{"id":57,"date":"2015-09-08T01:45:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T01:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-10-11T20:46:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:46:06","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1080\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/about-us\/5ffbb2c9-f4ba-43c1-b854-ce33a1d48c24\/#main\" class=\"wp-image-1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/5FFBB2C9-F4BA-43C1-B854-CE33A1D48C24.jpeg 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/JamesPicWebsite-scaled.jpeg\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1094 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/JamesPicWebsite-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/JamesPicWebsite-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/JamesPicWebsite-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/JamesPicWebsite-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/JamesPicWebsite-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/JamesPicWebsite-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>William Ryan James, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>wjames@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> My research interests include understanding the drivers of consumer distribution, movement, and resource use, the role of habitat configuration and composition on ecosystem processes, and the recovery of ecosystem function following restoration and disturbance. Currently at FIU, my research focuses on the impacts of altered freshwater inflows in Florida Bay, and its consequences for seagrass ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About Me:<\/strong> I received my BS in Biology from the University of Alabama. Following graduation, I attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham for my MS, and in 2020, I completed my PhD at the University of Louisiana Lafayette.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/DSCN4664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-473 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/DSCN4664-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/DSCN4664-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/DSCN4664-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/DSCN4664-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Jonathan Rodemann, Ph.D. Student<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Jrode010@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Research Topic:<\/strong>\u00a0How biotic and abiotic factors affect fish movement and behavior. During my time at FIU, I am focusing on how habitat transformation caused by a seagrass die-off in Florida Bay has affected the movement and trophic ecology of recreational sportfish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About me:<\/strong> Growing up in New Jersey, I developed a love for ocean creatures from a young age. After high school, my interest in marine life brought me to south Florida, where I obtained a B.S. in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Miami. I attended a non-thesis based Master\u2019s program at Northeastern University called the Three Seas Program, where I spent time in Boston, Panama, and Washington state learning about the marine ecosystems of these regions. This program ended with an internship with the Smithsonian\u2019s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network looking at the variation in marine consumption pressure along a latitudinal gradient. I was then drawn back down to south Florida, where I started a PhD at FIU in the Coastal Fisheries Lab.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/09\/IMG_1814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/09\/IMG_1814-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/09\/IMG_1814-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/09\/IMG_1814-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/09\/IMG_1814-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/09\/IMG_1814-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nicholas Castillo, Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>ncast169@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> The potential impacts of contaminants on the bonefish decline in South Florida. By comparing bonefish sampled throughout South Florida with bonefish from other Caribbean basins including the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Belize I plan to identify present levels of contaminants and assess the relative risk in South Florida compared to the rest of the Caribbean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About Me:<\/strong> I studied at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Following graduation, I worked as a backcountry and inshore fishing guide out of Islamorada in the Florida Keys. I apply my lifelong love of fishing and Florida\u2019s marine ecosystems with my experience within Florida Bay and the Florida Keys as a fishing guide to my current PhD research. I have travelled to Puerto Rico to collect bonefish samples, and am currently sampling the Florida Keys and Biscayne Bay. I greatly look forward to completing my research and PhD with the Rehage Lab!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/DSCN1450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-311 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/DSCN1450-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/DSCN1450-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/DSCN1450-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Cody Eggenberger, Ph.D. Student<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>cegge004@fiu.edu<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> Habitat utilization of recreational fish species in northern Florida Bay mangrove lakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About Me:<\/strong> I received my B.S. from Michigan State University in 2014 with a major in Zoology. Having broad interests in trophic ecology, migration ecology and marine ecosystem management, my project focuses on the movement and trophic dynamics of Tarpon, Common Snook, Lemon Sharks, and Bull Sharks in protected mangrove lakes of north Florida Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_5170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1063 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_5170-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_5170-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_5170-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_5170-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_5170-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_5170.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mack White, Ph.D. Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>mwhit160@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Topic:<\/strong>\u00a0My research aims to further\u00a0understand the functional roles of animals. Specifically, I am interested in how animals are able to move energy throughout the different environments\u00a0they occupy over the course of their life and how different abiotic and biotic conditions may mediate the\u00a0magnitude and ecological importance of those energy subsidies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Me:\u00a0<\/strong>I was fortunate enough to grow up in wild and wonderful West Virginia, something I am super proud of! Growing up I was obsessed with the water and honestly rather confused about how things were able to live full-time under the waterline &#8211; it seemed like an entire other planet. Long story short, that\u00a0curiosity\u00a0never went away so I went to Marshall University where I received my BS in Environmental\u00a0Science. Following a short stint in the professional world, I attended Tennessee\u00a0Tech University where I earned an M.S. in Biology while researching the ability for suckers to deliver limiting nutrients via excretion, eggs, and carcasses during their spawning migrations. All of this led me to FIU where I will be researching animal resource subsidies in the Everglades!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1111 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/10\/JS_Field.