Brian D. Badgley
Associate Professor
I started at VT in 2012 following an academic tour including Georgia, Maryland, South Florida, and Minnesota. I have a diverse background including environmental science, ecology, and microbiology, and I enjoy using these various perspectives to address questions in environmental microbiology. When I’m not working or shuttling my kids around, I make it my goal to spend as much time as I can enjoying the outdoors – I still can’t believe I’m fortunate enough work on a campus only ten miles from the Appalachian Trail.
badgley(at)vt(dot)edu; (540) 231-9629; Brian’s CV
Prashasti Agarwal
PhD Student
Having lived in India for what felt like forever, I came to the US to pursue my master’s at New Mexico State University. I moved to Blacksburg for my Ph.D., and I am currently focusing on understanding how diverse plant communities affect soil microbial communities. In my free time, I enjoy catching up on missed sleep (I know, lame, right?) and shopping (hopefully window shopping counts!).
agarwalp(at)vt(dot)edu
Stephanie Duston
Ph.D. Student
Stephanie was an undergraduate researcher in the lab in 2016-17, pursued a MS degree with our I am a Maine native, growing up in New England where the rugged mountain and coastal terrain led to a love for our natural world. I completed my B.S. in Environmental Science at Virginia Tech, where I first started working in the Badgley Lab. I continued on at Virginia Tech in the Strahm Lab, steeping myself in soil biogeochemistry to earn my Master’s degree in Forestry. For my PhD, I have come full circle and am back working in the Badgely Lab, where I am focused on carbon cycling and allocation processes between plants, soil, and microbes. When I am not playing with soil, I am playing board games and romping around with my small ever growing army of corgis.
stephad5(at)vt(dot)edu
Anyelina Mangru
Ph.D. Student
manyelina(at)vt(dot)edu
Sarah Shawver
Ph.D. Student
After completing degrees in Wisconsin and Texas, I came to Blacksburg, where the climate is not so extreme. My research interests include how soil properties influence microorganisms. In my free time, I enjoy baking and spoiling my cat.
sarahes(at)vt(dot)edu
Previous lab members
- Colin Baciocco – Confluence REEU student, 2019
- Amir Barnet – Confluence REEU student, 2018
- Jessica Barthel – Confluence REEU student, 2018
- Romina Benitez – StREAM REU student, 2013
- Cameron Bermand – Undergraduate researcher and SURF Fellow 2018-2019
- Catie Cappellin – MS Student, 2017-2019; Undergraduate researcher 2015-2017
- Steve DeVilbiss – PhD student, 2017-2020
- Ndeye Helene Diallo-Diagne – MS student, 2014-16
- Dan Flannery – Undergraduate researcher 2013-2015
- Josh Franklin – Undergraduate researcher and research technician, 2013-2016
- Christine Hart – StREAM REU student, 2014
- Izzy Largen – Confluence REEU student, 2019
- Sarah Medley – StREAM REU student, 2014
- Tim Neher – Undergraduate researcher 2013-2015
- Tessa Naughton-Rockwell – Undergraduate researcher, 2019-2020
- Megan Orentas – Undergraduate researcher 2014-2015
- Kestrel Owens – Confluence REEU student, 2019
- Autumn Peterson – Undergraduate Researcher, 2019-2020
- Caleb Ring – Confluence REEU student, 2018
- Nidal Sarsour – Undergraduate researcher, 2013-14
- Richard Sawyer – MAOP summer intern, 2013
- Erin Schaberg – StREAM REU student, 2013
- Crystal Smitherman – MAOP summer intern, 2014
- Andrea Stewart – StREAM REU student, 2014
- Shan Sun – PhD Student, 2013-17
- Regan Wagner – Undergraduate researcher, 2015-2017
- Emily von Wagoner – StREAM REU student, 2013
- Lucas Waller – Research faculty 2018-2019; MS student 2016-2018