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Dr. Fred Janzen - Dr. Janzen is the creator of Turtle Camp. Turtle Camp was started by Dr. Janzen in 1988 when he was a graduate student. Dr. Janzen's research at Iowa State University (ISU) focuses on temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). He incorporates the important field work (Turtle Camp) with lab work. Dr. Janzen is married to another herpetologist, Dr. Anne Bronikowski. They have two wonderful girls, Clara and Abigail.
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Shannon Thol - Shannon received her Ph.D. from MIT in Spring 2006. She joined the Janzen lab in time to take part in Turtle Camp that year. She worked on her M.S. degree at ISU and is now involved in environmental education. Shannon led the sand prairie project in 2007 and helped Jeanine Refsnider do so in 2008.
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Jeramie Strickland - Jeramie completed his M.S. degree at ISU concerning turtle nest predation in Fall 2008. He has done several internships and has worked in Namibia, Africa. 2007 was Jeramie's first year at Turtle Camp. Jeramie led the trapping project in 2007 and the nest predation project in 2008.
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Lindsay Kasuga - Lindsay was awarded the M.S. degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Iowa State University in Fall 2007. Her project focused on conservation biology of a threatened turtle, Emys blandingii. Lindsay was at Turtle Camp in 2005, 2006, and 2007, leading the nest predation project in 2007.
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Jeanine Refsnider - Jeanine received her M.S. degree from the University of Minnesota in Fall 2005. Her project focused on conservation biology of Blanding's turtle, Emys blandingii. Jeanine helped Shannon lead the sand prairie project in 2008.
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Lori Neuman-Lee - Lori earned her B.S. degree in Biology from ISU in Fall 2007. Her research focused on the impact of herbicides on neonatal turtles; she is now working on her M.S. degree at Eastern Illinois University. Lori was at Turtle Camp in 2003-2008, leading the trapping project in 2008.
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