Graduate Student Profiles

Danielle's research includes developing an automated detector to identify periods of extremely high wind in acoustic datasets.

Camryn's work aims to enhance understanding of Fibrous Dysplasia (FD), a rare genetic disorder that affects the bones and leads to skeletal deformities, fractures, and, most commonly, chronic pain.

Callyan's research focuses on monitoring terrestrial gray seal vocalizations, behaviors, and the impact of anthropogenic noise on these populations in Cape Cod and the Isle of Shoals.

Jess examines the anthropogenic impacts on seals in the Gulf of Maine, using survey data and acoustic recordings to better understand these impacts.

Rachel's work involves using bioacoustics (passive acoustic monitoring) and environmental sea ice data to understand shifts in bearded seal breeding phenology and calling behavior in relation to climate change in Alaska. 

Jill Munger studies variation in acoustic communities and community behavior associated with mangrove restoration efforts in British Virgin Island

Miguel de Jesus Gomez Garcia believes that modern quantitative methods can significantly enhance our comprehension of ecosystems and help address complex conservation and management questions that have proved challenging thus far.

Nia Jeffers research area is mangrove habitat restoration and management with a focus in mangrove restoration methodology.

Mikayla Cote examines the influence of marine microzooplankton grazing on the production/consumption of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and marine aggregates in general.

Faith Frings is interested in developing methods for increasing quantitative literacy in biology courses at the undergraduate level.

Grant Milne explores the use of passive acoustic monitoring and metabarcoding of seawater samples as methods of measuring soundscape properties and detecting marine taxa to identify indicators of the underwater acoustic environment in temperate coastal habitats.

Alyssa Stricklands's dissertation work focuses on using genetic techniques, such as genome and transcriptome sequencing, to determine differences between populations of eastern oysters.