Funding Source: Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)

Project Roster

Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC)

Project Menu

187 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Nancy N. Rabalais

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Co-Principal Investigator

Kenneth W. Able

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Anne E. Bernhard

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Heather Bracken-Grissom

Florida International University

Marine Sciences Program

Kenneth M. Brown

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Linda M. Bui

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Keith A. Crandall

George Washington University

Computational Biology Institute

Robert Diaz

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Department of Biological Sciences

Annette Summers Engel

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Darryl Felder

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Fredrick (Joel) Fodrie

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Institute of Marine Sciences

Suzanne Fredericq

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Brian Fry

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Anne Giblin

Marine Biological Laboratory

The Ecosystems Center

Olaf P. Jensen

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Dubravko Justic

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Michael Sean Kearney

University of Maryland

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Jerome La Peyre

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Veterinary Science

Edward Overton

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Michael L. Parsons

Florida Gulf Coast University

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Brian J. Roberts

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Phillip Stouffer

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Samuel Kersey Sturdivant

Duke University

Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment

Sabrina Taylor

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

R. Eugene Turner

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Debra Cenac

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Genia Murray

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Project Data Point of Contact

Jason Weick

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Data Management

Outreach Point of Contact

Murt P. Conover

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Research Scientist

Heather Bracken-Grissom

Florida International University

Marine Sciences Program

Paola Lopez-Duarte

Rutgers University

Rutgers University Marine Field Station

M. Scott Miles

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Joyce Christine Alexis Riter

University of Maryland

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Samuel Kersey Sturdivant

Duke University

Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment

Lixia Wang

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Qinggang Xue

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Animal Sciences

Post-Doc

Christine M. Bergeon Burns

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Rachael Blake

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Sandra Casas-Liste

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Animal Sciences

Kara Duffy

University of Maryland

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Charles W. Martin

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

John Marton

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Tom Nickles

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Jill A. Olin

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

William Schmidt

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Brent Thoma

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Charles (Chuck) Wall

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Stefan Woltmann

Austin Peay State University

Department of Biology

Research Staff

Buffy Ashton-Meyer

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Amanda Bartlett

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Emma Bogdan

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Tracy Burkhard

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Eileen Butterfield

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Christine Denisevich

Rutgers University

Rutgers University Marine Field Station

Michelle Duong

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Anna Evans

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Christopher Filosa

Rutgers University

Rutgers University Marine Field Station

Amanda Fontenot

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Becky Forgrave

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Heng Gao

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Emilio Garcia

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Richard Gibbons

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Mark Herse

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Brooke Hesson

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Anya Hopple

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Jim Lee

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Ryan Elizabeth Leeson

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Charles Milan

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Wendy Morrison

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Todd Nelson

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Department of Biological Sciences

Greg M. Olsen

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Onyinye Osisioma

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Emilie Ospina

Tulane University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Audrey Paterson

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Gary Peterson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Lora Pride

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Shauna-Kay Rainford

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Matthew Rich

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Andrew Javier Rodriguez

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Mica Rumbach

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Alexander Sabo

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Roberta Sheffer

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

April Simmons

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Laura Southcott

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Rachel Marie Strecker

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Hillary Sullivan

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Erick Swenson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Jane Tucker

