Graduate Writing and Statistics Tutors

Treyton Davis is a first-year graduate student in the MEM (Master of Environmental Management) program at Western with a focus on ecosystem restoration. With a background in forestry, Treyton brings academic and professional experience to assist students in strengthening their writing and statistical skills.

Areas of Expertise:

• Technical writing (written reports)
• Scientific writing (lab reports)
• Editing
• Statistical analysis (Microsoft Excel)
• Forest measurements

Kaekanna Gintoli is a second-year graduate student in the MSE (Master of Science in Ecology) program at Western. They hold a B.S. in Environmental Studies from University of Central Florida, where they participated in field research on urban edge effects on flora assemblages. In their master’s work, they are investigating bark beetle emergence timelines and analyzing the timing of anti-aggregation pheromone response by management agencies.

Areas of Expertise:

• Accessing journal articles and texts with InterLibrary Loan, Unpaywall, JSTOR, and other resources
• Research manuscripts/lit reviews and citations
• Whole-document review for grammar and sentence structure
• Poetry, short fiction and nonfiction
• Some R, mapmaking in ArcGIS Pro, formatting research posters

Dalton Robberson is a third-year dual graduate student pursuing both MSE and MEM degrees through the EMPLOYS program, completing research focused on identifying drivers behind extreme wildfire activity. Dalton has a background in forestry and fire and experience as a peer tutor working with students of all backgrounds with their writing and educational goals.

Areas of Expertise:

• Research development & structuring, scientific writing, lab reporting,
• Development and planning of writing projects,
• Open to working with students on any type of writing assignment!

Bradley Sowder is a graduate student pursuing a dual degree between the Master of Science in Ecology program and the Master of Environmental Management program at Western. His research in Ecology focuses on modeling landscape dynamics using remotely sensed data, and his work in MEM centers on vegetation mapping and monitoring of high alpine fens.

Areas of Expertise:

• Spatial analysis in R
• Data visualization
• Ecological modeling
• Statistical analysis
• Remote sensing applications

Zane Siebeneck is a first-year graduate student in the Master of Science in Ecology program at Western. He holds a biology degree from Truman State University, where he conducted research on species composition in small- to medium-sized mammals. In his master’s work, he hopes to continue studying wildlife and is currently exploring an occupancy modeling project focused on bats.

Areas of Expertise:

• Species composition studies
• Occupancy modeling
• Statistical analysis
• Ecological data interpretation
• Field research techniques