Ph.D. Graduates
Research Scientist at the University of Washington CICOES Postdoctoral fellow in biologging and bioacoustics, Aarhus University Fisheries Analyst Global Fishing Watch Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations and National Programs, NOAA Fisheries Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology Aquatic Science Biologist at Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Halifax Nova Scotia Instructor and Director, Rachel Carson Scholars Program, Nicholas School of the Environment Dissertation Title: Biologist, NMFS Office of Protected Species Adjust Professor, Duke University Marine Lab email: wendy.dow@duke.edu Dissertation Title: Research Scientist Assistant Professor Post-doctoral Researcher Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries Marine Spatial Ecologist Marine Mammal Stranding Co-coodinator Professor, Ocean Sciences, University of California Santa Research Professor Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation Ecology Dissertation Title: Professor Professor and ChairDr. Dana Wright (2023)
Dr. Jeanne Shearer (2022)
Dr. Joe Fader (2022)
Dr. Austin Allen (2021)
Dr. Seth Sykora-Bodie (2020)
Dr. William R Cioffi (2020)
Dr. Vivienne Foroughirad (2019)
Georgetown University
email: vjf5@georgetown.eduDr. Joy Stanistreet (2017)
Dr. Julia Burrows (2017)
Dr. Meagan Dumphy-Daly (2015)
Duke University
email: meagan.dunphy-daly@duke.eduDr. Wendy Dow Piniak (2012)
Acoustic Ecology of Sea Turtles: Implications for Conservation
Dr. Lynne Hodge (2011)
Monitoring marine mammals in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, using passive acoustics
NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science CenterDr. Lesley Thorne (2010)
Seabird foraging in dynamic oceanographic features
Stony Brook University
email: lhthorne@notes.cc.sunysb.eduDr. Catherine McClellan (2009)
Behavior, ecology, and conservation of sea turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean
University of Exeter
email: C.McClellan@exeter.ac.ukDr. Caroline Good (2008)
Spatial ecology of the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Dr. Leigh Torres (2007)
Top predator distribution and foraging ecology in Florida Bay, Florida
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Wellington, New Zealand
email: l.torres@niwa.co.nzDr. Vicky Thayer (2007)
Life history parameters and social associations of female Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off North Carolina, USA
NC Division of Marine Fisheries
email: vgt@duke.eduDr. Ari Friedlaender (2006)
Spatial ecology of Humpback and Minke Whales off the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Cruz
email: ari.friedlaender@ucsc.eduDr. Andrew Westgate (2005)
Population structure and life history of short-beak common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the North Atlantic
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
email: westgatea@uncw.eduDr. Dave Johnston (2004)
Fine scale oceanographic features and foraging marine predators: The ecology and conservation of an island wake in the Bay of Fundy, Canada
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: david.johnston@duke.eduDr. Caterina D'Agrosa (2004)
Dr. Tara Cox (2003)
Evaluation of strategies to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Department of Marine Science
Savannah State University
email: coxt@savstate.eduDr. Damon Gannon (2003)
Dr. Heather Koopman (2001)
The structure and function of the blubber of odontocetes
Biology and Marine Biology Department
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
email: koopmanh@uncw.edu