Graduate Student Profiles

Gabrielle's research focuses on microplastics in estuarine sediments, specifically how microplastic abundance and type vary between multiple estuarine habitats.

Kelsey's research focuses on integrating social aspects from the NH oyster industry to identify challenges farmers face in relation to green crabs, and how to mitigate and better understand these challenges.

Michaela's research focuses on the gaping behavior of Eastern oysters and how external factors influence this behavior.

Madison's research focuses on a geographically extensive and dense, weeks-long bloom of the dinoflagellate, Tripos muelleri that occurred throughout the GoME in summer 2023.

Sierra's research aims to identify a unique, effective and equitable method of early diagnostics for neurodegenerative conditions.

Nathan uses federal databases on the stomach contents of major fish predators throughout the eastern U.S. and meta-analyses on prey quality and growth patterns to identify changes in trophic interactions and potential consequences of change.

Marley's research aims to determine the variability of the phytoplankton community in Great Bay and to understand how this variation can impact the food web. 

Ryan Adams is trying to understand the degree of upstream passage through historical dam sites and other barriers to migration.

Hannah' is examining on how changes in climate will alter interactions between commercially valuable shellfish and phytoplankton that cause harmful algal blooms.

Marjorie Mednikova is a wetland ecologist researching salt marsh restoration throughout New England.

Sandesh Lamichhane's research focuses the effect of acoustic and structural forest habitat quality on moose occupancy in New Hampshire.

Sasha is working with the Penobscot Nation to use acoustic telemetry as a method of tracking Rainbow smelt movements in the Penobscot River, ME.