University of Southern Maine

Meet Our Graduate Students

	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 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 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 B.S. Biology, University of Southern Maine (2005) Advisor: Thesis Topic: erika.diffin@maine.edu
	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 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 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 Fussell B.A. Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (1984) Advisor: Michele Dionne Thesis Topic: Expansion rates in Phragmites australis sbflewell@hotmail.com
	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
	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 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
	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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 B.A. Biology, University of Maine at Farmington (2001) Advisor: Michael Mazurkiewicz   Literature Review Topic: Vernal pool ecology hollis.smith@maine.edu
	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 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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