Meet Our Team
Dr. Timothy L. Hawthorne
Founding Research Director
Dr. Bo Yang
Postdoctoral Associate | NSF Eelgrass Lead
Elise Lorenzo
PhD Student | K-12 Education Coordinator
Christian Huerta
Graduate Research Assistant
Hunter Searson
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ilan Gritzman
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alexandra Waller
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Dr. Hannah Torres
NSF REU/RET Site Co-PI
Dr. Fernando Rivera
NSF CNH Coastal Connections Co-PI
Tyler Copeland
Graduate Research Assistant
Hanifah Griffith
Graduate Research Assistant
Caralyn Tenney
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jessica Scales
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Larissa Gehringer
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Dr. Olga Jarrett
NSF REU/RET Program Evaluator
Dr. Christy Visaggi
NSF REU Co-PI (2016-2020)
Kayla Toohy
PhD Candidate | Graduate Research Assistant
Morgan McDonald
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kirsten Bouck
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alexandra Stovall
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Dustin Braden
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Open Reef
Antonio Cano
Robert Hernandez
Lain Graham
Christine Munisteri
