Our Students
Daniel Aboagye
Ph.D. Student
Hometown: Ghana
Degree: B.S. Natural Resource Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, M.S. Aquaculture, Auburn University
Shay Allred
M.S. Student
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Degree: B.S. Biology, minor Chemistry, Northern Arizona University
Connor Almond
Hometown: AL
Project: Change in metabolic rate of Lepomis microlophus as a result of acute thermal stress
Michael Arnold
M.S. Student
Hometown: FL
Degree: B.S. Biology, Central Florida University
Wesley Burger
Hometown: Starkville, MS
Survival, growth and salinity tolerance of freshwater-reared Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis)
Brittany Chesser
M.S. Student
Hometown: Laurel, DE
Degree: B.S. Natural Resources, Fisheries Management, Delaware State University
Mike Ciaramella
Ph.D. Student, Co-Advisor: Dr. M. Wes Schilling, Dept. Food Science
Hometown: Stroudsburg, PA
Degree: B.S. Marine Science and Biology, Rider University, M. S. Aquatic Health Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island
Charlie Culpepper
M.S. Student
Hometown: Valdosta, GA
Degree: B.S. Forest Resources: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of Georgia
Colin Dinken
M.S. Student
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Degree: B.S. Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Auburn University
Madison Earhart
Hometown: Tampa Bay, FL
Project: Tank rearing and effects of salinity and hypoxia on alligator gar
Emmet Guy
M.S. Student
Hometown: Gunnison, CO
Degree: B.S. Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
Jacob Jones
Hometown: AR
Comparison of three egg collection devices for Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis)
Kevin Keretz
M.S. Student
Hometown: PA
Degree: B.S. Biology, minor: fisheries/chemistry, Mansfield University, Pennsylvania
Shelby Mathieu
Hometown: Calhoun City, MS
Project: Investigating the link between stress, temperature, and metabolic inertia in largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
Zachary Mitchell
Project: Growth of juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon
Austin Omer
Ph.D. Student
Hometown: Quincy, IL
Degree: B. S. Biological Science, Illinois State University, B. S. Agriculture Science, Illinois State University, M. S. Agriculture Science, Illinois State University
Brian Ott
M.S. Student
Hometown: Stoneville, MS
Degree: M.S. Biological Sciences, University of Alabama Adaptive Regulation of Digestive Performance in the Genus Python from simulated angling stress
Shane Ramee
M.S. Student
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Degree: B.A. Biology, Washington and Lee University
Daniel Schwarz
M.S. Student
Hometown: PA
Degree: BS Biology, Susquehanna University, PA
Christian Shirley
M.S. Student
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Degree: B.S. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Mississippi State University
Heather Stewart
M.S. Student
Hometown: Champaign,IL
Degree: BS Biological Sciences, Michigan State University
Justin Watson
Hometown: MS
Project: Primary and secondary stress responses to handling and aerial immersion of Common Carp