Michelle Bulnes Castillo
Michelle, a RIOS intern in the lab in 2023, studied ecosystem services provided by oyster farms. Specifically, she used underwater videos to examine how fouling and gear alters habitat provisioning.
Former Lab Members
Laura Versaggi
Laura is a Stockton graduate who joined the lab group is 2023 as a seasonal technician. She contributes to a variety of projects and on multiple tasks, including animal husbandry,
Meghan Nadzam
Meghan Nadzam graduated with a BSc from Wittenberg University. In the spring of 2023 she joined the lab as seasonal field worker. She is interested in aquaculture, fisheries, and marine
Brynne Wisner
Brynne Wisner, a RIOS intern in 2022 from Michigan State, studied the population demographics of surfclams from the southern edge of their range. Her research found that the clams from
Hannah Burke
Hannah Burke joined the Munroe Lab as a seasonal technician in 2020. After leaving the lab in 2021, Hannah went on tour with the Broadway musical Waitress.
Ricky Klie
Ricky Klie was a research technician in the Munroe Lab in 2016. He worked on shellfish animal husbandry (spawning, rearing, and growout of surfclams) and various other field programs.
Becca Horwitz
Becca, originally from Brooklyn, graduated from Carleton College with a degree in environmental studies and geology. She is interested in studying how abiotic and biotic coastal systems interact in the
Jennifer Gilmore
Jennifer Gilmore joined the Munroe Lab at the beginning of pandemic lockdowns of summer 2020. As a research technician, Jen helped with a variety of oyster and clam project, taking
Robert Jarrett
Robert Jarrett, a Rutgers undergrad, joined the lab as a research technician in the Munroe Lab in 2019. He worked on programs using sonar to study horseshoe crab behavior and
Brendan Campbell
Brendan Campbell was a research technician in the Munroe Lab in 2016. He worked on shellfish animal husbandry (spawning and rearing surfclams) and various other field programs. Brendan has since