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/10\/JS_Field.jpeg 2420w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/10\/JS_Field-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/10\/JS_Field-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/10\/JS_Field-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/10\/JS_Field-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/10\/JS_Field-2048x1537.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/>James Sturges, Ph.D. Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>jstur015@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James is a second year PhD student in the Rehage Lab for Coastal Fish Ecology &amp; Fisheries. His dissertation work focuses on using stable isotopes analyses to study the food web structure and function across the FCE. James is interested in how hydrological restoration efforts and invasive species, coupled with the effects of climate change, alter nutrient cycling and food web dynamics across the system. He hopes that a more detailed understanding of food webs will lead to better informed management decisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1096 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Headshot-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Headshot-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Headshot-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Headshot-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Headshot.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a>Nicolas Rivas, Ph.D. Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>nirivas@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> I am studying fish population dynamics in response to coral reef restoration efforts in Culebra, Puerto Rico. We are interested in testing the efficacy of 3D printed corals to restore fish populations as compared to live coral. We are using BRUVS and photogrammetry techniques to track fish populations, coral distribution and recruitment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Me: <\/strong>I was born in Santiago, Chile and moved to Florida when was five years old. My family and I went to the beach almost every weekend which sparked my interest in marine life. I attended the University of Central Florida in Orlando to pursue a degree in Biology with a focus in pre-med. Halfway through I joined a lab to gain research experience and decided to switch my focus from pre-med to marine biology. Since then, I earned my B.S. in Biology from UCF and later earned my M.S. in Marine Biology and Ecology from the University of Miami RSMAS. I am now pursuing my Ph.D. here at FIU where I will be researching fish population dynamics in relation to coral restoration.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Lauren-Kabat-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1097 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Lauren-Kabat-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Lauren-Kabat-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Lauren-Kabat-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Lauren-Kabat-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Lauren-Kabat-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/Lauren-Kabat-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Lauren Kabat, MS Student<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>lkabat@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Research Topic:<\/strong> \u00a0I am studying the effects of disturbance on freshwater shrimp movement at the Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research site in El Yunque forest, Puerto Rico. Through collaboration with scientists at the University of Puerto Rico, we are sampling headwater streams and exploring tagging techniques to track individuals at varied spatiotemporal scales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About Me:<\/strong> I grew up in New Hampshire and graduated from Furman University with a BS in Biology. Before coming to FIU, I collected catch and biospecimen data as a Fisheries Observer in Alaska, and supervised Mote Marine Laboratory\u2019s nighttime sea turtle tagging program. These field experiences paired with several environmental education opportunities around the globe led to a deep appreciation of the natural environment, a love of travel and exploration, and an interest in studying animal movement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Shakira.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-402 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Shakira-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Shakira-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Shakira-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Shakira.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong>Shakira Trabelsi, MS Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>strab002@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Research Topics:<\/strong>\u00a0Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Hydrology<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>About Me:<\/strong>\u00a0 I am a South Florida native, born and raised. Spending most of my summers in Colombia as a child, my love for the outdoors especially aquatic creatures and habitats began early. I started in the lab as an intern on the Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUVs) project during my sophomore year, and began as a lab technician during my junior year. After graduating in the spring of 2020 with my Bachelors in Environmental Studies, I was promoted to lab manager. I am eternally grateful for all the opportunities I\u2019ve had to aid on a wide range of projects, gaining knowledge, experience, and many great memories.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Lauren-pic.docx_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-403 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Lauren-pic.docx_-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Lauren-pic.docx_-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Lauren-pic.docx_-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Lauren-pic.docx_-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Lauren-pic.docx_.jpg 1951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Lauren Padron, Laboratory Technician<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>lpadron@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Research Topics:<\/strong> Hydrology, Ecology, Water Management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About Me:<\/strong> I was born in Cuba and raised in Miami since 2004. My participation in the lab started with the Coastal Everglades Lakes (CELA) and has now branched out to Shark River and Florida Bay (MAP, BRUV and E-SCAPES). I actively learn about and love helping out in the Everglades research. Working in ecology and seeing scientific progress happen first hand is a huge motivator in my life right now. A recent graduate from a Philosophy B.A. (2018), I am continuing my education to complete a Mechanical Engineering B.S. towards work in hydrology and to further bridge people and science throughout my career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1061 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_6510-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_6510-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_6510-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_6510-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_6510-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/10\/IMG_6510-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <strong>Andy Distrubell, MS Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>adist002@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Research Topics:\u00a0 <\/strong>The extent of PFAS contaminants found in redfish (<em>Sciaenops ocellatus<\/em>) muscle throughout 9 Florida estuaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>About Me: <\/strong>I was born and raised in Miami and graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Environmental Studies under the Natural Resources track. I enjoy being outdoors and have a passion for fishing and conservation. I began at the Coastal Fisheries Research Lab as an REU student and gained tons of knowledge in a laboratory setting. Being a lab and field technician has taught me how to process field samples for Stable Isotope analysis for various research projects that include tracking fish movement in Everglades National Park. I am thankful for the opportunity to participate in various research studies and gain so much research experience!