current graduate students
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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