I have an active research group and work with a great team of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and research associates. Here are some photos of some of our adventures in engaged fieldwork and collaborative research:

Partnerships for a Sustainable Maine group meets with David Dunton, clammer in Bar Harbor

Salamander migrations with Ben Wyman and Kevin Duffy

Graduate students visit the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve to learn about watershed-based collaborations and enjoy the ocean.

Learning how to clam

Learning about sustainable aquaculture from Hollander and De Koning mussel aquaculture

Boots in the mud

Checking out water quality issues and aquaculture in the Jordan River

Shellfish Focus Day

Research team and advisees

Dr. Kaitlyn Haynal, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2020-present

Glendon Zernicke, M.A. student, Communication, 2021-present

Brennan “B” Lauer, M.A. student, Communication, 2021-present

Gabby Hillyer, Ph.D. candidate, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2019-present

Michael Clay, Ph.D. candidate, Communication, 2018-present

Jennifer Smith-Mayo, Ph.D. student, Communication, 2019-present

Mackenzie Peacock, M.A., Communication, 2019-2021

Tyler Quiring, Ph.D. in Communication, 2016-2020

Gabby Hillyer, M.S. in Oceanography and M.S. in Marine Policy, 2017-2019

Carter Hathaway, M.A. in Communication, 2017-2019

John Welton, M.A. in Communication, 2015-2017

Ben Wyman, M.A. in Communication, 2015-2017

Brawley Benson, Undergraduate honors thesis, Political Science, 2018-2019

James Robe, Undergraduate honors thesis, Communication, 2016-2017