Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Discovery Hall Programs
Tina Miller-Way
Co-Principal Investigator,
Outreach Point of Contact
Outreach Point of Contact
Education & Outreach
Rachel McDonald
Outreach Team
University of South Alabama Programs
Sydney Acton
Research Staff
Scott Alford
Research Staff
Will Ballentine
Research Staff
Dorothy (Dottie) Byron-David
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator,
Outreach Team
Outreach Team
Just Cebrian
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Cy Clemo
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Kelly Dorgan
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Task Lead
Sarah Frankenberg
Research Staff
Josh Goff
Research Staff
Jessica K. Gwinn
Research Staff
Sharon Havard
Research Staff
Kenneth L. Heck
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Task Lead
Deryn Hill
Research Staff
Lei Hu
Project Data Point of Contact,
Task Data Contact
Task Data Contact
Erin Kiskaddon
Research Staff
Jeffrey Krause
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Task Lead
Katie Kubicki
Research Staff
Emelia Marshall
Research Staff
Alexandra Rodriguez
Research Staff
Whitney Scheffel
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Nick Sinks
Research Staff
Dominik Valdez
Research Staff
John Valentine
Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Task Lead
Kelsey Volgel
Research Staff
Alison Yee
Research Staff
Robyn Zerebecki
Post-Doc
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Salewski
Research Staff
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Samantha Blonder
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Allison Bury
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Adam Catasus
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Jesse Elmore
Undergraduate Student
Emma Fain
Undergraduate Student
Megan Feeney
Graduate Student - Master's Level,
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Taylor Hancock
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Michael Lindsey
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Michael L. Parsons
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Rachel Smolinski
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Hidetoshi Urakawa
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Kaitlyn Wagner
Undergraduate Student
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Charles W. Martin
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Mississippi State University
Coastal Research & Extension Center
J. Marcus Drymon
Co-Principal Investigator
Northeastern University
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Robyn Zerebecki
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Marine Science Center
Anne Randall Hughes
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Amelia Weiss
Research Staff
Rutgers University
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Jason Latham
Research Staff
Haramaty Liti
Research Staff
Kimberlee Thamatrakoln
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Siena College
Department of Biology
Sarah Berke
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Andrea Boraski
Undergraduate Student
Shelby Budai
Undergraduate Student
Tess Caffray
Undergraduate Student
Erin Keller
Undergraduate Student
Erica Weldin
Undergraduate Student
The University of Alabama
Department of Biological Sciences
Patrice Crawford
Research Staff
Nikaela Flournoy
Post-Doc,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Sarra Hinshaw
Post-Doc
Alice Kleinhuizen
Research Staff
Behzad Mortazavi
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Task Lead
Suja Rajan
Post-Doc
Patricia Sobecky
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Corianne Tatariw
Post-Doc
Derek Tollette
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Graduate Student - Master's Level
University of Florida
Nature Coast Biological Station
Charles W. Martin
Co-Principal Investigator
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biology Department
Stephanie Smith
Undergraduate Student
University of South Alabama
Department of Marine Sciences
Katherine (Katie) Baltzer
Research Staff
Clayton Bennett
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Kelly Boyle
Post-Doc
Liesl Cole
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Graduate Student - Master's Level
J. Marcus Drymon
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Kara Gadeken
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Alexander Leynse
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Aaron Macy
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Lucie Novoveska
Post-Doc
Alice Ortmann
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Ryan Parker
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Sean Powers
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Task Lead
Alison Robertson
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Task Lead
Meagan Schrandt
Post-Doc
Emily Seubert
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Trey Spearman
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Lynn Wilking
Research Staff
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Susan Bell
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Task Co-Lead
Stephen Hesterberg
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Derrick Hudson
Research Staff
Erin Kiskaddon
Graduate Student - Master's Level