Students
Jeff Barr (Ph. D.)
B.S. Aquatic Ecology, University of California, Santa Barbara (2004)
Lab: Anderson
Research Interests: reef fish population dynamics
Dissertation topic: Habitat-associated persistence and movement of rocky reef fishes
Email: r.jeffrey.barr@gmail.com
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Josh Brower (M.S.)
B.S. Biological Science, Florida State University (2009)
Lab: Anderson
Research Interests:coastal marine habitats, predator-prey dynamics
Thesis topic: Consequences of predation threat for macropyte-associated fish
Email: jbrower@rohan.sdsu.edu
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Max Castorani (Ph.D.)
B.S. Evolution and Ecology, The Ohio State University (2008)
Lab: Hovel
Research Interests:marine and estuarine community ecology, ecological resilience, disturbance ecology, sediment biogeochemistry
Dissertation topic: Disturbance and resilience of eelgrass ecosystems
Email: mcastorani@ucdavis.edu
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Julia Coates (Ph.D.)
Lab: Hovel
Research Interests:marine population dynamics, dispersal
Dissertation topic: Spatial distribution, reproductive behavior, and dispersal processes of pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) and their potential for recovery and the optimization of restoration techniques in southern California
Email: juliahcoates@gmail.com
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Violet Compton (Ph.D.)
B.S. Biology, McGill University (2006)
Lab: Anderson
Research Interests:marine fish larval connectivity and population dynamics
Dissertation topic: Ecological consequences of toxicant exposure is estuarine fishes
Email: vcompton@rohan.sdsu.edu
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Amalia DeGrood (M.S.)
Lab: Hovel
Research Interests: coastal marine habitats, marine conservation ecology, anthropogenic impacts
Thesis topic: Optimal anti-predator strategies in the California spiny lobster: implications for habitat associations and shelter use
Email: degrood@rohan.sdsu.edu
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Ryan Jenkinson (Ph.D.)
Lab: Hovel
Research Interests: marine community ecology, biogeography, predation ecology
Dissertation topic: Biogeographic variation in top-down control of community structure in temperate subtidal reefs
Email: rsj.sdsu@gmail.com
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Emily Jones (Ph.D.)
B.S., Evolution and Ecology, UC Davis (2004)
M.S., Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island (2007)
Lab: Long
Research Interests: Marine community ecology, algal-herbivore interactionsDissertation topic:Herbivore effects on seaweed species traits and consequences for ecosystem processes
Email: emjones@gmail.com
Christoper Kwan (Ph.D.)
Research Interests: marine community ecology, chemical ecology, predator-prey interactions
Dissertation topic: Community-level effects of sub-lethal concentration of pollutants on estuarine trophic systems
Tiffany Lewis (Ph.D.)
B.S. Conservation Biology, Arizona State University
M.S. Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Lab: Hentschel
Research Interests: benthic invertebrates, water clearance and filtration by these organisms, water flow dynamics, anthropogenic impact
Dissertation topic: Impacts of boring sponges on California bivalves
Email: ecolewis@ucdavis.edu
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Sheila Madrak (Ph. D.)
Lab: Lewison
Research Interests: Sea turtle ecology, spatial ecology
Dissertation Topic: Thermal ecology of east Pacific green sea turtles in San Diego Bay
Email: svmadrak@gmail.com
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Tye Nichols (M.S.)
B.S. Biological Science, University of California, Davis (2009)
Lab: Anderson
Research Interests: Fish ecology and bioacoustics
Thesis topic: Effects of anthropogenic noise on a macrophyte-associated marine fish
Email: tyenichs@gmail.com
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Lee Reeve (M.S.)
Research Interests:early life-histories of marine organisms, marine conservation ecology
Thesis topic: Importance of structure to nursery habitat function for juvenile California halibut
Email: lee.d.reeve@gmail.com