Marine Biological Laboratory

The Ecosystems Center

Yalma Vargas-Rodriguez

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Caleb Ward

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Tiffany Warner

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Joe Welklin

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Stephanie Wheeler

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Carmen Zazueta-Ramirez

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Data Team

Linda M. Bui

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Murt P. Conover

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Keith A. Crandall

George Washington University

Computational Biology Institute

Darryl Felder

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Charles W. Martin

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

M. Scott Miles

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Nancy N. Rabalais

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Brian J. Roberts

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Samuel Kersey Sturdivant

Duke University

Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment

Charles (Chuck) Wall

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Outreach Team

Brandon Coleman

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Murt P. Conover

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Nicole Cotten

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Leandra Darden

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Jessica Hernandez

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Miranda Lopez

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Hannah Sarver

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Administrative Staff

Bruce Benoit

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Data Management

Heidi Boudreaux

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Debra Cenac

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Holly Hebert-Pellegrin

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Data Management

Charo Luke

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Jason Weick

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Data Management

GoMRI Scholar

Benjamin Adams

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Buffy Ashton-Meyer

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Wokil Bam

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Olga Camacho-Hadad

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Xuan Chen

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Chanda Drennen

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Sherry Krayesky-Self

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Giovanna McClenachan

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

M. Scott Miles

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Yu Mo

University of Maryland

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Joseph Richards

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Elizabeth Robinson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Thomas Sauvage

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Andrew Tweel

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Kevin Tyre

Florida Gulf Coast University

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Dagoberto Venera-Ponton

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Dagoberto Venera-Ponton

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Maria Vozzo

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Buffy Ashton-Meyer

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Terri Brown

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Olga Camacho-Hadad

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Xuan Chen

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Catherine Craig

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Chanda Drennen

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Brendan Headd

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Sarah Keenan

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Sherry Krayesky-Self

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Giovanna McClenachan

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

M. Scott Miles

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Yu Mo

University of Maryland

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Greg M. Olsen

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Emma Pelacios-Theil

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Joseph Richards

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Elizabeth Robinson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Thomas Sauvage

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Justin Scioli

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Andrew Tweel

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Dagoberto Venera-Ponton

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Benjamin Adams

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Issac Ayyala

Louisiana State University

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Brandon Bagley

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Wokil Bam

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Christopher Filosa

Rutgers University

Rutgers University Marine Field Station

William Gardiner

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Lindsey Green

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Jenessa Kay

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Simon Pecnik

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Laura Timm

Florida International University

Department of Biological Sciences

Kevin Tyre

Florida Gulf Coast University

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Anthony Vastano

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Maria Vozzo

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Tiffany Warner

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Undergraduate Student

Mark Accardo

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Dillard Aguillard

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Alexis Allen

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Scott Beeler

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Regina Bledsoe

Nicholls State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Mitch Bogran

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Andrew Bowes

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Tayna Byers

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Steven Carrion

University of Central Florida

Department of Biology

Lee Chaz

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Nat Chester

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

April Chow

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Kailee Clinton

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Theresa Crupi

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Mia Dawson

Oberlin College

Biology

Brian Donnelly

Villanova University

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Margaux Empey

Duke University

Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment

Claire Gonzales

Duke University

Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment

Shanina Halbert

Haverford College

Department of Biology

Alison Hall

Carleton College

Biology Department

Brooke Hesson

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Cory Hillard

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Hunter Johnson

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Hannah Kittler

Saint Michaels College

Biology Department

Gregory Lalonde

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Matthew Landry

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Edith Ross Larson

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Karl Lindberg

Eckerd College

Marine Science

Glindys Luciano

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Sara Mack

University of Maryland

Department of Biology

Aaron Marti

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

College of Natural Resources

Rebecca May

Florida Gulf Coast University

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Elizabeth McDonald

Cornell University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Carla Menezes

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Sara Mills

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Tierra Moore

Rice University

School of Natural Sciences

Manuel Nieves

University of Puerto Rico

Department of Biology

Kathleen O'Connor

Colby-Sawyer College

Alexandra Olivier

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Onyinye Osisioma

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Khushbu Pandya

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Stephen Patin

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Simon Pecnik

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Michael Pena

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Luis Perez Valencia

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Kali Roberts

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Bridget Rogers

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Alexander Sabo

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Oenone Scott

Duke University

Duke University Marine Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment

Prima Sharuka

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Bonnie Slaton

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Taylor Smith

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Gerald Soderstrum

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Claire Steward

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Aaron Stubblefield

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Elliott Thompson

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Jessica Valenti

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Lena Vishni

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Derrel Wilright

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Jing Zhang

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology