Team

Principal Staff

Martin Grosell

Principal Investigator,
Professor and Chair,
University of Miami
mgrosell@rsmas.miami.edu
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Daniel Benetti

Co-Principal Investigator,
Professor and Director
University of Miami
dbenetti@rsmas.miami.edu
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Warren W. Burggen

Co-Principal Investigator,
Professor and Provost
University of North Texas
Warren.Burggren@unt.edu
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Dane Crossley

Co-Principal Investigator,
Assistant Professor
University of North Texas
Dane.Crossley@unt.edu
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ANDREW ESBAUGH

Co-Principal Investigator,
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Austin
a.esbaugh@austin.utexas.edu
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ED MAGER

Co-Principal Investigator,
Assistant Professor
University of North Texas
edward.mager@unt.edu
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CLAIRE B. PARIS

Co-Principal Investigator,
Professor
University of Miami
cparis@rsmas.miami.edu
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AARON ROBERTS

Co-Principal Investigator,
Associate Professor
University of North Texas
aproberts@unt.edu
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DANIEL SCHLENK

Co-Principal Investigator,
Professor
UC Riverside
daniel.schlenk@ucr.edu
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Scientist & Staff

Alexandra Karaczynski

Outreach Coordinator
University of Miami
ALK132@rsmas.miami.edu

Kerri Lynn Ackerly

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute
klackerly@utexas.com

MADELINE MUÑOZ-BUSTAMANTE

Program and Data Manager
University of Miami
mbustamante@rsmas.miami
.edu

Naim Bautista

Ph.D. Student
University of North Texas
NaimMartinez@my.unt.edu

Fabrizio Bonatesta

Ph.D Student
University of North Texas
fabriziobonatesta@my.unt.edu

LINDSEY DANIEL

Ph.D. Student
University of North Texas
LindseyDaniel2@my.unt.edu

NEAL DAVAR

Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of North Texas
nealrr01@gmail.com

ALICIA DUNTON

Ph.D. Student
University of North Texas
AliciaDunton@my.unt.edu

EMMA ESCH

Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Miami
ebe18@miami.edu

ROBIN FAILLETTAZ

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Miami
robin.faillettaz@rsmas.miami
.edu

JIA GENG

Ph.D. Student
University of Miami
jgeng@rsmas.miami.edu

JUSTIN GREER

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of California Riverside
jgreer@ucr.edu

RACHAEL M. HEUER

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Miami
rheuer@rsmas.miami.edu

RON HOENIG

Hatchery Manager
University of Miami
rhoenig@rsmas.miami.edu

ALEXIS KHURSIGARA

Ph.D. Student
University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute
akhursigara@utexas.edu

CHI HIN “TIM” LAM

Biological Oceanographer
University of Massachusetts at Boston
tagtuna@gmail.com

Rachel Leads

Ph.D. Student
University of North Texas
RachelLeads@my.unt.edu

Gabrielle Menard

Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Miami
gmm124@miami.edu

Victoria McGruer

Ph. D Student
UC Riverside
vmcgr001@ucr.edu

Derek Nelson

Ph.D. Student
University of North Texas
DerekNelson@my.unt.edu

Mayur Pabba

Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of North Texas
mayur.pabba@gmail.com

Christina Pasparakis

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Miami
cpasparakis@rsmas.miami.edu

Edwin Prince

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of North Texas
edwin.price@unt.edu

Maria Rojas

Laboratory Manager/Research Technician
University of North Texas
Maria.Rojas@unt.edu

Kristen Ranges

Joint J.D./ Ph.D. Student
University of Miami
kristenranges@gmail.com

Lela Schlenker

Ph.D. Student
University of Miami
lschlenker@rsmas.miami.edu

John Stieglitz

Research Assistant Professor
University of Miami
jstieglitz@rsmas.miami.edu

Philip Tanabe

Ph.D. Student
University of California Riverside
ptana001@ucr.edu

Srivennela Veeramachaneni

Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of North Texas
srivennela1@gmail.com

Yadong Wang

Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Miami
yadong.wang@rsmas.miami.edu

Rebecca Zlatkin

Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Miami
rlz20@miami.edu

Alumni

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Trainees

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  • Derek Nelson

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Ph.D. student, University of North Texas

  • Amanda Reynolds

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Assistant professor, University of North Georgia

  • Rachael Heuer

    Postdoctoral Fellow (x2)
    Current employment: Assistant research professor, University of Miami

  • Fabrizio Bonatesta

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Senior Analyst, Abt Associates

  • Edwin Price

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current employment: Technical writer, Ace Vision Group

  • Robin Faillettaz

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current employment: Government scientist, Lorient, France

  • Ana Carolina Vaz

    Postdoctoral fellow
    Current employment: NOAA Fisheries 

  • Lauren Sweet

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: US EPA

  • Jason Magnuson

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Research Biologist, US Geological Survey

  • Emma Barnes

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Program Officer, World Wildlife Fund

  • Kristin Nielsen

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Assistant professor, University Texas

  • Rachel Leads

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Ph.D. student, University of North Texas, starts PDF at Michigan State summer of 2023

  • Naim Bautista

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Nebraska

  • Victoria McGruer

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Research assistant, Southern California Coast Water Research Project

  • Phil Tanabe

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Postdoctoral fellow, NOAA Charleston

  • Graciel Diamante

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Research scientist, UCLA

  • Nicolette Andrzejczyk

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Research Scientist, US Naval Research 

  • Justin Greer

    Postdoctoral fellow
    Current employment: Research Scientist, USGS, Seattle

  • Elvis Xu

    Postdoctoral fellow
    Current employment: Associate professor, University of Southern Denmark

  • Christina Pasparakis

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Assistant professor, UC Davis

  • Lela Schlenker

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Postdoctoral fellow, East Carolina University

  • Yadong Wang

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Washington

  • Kristen Ranges

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Ph.D. student, University of Miami

  • John Stieglitz

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current employment: Associate research professor, University of Miami

  • Georgina Cox

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current employment: Assistant Professor, Washington State University

  • Jacob Johansen

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current employment: Assistant Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

  • Angelina Dichiera

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: NSF Postdoctoral fellow, hired as Assistant professor, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

  • Alexis Khursigara

    Ph.D. student
    Current employment: Assistant professor, Montclair State University

  • Rasmus Ern

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current employment: Postdoctoral fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  • Kerri Ackerly

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current employment: Research Associate, University of Texas Marine Science Institute