Graduate Student Profiles 2022-2023
Student | Thesis Topic | Major Advisor |
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Camille Berardone | ||
Hayden Bessette | Effects of rod and reel fishing on the physiological stress response of Southeastern elasmobranchs and the post release mortality of Atlantic sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae | John Weinstein |
Shannon Bley | Investigation of Microplastics in Stormwater Ponds and Chronic Exposure to Grass Shrimp (Palaemon pugio) with a Focus on Tire Wear Particles | John Weinstein |
Ashley Bobnar | ||
Elizabeth Bullard | Drivers of Estuarine Finfish Community Structure: A Case Study of South Carolina Coastal Estuaries | Joseph Ballenger |
Christopher Carbon | Ecophysiology & water quality characterization of aquaculture and in-situ macroalgae in Charleston Harbor, SC, USA | Heather Spalding |
Matt Carr | Tracey Smart | |
Kelly Cusick | Urine protein composition of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) | Michael Janech |
Liam Danaher | ||
Abigail Davis | ||
Evan Dunn | Temporal characterization of intertidal macroalgal microbiomes at 'Ewa Beach, O'ahu, Hawai'i | Heather Spalding |
Raven Ferguson | Examining variation in response to No. 2 fuel oil exposure between tall- and short-form saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora): Implications for marsh restoration after an oil spill | Paul Pennington |
Jesi Gibbs | Behavioral and neurobiological responses to a noxious heat stimulus in the snapping shrimp, Alpheus angulosus: Exploring the potential for pain experience in a decapod crustacean | Melissa Hughes |
Peter Gibson | ||
Zoe Golden | ||
Maria Granquist | Monitoring Microbiome changes of Mesphotic Corals during husbandry for restoration | Thomas Greig |
Alec Heilman | ||
Ethan Johnson | Temperature effects on the Sulfur for Phosphorus Lipid Substitution Strategy in P-limited Synechococcus WH-7803 | Jack DiTullio |
Gabby Jones | Characterizing the Influence of Temperature on Microplastic Uptake and Depuration in Eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica | John Weinstein |
Margaret Knight | Characterization of Phthalate Metabolites in the Blubber of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, FL, USA | Leslie Hart |
Hannah Korper | Spatiotemporal Prevalence of a Parasitic Dinoflagellate, Hematodinium perezi, in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, and the Water Column of the Charleston Harbor Estuary, SC, USA | Lengxob Yong |
Clayr Kroenke | Application of eDNA, Metabarcoding, and PCR Techniques to Survey Community Variability and Pathogen Prevalence in Two South Salt Marsh Systems: A Pilot Study | Thomas Greig |
Jess Kusher | Reducing Uncertainty and Spatial Biases in Blue Carbon Monitoring via in-situ and Remote Sensing Techniques of Charleston, SC Salt Marshes | Jack DiTullio |
Dimitrios Kyridis | Exploring Spatial Variations in Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopes of Reef-Associated Fishes in the Southeastern USA: A Path to Dynamic Environmental Modeling | Julie Vecchio |
Hannah Linde | Feeding and reproductive ecology of three mesophotic octocorals to support restoration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico | Peter Etnoyer |
Kelsey Martin | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aquaculture feeds and potential dietary exposure from aquaculturally-raised fish | Ashley Boggs |
Alex Martinez | ||
Adeline McCullough | ||
Grace McGrew | Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the stranded common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population and its prey species in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. | Paul Pennington |
Claire Murdock | ||
Colin Perkins-Taylor | Using unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) to investigate the body condition and blow microbiome of an estuarine bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. | Norman Levine |
Elle Pestorius | Heather Fullerton | |
Rachel Prostko | Predator and Refuge Density Effects on Movement and Mating Behavior of Snapping Shrimp Alpheus angulosus | Melissa Hughes |
Anna Quintrell | Characterization of Microbiome in Coastal Shark Species | Heather Fullerton |
Rachel Radick | Characterizing Invertebrate Communities Associated with the Cryptogenic Alga Chondria tumulosa in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawai’i | Heather Spalding |
Josh Ratay | Characterization of loggerhead (Caretta caretta), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle diets in South Carolina, USA | David Owens |
Grace Richa | ||
Ian Rolfe | Adaptations to the Photosynthetic Potential and Pigmentation of Mesophotic Macroalgae in the Hawaiian Archipelago |
Heather Spalding |
Courtney Saldana | Effects of Predicted Future Ocean Acidification and Dredging-Induced Turbidity on the Scleractinian Coral Lipidome | Tracey Schock |
Mikayla Sonnenfield | Understanding phytoplankton community composition in Charleston Harbor, SC using a multi-method approach | Jack DiTullio |
Carly Lynn Strange | Ecological Association of Early Life History Stages of Fishes with Bottom Coverage of Benthic Algae | Antony Harold |
Anna Thornton | Assessing the multi-stressor interaction of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) toxicity and temperature in two estuarine fish species: The red drum Sciaenops ocellatus, and the sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus | Marie DeLorenzo |
Annabelle Tierney | Distribution and characterization of microplastics in sediments and commercial shrimp species in South Carolina estuaries | Andrew Tweel |
Conor Torris | A Survey of Epibionts of Marine Arthropods in the Charleston Estuary | John Zardus |
Gabrielle Tutelo | Diet Composition of Juvenile Snapper-Grouper Species along the Southeast U.S. Atlantic Coast | Tracey Smart |
Ryan Ware | Understanding the Effect of Substrate Complexity on Community Composition from Customized Marine Settlement Tiles in Charleston Harbor, SC | Christopher Freeman |
Catlyn Wells | Characterizing the habitat utilization of commercially and recreationally important reef fish in the Southeast, US | Walter Bubley |
Schuyler Wilson | ||
Piper Zola |