Members
The Fernald Club is run by UMass students and welcomes all local insect enthusiasts as members. Students from all area colleges are welcome to join, as well as members of the general public. The only requirement is an interest in insects and a desire to learn more about them!
Contact us at fernaldclubumass@gmail.com if you would like to officially join the club.
Selected Student and Alumni Members
Raymond Allerheiligen, undergraduate student, Pre-Veterinary
Aliza Fassler, PhD student, Environmental Conservation
Noah Goldman, undergraduate student, Plant and Soil Sciences
Ash Hiller, undergraduate student, Biomedical Engineering
Owen Hurlbut Lesk, undergraduate student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Toby Jaffee, undergraduate student, Natural Resources Conservation and Sustainable Food & Farming
Olivia Liera, undergraudate student, Business Marketing
Lauryn McGann, undergraduate student, Environmental Science
Carolina Muñoz Agudelo, PhD student, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Neida Portillo, undergraduate student, Biology and Environmental Science
Connor O'Clair, undergraduate alumni, Natural Resources Conservation
Claire Netto, undergraduate alumni, Natural Resources Conservation
Justin Roch, MS graduate alumni, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Em Sawyer, undergraduate student, Animal Science
Cole Senatore, undergraduate student, Animation
Phoebe Shubin, undergraduate student, Natural Resources Conservation
Athena Vasilopoulos, undergraduate student, Plant and Soil Sciences
Izaak Vigil-Sagan, undergraduate student, Biology and Natural Resources Conservation
Wes Walsh, undergraduate student, Biology
Benjamin Yoo, undergraduate student, Biology
Associated Faculty
Lynn Adler, professor, Department of Biology
Jeremy Andersen, professor, Department of Environmental Conservation
Joan Milam, research faculty, Department of Environmental Conservation
Ben Normark, professor, Department of Biology; curator of the UMass entomology collection
Jaime Piñero, extension professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture