Post-Doctoral Fellows

Dr. Jason Schaffler

2005-Present

 

Dr. Nathan B. Smith

2004-2006

 

Dr. Julian Ashford    

2001-2002

Research Associate ~ 2003-Present

Dr. Christian Reiss

1997, 2000-2002

Dr. Robyn Hannigan

1999-2000

 

Dr. Simon Thorrold

1994-1996

Research Associate ~ 1997-2000

Dr. Anthony Fowler

1992-1993

 

Dr. Kent Carpenter

1990-1991

 


 

Ph.D. Students

Joey Ballaenger

Current

Oceanography

Stacy Beharry

Current

Oceanography

Renee Reilly

Current

Oceanography

Emmanis Dorval

2003

Ecological Sciences ~ (Fulbright Scholar)

Jennifer Martin

2003 

Ecological Sciences

Gretchen Bath

2003

Ecological Sciences

Brian Wells

2000

Ecological Sciences

Julian Ashford

2000

Ecological Sciences

Kevin Piner

1998

Ecological Sciences

 

Master's Students

Scott Haga

Current

Oceanography

William Thompson

2008

Oceanography

Eric Robillarad

2006

Oceanography

Summalee Hoskin

2002

Ecological Sciences

Keith Jenkins

2002

Ecological Sciences

Barbara McClellan

Withdrawn

Ecological Sciences

Thomas Wasaff

2000

Ecological Sciences ~ (Thesis Director)

Emmanis Dorval

1998

Ecological Sciences ~ (Fulbright Scholar)

Julie Timm

1997

Ecological Sciences

William Patterson

1995

Ecological Sciences

Brian Wells

1994

Ecological Sciences

Steven Nixon

1993

Ecological Sciences

Steve Bobko

1992

Ecological Sciences

David Wade

1991

Ecological Sciences

William Check

1990

Non-thesis M.S. ~ Oceanography

Kelly Foster

1990

Non-thesis M.S. ~ Oceanography


 

Ph.D. Committee Member

Nuno Prista

Current

Oceanography ~ University of Lisbon

Heidi Mahon

Current

Ecological Sciences

Sherman Jones

Current

Ecological Sciences

Siriluck Jermjitpornchai  

Current

Mathematics and Statistics

John Allsteadt

2003

Ecological Sciences

Denice Robertson

2001

Ecological Sciences

Chad Cross

1998

Ecological Sciences

Charles Acosta

1997

Ecological Sciences

Gung Soo Park

1997

Ecological Sciences

Shuhba Prabhala

1995

Mathematics and Statistics

Susan Lowerre

1994

Fisheries ~ Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Edward Sismour

1994

Fisheries ~ Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Luiz Barbieri

1993

Fisheries ~ Virginia Institute of Marine Science


 

Masters Committee Member

Heather Green

2006

Ecological Sciences

Keith Jenkins

2001

Ecological Sciences

Tom Dolan

2000

Ecological Sciences

Don Beringer

1998

Ecological Sciences

Jason Schratwizer

1998

Ecological Sciences

Parker Dodds

1997

Ecological Science ~ Posthumous

Sarah Gaichas

1997

M.S. Fisheries ~ Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Cindy Cooksey

1996

M.S. Fisheries ~ Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Donna Kline

1996

M.S. Biology ~ University of California

Richard Fulford 

1995 (Withdrew)

Ecological Sciences

John March

1995

Ecological Sciences

John Seibel

1992

Ecological Sciences

Greg White 

1991

Biological Oceanography

Alan Friedlander 

1988

Biological Oceanography

Martha Norris 

1988 (Withdrew)

Biological Oceanography

Jay Woodward

1988

Biological Oceanography


 

Theses and/or dissertations completed under my supervision

Emmanis Dorval

2004

Ph.D

"Determination of Essential fish habitat for juvenile spotted seatrout in Chesapeake Bay using trace-element chemistry in surface waters and otoliths”
 

Julian Ashford

2001

Ph.D.

“In Support of a Rationally Managed Fishery: Age and Growth in Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)”
 

Brian Wells

2000 

Ph.D.

“Evaluation of fish-scale chemistry for determining stock structure and habitat associations”
 

Kevin Piner

1998

Ph.D.

“Growth and yield-per-recruit modeling of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) in the Chesapeake Bay, and a comparison of biological reference points”
 

Sumalee Hoskin

2002

M.S.

“Recruitment variation of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, with observations of environmental factors”
 

Keith Jenkins

2002

M.S.

“Vertical distribution of zooplankton at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay and calibration of backscatter from an acoustic Doppler current profiler”

Emmanis Dorval

1998

M.S.

“Effect of sampling errors on estimates of recruitment and fishing mortality from separable virtual population analysis”
 

William Patterson

1995

M.S.

“Nutritional condition of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) larvae as determined by constituent lipid analysis”
 

Brian Wells

1994

M.S.

“Reproductive biology of the black drum, Pogonias cromis
 

Steven Nixon

1993

M.S.

“Recruitment of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in the Chesapeake Bay”
 

Steven Bobko

1992

M.S.

“Population biology of the black drum, Pogonias cromis” 
 

David Wade

1991

M.S.

“Development of a simulation model of the roving creel survey”


 

Student Awards achieved under my supervision

Eric Robillard

2004

Best Poster, Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, Tidewater Chapter, Newport News, Virginia

Emmanis Dorval

2003

National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow

Emmanis Dorval

2002

Best Student Poster -2nd Place - Sigma Xi, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Emmanis Dorval

2002

Best Student Paper - American Fisheries Society, Tidewater Chapter, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Brian Wells

2002

National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow

Brian Wells

1993

Best Student Paper - Honorable Mention (Top 4 of 70), American Fisheries Society, 123rd Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon.

David Wade 

1989

Best Student Paper - 2nd Place, American Fisheries Society, 118th Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.