Current Graduate Students

AJTAI, Peter

Thesis Chair: Ronald Kaufmann, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Swimming Behavior and Development of the Larval Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

BURKE, Joel jburke-07@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Michel Boudrias, Ph.D.Professor USD
Thesis Title: Trace Metal Accumulation in the Tissues of the Eastern Pacific Blue Crab (Callinectes bellicosus):  Implications for the Detection of Anthropogenic Impacts in Bahía Magdalena

CAPOLUPO, Casey ccapolupo-10@sandiego.edu
(new student FA08)

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CARTER, Melissa melissa.carter-08@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Zhi-Yong Yin, Ph.D., Professor USD
Thesis Title: Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics in Coastal vs. Estuarine Ecosystems: A Comparative Study of Nutrient Dynamics and H

COOK, Branda bcook@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Hugh Ellis, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Blood Lactate Profiles in diving Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) Staging at Mono Lake, California

GAFNEY, Jennifer jgafney-09@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Hugh Ellis, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Tracking Migration and Evaluating Habitat Use by Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) Using Fatty Acid Signature Analysis

GAUGER, Brian brian-06@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Mark Drawbridge, M.S. Hubbs-Sea World Research Inst
Thesis Title: The Use of Egg Quality to Assess Reproductive Success of the California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) over a Complete Spawning Season

GOBBI, Kimbrie kgobbi-08@sandiego.edu

GOODE, Brian bgoode-05@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Christian Reiss,Ph.D.Southwest Fisheries Science Ctr
Thesis Title: Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) in the Eastern North Pacific

GRIGGS, Ryan rgriggs@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Ronald Kaufmann, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Meroplankton in Mission Bay, San Diego, California

HANSEN, Whitney whitneyhansen-10@sandiego.edu
(new student FA08)

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HITCHMAN, Sean shitchman-10@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Russ Vetter, Southwest Fisheries Science Ctr.
Thesis Title: Dispersal Patterns and Genetic Retention in Larval Rockfish in the Southern California Bight by way of GIS and Molecular Methods

IONESCU, Ioana iionescu-09@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Ronald Kaufmann, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Seabirds feeding flocks as an indicator of spinner and spotted dolphin schools in ETP

JOHNSON, Elizabeth johnsone@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Hugh Ellis, Ph.D.Professor USD
Thesis Title: A Comparative Study of Ruddy Duck Non-Breeding Behavior at Three Locations

KOLUPSKI, Megan mkolupski-10@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Sarah Gray, Ph.D. Professor USD
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MALYSA, Tara tmalysa-10@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Ronald Kaufmann, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: The Influence of Glass Sponge Stalks on Infaunal Diversity in the Deep Sea

MICHAUD, Amber amichaud-05@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Russ Vetter, Ph.D.Southwest Fisheries Science Ctr.
Thesis Title: Population Structure of Shortfin Makos (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Pacific as inferred from mtDNA

NARWOLD, Trish patrician-08@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Sarah Gray, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Composition and Spatial Distribution of Organic Sediment from Preserved and Developed Watersheds on Fringing Reef Bays in St. John, United States Virgin Island

NASH, Juliette julietten-11@sandiego.edu
(new student FA08)

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OLSON, Marshall molson-09@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Michael Hinton,Ph.D.Southwest Fisheries Science Ctr.
Thesis Title: Analysis of the Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Dolphinfishes(C. hippurus and C. equiselis) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

PETERS, Christopher cpeters-07@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Sue Lowery, Ph.D.Professor USD
Thesis Title: The Effects of Swimming Exercise on Muscle IGF-I and IGFBP-I in California Yellowtail (Seriola lalandi)

RODEN, Suzanne sroden-05@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Peter Dutton, Ph.D. Southwest Fisheries Science Ctr
Thesis Title: Molecular Ecology of Green Turtles in the Pacific Utilizing Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)

SARABIA, Hiram hsarabia@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Michel Boudrias, Ph.D.Professor USD
Thesis Title: Benthic Community Patterns along a Gradient of Industrial Sewage Pollution in Bahía Magdalena, Mexico

TARDY, Kurt kurt-05@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Michel Boudrias, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Functional Morphology and Swimming Behavior in Larval White Seabass (Atractoscion nobilis)

VAN NOORD, Joel jvannoord-09@sandiego.edu

Thesis Chair: Ronald Kaufmann, Ph.D. Professor USD
Thesis Title: Myctophid Feeding Ecology