Lab Members
Principal Investigator (P.I.), Dr. Kelly Dorgan Senior Marine Scientist II, Dauphin Island Sea Lab Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of South Alabama PhD 2007 University of Maine (Oceanography) ResearchGate Profile Google Scholar Profile CV kdorgan@disl.org |
Graduate Students
Jennifer Duncan
PhD Candidate, University of South Alabama BS, Ecology, University of Georgia BS, Statistics, University of Georgia My long term research interests center on using acoustics to monitor infaunal bioturbation, with an emphasis on spatiotemporal variation in bioturbation rates and the relationship between variation in acoustical signaling and sediment geotechnical properties. [email protected] Frankie Hedge
PhD Candidate, University of South Alabama BS, Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington [email protected] |
Technicians and Interns
Moey Rojas
Lab Tech BA, Biological Sciences, Swarthmore College My research focuses on the physical and biological mechanisms that govern the burrowing process of annelid worms, with a recent focus on the role of appendages in the burrowing process. [email protected] Jazzmyn Potter
Intern BS, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama Expected December 2024 Semyra Reus
Intern BS, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama Expected May 2026 |
Former Graduate Students
Cy Clemo PhD, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Environmental Science, University of Virginia
Interactions between sediment mechanical structure and infaunal community structure following physical disturbance
Will Ballentine PhD, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, Florida State University
Biophysical interactions between meiofauna and sand habitats
Chesna Cox, MS, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, Troy University
Investigating the influence of infaunal community structure on sediment physical properties
Kara Gadeken PhD, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, College of William and Mary
Coastal sediment response to the diel oxygen cycle.
Steve Dykstra PhD (co-advised by Dr. Brian Dzwonkowski), Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; MS, Environmental Science, Taylor University; BS, Geology, Calvin College
The role of river discharge on flooding and tidal dynamics in the fluvial-marine transition.
Ryan Parker MS, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, University of Southern Mississippi
Sublethal effects of the Water Accommodated Fraction (WAF) of oil on infaunal bioturbation rates in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Sarah Cole MS, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, Eckerd College
Mudblister worm (Polydora websteri) infestation on farmed oysters along the Alabama coast.
Maite Jacquot MS Université de Bretagne Occidentale; BS Université de Rennes
Macrobenthic community structure and influence on denitrification in soft sediments (Mobile Bay, Alabama).
Cy Clemo PhD, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Environmental Science, University of Virginia
Interactions between sediment mechanical structure and infaunal community structure following physical disturbance
Will Ballentine PhD, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, Florida State University
Biophysical interactions between meiofauna and sand habitats
Chesna Cox, MS, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, Troy University
Investigating the influence of infaunal community structure on sediment physical properties
Kara Gadeken PhD, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, College of William and Mary
Coastal sediment response to the diel oxygen cycle.
Steve Dykstra PhD (co-advised by Dr. Brian Dzwonkowski), Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; MS, Environmental Science, Taylor University; BS, Geology, Calvin College
The role of river discharge on flooding and tidal dynamics in the fluvial-marine transition.
Ryan Parker MS, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, University of Southern Mississippi
Sublethal effects of the Water Accommodated Fraction (WAF) of oil on infaunal bioturbation rates in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Sarah Cole MS, University of South Alabama; BS, Biology, Eckerd College
Mudblister worm (Polydora websteri) infestation on farmed oysters along the Alabama coast.
Maite Jacquot MS Université de Bretagne Occidentale; BS Université de Rennes
Macrobenthic community structure and influence on denitrification in soft sediments (Mobile Bay, Alabama).
Former Postdocs
Dr. Jenna Moore PhD, University of Florida (2020-2022)
Dr. Amberle McKee PhD, University of California, Irvine (2020-2023)
Dr. Jenna Moore PhD, University of Florida (2020-2022)
Dr. Amberle McKee PhD, University of California, Irvine (2020-2023)
Former Technicians and Interns
Vivianne Prerost (Intern Summer 2023) Madeline Frey (Lab Technician 2021-2022) Lizi Byrd (Intern 2021-2022) Samir Sirk Morató (Intern 2021-2022) Katelyn Giles (Intern 2019-2020) Erin Kiskaddon (Lab Manager 2017-2019) Ellen Titus (Intern 2018-2019) Alessandra Jimenez-Yap (Intern 2016) Sarah Frankenberg (Intern 2015-2016) Alison Yee (Intern 2015-2016) Katie D'Amelio (Intern 2014-2015) Susann Grill (Lab technician 2014) Casper Hui (NOAA-NGI intern 2014) |
REU Students
Clay Bibby (2023) Anika Cho (2022) Shelby Blair (2021) Rylee Malone (2020) Elijah Tripp (2019) Rachel Pugh (2017) Haley Lescinsky (2016) |