2016
Emilie Lemieux, Behavior Team Summer 2016
Ideen Modarres, Queen Team Summer 2016
Jasmina Abdalla, Drone Sperm Team Summer 2016
Jonah Heller, Behavior Team Summers 2015-2016
Devi Alaparthi, Queen Team Summer 2016
Carolina Cardoso, Queen Team Summer 2016
Audra Fain, Early Summer 2016
Monica Boedigheimer, Junior Beekeeper and Drone Sperm Team Summer 2016
Randy Alsabe, Beehavior Team Early Summer 2016
Mehreen Arif, Senior Beekeeper and Pesticide Team 2014-2016
Michael Stover, Pesticide Team 2014-2016
Priyanka Koti, 3D Printing Team Summer 2015
Kaleabe Abebe, Pesticide Team Summer 2015
Gerry Quinnan, 3D Printing Team Summer 2015
Dennis Khodasevich, Venom Team Summer 2015
Carly Sherman, Pesticide Team Summer 2015
Victoria Doheny, Sound Team Summer 2015
Roma Patel, Sound Team Summer 2015
Abigail Thorpe, Sound Team Summer 2015
Liam Douglass, Junior Beekeeper 2015
Elizabeth Young, Immune Team Summer 2015
Ryan Gunnison, Pesticide Team Summers 2014 & 2015
Anaïs Di Via Ioschpe, Venom Team Summer 2015
Amber McLeod, 2014-2015
Katherine Berry, 2012-2014
Yana Melnikova, 2011-2013
Max Kollmer, 2012-2013
Esther Schenau, Summer 2013