Co-lab Alumni

2021

Hilary Smith

Maria del Mar Mancha-Cisneros

Crisol Mendez-Medina Crisol Mendez

Maria Isabel Navarro Isa Navarro Sánchez

Jazz Evans

Rijia Yang

2020

Rachel Cohn, Undergraduate Student Researcher

Willa Brooks, Data Technician

2019

Ben Siegelman

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management
2018

Chrissy Hayes

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Learning from Performance of Small-scale Fishery Development Projects [link]

Jill Hamilton

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Supporting small-scale fisheries: World Bank aid, objectives and interventions over time [link]

Samantha Huff

Research Analyst

Zhuying (Zoey) Xu

Masters in Environmental Management Master's Project: How Should the Fundacion Gonzalo Rio-Arronte Allocate $15 Million Annually to Address Mexico's Water Problems? [link]

Yongwoo (Jason) Lee

Masters in Environmental Management Master's Project: How Should the Fundacion Gonzalo Rio-Arronte Allocate $15 Million Annually to Address Mexico's Water Problems? [link]
2017

Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.

Knauss Marine Policy Fellow
Elizabeth.c.clark@duke.edu
Dissertation: Institutional Innovation: Market Change and Policy Choice in Cooperative Fishery Governance [link]

Leslie Acton, Ph.D.


Postdoctoral Fellow at Colorado State University
leslie.acton@colostate.edu
Dissertation: Negotiating Ocean Territory in Bermuda and the Sargasso Sea [link]
2016

Abby Bennett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at Michigan State University Abigail.bennett@duke.edu
Dissertation: Small-scale Fisheries and the Global Economy: Understanding Common-pool Resource Governance in the Context of Market Pressures, Neoliberal Policies, and Transnational Institutions [link]

Jason Dinh

Duke University Undergraduate

Febe Granados

Duke University Undergraduate

Donovan Loh

Duke University Undergraduate

Juliana Mayhew

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Perceptions of fisheries management, gill net use and income diversification among small-scale fishers in Belize [link]
2015

Peter Zaykoski

Duke University Research Technician
2014

Guillermo Ortuno Crespo

Duke University Undergraduate

Samantha Emmert

Duke University Undergraduate

Emily Marino

Duke University Undergraduate

Ainsley Smith

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: A Geospatial Analysis of Mystic Aquarium's Marine Animal Stranding Data [link]

Meg Perry

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Tools for Comprehensive Proactive Planning: Backcasting Long-Term Water Supply Scenarios for a Large Southeastern River [link]

Megan Rayfield

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Investigating the relationship between management practices and genetic diversity: a population genetics study of pen shell clam (Atrina tuberculosa) in the Gulf of California, Mexico [link]

Katlyn May

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Investigating Best Practices of Conservation Education for the African Wildlife Foundation [link]
2013

Abby Furnish

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Evaluation of Triple Bottom Line Impacts of Resourceful Communities' Creating New Economies Fund [link]

Mason Reynolds

Duke University Undergraduate
2012

Leslie Acton

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: A Preliminary Examination of the Impacts of Faith and Religion in the Use of Common-Pool Resources: The Case of Artisanal Fisheries in Kino Bay and Punta Chueca, Mexico [link]

Sharon Benjamin

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Visualizing Access in New England’s Groundfish Fishery: Examining Access to Fish Dealers Using Geospatial Analysis [link] Current Position: Working for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) as a GIS & Fisheries Specialist, contracted through Integrated Statistics.

Nicole Carlozo

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Climate Adaptation in North Carolina: Assessing Coastal Habitat for Natural Shoreline Stabilization [link

Megan Jungwiwattanaporn

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Towards More Standardization in the Collecting and Reporting of Marine Ecosystem Service Valuations [link]

Connie Liu

Duke University Marine Lab, 2010 - 2012. Current Position: International Affairs Associate at the American College of Cardiology in Washington, DC.

Douglas Perron

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Physical and Program Options for the Inland Migration of Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands in Response to Relative Sea Level Rise [link]

Lindsay Spurrier

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: An analysis of restoration projects to inform partnerships for wetland mitigation in southeast Alaska [link]

Saiontoni Sarkar

Research Technician, 2011 - 2012. Current Position: Masters Student, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs,  University of Washington.

Patricia Elena Villegas

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: A Preliminary Evaluation of The State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) Program [link]
2011

Kaitlyn Bedick

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Describing Challenges Facing Marine Protected Area Effectiveness and the Potential Role of Certification Programs: A Case Study of Turtle Harbour in Utila, Honduras [link]

Mary Clark

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Effort Management in the Maine Lobster Fishery [link]

Jessica Daniel

Masters in Ecosystem Science and Conservation Master's Project: Determining Local Perceptions and Challenges for Environmental Conservation in Utila, Honduras [link]

Sarah Finn

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: A Holistic Approach to Reducing Plastic Marine Debris in Coastal North Carolina [link]

Caitlin Hamer

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: An Evaluation of Marine Education Facilities in Carteret County, North Carolina [link]

Elise Leduc

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: An Evaluation of GIS Prioritizations for Selecting Wetland Mitigation Sites: Cook Inlet Case Study [link]

Cassie Ornell

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: A Holistic Approach to Reducing Plastic Marine Debris in Coastal North Carolina [link]

Aaron Ramus

Bookhout Research Scholar Research: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the pen shell Atrina tuberculosa from the Gulf of California (pen shell population genetics) Current Position: M.S. Marine Biology Candidate, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Kirby Rootes-Murdy

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: Working towards environmental restoration through small scale engagement in coastal North Carolina [link]
2010

Michelle Loquine

Masters in Coastal Environmental Management Master's Project: The Human Dimensions of Sustainable Fisheries Management: Understanding the Importance of Social Impact Assessment in the Development of Limited Access Privilege Programs in Fisheries Management [link]