Rachel Arabian
Rachel Arabian was one of the 2025 CELS Summer Research Fellows with support from Jen Nauck and Eben Horton, The Glass Station. She contributed to multiple projects, such as observing honey bee water foraging habits, maintaining and monitoring man-made bumble bee nests, and helping with NRCS surveys. Outside of the lab, Rachel enjoys crocheting, hiking, and going to the beach.
Fiona Dell’Antonio
Fiona Dell’Antonio was a 2025 Summer Research Fellow, also with support from Jen Nauck and Eben Horton, The Glass Station. Fiona worked on finding specialist bees and other rare bee species around the state. She assisted in data collection for a checklist of bee species in Rhode Island. Fiona’s favorite part of working in the lab was getting to go to unique sites across Rhode Island and seeing all the different kinds of ecosystems. In her free time, Fiona enjoys reading, painting, and spending time in nature.
Abby Gill
Abby Gill was the Bee Lab’s 2024 Coastal & Environmental Fellow with support from Jen Nauck and Eben Horton, The Glass Station. She researched cranberry pollination in cultivated and wild bogs, and helped with NRCS bee surveys. Abby’s favorite part of the lab was getting to learn something new every day. In her free time, she enjoys rock climbing and hiking around New England.
Kate Perzanowski
Kate Perzanowski started working in the bee lab summer 2023 looking at the visitation of bumble bees to various clover species and self heal. She also assisted with evaluating planted pollinator meadows. Kate most enjoyed looking for megachilid bees while surveying. In her free time, Kate likes to crochet, read, and spend time in nature.
Katherine Zmich
Kate Zmich worked in Dr. Steven Alm’s Bee Lab through the Coastal and Environmental Fellowship Program for the summer of 2023 with support from Jen Nauck and Eben Horton, The Glass Station. She assisted with a variety of research projects, including Julia Vieira’s clover project, water-collecting behavior of honey bees, and varroa mite management. Her favorite part of working in the lab is catching and holding male bumble bees. Outside of work, Kate enjoys going to the beach, thrifting, and gardening for family and friends.