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Brian Roberts, PI
Executive Director and Chief Scientist Associate Director of Science Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry Lab REU Program Director Brian received his PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University in 2004 and was a postdoctoral research associate with Pat Mulholland at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before joining the LUMCON faculty in 2007. He has served as Associate Director of Science since 2017 and became Interim Executive Director in 2022. Brian's research interests are in ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry with most of his current effort focused on understanding how human activities impact the ability of ecosystems to transform and retain carbon and nutrients. This work is currently focused in headwater streams, coastal wetlands, estuaries and coastal ocean systems. Brian teaches courses in Changing Coastal Oceans, Marine Ecosystem Ecology, and Coastal Biogeochemistry and is the director of LUMCON's REU program. CV Google Scholar Profile ResearchGate Profile ORCiD ID: 0000-0002-6366-3165 [email protected] Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) 8124 Highway 56 Chauvin, LA 70344 Phone: (985)851-2801, -2821; FAX: (985)851-2874 Stephanie Plaisance Research Assistant II Stephanie was hired in April 2019 as a research technician/assistant for the Coastal Waters Consortium project. She graduated from Louisiana Tech University in February 2019 with a BS in Environmental Science. During her undergraduate career, she worked in Dr. Jennifer Hill’s lab researching the effects of nutrient levels on Spartina alterniflora. [email protected] LUMCON office phone: (985)851-2878; room 223 LUMCON lab phone: (985)851-2829; rooms 218/222 Abigail Davis Research Technician Abigail joined the Roberts Lab in April 2021 as a research technician. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2020 with a BS in Marine Science and concentrations in Biological and Chemical Oceanography. During her undergraduate career, she worked in Dr. Tammi Richardson's lab researching the phenotypic responses of cryptophyte algae to varying light quality. [email protected] LUMCON office phone: (985)851-2878; room 223 LUMCON lab phone: (985)851-2829; rooms 218/222 Caitlin Young Research Technician Caitlin joined the Roberts Lab in April 2021 as a research technician on the NASA Blue Methane project. She has a BS in Ecology with a certificate in Marine Science from the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating in 2018, Caitlin worked in the Dunton Ecology Lab at the UT Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, TX, monitoring and studying the effects of hurricanes and other climate change disturbances in seagrass beds and marsh-mangrove habitats. [email protected] LUMCON office phone: (985)851-2878; room 223 LUMCON lab phone: (985)851-2829; rooms 218/222 Emelie Foster Graduate Student Emelie started her Masters at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette in August 2020, where Dr. Roberts is a co-advisor. Her research interest primarily focus on understanding how anthropogenic disturbances are affecting coastal populations. During her Masters studies, she plans to use stable isotopes to better understand how trophic systems in the Gulf of Mexico are responding to the alteration of habitat structure, caused by sand dredging. She's recently earned a BS in Biology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In the future, she hopes to become a part of the link that connects science with the community. [email protected] Skylar Liner Graduate Student Skylar joined the Roberts Lab in May 2021 as a research technician. She will continue as a MS student at LSU with Dr. Roberts as her co-advisor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources in August 2021. She earned a BS in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture from Mississippi State University in 2021. Her project utilizes marsh organs to study the responses of marsh vegetation and soil biogeochemistry based on mussel density and sea level rise. [email protected] LUMCON office phone: (985)851-2878; room 223 LUMCON lab