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Funding Source: Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)

Project Roster

Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

194 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Nancy N. Rabalais
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research

Co-Principal Investigator

Kenneth W. Able
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Anne E. Bernhard
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Mark R. Besonen
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Linda M. Bui
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Annette Summers Engel
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Fredrick (Joel) Fodrie
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Institute of Marine Sciences
Anne Giblin
Marine Biological Laboratory
The Ecosystems Center
Haosheng Huang
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Olaf P. Jensen
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Dubravko Justic
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Michael Sean Kearney
University of Maryland
Department of Environmental Science and Technology
Paola Lopez-Duarte
Rutgers University
Rutgers University Marine Field Station
Giulio Mariotti
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Edward Overton
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Michael L. Parsons
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
James Paruk
Center for Loon Conservation
Biodiversity Research Institute
Michael J. Polito
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Brian J. Roberts
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Ramesh Shrestha
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Phillip Stouffer
Louisiana State University
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Sabrina Taylor
Louisiana State University
School of Renewable Natural Resources
R. Eugene Turner
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Ann Hayward Walker
SEA Consulting Group
President
Stefan Woltmann
Austin Peay State University
Department of Biology

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Wendy Morrison
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research

Project Data Point of Contact

Jason Weick
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Data Management

Outreach Point of Contact

Murt P. Conover
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Education and Outreach

Research Scientist

Andrea Bonisoli Alquati
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
William E. Carter
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Troy Hill
United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory - Atlantic Ecology Division
Troy Hill
South Florida Natural Resources Center
Charles W. Martin
University of Florida
Nature Coast Biological Station
Charles W. Martin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Michael McCann
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Jill A. Olin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Susan Pfiffner
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Saurabh Prasad
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Joyce Christine Alexis Riter
University of Maryland
Department of Environmental Science and Technology
Charles Schutte
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Leslie Smith
Your Ocean Consulting, LLC
Director

Post-Doc

Andrea Bonisoli Alquati
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Ariella Chelsky
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Xuan Chen
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Entomology
Jean Elbers
Louisiana State University
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Troy Hill
United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory - Atlantic Ecology Division
Lauris Hollis
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Xiaoben Jiang
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Scott Jones
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Charles W. Martin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Michael McCann
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Kiva Oken
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Andrea Price
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Anthony Rietl
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Ryann Rossi
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Shivakumar Shivarudrappa
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Shivakumar Shivarudrappa
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Igor Sokolov
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences

Research Staff

Puspa Adhikari
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tom Aepelbacher
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Megan Arias
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Buffy Ashton-Meyer
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Issac Ayyala
Louisiana State University
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
John Edward Bodker
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Caleb Bourgeois
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Andrew Bowes
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Ekaterina Bulygina
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Allie Byrd
Biodiversity Research Institute
Research
Joe Caprio
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Christian Daniell
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Christine Denisevich
Rutgers University
Rutgers University Marine Field Station
Liana DiNunzio
Louisiana State University
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Becky Forgrave
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Abigail Golden
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Abigail Harmon
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Shawn Hazlett
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Mario Hernandez
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Brooke Hesson
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Jessica Johnson
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Brendan Kelly
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Sam Kelsey
Marine Biological Laboratory
The Ecosystems Center
Kristin Kovach
Biodiversity Research Institute
Danielle Laguaite
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Jacqueline Levy
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Jordan Logarbo
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Brett Longwith
Austin Peay State University
Center of Excellence for Field Biology
Amelia Lormand
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Jamal Mathurin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Michael (Tyler) Mauney
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Logan McPherson
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Charles Milan
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
M. Scott Miles
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Wendy Morrison
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Laura Murphy
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Jena Nierman
Louisiana State University
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Carola Noji
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Shiena Normand
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Greg M. Olsen
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Alexander Pate
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Audrey Paterson
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Gary Peterson
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Stacy Peterson
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Logen Pietraroia
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Jennifer Pincin
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Christina Powell
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Amanda Richey
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Michael Sartori
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Marci Savage
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Ronald Scheuermann
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Charles Schutte
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Samantha Setta
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Maggie Shaw
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Roberta Sheffer
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Abhinav Singhania
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Rachel Marie Strecker
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Hillary Sullivan
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Erick Swenson
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Jane Tucker
Marine Biological Laboratory
The Ecosystems Center
Hannah Uher-Koch
Biodiversity Research Institute
Adam Vaccarella
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Quin Walker
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Institute of Marine Sciences
Lixia Wang
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Caleb Ward
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sara Wendt
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Stephanie Wheeler
Louisiana State University AgCenter
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Steven Tyler Williams
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Gina Woods
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research

