The application period for 2019 CSU Extension interns has closed. Applications for the 2020 internship program should be available in late 2019/early 2020 so please keep checking back. To learn more about 2018 and 2019 internships, please click here.
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- Wild Horse History and Management
Mentors: Leisl Carr Childers*, Maria Fernandez-Gimenez, Retta Brugger
Location: Grand Junction, CO
Intern: Elena Dosamantes
College: Warner College
Major: Rangeland Ecosystem Science
Department: Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
- Codling Moth Control – Organic Orchards
Mentors: Frank Stonaker*, Whitney Cranshaw, Meredith Shrader
Location: Rogers Mesa Research Center, Hotchkiss, CO
Intern: John Starinieri
College: Warner College
Major: Fish, Wildlife and conservation Biology
Department: Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
- Food Asset Mapping
Mentors: Becca Jablonski, Seth Urbanowitz
Location: Delta County, CO
- Youth Development Programming
Mentors: Dennis Kaan*, Mike Martin, Sam Lowry
Location: Akron, CO
Intern: Jennifer Friend
College: College of Ag
Major: Extension Education
Department: College of Agricultural Sciences
- Integrated Pest Management Strategies in Organic Sweet Corn
Mentors: Frank Stonaker, Whitney Cranshaw, Meredith Shrader
Location: Rogers Mesa Research Center, Hotchkiss, CO
- Wheat Supply Chains and Management
Mentors: Meagan Schipanski, Wilma Trujillo
Location: Northeastern to Eastern CO
- Soil Borne Potato Pathogens
Mentor: Chakradhar Mattupalli*, Marvin Renyolds
Location: San Luis Valley Research Center, Center, CO
Intern: Justin Gucker
College: College of Ag
Major: Horticulture
Department: Horticulture and Landscape Archt
- Livestock Standardized Performance Analysis
Mentors: Bruce Fickenscher*, Jeff Tranell, Annie Overlin, Ryan Rhoades
Locations: Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers Counties, CO
Intern: Kai Miranda
College: College of Ag
Major: Animal Sciences
Department: Animal Sciences
- Cytospora Canker in Peaches
Mentors: Stephan Miller*, Jane Stewart, Susan Carter, Frank Stonaker
Location: Mesa County, CO
Intern: Conner Henderson
College: College of Engr
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Department: College of Engr
- Industrial Hemp Production Systems
Mentors: Kathleen Russell*, Stephan Weiler, Kacey Riedel, Gus Westerman
Location: Southwest Colorado Research Center, Yellow Jacket, CO
Intern: Zane Wilson
College: Natural Sciences
Major: Biological Science
Department: Biology
- Organic Weed Management Approaches – Onions
Mentors: Thaddeus Gourd*, Mark Uchanski, John Spring
Location: Brighton, CO
Intern: Tyler Mason
College: College of Ag
Major: Horticulture
Department: Horticulture and Landscape Archt
- Denver City Food Environment Dataset
Mentors: Josh Berning*, Dan Goldhamer, Michael Carolan
Location: Denver, CO
Intern: Caroline Norris
College: College of Ag
Major: Ag and Resource Economics
Department: Ag and Resource Econ
- Innovative Production Practices Outreach Materials
Mentors: Meagan Schipanski*, Ron Meyer, Mark Rose
Location: Eastern CO
Intern: Michaela Mattes
College: College of Ag
Major: Extension Education
Department: College of Ag Sciences
- 4-H Program Development and Delivery
Mentors: Claudia Meeks*, Mike Martin, Kyle Christensen
Location: Douglas County, CO
Intern: Natalie Cunha
College: College of Ag
Major: Extension Education
Department: College of Ag Sciences
- Food and Ag Business Curriculum
Mentors: Martha Sullins*, Greg Perry
Location: Centennial or Fort Collins, CO
Intern: Sneha Kadyan
College: Liberal Arts
Major: Sociology
Department: Sociology
- Connecting the beer distribution chain to support craft brewers
Mentors: Marco Costanigro*, Jeff Callaway, and Tim Aston
Location: Statewide
Intern: Nathan Palardy
College: College of Ag
Major: Agricultural Economics
Department: Ag and Resource Economics
- Crop Nutrients and Crop Production
Mentors: Wilma Trujillo*, Joel Schneekloth, Jim Ippolito, Jerry Johnson, Sally Jones-Diamond
Location: Weld, Morgan, Washington, Logan, and Sedgwick Counties, CO
Intern: Hollie Skibstead
College: College of Ag
Major: Soil and Crop Sciences
Department: Soil and Crop Sciences
- Ranch Management and Marketing Systems
Mentor: Ryan Rhoades
Location: Statewide, CO
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education program
Mentors: Susan Baker*, Leslie Cunningham Sabo
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Intern: Chelsea Didinger
College: Health and Human Sciences
Major: Food Science and Nutrition
Department: Food Science and Nutrition
- STEM Curriculum
Mentors: Amanda McQuade*, Jackie Shay, Mike Martin
Location: Montrose and Grand Junction, CO
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Intern: Sara Osteboe
College: Health and Human Sciences
Major: Social work
Department: School of Social Work
***Internship #21 is only open to students in the Warner College of Natural Resources
- Resources for Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Mentors: Libby Christensen*, Seth Davis, Seth Davis, Carolina Manriquez
Location: Routt County, CO
Intern: Haley Dallas
College: College of Ag
Major: Env and Natural Resource Econ
Department: Ag and Resource Economics
***Internships #22 and #23 are only open to undergraduate students in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
- Home Energy Education and Outreach Development
Mentors: Cary Weiner*, Jason Quinn, Tim Aston
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Intern: Sydney Hardacre
College: College of Engr
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Department: College of Engr
- Supply Chain Life Cycle Assessment
Mentors: Jason Quinn, Dennis Kaan
Location: Eastern Plains and San Luis Valley, CO
Intern: Garrett Johnson
College: College of Engr
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Department: College of Engr
***Internships #24, #25 and #26 are only open to students entering their 2nd or 3rd year of the DVM Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in August 2019
- Ranch Assessment and Risk Analysis
Mentors: Frank Garry*, Ryan Rhoades, Jason Ahola, and Dan Mooney
Location: Statewide, CO
Intern: Jade Frank
College: CVMBS
Major: Doctor of Vet med
Department: DVM
- Backyard Poultry
Mentor: Ragan Adams*, Heather Reider
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Intern: Wendy Duran
College: CVMBS
Major: Doctor of Vet med
Department: DVM
- Disaster Animal Preparedness
Mentor: Ragan Adams*, Lori hodges, Maggie Baldwin
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Intern: Daena Rowlison, Courtney McGinness
College: CVMBS
Major: Doctor of Vet med
Department: DVM
