brinton barnes M.S.

Area of interest - Diets of predatory fishes in relation to reef type and seasonal differences on inshore reefs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

adviser - Mark s. Peterson

tracy berutti M.S.

Area of interest - Ecology of Vibrios in Shrimp Aquaculture Raceways

adviser - Jay Grimes

Kelsey burns Ph.D.

Area of interest - Linking hypoxia and organic enrichment to macrobenthic process indicators using the Peters Mass Balance Model: calibration via laboratory experiments

adviser - chet rakocinski

Juan carrillo Álvarez Ph.D.

Area of interest - Non-invasive methods for diagnosing dolphin health

adviser - robin overstreet

Keith cuevas M.S.

Area of interest - Assesment of spotted seatrout stock enhancement

advisers - reginald blaylock / chet rakocinski

thoMas (tJ) fayton Ph.D.

Area of interest - Digenean Supracommunities of the Artesian Springs of Florida

adviser - richard heard/ robin overstreet

adrienne flowers Ph.D.

Area of interest - The role of turbidity and substrate type in the distribution of Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Implications for sediment re-suspension events and seasonality in coastal environments

adviser - Jay Grimes

leah Gaines M.S.

Area of interest - Observations on the diet and fecundity of the bayou killifish, Fundulus pulvereus (Everman 1899) in Mississippi tidal marshes

adviser - richard heard

PatricK GillaM M.S. Area of interest - Secondary Production of Artificial Reefs in the Mississippi Sound: Effects of Substrate, Habitat Relief and Subregionadviser - chet rakocinski

Jennifer Green M.S. Area of interest - Habitat use of stocked striped bass in Mississippi coastal watersadviser - Mark s. Peterson

taylor Guest M.S. Area of interest - Aquaculture of Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, comparisons of hatchery to wild fish for the betterment of stock enhancementadviser - reginald blaylock

JereMy hiGGs M.S. Area of interest - Reproductive biology of the Finetooth Shark (Carcharhinus isodon) in the northern Gulf of Mexicoadviser - chet rakocinski

huanG hailonG M.S. Area of interest - Hydrochemical modeling of the response of high elevation watersheds to climate changes and atmospheric depositionadviser - wei wu

carley KniGht M.S.

Area of interest - A macroecological approach to characterizing the distribution and abundance of portunid megalopae from an extensive 2003 SEAMAP plankton survey in the northern Gulf of Mexico

adviser - chet rakocinski

faith laMbert M.S.

Area of interest - The primary stress response of elasmobranchs and potential negative feedback mechanisms

adviser - andrew evans

christoPher Manley M.S.

Area of interest - Cannibalism in the culture of spotted seatrout

advisers - reginald blaylock / chet rakocinski

claire MattenM.S.

Area of interest - Resident Benthic Fishes of Artificial Reefs in the Mississippi Sound: Effects of Habitat Relief and Subregion

adviser - chet rakocinski

viviana MazzeiM.S.

Area of interest - Primary Productivity of Artificial Reefs

adviser - Patrick biber

saori Mine Ph.D.

Area of interest - RNAi and viral infection in penaeid shrimp

adviser - Jeffrey lotz

MuhaMMad MuhaMMad Ph.D.

Area of interest - Epidemiological study of shrimp farming in Indonesia

adviser - Jeffrey lotz

cher newMan M.S.

Area of interest - Age, growth, mortality, and the effects of trawling on Longspined Porgy, Stenotomus caprinus

adviser - Mark s. Peterson

adrienne norrell M.S.

Area of interest - Population structure and linkage mapping in red snapper

adviser - eric saillant

allison odoMM.S.

Area of interest - Historical effects of trawling on croaker, and other common groundfish species

adviser - chet rakocinski

linh PhaMPh.D.

Area of interest - Seagrass monitoring and mapping

adviser - Patrick biber

eric Pulis Ph.D.

Area of interest - Systematics of haploporid trematodes of fishes

adviser - robin overstreet

corey russo Ph.D.

Area of interest - The ecology and epidemiology of bottlenose dolphin morbillivirus

adviser - Jay Grimes

eMily satterfield M.S.

Area of interest - Comparative study of the red drum fishery, before and after the commercial ban

adviser - chet rakocinski

stePhen seMPier Ph.D.

Area of interest - Examining a Paradigm Shift in Gulf of Mexico Research Priorities due to the Technological Disaster Caused by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

adviser - Jeffrey lotz

shuo shen Ph.D.

Area of interest - Molecular detection of Photobacterium damselae subspp. damselae in marine fish and bottlenose dolphins

adviser - Jay Grimes

aGustina sibuea M.S.

Area of interest - A comparison of Yellow Head Virus epidemic models in Litopenaeus vannamei

adviser - Jeffrey lotz

carly soMerset M.S.

Area of interest - Development of a genetic monitoring program for stock enhancement of Mississippi spotted seatrout

adviser - eric saillant

stePhanie taylor M.S.

Area of interest - A description of the ichthyofauna composition in the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico

adviser - robert leaf

williaM thoMPson M.S.

Area of interest - Competition between two isolates of Taura syndrome virus of differing virulence in Litopenaeus vannamei

adviser - Jeffrey lotz

lynn wilKinGM.S. Area of interest - Assessing heterotrophic bacterial activity in artificial reef biofilmsadviser - Kevin dillon

rachelle williaMs Ph.D. Area of interest - The distribution of Vibrios in bottlenose dolphinsadviser - Jay Grimes

Excellence in Coastal and Marine Research and Education

Department of Coastal Sciences

Graduate ProGram

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Joshua allen M.S.

Area of interest - Characterizing Stormwater Nitrogen Inputs to Mississippi Coastal Waters

adviser - Kevin dillon

Michael andres Ph.D.

Area of interest - Parasitology: Life histories and systematics of haploporid trematodesadviser - robin overstreet

luca antoni Ph.D.

Area of interest - Conservation genetics of gray and queen triggerfish

adviser - eric saillant

aGnes bardon Ph.D.

Area of interest - Quality of the red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) egg and early larval development

adviser - eric saillant