Principle Investigator
Dr. Scott Burgess
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Science
Florida State University
319 Stadium Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32306
Email: sburgess “at” bio.fsu.edu
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See the Research page for more information
Undergraduate Researchers
Sofia McDonough (FSU Women in Math, Science, and Engineering, 2021-2023)
Nyla Johnson (UROP Student, 2019 – 2020) studying coral bleaching
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Chani Kotscher (UROP Student, 2019-2020) studying coral bleaching
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Joshua Scarbrough (Directed Independent Study, Summer 2019)
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Aura Esterling (FSU Women in Math, Science, and Engineering, Fall 2018)
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Natalia Estrella (Directed Independent Study, Spring 2018 – Fall 2018)
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Zachary Zubek (Marine Biology Honors, Fall 2016 – Spring 2017)
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Emily Beyer (FSU Women in Math, Science, and Engineering, 2015 – 2016)
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Pamela Betancourt (Directed Independent Study, Spring 2015)
Alumni
Jackson Powell (PhD 2016 - 2024). Trait sensitivity and evolution in sessile marine invertebrates. Now: Postdoc, University of Toronto Arts and Science Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Alyssa Turner (Lab technician, 2022 - 2025): Now: Scientist, Florida Fish & Wildlife (FWC)
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Danielle Barnes (MSc 2020 - 2023). Fitness consequences of dispersal, spatial arrangement, and relatedness of neighbors in a dispersal limited invertebrate. Now: Scientist, NOAA Fisheries Alaska
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Dr. Orca Jimmy Peniston (Postdoc 2021 - 2023). Now: Assistant Professor at Kenai Peninsular College, Alaska
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Joseph Portillo (Lab Technician; 2021-2022). Now: Salmonid Monitoring Scientific Technician at Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Wenatchee, Washington
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Dr. Erika Johnston (Postdoc; 2019-2022) Now: Postdoc at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology. Check out Erika’s personal website here: https://ecjohnston.weebly.com
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Alex Hooks (PhD; 2016-2021). Multiple mating and larval biology in the Florida Crown Conch. Now: Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Maryland.
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Lisa Sander (Lab Technician; 2015-2019)
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Dr. Marília Bueno (Postdoc; 2017-2018). Now: https://olimpiada.maredeciencia.eco.br/en/about/
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Young Kang (Lab Technician; 2015-2016)