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1071 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-2048x1375.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-690x462.jpg 690w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2021\/11\/IMG_0164-2-390x261.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <strong>Valentina Bautista, MS Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <strong>vbaut001@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <strong>Research Topics:\u00a0<\/strong>Coastal Ecology<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>About Me: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My journey with the lab began when I was given the opportunity to be an intern on a project that utilized Arcmap skills to highlight the impact suspended sediment was having on Florida Bay ecology. Luckily for me, that experience put me in a position to be hired as a full-time research technician working alongside graduate students utilizing different research approaches such as laboratory processing, fieldwork, or program analysis. In the meantime, I graduated from FIU with two degrees (B.S. Environmental Studies and B.A. in Sustainability &amp; the Environment) with the prospects of having a career that encompasses taking care of our natural resources. As I continue working with the lab I\u2019m avidly gaining experience and knowledge that will further my understanding of Florida ecology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Former Lab Members<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Jordan Massie, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2017\/11\/Montage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2017\/11\/Montage-300x215.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2017\/11\/Montage-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2017\/11\/Montage-1024x734.png 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2017\/11\/Montage.png 1261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>jmassie@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jordan completed his dissertation in 2023. His research was focused on fish communities in the Florida coastal Everglades in order to better understand changes in conditions and help inform ongoing restoration efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/josh-single-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-466 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/josh-single-pic-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/josh-single-pic-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/josh-single-pic.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Joshua Linenfelser, MS Student<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">jline006@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joshua completed his thesis in 2022 with research focused on lake nutrient sources in North Central Florida Bay. His research highlighted the use of stable isotopes as functional tracers of nutrients, and the methodology used has significant implications for understanding nutrient loading mechanisms in estuaries facing similar challenges.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Natasha Viadero, MS Student<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/03\/DSCN4918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-955  alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/03\/DSCN4918-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/03\/DSCN4918-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/03\/DSCN4918-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/03\/DSCN4918-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>nviadero@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Natasha completed her thesis in 2022 with research focused on evaluating the timing and extent of habitat use of Largemouth Bass in Shark River, ENP under varying conditions. Natasha now works for the Bonefish &amp; Tarpon Trust as the Florida Keys Research Biologist.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/06\/Carissa-Gervasi-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-991 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/06\/Carissa-Gervasi-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/06\/Carissa-Gervasi-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/06\/Carissa-Gervasi-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/06\/Carissa-Gervasi-1-690x462.jpg 690w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/06\/Carissa-Gervasi-1-390x261.jpg 390w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2020\/06\/Carissa-Gervasi-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Carissa Gervasi, Ph.D. Student<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>cgerv002@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Carissa completed her dissertation in 2022 with research focused on a valuable pelagic fish species whose population may be in decline, she worked with recreational anglers and state managers to develop a management plan for the Jack Crevalle. Carissa now works for NOAA studying ecosystem dynamics of the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Ryan Rezek, Ph.D Postdoctoral fellow<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Copy-of-20190415_111840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-405 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Copy-of-20190415_111840-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Copy-of-20190415_111840-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Copy-of-20190415_111840-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2019\/08\/Copy-of-20190415_111840-1024x1004.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>rrezek@coastal.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ryan completed a two year postdoctoral fellowship in 2021 working on <span style=\"color: #000000\">using stable isotopes and other food web analysis techniques to study habitats along the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) to characterize the effect environmental variations have on the pathways of energy flow across the system. <\/span>He currently works as an assistant professor at Coastal Carolina University.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/IMG_0306-e1444277161345.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-148 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/IMG_0306-e1444277161345-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/IMG_0306-e1444277161345-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/IMG_0306-e1444277161345-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/IMG_0306-e1444277161345.jpg 1893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><strong>Jesse R. Blanchard, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>blanchje@fiu.edu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jesse completed his dissertation in 2018. His research focused on building an understanding of how behavioral and invasion ecology influence the metacommunity assembly process in the Rocky Glades. He is now an adjunct professor in the Earth &amp; Environment Department here at FIU.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/me-and-the-king.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/me-and-the-king-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/me-and-the-king-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/me-and-the-king.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><strong>David Stormer, Ph.D., Postdoctoral fellow<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>david.stormer@dfw.wa.gov<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">David completed a one-year Postdoctoral fellow in 2017. He currently works as a Puget Sound Recreational Fisheries Manager for the Washington Department of Fish &amp; Wildlife.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/photo-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-184 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">Vanessa Trujillo, Ph.D.