Current Members
Paul Grammer
M.S. Coastal Science,
The University of Southern Mississippi
B.S. Marine Biology,
Coastal Carolina University
Senior Research Associate in CFRD and CoPI
Kasea Price
B.S. Marine Biology,
Northwest Missouri State University
Research Associate and Secretary of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Alyssa Pagel
B.S. Biology,
University of Wisconsin -
Stevens Point
Research Technician and MS Student
Seasonal Movements and Habitat Use of Sheepshead and Black Drum
Cecilia (Ceci) Quesada
B.S. Biology,
Southern Arkansas University
Research Technician
Caleb Wilson
B.S. Biology,
The University of Southern Mississippi
Joint Research Technician with CFRD
Lindsay Bomgardner
B.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation,
Virginia Tech
MS Student
Delineating Lemon Shark Movements and Use of Mississippi's Waters
Morgan Segrest
B.S. Aquaculture and Aquarium Sciences,
University of New England
MS Student
Gulf Sturgeon Use of a Restored Barrier Island
Joel Yeager
B.A. Biological Sciences,
University of Missouri
MS Fisheries and Aquatic Science,
University of Georgia
PhD Student
Project TBD; Gulf Sturgeon growth and influence of river discharge on nekton communities
Joshua Perry
B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Management, Northern Michigan University
MS Student
Movement of Atlantic Trippletail and Mangrove Snapper
Evelyn Pantelopoulos
BS Environmental Sciences
University of Delaware
MS Biology (Eco. Track)
University of Toledo
PhD Student
Mississippi Paddlefish and Alabama Shad
Kirsten Bauer
BS Integrated Environmental Science Longwood University
MS Student
Movement and Space Use of Cownose Rays
Natalie Santiago
Undergraduate Researcher,
Gulf Scholars Program,
Honor's Student
The University of Southern Mississippi
Olivia St. Germain
Undergraduate Researcher,
Honor's Student,
The University of Southern Mississippi
Former Members
Alfonso Cohuo
B.S. Marine Biology,
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
MS Student
Estimating abundance, mortality, and trophic ecology of Gulf Sturgeon
Currently: PhD Student,
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Glenn T. Schumacher
B.S. Fisheries and Aquatic Science,
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
MS Student
Nekton dynamics around alternative bulkhead designs in Mississippi
Currently: PhD Student
University of Maine
Austin Draper
B.S. Biological Sciences,
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
MS Student
Multispecies Movements in Coastal Habitats Prior to Oyster Reef Construction
Currently: USACE ORISE Fellow
Elizabeth Greenheck
B.A. Biology, Society, and the Environment,
University of Minnesota
MS Student
Gulf Sturgeon Movement in Mobile Bay and Modeling Holding Areas in the Pascagoula River
Currently: PhD Student,
George Mason University
Sarah Stovall
B.S. Biology,
The University of Southern Mississippi
MS Student
Juvenile and Subadult Gulf Sturgeon Use of a Bifurcated River Estuary
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Baylor Lynch
B.S. Biology,
The University of Southern Mississippi
Honor's Student
Assessing competition between congeneric shrimp along an estuarine gradient
Eric Haffey
B.S. Marine Science,
Coastal Carolina University
Research Associate
Kati Wright
B.S. Wildlife Conservation,
B.S. Marine Fisheries Conservation,
Virginia Tech
Research Technician
Currently: MS Student,
Nicholls State University
Fressia Bechard
B.S. Marine Biology,
Belmont University
Undergraduate Thesis - 2019
Spatiotemporal analysis of parasite communities in anchovies if the Mississippi Sound
Currently: NASA DEVELOP Intern, Langley Research Center
McKenzie Turpin
B.S. Biology,
The University of Southern Mississippi
Honors Student
Parasite community of Saltmarsh Topminnow in MS