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Masters student Olivia Hurley is investigating  variation in flood and salinity tolerance of different haplotypes of the common reed Phragmites australis. Specifically, she is testing how the leaf chemistry of the different lineages respond to flooding and salinity, in order to test how these plants respond to stressors associated with sea level rise.

    Masters student Kevin Stoner's research is focused on evaluating soil, elevation, and vegetation characteristics of created marshes with and without confinement compared to natural mashes to help inform decisions about creating or restoring wetlands.

PhD student Mike Rabalais (PWS; M.S. University of Arkansas) is examining mangrove expansion into temperate salt marshes along the northern Gulf of Mexico and their role in marsh edge erosion and soil building dynamics.

Natalie Mattherne

M.S. in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, 2024  

Austin Lynn (PhD, University of Missouri)

Donnie Day
M.S in Oceanography and Coastal Science, 2021

Current status: PhD student, University of Toledo

Gina Groseclose
M.S in Oceanography and Coastal Science, 2020 

Current status: Environmental Scientist, US Geological Survey

Megan Kelsall
Degree: M.S in Oceanography and Coastal Science

Current status: Environmental Scientist, Prime AE, Baltimore, MD

Derek Jacobs
Degree: M.S. in Oceanography and Coastal Science
Current Status: Environmental Consultant with Brown, MItchell, and Alexander, a Civil Engineering form in Gulfport, MS.