Meet Our Graduate Students

Kate Callnan
Kate Callnan
B.S. Microbiology, University of Maine (2005)

Advisor: Lisa Moore

 

Thesis Topic: Phosphorus ecophysiology of Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus

kate.callnan@maine.edu

Christine Caputo

 

Christine Caputo
B.S. Biology, Saint Joseph's College (2006)

 

Advisor: Michael Mazurkiewicz

Thesis Topic: Salinity, pH and temperature tolerances of the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, and their effects on sexual and sexual reproduction

 

christine.caputo@maine.edu

 

Sean Casto

Sean Casto
B.S. Biology, University of Vermont (2000)

Advisor: David Evers

Thesis Topic: Analysis of weather radar to characterize temporal patterns of bird migration along Maine's coast and the potential for impacts from offshore wind farms

scasto@gmail.com

Erika Diffin
Erika Diffin
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2005)

Advisor:

Thesis Topic:

erika.diffin@maine.edu

Tim Divoll

Tim Divoll
B.S. Biology, Worcester State College (2007)

Advisor: David Evers

Thesis Topic: Impacts of mercury on sharks and other fish in southern Belize

tim.divoll@briloon.org

Mike Doan
Mike Doan
B.S. Biology, University of Maine (1997)

Advisor: Theresa Theodose

Thesis Topic: Seasonal variation in biomass and tissue nitrogen concentration of two species of green algae (Ulva and Enteromorpha) along a theoretical nutrient gradient in a microtidal coastal embayment

mdoan@cascobay.org

Michael Esty
Michael Esty
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2007)
B.S. Computer Science, Franklin Pierce College (1991)

Advisor: Kenneth Weber

Thesis Topic: Whole genome comparisons of orthologous proteins

 

michael.esty@maine.edu

Sandy Flewelling

Sandy Fussell
B.A. Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (1984)

Advisor: Michele Dionne

Thesis Topic: Expansion rates in Phragmites australis

sbflewell@hotmail.com

Victor Gagne

Victor Gagne
B.A. Biology, Colby College (2009)

Advisor: Douglas Currie

Thesis Topic: Investigating the effects of arsenic on developing neurons in vitro

victor.gagne@maine.edu

 

Jim Harmon

James Harmon
B.A. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2000)

 

Advisor: Ken Weber

Thesis Topic: Effects of natural photoperiod on development time in Drosophila larvae

hjames1@maine.rr.com

 Andrea Leonard
Andrea Leonard
B.S. Environmental Science, Merrimack College (2000)

Advisor: Michele Dionne

Thesis Topic: Nekton utilization of three salt marsh vegetation zones in relation to tidal flow restriction

andrea.leonard@maine.edu

 

Carrie Lewis
B.S. Biology/Environmental Studies, College of William and Mary (2006)

Advisor: Chris Maher

Thesis Topic: Kin recognition in woodchucks

carriehrlewis@aol.com

Jen McKay

Jennifer McKay
B.A. Communication, Marist College (1999)

Advisor: Chris Maher

Thesis Topic: Effects of mercury on behavior in songbirds

jlmckay@hotmail.com

Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell
B.S. Environmental Science, University of New England (2009)

Advisor: Karen Wilson

Thesis Topic: Plant community relationships in marsh/wetland systems

elizabeth.e.mitchell@gmail.com

Abby Pearson

 

Abby Pearson
B.S. Environmental Science and Policy, USM (2007)

Advisor: Karen Wilson

Thesis Topic: Vegetative regrowth in a salt marsh undergoing restoration

abbyopearson@gmail.com

 

Karoline Perry

 

Karoline Perry
B.A. Art History, University of Maine (2005)

Advisor: Lisa Moore

Thesis Topic: Microbial ecology of extremeophiles at a former copper/zinc mine

karoline.perry@maine.edu

 

Erik Pietrowicz
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2007)

Advisor: Douglas Currie

Thesis Topic: Developmental neurotoxicity of arsenic

erik.pietrowicz@maine.edu

 

Violetta Priestley

Violetta Priestley
B. Commerce in Economics, McGill University (1979)

Advisor: Thomas Knight

Thesis Topic: Floral Dip: Engineering the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana

s0474790@maine.edu

Kevin Regan

Kevin Regan
B.S. Biology, Eastern Connecticut State University (2006)

Advisor: Chris Maher

Thesis Topic: Effect of ecological and demographic conditions on pronghorn spatial organization: Do post wildfire conditions promote territoriality? 

kevin.regan@maine.edu


Karen Robbins

Karen Robbins
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson College of Technology (1979)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1981)


Advisor: David Evers

Thesis Topic: Movement and habitat use of northern map turtles using radiotelemetry techniques

robbinco@gmail.com

Justine Roths

Justine Roths
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2005)

Advisors: Thomas Knight and Theresa Theodose

Thesis Topic: Relationship between nitrogen use efficiency and induced chemical defenses in tomato plants

justine.roths@gmail.com


Victor Serio

Victor Serio, Jr.
B.A. History, Binghamton University (1990)

Advisor: S. Monroe Duboise

Thesis Topic: Lysogeny in marine bacteria

victor.seriojr@maine.edu

Fariba Shaffiey
B.A. Biology, Bowdoin College (2005)

Advisor: John Wise

 

Thesis Topic: Examination Into The Mechanism of Red Beetroot Chemoprevention

 

fariba.shaffiey@maine.edu

 Hollis Smith

Hollis Smith
B.A. Biology, University of Maine at Farmington (2001)

Advisor: Michael Mazurkiewicz

 

Literature Review Topic: Vernal pool ecology

hollis.smith@maine.edu

Jess Wheeler
Jess Wheeler
B.S. Biology, Saint Joseph's College (2000)

Advisor: Jeff Walker

Thesis Topic: Flight kinematics of very small insects

wheelerjp50@yahoo.com

Heather Anne Wright

Heather Anne Wright
B.S. Marine Science, University of New England (2006)

Advisor: Lisa Moore

Thesis Topic: Distribution of picophytoplankton populations and isolations from the Patagonian Shelf region in the Southern Atlantic Ocean

heather.wright@maine.edu

 

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