Ph.D. Graduates
Dr. Kristina Cammen
Dr. Haydee Dominguez
Dr. Megan Dumphy-Daly
Dr. Sara McDonald
Dr. Kenady Wilson
Dr. Wendy Dow Piniak (2012)
Dissertation Title:
Acoustic Ecology of Sea Turtles: Implications for Conservation
Knauss Fellow in the NMFS Office of Protected Species.
email: wendy.dow@duke.edu
Dr. Lynne Hodge (2011)
Dissertation Title:
Monitoring marine mammals in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, using passive acoustics
Post-doctoral Researcher
Duke University
email: lynnee.williams@duke.edu
Dr. Lesley Thorne (2010)
Dissertation Title:
Seabird foraging in dynamic oceanographic features
Lecturer
Stony Brook University
email: lhthorne@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Dr. Catherine McClellan (2009)
Dissertation Title:
Behavior, ecology, and conservation of sea turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean
Post-doctoral Researcher
University of Exeter
email: C.McClellan@exeter.ac.uk
Dr. Caroline Good (2008)
Spatial ecology of the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Consultant
Lenfest Ocean Program
email: cgood-consultant@pewtrusts.org
Dr. Leigh Torres (2007)
- Dissertation Title:
Top predator distribution and foraging ecology in Florida Bay, Florida
Marine Spatial Ecologist
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Wellington, New Zealand
email: l.torres@niwa.co.nz
Dr. Vicky Thayer (2007)
- Dissertation Title:
Life history parameters and social associations of female Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off North Carolina, USA
Marine Mammal Stranding Co-coodinator
NC Division of Marine Fisheries
email: vgt@duke.edu
Dr. Ari Friedlaender (2006)
- Dissertation Title:
Spatial ecology of Humpback and Minke Whales off the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Associate Professor, Fisheries & Wildlife
Marine Mammal Institute
Oregon State University
email: ari.friedlaender@oregonstate.edu
Dr. Andrew Westgate (2005)
- Dissertation Title:
Population structure and life history of short-beak common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the North Atlantic
Research Professor
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
email: westgatea@uncw.edu
Dr. Dave Johnston (2004)
- Dissertation Title:
Fine scale oceanographic features and foraging marine predators: The ecology and conservation of an island wake in the Bay of Fundy, Canada
Assistant Professor
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: david.johnston@duke.edu
Dr. Caterina D'Agrosa (2004)
- Dissertation Title:
The application of spatial analytical techniques toward the ocnservation of long-lived marine vertebrates: the pelagic longline fishery as a case study
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Arizona State University
email: Caterina.Dagrosa@asu.edu
Dr. Tara Cox (2003)
Dissertation Title:
Evaluation of strategies to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Associate Professor
Department of Marine Science
Savannah State University
email: coxt@savstate.edu
Dr. Damon Gannon (2003)
- Dissertation Title:
Behavioral ecology of an acoustically mediated predator-prey system: bottlenose dolphins and sciaenid fishes
Director of Bowdoin Scientific Station of Kent Island
Biology Department
Bowdoin College
email: dgannon@bowdoin.edu
Dr. Heather Koopman (2001)
- Dissertation Title:
The structure and function of the blubber of odontocetes
Associate Professor
Biology Department
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
email: koopmanh@uncw.edu