Jade Kochanski, PhD!
Jade Kochanski, PhD!
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October 2026: I successfully defended my PhD dissertation! Thank you to everyone who supported me through the whole process.
A Zoom recording of the public seminar is available on YouTube using this link:
Publication! Bumble bee abundance and diversity increase with intensity of tallgrass prairie restoration intervention
Publication! Bumble bee abundance and diversity increase with intensity of tallgrass prairie restoration intervention
August 2026: My first first-author paper!
Note: This is the final manuscript that was previously released as a preprint on bioRxiv.
Full text is available using this link: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70525
Preprint: Bumble Bee Abundance and Diversity Increase with Intensity of Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Intervention
Preprint: Bumble Bee Abundance and Diversity Increase with Intensity of Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Intervention
December 2025:
Note: This is a preprint for a manuscript that is under review at Restoration Ecology and is not the final verion.
Full text is available using this link: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.24.713996v1.abstract
The Buzz in Your Garden: Bumble Bees of Wisconsin Ecology, Identification and Conservation
The Buzz in Your Garden: Bumble Bees of Wisconsin Ecology, Identification and Conservation
Judy Cardin, Susan Carpenter, Jeff Karron, and I co-taught a full-day course with lecture and field components as part of the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Native Plant Certification.
Judy Cardin, Susan Carpenter, Jeff Karron, and I co-taught a full-day course with lecture and field components as part of the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Native Plant Certification.
Check out the course description and instructor bios.
I've joined the Friends of the UW Arboretum Board!
I've joined the Friends of the UW Arboretum Board!
Mission: Friends of the Arboretum builds positive relationships between people and the land through support of the UW–Madison Arboretum.
Mission: Friends of the Arboretum builds positive relationships between people and the land through support of the UW–Madison Arboretum.
Check out ways to get involved and board member bios.
Photo credit: Anne Readel
Feature in The Guardian:
Feature in The Guardian:
The secret to finding one of the most endangered bumblebees in the US? Dogs
The secret to finding one of the most endangered bumblebees in the US? Dogs
Full online article is available using this link.
Photo credit: Anne Readel
Smithsonian Magazine Feature
Smithsonian Magazine Feature
Full online article is available using this link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-the-endangered-rusty-patched-bumblebee-survive-180984894/
Publication: Range-wide genetic analysis of an endangered bumble bee (Bombus affinis, Hymenoptera: Apidae) reveals population structure, isolation by distance, and low colony abundance
Publication: Range-wide genetic analysis of an endangered bumble bee (Bombus affinis, Hymenoptera: Apidae) reveals population structure, isolation by distance, and low colony abundance
March 2024: Full text is available using this link:
Publication: Intervention intensity predicts the quality and duration of prairie restoration outcomes
Publication: Intervention intensity predicts the quality and duration of prairie restoration outcomes
August 2023: Full text is available using this link: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13993
Publication: The importance of forests in bumble bee biology and conservation
Publication: The importance of forests in bumble bee biology and conservation
December 2021: Check out this collaborative paper that I was fortunate to be a part of! We discuss how forests are overlooked in the conversations about bumble bee conservation. Full text is available using this link: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab121
Kochanski_EntSoc_2020_d3.pdfConference: Entomology 2020 Virtual Meeting
Conference: Entomology 2020 Virtual Meeting
I presented my Master's work at the Entomological Society of America's 2020 Virtual Meeting. My presentation is available to registered participants November 11 - 30 using this link https://cdmcd.co/Qqnm7Z.
If you're not registered for the meeting, check out a PDF of my presentation slides using the link to the left. Enjoy!
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