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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Member Institutions

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

Auburn University

College of Veterinary Medicine

Forrest Townsend
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

Chicago Zoological Society

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program

Jason Allen
Research Staff
Aaron Barleycorn
Research Staff
Randall Wells
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

University of South Alabama Programs

Ruth H. Carmichael
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Carl Cloyed
Post-Doc

Eckerd College

Marine Science

Eva Bonnelycke
Undergraduate Student

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Mandy Tumlin
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)

Administration

Mike Marchesano
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator
Brian Quigley
Research Staff,
Data Team

Conservation Medicine

Brian Balmer
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Ashley Barratclough
Research Staff
Brenda Bauer
Administrative Staff
Forrest Gomez
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Jeanine Morey
Research Staff
Lori Schwacke
Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Cynthia R. Smith
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Todd Speakman
Research Staff
Ryan Takeshita
Project Data Point of Contact,
Research Scientist,
Data Team
Eric Zolman
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

Outreach

Eric Franks
Outreach Team,
Administrative Staff
Brittany Novick
Outreach Team
Celeste Parry
Outreach Point of Contact,
Outreach Team
Jim Rohr
Outreach Team

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program

Teri Rowles
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead,
Task Co-Lead

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Maggie Broadwater
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Lafayette

Patricia Rosel
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Miami

Lance Garrison
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Pascagoula

Kevin Barry
Research Staff
Ronje Errol
Research Staff
Keith Mullin
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

San Diego Veterinary Cardiology

Sharon Huston
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Consulting

Cormac Booth
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

University of Connecticut

Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science

Sylvain De Guise
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Lindsay Jasperse
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Milton Levin
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Guillermo Risatti
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

School of Veterinary Medicine

Kelsey Chereskin
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Kathleen M. Colegrove
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

University of Mobile

Marine Science

Clara Zubrick
Undergraduate Student

University of St Andrews

Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling (CREEM)

Louise Burt
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Len Thomas
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead

Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)

Ailsa Hall
Co-Principal Investigator
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org