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Dr. Dan Rittschof
Lee Hill Snowdon Professor of Ecology
Marine Science & Conservation
PhD, University of Michigan
Duke University Marine Lab
Phone: 252-504-7634
CV
ritt@duke.edu
Research Interests: chemical and behavioral ecology, conservation biology, and environmental toxicology
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Beatriz Orihuela
Research Specialist
BA, Northeastern University
borihuel@duke.edu
Research Interests: barnacle genetics, biochemistry of barnacle adhesive, and environmental toxicology
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Zoie Diana
PhD Student
BS, Allegheny College
Masters, Duke University
zoie.diana@duke.edu
Research Interests: Marine plastic pollution, chemical ecology
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Kelly Scanlon
Masters Student
BS, Sacred Heart University
kelly.scanlon@duke.edu
Research Interests: plastic pollution and biofouling
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Megan Swanson
Master’s Student
BS, University of California, Santa Barbara
Megan.j.swanson@duke.edu
Research interests: marine plastic pollution
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Tara Essock-Burns
PhD Student
BS, Emory University
tara.essock-burns@duke.edu
Research Interests: symbiosis, microbial interactions with barnacles, and chemical ecology
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Yasmin von Dassow
PhD Student
yasmin.vondassow@duke.edu
Research Interests: Ecology and evolution of marine invertebrates (especially gastropods)