People

 

 

Lab Alumni – Postdocs

• Brendan Reid, Assistant Research Scientist at UCSC (2023-2025), Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers (2020-2023). Currently: Faculty, Université de Namur

• Aurore Maureaud, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2020-2022). Currently: Task Officer at the Atlantic Coast Delegation of the French Biodiversity Agency in Nantes

• Alexa Fredston, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2020-2022). Currently: Assistant Professor, Ocean Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz

• Joyce Ong, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2017-2020). Currently: Research and Grants Facilitator at Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute 

• Eden Tekwa, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2020). Currently: Postdoc, McGill University

• Lisa McManus, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2017-2020). Currently: Assistant Research Professor at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (University of Hawai’i-Manoa)

• Jude Kong, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2019). Currently: Assistant Professor at University of Toronto in the School of Public Health

• Becca Selden, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2015-2019). Currently: Assistant Professor, Wellesley College

• Allison Dedrick, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2017-2019). Currently: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

• James Morley, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2014-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, East Carolina University

• Tim Walsworth, Postdoctoral Associate (co-advised with Daniel Schindler) (2016-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, Utah State University.

• Emily Moberg, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2016-2018). Currently: Scientist, World Wildlife Fund.

• Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2016-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Ryan Batt, Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers (2014-2017). Currently: Data Scientist, Newell.

• Adrian Stier, Postdoctoral Associate (co-advised with Daniel Schindler) (2016). Currently: Associate Professor at University of California – Santa Barbara.

 

Lab Alumni – Graduate Students

• Kyra Fitz, PhD in Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers University (2025). Currently: Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service

• Zoë Kitchel, PhD in Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers University (2023). Currently: Postdoc, Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Occidental College

• René Clark, PhD in Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers University (2023). Currently: NSF Postdoc Fellow, Phifer-Rixey Lab, Drexel University

• Katrina Catalano, PhD in Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers University (2022). Currently: Senior Scientist, Informatics & Predictive Sciences at Bristol Myers Squibb

• Jennifer Hoey, PhD in Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers University (2020). Currently: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

• Patrick Flanagan, MS in Oceanography, Rutgers University (2017). Currently: Media Production Specialist, University of Rhode Island

 

Lab Alumni – Staff

• John Whalen, Bioinformatics Technician, (2024-2025). Currently: PhD Student at Old Dominion University.

• Ryan Snow, Lab Researcher, Rutgers (2022-2023).

• Marial Malabag, Data Science Technician, Rutgers (2022-2023).

• Dan Forrest, Data Science Technician (2018-2021). Currently: PhD student at University of British Columbia – Vancouver.

• Michelle Stuart, Lab Manager (2014-2020). Currently: Application Developer in the Office of Research Analytics, Rutgers University.

• Mario Hernandez, B.S. Biological Sciences, lab technician (2014-2016). Currently: Postdoc, U. California Merced.

 

Lab  Alumni – Undergraduates

• Maxwell Bursack, B.S. in Biology & Marine Science and Anthropology minor (2022-2023)

• Marial Malabag, B.S. in Biology (2021-2022)

• Allison Fink, majoring in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (2021-2022)

• Connor Meenan , B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (2020-2021)

• Hannah Burke, B.S. in Music, Biomathematics & the Honors College (2019-2020)

• Ria Kobernuss, B.S. in Ecology (2019-2020)

• Greg Master, B.S. in Biotechnology & the Honors College (2019-2020)

• Hailey Conrad, B.S. in Marine Science, Ecology & the Honors College (2019-2020)

• Adriana Chumacero, B.S. in Ecology (2019-2020)

• Adam Yawdoszyn, B.S. in Ecology & the Honors College (2018-2019)

• Nolan Fehon, B.S. in Marine Science (2018-2019)

• Marhuma Zaman, B.S. in Biology (2018-2019)

• Anthony Darrow, B.S. in Ecology (2019)

• Cathrin Cruze, B.S. in Ecology, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program (2019).

• Michael Dilorenzo, B.S. Marine Science (2017-2018).

• Kalisse Horne, B.S. Animal Sciences, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program (2017-2018).

• Sarah Picon, B.S. Microbiology (2014-2016).

• Enmanuel Lomba, B.S. Biological Sciences and German (2016).

• Michael Weiss, B.S. Biological Sciences and Economics (2015-2016)

• Rachel Berman, B.S. Biological Sciences and Chemistry (2015)

• Julianne McLaughlin, B.S. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (2015)

• Afiqah Mizan, B.S. Biotechnology (2014)

• Evan Kwityn, B.S. Marine Biology (2013)

Lab  Alumni – Guests

• Abby Ethridge, NSF PIRE program, Old Dominion University, 2021-2022

• Eryka Molino, NSF PIRE program, Arizona State University, 2021-2022

• Jesenia Miranda, RISE program, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, 2021-2022

• Giusi Adragna, RCN for Evolution in Changing Seas exchange program, San Francisco State University, Summer 2022

• Justin Deutsch, Rutgers RISE from New Jersey City University, Summer 2021

• Anthony Snead – RCN for Evolution in Changing Seas Program from University of Alabama, Fall 2020-2021

• Cassiel Padilla-Duran, Rutgers RISE from University of Puerto Rico, Summer 2019

• Rondi Nordal, NSF REU from Western Washington University, Summer 2019

• Amaia Astarloa Diaz, PhD student from AZTI Foundation in Pasaia, Spain and the University of Basque Country, Spring 2019

• Tim Dencker, PhD Student from Technical University of Denmark’s National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua), Spring 2018

• Jordan Holtswarth, NSF REU from U. Missouri, Summer 2016