CURRENT M.S. STUDENTS
Cecilia Hampton
Cecilia is an M.S. student who joined the lab in July of 2022. Her research is focused on the bioacoustics of predation on hard shelled prey. She is examining the differences in sounds between feeding events by multiple predators, spanning teleosts, elasmobranchs, reptiles, and crustaceans, feeding on various prey items via passive acoustic monitoring, acoustic recording tags, and otherwise investigating predation events via biologging and acoustic telemetry along with benthic surveys. Cecilia graduated from New College of Florida with her Bachelor of Arts in Marine Biology.
LAB ALUMNI
Brianna Cahill
EMAIL: bcahill2019@fau.edu
DEGREE: M.S. Marine Science and Oceanography
DURATION: August 2019 - December 2021
CURRENT POSITION: Research Technician, Peterson Lab, Stony Brook University
Bri’s research focused on characterizing the feeding ecology of whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) throughout Florida coastal waters and assessing ray residency patterns and interactions at clam lease sites in the Indian River Lagoon.
Michelle Edwards
EMAIL: Michelle.Edwards@piper.com
DEGREE: M.S. Marine Science and Oceanography
DURATION: August 2019 - August 2021
CURRENT POSITION: Chief of staff - Executive Assistant (Piper)
Michelle’s research focused on accumulation of harmful algal bloom toxins in the tissues of bull sharks as well as their movement patterns in the Indian River Lagoon.
Rachel Shaw
EMAIL: rshaw2018@fau.edu
DEGREE: M.S. Biological Sciences
DURATION: January 2018 - May 2020
CURRENT POSITION: High School Teacher
Rachel’s research focused on the movement patterns of white sharks and their nursery habitats in the New York Bight.
Grace Roskar
EMAIL: aroskar2017@fau.edu
DEGREE: M.S. Biological Sciences
DURATION: August 2017-May 2019
CURRENT POSITION: Natural Resources Resilience Specialist for the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve
Grace’s research focused on the characterization of the distribution and habitat use of elasmobranchs in the southern Indian River Lagoon.
Breanna DeGroot
EMAIL: bdegroot2017@fau.edu
DEGREE: M.S. (Biological Sciences)
DURATION: January 2017 - December 2018
CURRENT POSITION: Research Technician (FAU-HBOI), Grouper Guard Project
Breanna joined the lab in January 2017. Her work compared habitat use, fine, and large scale migration of spotted eagle rays in both the Indian River Lagoon and Sarasota Bay
Cameron Luck
EMAIL: Cameron.Luck@ncdenr.gov
DEGREE: M.S. (Biological Sciences)
DURATION: January 2017 - December 2018
CURRENT POSITION: Biological Scientist (NCDENR)
Cameron’s research focused on characterizing spawning biology of bonefish (Albula vulpes) found in the Bahamas.