Current Graduate Students
Major Advisor - Dr. Ronald Baker (rbaker@disl.org)
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Name: Hannah Ehrmann Program of Study: Ph.D.
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Academic training: BS Environmental Studies from Gettysburg College MS Environmental Science from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Email: hehrmann@disl.org
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Name: Zoë Porter Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Environmental Stressor Responses in Juvenile Estuarine Fishes.
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Academic training: BS in Biology from Oklahoma State University MS in Biology from the University of West Florida Email: zporter@disl.org
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Name: Sarah Ramsden Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Movement Patterns of Fisheries Species and Functional Values of Habitats Associated with Newly Restored Vs. Established Restored Shorelines.
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Academic training: BS in Environmental Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University MS in Marine Sciences from Savannah State University Email: sramsden@disl.org
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Major Advisor - Dr. Ruth H. Carmichael (rcarmichael@disl.org)
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Name: Lauren Clance Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Differences in Stable Isotopes and Trace Elements among groups of Bottlenose Dolphins in Mobile Bay.
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Academic training: BS in Biology from UNC Chapel Hill Email: lclance@disl.org |
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Name: Matthew R. Hodanbosi Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Influence of freshwater influx on the diet and body condition of the common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, in Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States.
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Academic training: BS in Evolution and Ecology from The Ohio State University MS in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Email: mhodanbosi@disl.org |
Major Advisor - Dr. Kelly Drogan (kdorgan@disl.org)
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Name: William Ballentine Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: The biophysical interactions between meiofauna and sand habitats
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Academic training: BS in Biology from Florida State University Email: wballentine@disl.edu |
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Name: Cy Clemo Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Relating physical disturbance, sediment geotechnical properties, and infaunal succession.
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Academic training: BS in Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia |
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Name: Kara Gadeken Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Coastal sediment response to the diel oxygen cycle.
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Academic training: BS in Biology and minor in Marine Science from the College of William and Mary Email: kgadeken@disl.org |
Major Advisor - Dr. Brian Dzwonkowski (bdzwonkowski@disl.org)
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Name: Brady Bingham Program of Study: MS
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Academic Training: Intern in Dr. Sean Powers Fisheries Lab, assisting primarily with Bathymetric Surveying. Email: bbingham@disl.org |
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Name: Harikrishnan Sreeshylam Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Coupled Physical-Biogeochemical processes in the coastal and estuarine environment of Mobile Bay.
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Academic Training: BS in Physics from Mahatma Gandhi University, India MS in Oceanography from Cochin University of Science and Technology, India Email: hsreeshylam@disl.org
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Major Advisor - Dr. Kenneth L. Heck Jr. (kheck@disl.org)
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Name: Nicholas Bartkowiak Program of Study: MS
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Academic Training: BS from Purdue University Fort Wayne Email: nbartkowiak@disl.org |
Major Advisor - Dr. Jeffrey W. Krause (jkrause@disl.org)
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Name: Blair Morrison Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Tracking Vibrio: Population Dynamics and Community Ecology in Alabama Estuaries.
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Academic training: BS in Marine Science and Biology form the University of Alabama Email: bmorrison@disl.org |
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Name: Alison Rellinger Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: A comparison of DMSP cycling in Phaeocystis spp.
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Academic training: B.A. Biology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland M.S. Marine Sciences from University of South Alabama Email: arellinger@asms.net
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Name: Ryan Roseburrough Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Silicon and Lithium Isotopes in Reverse Weathering Products.
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Academic training: BS in Marine Biology from Spring Hill College Email: rrr2021@jagmail.southalabama.edu
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Name: Alexandra Smith Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: On the Origins and Degradation of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (This title is tentative-my prospectus has not yet been finalized).
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Academic training: BE in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University Email: asmith@disl.org
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Major Advisor - Dr. John Lehrter (jlehrter@disl.org)
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Name: Jennifer Doan Program of Study: MS
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Academic training: BS in Biology with concentration in Marine Biology from the University of South Alabama with a minor in Geology |
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Name: Greg Feister Program of Study: MS
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Academic training: BS in Forensic Science from the University of South Mississippi with minors in Chemistry and Criminal Justice |
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Name: Allison Fletcher Program of Study: Ph.D.
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Academic training: BS in Marine Biology from the MS in Marine Conservation and Resource Email: afletcher@disl.org |
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Name: Mai Fung Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Effects of multiple drivers on eutrophication expressions and subsequent impacts on mercury cycling |
Academic training: BA Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley MPH Public Health from UC Berkeley Email: mfung@disl.org |
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Name: Alexis Hagemeyer Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Appendicularians and their discarded house abundances in relation to oceanic fronts and phytoplankton biomass and production in the southern Mid-Atlantic Bight.
