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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Funding Source: Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)

Project Member Institutions

Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC)

Austin Peay State University

Department of Biology

Carleton College

Biology Department

Alison Hall
Undergraduate Student

Colby-Sawyer College

Kathleen O'Connor
Undergraduate Student

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Anne E. Bernhard
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Nat Chester
Undergraduate Student
Glindys Luciano
Undergraduate Student
Carla Menezes
Undergraduate Student
Khushbu Pandya
Undergraduate Student
Luis Perez Valencia
Undergraduate Student
Kali Roberts
Undergraduate Student
Prima Sharuka
Undergraduate Student
Roberta Sheffer
Research Staff

Cornell University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Elizabeth McDonald
Undergraduate Student

Duke University

Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment

Margaux Empey
Undergraduate Student
Claire Gonzales
Undergraduate Student
Oenone Scott
Undergraduate Student
Samuel Kersey Sturdivant
Co-Principal Investigator,
Research Scientist,
Data Team

Eckerd College

Marine Science

Karl Lindberg
Undergraduate Student

Florida Gulf Coast University

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Rebecca May
Undergraduate Student
Michael L. Parsons
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Kevin Tyre
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Florida International University

Department of Biological Sciences

Laura Timm
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Marine Sciences Program

Heather Bracken-Grissom
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

George Washington University

Computational Biology Institute

Keith A. Crandall
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Data Team

Haverford College

Department of Biology

Shanina Halbert
Undergraduate Student

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Mitch Bogran
Undergraduate Student
Kenneth M. Brown
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Jenessa Kay
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Maria Vozzo
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Department of Environmental Sciences

Buffy Ashton-Meyer
Research Staff,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Andrew Bowes
Undergraduate Student
Linda M. Bui
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Data Team
Brooke Hesson
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student
M. Scott Miles
Task Data Contact,
Research Scientist,
Data Team,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Greg M. Olsen
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Edward Overton
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Bridget Rogers
Undergraduate Student
Rachel Marie Strecker
Research Staff

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Wokil Bam
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Brian Fry
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Lindsey Green
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Dubravko Justic
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Jim Lee
Research Staff
Charles W. Martin
Task Data Contact,
Post-Doc,
Data Team
Giovanna McClenachan
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Charles Milan
Research Staff
Jill A. Olin
Post-Doc
Gary Peterson
Research Staff
Elizabeth Robinson
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Erick Swenson
Research Staff
R. Eugene Turner
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Andrew Tweel
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Lixia Wang
Research Scientist
Tiffany Warner
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - Master's Level

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Issac Ayyala
Graduate Student - Master's Level

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Alexis Allen
Undergraduate Student
Amanda Bartlett
Research Staff
April Chow
Undergraduate Student
Anna Evans
Research Staff
Heng Gao
Research Staff
Richard Gibbons
Research Staff
Mark Herse
Research Staff
Ryan Elizabeth Leeson
Research Staff
April Simmons
Research Staff
Bonnie Slaton
Undergraduate Student
Phillip Stouffer
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Sabrina Taylor
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Animal Sciences

Qinggang Xue
Research Scientist

Department of Entomology

Mark Accardo
Undergraduate Student
Benjamin Adams
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Dillard Aguillard
Undergraduate Student
Tayna Byers
Undergraduate Student
Xuan Chen
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Theresa Crupi
Undergraduate Student
Matthew Landry
Undergraduate Student
Onyinye Osisioma
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student
Stephen Patin
Undergraduate Student
Michael Pena
Undergraduate Student
Alexander Sabo
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student
Taylor Smith
Undergraduate Student
Gerald Soderstrum
Undergraduate Student
Elliott Thompson
Undergraduate Student
Derrel Wilright
Undergraduate Student

Department of Veterinary Science

Jerome La Peyre
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Tracy Burkhard
Research Staff
Eileen Butterfield
Research Staff
Michelle Duong
Research Staff
Mica Rumbach
Research Staff
Laura Southcott
Research Staff
Joe Welklin
Research Staff
Stephanie Wheeler
Research Staff

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Heidi Boudreaux
Administrative Staff
Debra Cenac
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator,
Administrative Staff
Charo Luke
Administrative Staff
Genia Murray
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Data Management

