Fisheries Ecology Lab Alumni

Former Post Docs

  • Dr. Kelly Boyle, 2017-2019, Assistant Professor, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana Email: ksboyle@uno.edu
  • Dr. J. Marcus Drymon, Assistant Extension Professor, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, Mississippi Email: marcus.drymon@msstate.edu
  • Dr. F. Joel Fodrie, 2006 – 2008, Assistant Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences & Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina Email: Jfodrie@unc.edu
  • Dr. Matthew J. Johnson, 2006 – 2008, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Biological Sciences Unit, New Orleans, Louisiana Email: matthew.johnson@boem.gov
  • Dr. Frank Hernandez, 2004 – 2006, Assistant Professor, Fisheries Oceanography and Ecology, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi Email: Frank.hernandez@usm.edu

Former Students:

  • Ed Kim, M.S., 2022, Assistant Scientitist with the anderson Cabot center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium Email: ekim@neaq.org
  • Frank D’Alonzo, M.S., 2020
  • Trey Spearman, M.S., 2015, Benthic Habitat Manager in the Fisheries Ecology Lab, Dauphin Island Sea Lab [Email: tspearman@disl.edu](mailto: tspearman@disl.edu)
  • Dr. Andrea Kroetz, Ph.D., 2015, Current position: Fisheries Biologist, Riverside Technology, Inc., In support of NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center Email: Andrea.Kroetz@noaa.gov
  • Dr. Meagan Schrandt, Ph.D., 2015, FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWRI, St. Petersburg, Florida. Email: Meagan.Schrandt@myfwc.com
  • Amanda Jefferson, M.S., 2017, Extension Associate, MS State University Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi. Email: aej279@msstate.edu
  • Mariah Livernois, M.S., 2018, Ph.D. student Texas A&M Galveston. Email: mlivernois@tamu.edu
  • Emily Seubert, M.S., 2018, Fisheries Biologist, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Mill Creek, Washington
  • Dr. T. Reid Nelson, Ph.D., 2019, Post Doc, UC Santa Cruz & NOAA Fisheries, Santa Cruz, California. Email: thomas.nelson@noaa.gov
  • Dr. Nate Geraldi M.S., 2006, Ph.D, Research Fellow School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Email: n.geraldi@qub.ac.uk
  • Kevan Gregalis, M.S., 2006
  • Dr. J. Marcus Drymon, Assistant Extension Professor, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, Mississippi Email: marcus.drymon@msstate.edu
  • Brad Reynolds, M.S., 2009, Commercial fisherman, Cordova, Alaska Email: breynolds@pwssc.org
  • Dr. Glen Miller, Ph.D., 2011, Instructor of Biological Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida Email: MillerG@fit.edu
  • Dr. Matthew Ajemian, Ph.D., 2011, Assistant Research Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch. Email: majemian@fau.edu
  • Matthew Kenworthy, M.S., 2011, Ph.D. student, University of North Carolina Email: mkenwor@email.unc.edu
  • Dr. Steven Scyphers, Ph.D., 2012, Senior Marine Scientist, Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Associate Professor, University of South Alabma; Director, Center for Socio-Environmental Resiliency Email: sscyphers@disl.edu
  • Crystal LouAllen Hightower, M.S., 2013, Research Laboratory Manager Fisheries Ecology Lab, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama Email: CHightower@disl.edu