Colleagues/Collaborators

Currently I am a PhD student at the Institute of Ecology (UGA).  My major advisor is Dr. Amy Rosemond.  I also work closely with Dr. Craig Layman (adjunct advisor, Florida International University).  I have been working with Dr. Layman for the past year studying foodweb structure and dynamics in Bahamian mangrove estuaries.  Through my research I am also collaborating with the nonprofit organization, Friends of the Environment Abaco, located on the Bahamian island where I conduct my field studies.  I am very interested in community education on conservation matters and through collaboration with such groups I am able to incorporate outreach activities into my research.  I am a partner in the Adopt a Fish Adopt a School program.  Through this program Dr. Layman has established a basis to continue our study of fish movement within and between estuarine environments (using radio telemetry) while integrating community educational outreach.  In this program private parties donate the money for a class to purchase a radio transmitter that we use within the context of our study.  The class then becomes the "owner" of these fish and is able to track the movement of the fish through the Adopt a Fish website (see link).        

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