Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers and Graduate students
Dr. Kristen Sella
2023, PhD, FSU. The effect of anthropogenic coastal modifications on the nesting grounds of marine turtles in Florida. [Part-Time student]
Savanah Weber
2023, MSc, FSU.Use of a three-dimensional isotopic niche space to determine resource overlap among sympatric marine turtle species.
Emily Hardin
2022, MSc, FSU. Comparison of acoustic and satellite telemetry as methods for quantifying space use of marine species.
Morgan Sampson
2022, MSc, FSU.
Dr. Natalie Wildermann
2017-2019, Postdoctoral Fellow, FSU. Spatial ecology of sea turtles
Alexa Putillo
2020, MSc, FSU. Blood Biochemistry profiles of juvenile green turtles from the Bahamas with potential influence of diet.
Barry Walton
2020, MSc, FSU. Determining the influence of abiotic factors on spatiotemporal patterns of marine catfish within Florida.
Tayla Lovemore
2020, MSc, FSU. Assessing the effectiveness of different sea turtle nest protection strategies against coyotes.
Lindsay Hooper
2020, MSc FSU. Compliance of dolphin ecotours in southwest Florida to the NOAA marine mammal viewing guidelines.
Dr. Matthew Ware
2019, PhD, FSU. The effects of beach and species management actions on the nesting and incubation environment of sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Natalie Montero
2018, MSc, FSU. Influences of the local climate on loggerhead sea turtle hatchling output.
Anthony Gillis
2018, MSc, FSU. Foraging ecology and diet selection of juvenile green turtles in the western Bahamas: insights from stable isotope and prey mapping.
Dr. Kimberly Riskas
2018, PhD, JCU.
Dr. Jess Williams
2016, PhD, JCU. Searching for practical solutions to sea turtles poaching in Mozambique.
Dr. Christopher Cleguer
2015, PhD, JCU. Informing Dugong Conservation Across Multiple Spatial-Temporal Scales in a Tropical Reef Ecosystem: New Caledonia as a Case Study.
Christian Gredzens
2013, MSc, JCU. The spatial ecology of marine megafauna.
Jessica Morris
2013, MSc, JCU. Towards an understanding of the global effort to understand the impacts of climate change on sea turtles.
Julie Jourdan
2011, MSc, JCU/Université de Montpellier. Effectiveness of different management strategies to mitigate the impacts of projected increases in temperature on sea turtle reproductive output.
Undergraduate Students and Field Assistants
Tattiane Hato
2023. Field Assistant Brazil.
Luis Felipe Wurdig Bortolon
2020 -2023. Field Assistant Brazil
Cintia Miranda
2020-2023. Field Coordinator Brazil
Mason Ashford
2021-2023. Field Assistant, Directed Individual Studies
Luna Oliveira de Mello Viero
2020 – 2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Sydney Rodetsky
2021 -2022. Directed Individual Studies.
Aidan Perez
2021-2022. Directed Individual Studies. Supervised by Dr. Cullen
Lauren Hinrichs
2020 – 2021. Directed Individual Studies, UROP.
Taylor Powell
2021 – 2022. Directed Individual Studies.
Laurel Keys
2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Jack Alford
2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Kara Thornton
2020. Directed Individual Studies.
Adela Pena
2021 – 2022. Directed Individual Studies.
Nolan Hartz
2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Lauren Woolhiser
2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Lauren Hearn
2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Gina Givens
2020 – 2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Kathryn Brill
2020-2022. Directed Individual Studies.
McKenzie Blaze
2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Jessica Dambra
2021. Directed Individual Studies.
Julia Basini
2020 – 2021. Field Assistant Brazil.
Cláudio André Vieira
2021. Field Assistant Brazil
James Broome
2020. Directed Individual Studies.
Haley Evans
2020. Directed Individual Studies, UROP.
Alexis M’sadoques
2020. Directed Individual Studies.
Camille Kynoch
2018–2021. Directed Individual Studies, UROP.
Elizabeth Sutton
2020. Directed Individual Studies.
Kayla Broyles
2019–2020. Directed Individual Studies.
Nora Jolowsky
2019. Undergraduate Research Program Intern.
Adrian Luksza
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Maya Tiseth
2019. Undergraduate Research Program Intern.
Blaine Lessard
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Kristen Batalla
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Gabriella Lirio
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Abigail Baker
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Kristine Locke
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Ashley Jackson
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Emily Mila
2019. Directed Individual Studies
Taylor Fant
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Trevor Hope
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Kelly Solluri
2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Abbey Townsend
2018-2019. Undergraduate Research Program Intern (UROP).
Giuliana Antunez
2018. Directed Individual Studies.
Joseph Miguez
2018. Directed Individual Studies.
Andrew Ibarra
2018. Directed Individual Studies.
Matthew Aguiar
2018. Directed Individual Studies.
Breanna Muszynski
2018. Directed Individual Studies.
Ellie Rill
2018. Undergraduate Research Program Intern (UROP).
Andres De La Fe
2018. Directed Individual Studies.
Valencia Beckwith
2017-2019. Directed Individual Studies.
Alexandra Lee
2017-2018. Undergraduate Research Program Intern (UROP).
Sophia Fonseca
2017. Directed Individual Studies.
Emma Guss
2017. Directed Individual Studies.
Tayla Lovemore
2017. Directed Individual Studies.
Elizabeth Thomas
2017. Directed Individual Studies.
John Zito
2017. Directed Individual Studies.
Briana Garris
2016–present. Noyce SOAR internship.
Emily Drobes
2016. Directed Individual Studies.
Sam Garrison
2016-2017. Directed Individual Studies.
Alan Soroka
2016. Undergraduate Research Program Intern (UROP).
Amber Halstead
Spring 2016. Directed Individual Studies.
Raiden Thaler
2015. Undergraduate Research Program Intern (UROP).
Dora DeMaria
2015. WIMSE Research Experience Program.
