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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Funding Source: Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)

Project Roster

Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)

89 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

John Valentine
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Co-Principal Investigator

Susan Bell
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Sarah Berke
Siena College
Department of Biology
Just Cebrian
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Kelly Dorgan
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
J. Marcus Drymon
Mississippi State University
Coastal Research & Extension Center
J. Marcus Drymon
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Anne Randall Hughes
Northeastern University
Marine Science Center
Jeffrey Krause
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Charles W. Martin
University of Florida
Nature Coast Biological Station
Charles W. Martin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Tina Miller-Way
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Discovery Hall Programs
Behzad Mortazavi
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Alice Ortmann
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Michael L. Parsons
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Sean Powers
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Alison Robertson
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Patricia Sobecky
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Kimberlee Thamatrakoln
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Hidetoshi Urakawa
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Dorothy (Dottie) Byron-David
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Project Data Point of Contact

Lei Hu
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Outreach Point of Contact

Tina Miller-Way
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Discovery Hall Programs

Post-Doc

Kelly Boyle
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Nikaela Flournoy
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Sarra Hinshaw
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Lucie Novoveska
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Suja Rajan
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Meagan Schrandt
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Corianne Tatariw
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Robyn Zerebecki
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Research Staff

Sydney Acton
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Scott Alford
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Will Ballentine
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Katherine (Katie) Baltzer
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Cy Clemo
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Patrice Crawford
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Sarah Frankenberg
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Kara Gadeken
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Josh Goff
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Jessica K. Gwinn
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Sharon Havard
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Stephen Hesterberg
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Deryn Hill
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Deryn Hill
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Derrick Hudson
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Erin Kiskaddon
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Alice Kleinhuizen
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Katie Kubicki
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Jason Latham
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Haramaty Liti
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Emelia Marshall
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Alexandra Rodriguez
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Elizabeth Salewski
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Biological Sciences
Whitney Scheffel
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Nick Sinks
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Trey Spearman
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Dominik Valdez
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Kelsey Volgel
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Amelia Weiss
Northeastern University
Marine Science Center
Lynn Wilking
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Alison Yee
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Outreach Team

Dorothy (Dottie) Byron-David
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Rachel McDonald
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Education & Outreach

Administrative Staff

David England
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Administration
Angela McKinnell
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Administration

GoMRI Scholar

Clayton Bennett
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Liesl Cole
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Nikaela Flournoy
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Emily Seubert
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Derek Tollette
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Cy Clemo
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Nikaela Flournoy
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Kara Gadeken
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Alexander Leynse
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Aaron Macy
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Robyn Zerebecki
Northeastern University
Marine and Environmental Sciences

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Clayton Bennett
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Samantha Blonder
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Allison Bury
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Adam Catasus
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Liesl Cole
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Megan Feeney
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Taylor Hancock
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Stephen Hesterberg
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Erin Kiskaddon
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Michael Lindsey
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Ryan Parker
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Whitney Scheffel
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Emily Seubert
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Rachel Smolinski
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Trey Spearman
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Derek Tollette
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences

Undergraduate Student

Andrea Boraski
Siena College
Department of Biology
Shelby Budai
Siena College
Department of Biology
Tess Caffray
Siena College
Department of Biology
Jesse Elmore
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Emma Fain
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Megan Feeney
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Erin Keller
Siena College
Department of Biology
Stephanie Smith
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biology Department
Kaitlyn Wagner
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Erica Weldin
Siena College
Department of Biology
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This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org