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Academic training: BS Marine Biology from Central Methodist University |
Major Advisor - Dr. Sean P. Powers (spowers@disl.org)
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Name: Laia Juliana Muñoz Abril Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Laying the foundations for the conservation and management of coastal spawning areas of yellowfin tuna in Galápagos and continental Ecuador.
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Academic training: BS in biology from Universidad Industrial de Santander MS in applied ecology from Universidad San Francisco de Quito |
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Name: Dakota Bilbrey Program of Study: MS
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Academic training: BS in biology with a concentration in marine biology and minor in instrumental music from University of South Alabama |
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Name: Pearce Cooper Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Assessing patterns of population structure, environmental selection, and estuarine use in sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, using population genomics and otolith chemistry.
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Academic training: BS in Fisheries Sciences from Virginia Tech Email: pcooper@disl.org |
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Name: Dylan Kiene Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Impacts of Climate Change on Flatfish.
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Academic training: BS in Health Science from Spring Hill College Email: dkiene@disl.org
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Name: Edward Kim Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Age, growth, abundance, and distribution of Gray Snapper in coastal and offshore Alabama waters.
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Academic training: BA in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, 2016 Email: ekim@disl.org
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Name: Merritt McCall Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Importance of Oyster Reef Design and Setting in Restoration Success in Mobile Bay.
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Academic training: BS in Marine biology from Auburn University Email: mmccall@disl.org |
Major Advisor - Dr. Allison Robertson (arobertson@disl.org)
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Name: Clayton Bennett Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Toxicokinetics of Caribbean ciguatoxin in mid-trophic level fish.
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Academic training: BS in Marine Biology, Troy University Email: cbennett@disl.org
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Name: Sean Collins Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Effects of Phycotoxins on Endocrine Nuclear Receptor Response in Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis).
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Academic training: BS in Biology from University of South Alabama Email: scollins@disl.org
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Name: Jessica Gwinn Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Toxicokinetic Properties of Caribbean Ciguatoxins: Linking Organismal to Ecological Movement of Ciguatoxins.
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Academic training: BS in Bioenvironmental Sciences from Texas A&M University, 2016 BS in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University, 2016 Email: jgwinn@disl.org
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Name: Alexander Leynse Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Production and ecological function of secondary metabolites produced by the epibenthic dinoflagellate genus Coolia.
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Academic training: BS Marine Science from Florida Gulf Coast University MS Environmental Science from Florida Gulf Coast University Email: aleynse@disl.org
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Major Advisor - Dr. Lee Smee (lsmee@disl.org)
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Name: Randi Cannon Program of Study: Ph.D.
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Academic training: BS in Biology (with an emphasis in Marine) from Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Email: rcannon@disl.org |
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Name: Kelly Correia Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Stronger: Seagrass Community Resilience in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
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Academic training: BS in Marine Science at Auburn University MS in Biology at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Email: kcorreia@disl.org |
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Name: Carter Lin Program of Study: MS
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Academic training: BA in Biology from New York University (minor in Public Policy and Management) Email: clin@disl.org |
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Name: William Knudson, Jr Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Impacts of Black Mangrove Expansion in Salt Marshes on Sensory Ecology and Predator-Prey Interactions.
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Academic training: BS in Marine Biology from the University of California Santa Cruz |
Major Advisor - Dr. John Valentine (jvalentine@disl.org)
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Name: Dorothy Byron David Program of Study: Ph.D.
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Academic training: BS in Biology from University of Central Florida MS in Biological Sciences from Florida International University |
Major Advisor - Dr. Xiangli Wang (xwang@southalabama.edu)
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Name: Debbrota Mallick Program of Study: Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation title: Species-specific fractionation of chromium isotopes in sea water.
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Academic training: BS and MS in Marine Science from Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, |
Major Advisor - Dr. John Lehrter / Dr. Sean P. Powers (Professional Master's)
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Name: Kristine Alford Program of Study: MS
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Academic training: BS in biology with a minor in geology from University of South Alabama |
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Name: Ashley Hild Program of Study: MS
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Name: Justin McDonald Program of Study: MS Thesis or Dissertation title: Age, growth of Greater Amberjack in offshore Alabama waters.
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Academic training: BS in Marine Biology from Troy University Email: jmcdonald@disl.org |
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Name: Jessica Nash Program of Study: MS
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Academic training: BS in Marine Biology from the University of Southern Mississippi |
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Name: Brittany Williams Program of Study: MS
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Academic training: Experience in assisting necropsies with marine mammals, PCRs, aquaculture, fin photography of dolphins, insect capture and identification. Email: bnw1523@jagmail.southalabama.edu
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