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>vanessa.trujillo@miamidade.gov<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Vanessa completed her dissertation at FIU in 2016 with a research focus on native and non-native fish interactions and how stress mediates those interactions. She currently works for the Deering Estates as an outreach coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/P5091389-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-314 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/P5091389-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/P5091389-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/09\/P5091389-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><strong>Greg Hill, MS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Greg completed his thesis in 2017 with a research focus on fish movement and habitat selection in relation to water level fluctuations and the effects on food web dynamics in the Everglades. He currently works as a project coordinator for the Wood River Wolf Project at the Lava Lake Institute for Science &amp; Conservation in Idaho.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/SNOOK_RB.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-237 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/SNOOK_RB-300x170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/SNOOK_RB-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/SNOOK_RB-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/SNOOK_RB.png 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ross Boucek, Ph.D.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>ross@bonefishtarpontrust.org<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ross completed his dissertation at FIU in 2016. He investigated how climate disturbance events influence mesoconsumer movements, namely snook. He went on to a Postdoctoral position with FWC and in now working with The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/Chris-beck-e1444833995348.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-204 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/Chris-beck-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a>Christine Beck, MS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Christine completed her thesis in 2016 where she looked at the effects of contaminants on coastal fisheries, mainly the South Florida bonefish fishery. She is currently an elementary school science teacher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-186 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/photo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/photo.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a>Emily Kroloff, MS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Emily completed her thesis in 2016 where she evaluated bonefish decline in South Florida by incorporating Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) of life-long bonefish guides. After graduating, she joined the Peace Core.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P3040846.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-172 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P3040846-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P3040846-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P3040846-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><strong>Lyanne S. Mendez, Undergraduate Intern<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lyanne conducted an independent study doing a meta-analysis of the responses of prey to evolutionarily novel predators.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lyanne completed the MS program in Environmental Policy and Law at the University of Vermont and currently works for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/GHill_SRE-e1444769313239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-145 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/GHill_SRE-e1444769313239-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/GHill_SRE-e1444769313239-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/GHill_SRE-e1444769313239-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><strong>Jessica A. Lee, MS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jessica&#8217;s research examined the effects of marsh drying severity on the survival of coastal Florida largemouth bass in the Everglades. She kick started our CAST program that taps into the wealth of information local anglers have on their preferred fishing areas. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jessica currently conducts educational outreach in Biscayne Bay for the National Park Trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P2080014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-165 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P2080014-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P2080014-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P2080014-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a>David A. Gandy, MS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dave&#8217;s Masters examined the role of canals surrounding the Everglades as habitat for both native and nonnative fishes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dave currently heads\u00a0the Apalachicola Field Laboratory,\u00a0Fish and Wildlife Research Institute,\u00a0Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P7090775-e1444279427621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-178 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P7090775-e1444279427621-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P7090775-e1444279427621-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/P7090775-e1444279427621-1024x760.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><strong>Kenneth Adair, Undergraduate REU student, Florida Atlantic University<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kenneth completed the summer REU program where he studied spawing behavior of snook.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/fish-whisperer-e1444667365172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-142 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/fish-whisperer-e1444667365172-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/fish-whisperer-e1444667365172-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2015\/10\/fish-whisperer-e1444667365172-1024x667.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><strong>Felipe Tamayo, High School Intern, Feliz Varela Senior High<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Felipe participated in the high school summer intern program at FIU where he studied foraging behavior of snook in Shark River, ENP.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Diana P. Lopez, MS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Diana&#8217;s Master&#8217;s examined population level variation in the behavioral and life history traits of nonnative African jewelfish across invasion front and interior populations. Diana went on to pursue her PhD at Temple University in Amy Freestone&#8217;s lab.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Lauren McCarthy, MS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lauren examined the segregation of shrimp species along an estuarine gradient in the coastal Everglades.\u00a0Lauren went on to completed her Ph.D. at Eastern Carolina University in Dave Chalcraft&#8217;s lab.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lauren Barth, MS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Lauren&#8217;s master&#8217;s examined the nesting behavior of endangered Key Largo woodrats in relation to forest metrics.\u00a0Lauren is a small mammal and bird technician at Texas A&amp;M.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u00a0 William Ryan James, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow wjames@fiu.edu Research Topic: My research interests include understanding the drivers of consumer distribution, movement, and resource use, the role of <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/about-us\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/269"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/rehagej\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}