phone: (985)851-2829; rooms 218/222 Alex Douwes Graduate Student Alex joined the Roberts lab in June 2021 as a research technician. He will continue on as a Masters student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with Dr. Roberts as a co-advisor in the College of Sciences in August 2021. He earned a BS degree in Marine Sciences with a concentration in Marine Biology from the University of Delaware in 2018. His Master's research will focus on the changing nutrient fluxes of the Ship Shoal area during and after dredging has occurred. [email protected] LUMCON office phone: (985)851-2878; room 223 LUMCON lab phone: (985)851-2829; rooms 218/222 Lab Alumni
Former Research Scientists and Postdoctoral Associates
- Dr. Lauren Brown: post-doctoral associate (2020-2021) on CWC-II, -III Marsh Project Google Scholar Profile - Dr. Ryann Rossi: post-doctoral associate (2018-2020) on CWC-II, -III Marsh Project Website - Dr. Charles Schutte: research scientist (2017-2019) on CWC-II, -III Marsh Project - Dr. Ariella Chelsky: post-doctoral associate (2015-2018) on CWC-II Marsh Project website - Dr. Anthony Rietl: post-doctoral associate (2016-2017) on CWC-II Marsh Project website - Dr. Troy Hill: post-doctoral associate (2015) on CWC-II marsh project - Dr. John Marton: post-doctoral associate (2012-2014) on CWC marsh project Former Graduate Students - Jordan Logarbo earned her MS degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 2021 studying the mutualistic relationship between the gulf ribbed mussel and smooth cordgrass and the potential implications of this mutualism on future coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana. - Natalie Ceresnak earned her MS degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 2017 as a CPRA Coastal Science Assistantship - Ciara Chambers earned her MS degree from Tulane University in 2014 - Susan Doty earned her MS degree from Nicholls State University in 2010 Former Research Associates/Assistants/Technicians - Paige Clarizia, Lab Manager; Research Associate (2020-2021) - Sophie Wulfing, Research Assistant (2020-2021) - William Moore, Research Assistant (2019-2020) - Amanda Richey, Research Assistant (2018-2020) - Caitlin Bauer, Research Assistant (2019-2020) - Ekaterina Bulygina, Lab Manager (2019-2019) - Logan McPherson, Research Assistant (2017-2019) - Amelia Lormand, Research Technician (2018) - Caleb Bourgeois, Research Associate (2016 - 2018) - Brendan Kelly, Research Associate (2016 - 2018) - Sam Setta: Research Assistant / Lab Manager (2015-2016) - Jacqui Levy: Research Assistant (2016) - Hillary Sullivan: Research Assistant / Lab Manager (2014-2015) - Katie Baudoin: Summer Intern (2015) - Regina Bledsoe: Undergraduate Researcher / Technician (2013-2015) - Becky Forgrave: Research Assistant (2014-2015) - Matthew Rich: Research Assistant / Lab Manager (2013-2014) - Anya Hopple: Lab Manager (2012-2013) - Shuana-Kay Rainford: Research assistant (2012-2013) - Tiffany Warner: Research Assistant (2012) - Samantha Primer: Research Assistant (2010-2012) - Brendan Young: Research Assistant (2011-2012) - Carrie (Semmler) Martin: Research Assistant/Lab Manager (2009-2012) - Ross Del Rio: Research Assistant (2010) Former REU interns 2019: Alizia Barnes (Louisiana Tech University), Harrison Coker (Texas A&M) 2018: Karyolyn Agosto Shaw (Universidad Metropolitana), Adrianna Grow (Smith College), Herbert Leavitt (Eckerd College) 2017: Primary Mentor: Ashley MacDonald (Eckerd College), Katie Ebinger (University of Colorado); Co-mentor: Robynn Hadley (Grambling State University), Charles Cilek (Lake Superior State), Isaac Rosenthal (Washington and Lee University) 2016: Nicole Farley (Wayne State University), David Klinges (Dartmouth College), Madelyn Sorrentino (University of Vermont) 2015: Kristen Chatelain (LA Tech), Samantha Fortin (Eckerd College) 2014: Mia Dawson (Oberlin College), Brian Donnelly (Villanova University) 2013: Sara Mack (University of Maryland), Tierra Moore (Rice University) 2012: Shanina Halbert (Haverford College), Aaron Marti (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point), Matthew Rich (University of Arkansas) 2011: Julia Luthringer (Boston University), Tiffany Warner (University of New Orleans) |