Former Lab Members

Rachel Sheppard was a RIOS intern in 2016 from the University of Massachusetts. She helped with sampling plankton in Barnegat Bay and Little Egg Harbor (BBLEH). Her results showed that

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.

Francesca Roselli was a RIOS intern and George H Cook scholar in 2015, and graduated from the Marine Science program at Rutgers. Francesca studied population biology of Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus

Courtney Cochran was a RIOS intern in 2015 and graduated from Texas Christian University. Courtney studied the effects of global fisheries on waved whelk (Buccinum undatum) size of maturity and growth.

Laura Gray, attended Oberlin College, and was a RIOS intern in 2014. She investigated sediment characteristics governing biological productivity in ancient clam gardens. Results of this work suggested that increased

Collin Dobson, was a RIOS intern in 2014 and a marine science graduate from Rutgers. Collin studied the Waved Whelk (Buccinum undatum) in the mid-Atlantic Bight, focusing on the biology

Jason Morson’s research interests include population dynamics, stock assessment, and fisheries management. He aimed to understand how and why fish and shellfish populations change to enable better marine resource management