Bruce Benoit
Task Co-Lead,
Administrative Staff
Holly Hebert-Pellegrin
Task Co-Lead,
Administrative Staff
Jason Weick
Project Data Point of Contact,
Task Lead,
Task Data Contact,
Administrative Staff

Education and Outreach

Brandon Coleman
Task Co-Lead,
Outreach Team
Murt P. Conover
Task Co-Lead,
Task Data Contact,
Outreach Point of Contact,
Data Team,
Outreach Team
Nicole Cotten
Task Co-Lead,
Outreach Team
Leandra Darden
Outreach Team
Jessica Hernandez
Outreach Team
Miranda Lopez
Outreach Team
Hannah Sarver
Outreach Team

Research

Emma Bogdan
Research Staff
Amanda Fontenot
Research Staff
Becky Forgrave
Research Staff
Anya Hopple
Research Staff
John Marton
Post-Doc
Wendy Morrison
Research Staff
Lora Pride
Research Staff
Nancy N. Rabalais
Principal Investigator,
Task Lead,
Data Team
Shauna-Kay Rainford
Research Staff
Matthew Rich
Research Staff
Brian J. Roberts
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Data Team
Hillary Sullivan
Research Staff
Charles (Chuck) Wall
Task Data Contact,
Post-Doc,
Data Team

Marine Biological Laboratory

The Ecosystems Center

Anne Giblin
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Jane Tucker
Research Staff

Nicholls State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Regina Bledsoe
Undergraduate Student

Oberlin College

Biology

Mia Dawson
Undergraduate Student

Rice University

School of Natural Sciences

Tierra Moore
Undergraduate Student

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Kenneth W. Able
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Olaf P. Jensen
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Anthony Vastano
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Rutgers University Marine Field Station

Christine Denisevich
Research Staff
Christopher Filosa
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Paola Lopez-Duarte
Research Scientist

Saint Michaels College

Biology Department

Hannah Kittler
Undergraduate Student

St. George High School

Joseph Schwartzenburg
High School Student

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Jessica Valenti
Undergraduate Student

Tulane University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Emilie Ospina
Research Staff

University of Central Florida

Department of Biology

Steven Carrion
Undergraduate Student

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Olga Camacho-Hadad
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Kailee Clinton
Undergraduate Student
Catherine Craig
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Darryl Felder
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Task Data Contact,
Data Team
Suzanne Fredericq
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Emilio Garcia
Research Staff
William Gardiner
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Cory Hillard
Undergraduate Student
Sherry Krayesky-Self
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Gregory Lalonde
Undergraduate Student
Alexandra Olivier
Undergraduate Student
Simon Pecnik
Graduate Student - Master's Level,
Undergraduate Student
Emma Pelacios-Theil
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Joseph Richards
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Thomas Sauvage
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Justin Scioli
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Claire Steward
Undergraduate Student
Brent Thoma
Post-Doc
Dagoberto Venera-Ponton
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Jing Zhang
Undergraduate Student

University of Maryland

Department of Biology

Sara Mack
Undergraduate Student

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Kara Duffy
Post-Doc
Michael Sean Kearney
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Yu Mo
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Institute of Marine Sciences

Fredrick (Joel) Fodrie
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

University of Puerto Rico

Department of Biology

Manuel Nieves
Undergraduate Student

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Brandon Bagley
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Scott Beeler
Undergraduate Student
Terri Brown
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Lee Chaz
Undergraduate Student
Chanda Drennen
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Annette Summers Engel
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Brendan Headd
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Hunter Johnson
Undergraduate Student
Sarah Keenan
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Edith Ross Larson
Undergraduate Student
Sara Mills
Undergraduate Student
Tom Nickles
Post-Doc
Audrey Paterson
Research Staff
Aaron Stubblefield
Undergraduate Student
Lena Vishni
Undergraduate Student
Caleb Ward
Research Staff

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

College of Natural Resources

Aaron Marti
Undergraduate Student

Villanova University

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Brian Donnelly
Undergraduate Student

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Department of Biological Sciences

Robert Diaz
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Todd Nelson
Research Staff
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org