People

Lab Alumni – Postdocs

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

    • Joyce Ong, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2020). Currently: Assistant Professor, The Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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

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

    • Jude Kong, Postdoctoral Associate (2019). Currently: Assistant Professor at York University in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics

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

    • Allison Dedrick, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2019). Currently: Postdoc, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions

    • James Morley, Postdoctoral Associate (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 (2016-2018). Currently: Scientist, World Wildlife Fund.

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

    • Ryan Batt, Postdoctoral Associate (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

• • • Zoë Kitchel, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2023). Currently: Postdoc, Vantuna Research Group, Occidental College

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

    • Katrina Catalano, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2022). Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Informatics & Predictive Sciences at Bristol Myers Squibb

    • Jennifer Hoey, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2020). Currently: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Academy of Sciences

    • Patrick Flanagan, MS in Oceanography (2017). Currently: Media Production Specialist

Lab Alumni – Staff

• • • 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