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Dr. Timothy L. Hawthorne
Founding Research Director
Lain Graham
PhD Candidate | Open Reef Co-Founder
Kayla Toohy
Graduate Research Assistant
Hunter Searson
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Dustin Braden
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alexandra Waller
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Dr. Hannah Torres
Co-PI for NSF REU/RET Site
Elise Lorenzo
PhD Candidate | Outreach Coordinator
Hanifah Griffith
Graduate Research Assistant
Caralyn Tenney
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jessica Scales
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ilan Gritzman
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Dr. Bo Yang
Postdoctoral Associate | NSF Eelgrass Lead
Tyler Copeland
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Kirsten Bouck
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Morgan McDonald
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alexandra Stovall
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Larissa Gehringer
Undergraduate Research Assistant