Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology Major (B.S.) Spotlight

Kaylee Hawkes graduated in 2021 with her bachelor’s degree in marine, estuarine and freshwater biology. She minored in Spanish. In 2022, she earned her master’s degree in secondary education, also from UNH.

Nathalie Pare ’25 is a marine, estuarine and freshwater biology from Lee, New Hampshire, who is working as a whale research intern with support from the Blue Ocean Society and the Granite State Whale Watch Company.

Kalina Gravel is a Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology major from Vancouver, Washington. She is a SOAR Fund recipient and is interning for New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance this summer.

Gabrielle Jarrett ’24 is a marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology major and Classics minor from Exeter, New Hampshire. While an undergraduate, Gabrielle worked in Gregg Moore’s Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Lab and made critical contributions to microplastics research.

Emma Iovene ’24 is a marine, estuarine and freshwater biology major who spent the summer interning in Alaska for the Sound Science Research College, thanks in part to financial support she received from COLSA’s SOAR Fund.

Olivia Lucia ’26 is a marine, estuarine and freshwater biology major who is spending the summer caring for marine animals and conducting research as part of her internship at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.

Matthew Scott is a marine, estuarine and freshwater biology major who received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to conduct research in the lab of Nathan Furey, assistant professor of biological sciences. His research topic is “Modeling the Impacts of Invasive Streamside Plants and…

Kennedy McGrath is a dual major in marine, estuarine and freshwater biology and sustainability with a minor in marine policy. Kennedy conducts research on marine plastic pollution, and she is currently being mentored by Taja Sims-Harper, a doctoral candidate in the marine biology Ph.D. program.

Lauren McDowell’s passion for conservation and for studying and working with marine life led her to the University of New Hampshire – a …

Easton White is an assistant professor in COLSA’s department of biological sciences, and he runs the Quantitative Marine Ecology Lab.

Mary Kate Munley's love of the sea has motivated her work monitoring Loggerhead sea turtles nesting along the coast of Florida and studying the state’s stone crab population.

Mary Kate Munley '21 is a marine, estuarine and freshwater biology major who was one of the authors of a recently published study about the impact of “red tides” on Florida’s Gulf Coast on stone crabs.