Data Team

Bruce Benoit
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Data Management
Holly Hebert-Pellegrin
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Data Management
Wendy Morrison
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research

Outreach Team

Mary Caravello
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Education and Outreach
Murt P. Conover
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Education and Outreach
Leandra Darden
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Education and Outreach
Miranda Lopez
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Education and Outreach
Emily Rosser
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Education and Outreach
Hannah Sarver
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Education and Outreach
Ann Hayward Walker
SEA Consulting Group
President

Administrative Staff

Heidi Boudreaux
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Administration
Debra Cenac
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Administration
Charo Luke
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Administration
Melissa Trosclair
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Administration

GoMRI Scholar

Linlin Cui
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Megan Hart
Austin Peay State University
Center of Excellence for Field Biology
Jessica Johnson
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Anna Perez-Umphrey
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Elizabeth Robinson
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Allison Snider
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Shelby Ziegler
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Daniel Alt
Louisiana State University
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Buffy Ashton-Meyer
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Kenneth Boling
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Linlin Cui
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Chanda Drennen
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Nima Ekhtari
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Mario Hernandez
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Lauris Hollis
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Michael Layne
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Giovanna McClenachan
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Yu Mo
University of Maryland
Department of Environmental Science and Technology
Greg M. Olsen
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Zhigang Pan
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Alireza Payandeh
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Anna Perez-Umphrey
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Elizabeth Robinson
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Allison Snider
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Amirhossein Tayyebi
University of Houston
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
Kendall Valentine
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Shelby Ziegler
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Daniel Alt
Louisiana State University
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Brandon Bagley
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Kara Callicott
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Natalie Ceresnak
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Megan Hart
Austin Peay State University
Center of Excellence for Field Biology
Jessica Johnson
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Ronald Scheuermann
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Allison Snider
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Renewable Natural Resources
Jeffrey A. Zingre
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Undergraduate Student

Katie Baudoin
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of Biology
Jack Beltz
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Regina Bledsoe
Nicholls State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Elena Boardman
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Kristen Chatelain
Louisiana Tech University
School of Biological Sciences
Lee Chaz
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Charles Cilek
Lake Superior State University
School of Biological Sciences
Donald De Mahy
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Gourav Divan
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Katie Ebinger
University of Colorado
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kate Faber
Carleton College
Department of Chemistry
Nicole Farley
Wayne State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Samantha Fortin
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Robynn Hadley
Grambling State University
Department of Biology
Junhyung Han
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Abigail Harmon
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Emily Hays
Northwestern University
Environmental Sciences
Tori Hebert
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Research
Abbey Hotard
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Katherine Hutchins
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Hunter Johnson
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
David Klinges
Dartmouth College
Department of Biological Sciences
Grace Kovic
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Danielle Laguaite
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Katelyn Lamb
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Jordan Logarbo
Nicholls State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Jaqueline Maille
Austin Peay State University
Department of Biology
Carson McCord
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Ashley McDonald
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Hannah McGinnity
Austin Peay State University
Department of Biology
Hayley McMahon
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Stephanie Melara
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
David Norris
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Katie Plank
American University
Environmental Science
William Platt
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Isaac Rosenthal
Washington and Lee University
Department of Biology
Ryan Roy
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Samuel Scheffler
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
April Simmons
Louisiana State University
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Madelyn Sorrentino
University of Vermont
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Hannah Teffeteller
University of Tennessee
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Isis Torres Nunez
Connecticut College
Department of Biology
Joseph Winston
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
http://cwc.lumcon.edu/
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org