Funding Source: Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)

Project Roster

Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

Project Menu

194 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

Mark R. Besonen

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Linda M. Bui

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Annette Summers Engel

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Fredrick (Joel) Fodrie

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Institute of Marine Sciences

Anne Giblin

Marine Biological Laboratory

The Ecosystems Center

Haosheng Huang

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

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

Paola Lopez-Duarte

Rutgers University

Rutgers University Marine Field Station

Giulio Mariotti

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Edward Overton

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Michael L. Parsons

Florida Gulf Coast University

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

James Paruk

Center for Loon Conservation

Biodiversity Research Institute

Michael J. Polito

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Brian J. Roberts

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Ramesh Shrestha

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Phillip Stouffer

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Sabrina Taylor

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

R. Eugene Turner

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Ann Hayward Walker

SEA Consulting Group

President

Stefan Woltmann

Austin Peay State University

Department of Biology

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Wendy Morrison

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

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

Andrea Bonisoli Alquati

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

William E. Carter

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Troy Hill

United States Environmental Protection Agency

National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory - Atlantic Ecology Division

Troy Hill

South Florida Natural Resources Center

Charles W. Martin

University of Florida

Nature Coast Biological Station

Charles W. Martin

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Michael McCann

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Jill A. Olin

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Susan Pfiffner

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Saurabh Prasad

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Joyce Christine Alexis Riter

University of Maryland

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Charles Schutte

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Leslie Smith

Your Ocean Consulting, LLC

Director

Post-Doc

Andrea Bonisoli Alquati

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Ariella Chelsky

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Xuan Chen

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Entomology

Jean Elbers

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Troy Hill

United States Environmental Protection Agency

National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory - Atlantic Ecology Division

Lauris Hollis

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Xiaoben Jiang

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Scott Jones

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Charles W. Martin

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Michael McCann

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Kiva Oken

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Andrea Price

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Anthony Rietl

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Ryann Rossi

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Shivakumar Shivarudrappa

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Shivakumar Shivarudrappa

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Igor Sokolov

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Research Staff

Puspa Adhikari

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Tom Aepelbacher

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Megan Arias

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Buffy Ashton-Meyer

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Issac Ayyala

Louisiana State University

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

John Edward Bodker

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Caleb Bourgeois

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Andrew Bowes

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Ekaterina Bulygina

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Allie Byrd

Biodiversity Research Institute

Research

Joe Caprio

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Christian Daniell

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Christine Denisevich

Rutgers University

Rutgers University Marine Field Station

Liana DiNunzio

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Becky Forgrave

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Abigail Golden

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Abigail Harmon

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Shawn Hazlett

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Mario Hernandez

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Brooke Hesson

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Jessica Johnson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Brendan Kelly

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Sam Kelsey

Marine Biological Laboratory

The Ecosystems Center

Kristin Kovach

Biodiversity Research Institute

Danielle Laguaite

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Jacqueline Levy

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Jordan Logarbo

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Brett Longwith

Austin Peay State University

Center of Excellence for Field Biology

Amelia Lormand

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Jamal Mathurin

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Michael (Tyler) Mauney

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Logan McPherson

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Charles Milan

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

M. Scott Miles

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Wendy Morrison

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Laura Murphy

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Jena Nierman

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Carola Noji

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Shiena Normand

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Greg M. Olsen

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Alexander Pate

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Audrey Paterson

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Gary Peterson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Stacy Peterson

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Logen Pietraroia

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Jennifer Pincin

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Christina Powell

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Amanda Richey

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Michael Sartori

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Marci Savage

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Ronald Scheuermann

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Charles Schutte

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Samantha Setta

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Maggie Shaw

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Roberta Sheffer

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Abhinav Singhania

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

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

Hannah Uher-Koch

Biodiversity Research Institute

Adam Vaccarella

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Quin Walker

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Institute of Marine Sciences

Lixia Wang

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Caleb Ward

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Sara Wendt

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Stephanie Wheeler

Louisiana State University AgCenter

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Steven Tyler Williams

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Gina Woods

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Data Team

Bruce Benoit

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Data Management

Holly Hebert-Pellegrin

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Data Management

Wendy Morrison

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Outreach Team

Mary Caravello

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Murt P. Conover

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Leandra Darden

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Miranda Lopez

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Emily Rosser

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Hannah Sarver

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Education and Outreach

Ann Hayward Walker

SEA Consulting Group

President

Administrative Staff

Heidi Boudreaux

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Debra Cenac

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Charo Luke

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

Melissa Trosclair

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Administration

GoMRI Scholar

Linlin Cui

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Megan Hart

Austin Peay State University

Center of Excellence for Field Biology

Jessica Johnson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Anna Perez-Umphrey

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Elizabeth Robinson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Allison Snider

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Shelby Ziegler

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Daniel Alt

Louisiana State University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Buffy Ashton-Meyer

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Kenneth Boling

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Linlin Cui

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Chanda Drennen

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Nima Ekhtari

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Mario Hernandez

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Lauris Hollis

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Michael Layne

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Giovanna McClenachan

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Yu Mo

University of Maryland

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Greg M. Olsen

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Zhigang Pan

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Alireza Payandeh

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Anna Perez-Umphrey

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Elizabeth Robinson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Allison Snider

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Amirhossein Tayyebi

University of Houston

National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping

Kendall Valentine

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Shelby Ziegler

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Daniel Alt

Louisiana State University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Brandon Bagley

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Kara Callicott

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Natalie Ceresnak

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Megan Hart

Austin Peay State University

Center of Excellence for Field Biology

Jessica Johnson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Ronald Scheuermann

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Allison Snider

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Department of Renewable Natural Resources

Jeffrey A. Zingre

Florida Gulf Coast University

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Undergraduate Student

Katie Baudoin

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

Jack Beltz

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Regina Bledsoe

Nicholls State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Elena Boardman

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Kristen Chatelain

Louisiana Tech University

School of Biological Sciences

Lee Chaz

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Charles Cilek

Lake Superior State University

School of Biological Sciences

Donald De Mahy

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Gourav Divan

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Katie Ebinger

University of Colorado

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Kate Faber

Carleton College

Department of Chemistry

Nicole Farley

Wayne State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Samantha Fortin

Eckerd College

Marine Science

Robynn Hadley

Grambling State University

Department of Biology

Junhyung Han

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Abigail Harmon

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Emily Hays

Northwestern University

Environmental Sciences

Tori Hebert

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

Abbey Hotard

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Katherine Hutchins

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Hunter Johnson

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

David Klinges

Dartmouth College

Department of Biological Sciences

Grace Kovic

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Danielle Laguaite

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Katelyn Lamb

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Jordan Logarbo

Nicholls State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Jaqueline Maille

Austin Peay State University

Department of Biology

Carson McCord

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Ashley McDonald

Eckerd College

Marine Science

Hannah McGinnity

Austin Peay State University

Department of Biology

Hayley McMahon

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Stephanie Melara

Rutgers University

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

David Norris

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Katie Plank

American University

Environmental Science

William Platt

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Isaac Rosenthal

Washington and Lee University

Department of Biology

Ryan Roy

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

Samuel Scheffler

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

April Simmons

Louisiana State University

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Madelyn Sorrentino

University of Vermont

Wildlife and Fisheries Biology

Hannah Teffeteller

University of Tennessee

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Isis Torres Nunez

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Joseph Winston

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences