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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Roster

Consortium for Advanced Research on Marine Mammal Health Assessment (CARMMHA)

47 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Lori Schwacke
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine

Co-Principal Investigator

Brian Balmer
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Maggie Broadwater
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Ruth H. Carmichael
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Kathleen M. Colegrove
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
School of Veterinary Medicine
Sylvain De Guise
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
Forrest Gomez
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Ailsa Hall
University of St Andrews
Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)
Teri Rowles
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program
Cynthia R. Smith
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Len Thomas
University of St Andrews
Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM)
Randall Wells
Chicago Zoological Society
Sarasota Dolphin Research Program

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Mike Marchesano
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Administration

Project Data Point of Contact

Ryan Takeshita
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine

Outreach Point of Contact

Celeste Parry
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Outreach

Research Scientist

Cormac Booth
Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Consulting
Lance Garrison
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Miami
Sharon Huston
San Diego Veterinary Cardiology
Milton Levin
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
Keith Mullin
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Pascagoula
Guillermo Risatti
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
Patricia Rosel
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Lafayette
Ryan Takeshita
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Forrest Townsend
Auburn University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Mandy Tumlin
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Eric Zolman
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine

Post-Doc

Louise Burt
University of St Andrews
Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM)
Carl Cloyed
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Barbara Linnehan
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Tiago Marques
University of St Andrews
Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM)
Michael Napolitano
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Nicole Vollmer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Lafayette

Research Staff

Jason Allen
Chicago Zoological Society
Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
Aaron Barleycorn
Chicago Zoological Society
Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
Ashley Barratclough
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Kevin Barry
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Pascagoula
Ronje Errol
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Pascagoula
Jeanine Morey
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Brian Quigley
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Administration
Todd Speakman
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine

Data Team

Brian Quigley
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Administration
Ryan Takeshita
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine

Outreach Team

Eric Franks
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Outreach
Brittany Novick
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Outreach
Celeste Parry
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Outreach
Jim Rohr
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Outreach

Administrative Staff

Brenda Bauer
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Conservation Medicine
Eric Franks
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
Outreach

GoMRI Scholar

Lindsay Jasperse
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Kelsey Chereskin
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
School of Veterinary Medicine
Lindsay Jasperse
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science

Undergraduate Student

Eva Bonnelycke
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Clara Zubrick
University of Mobile
Marine Science
https://www.carmmha.org/
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org