Students

Sarah Brown Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Carol Arnosti 3105C Murray Hall | Email: sbrown21@ad.unc.edu Research: Marine microbial ecology

Joseph Delesantro Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Diego Riveros-Iregui & Larry Band 305 Whitehead Hall | Email: jmdelesantro@gmail.com Research: Land-use effects on watershed hydrology and solute transport, management implication for downstream water bodies, ecohydrology

Anastasia Dulskiy Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): Karl Castillo 3322 Venable Hall | Email: adulskiy@unc.edu Research: Ecophysiology of temperate corals, marine conservation

J. Brandon Fuller Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Alan Weakley 417 Coker Hall | Email: jbfull@unc.edu Research: The co-evolution/community dynamics of plants and insect herbivores in restricted or disjunct ranges

Nick Funnell Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Joel Fodrie 3117W Murray | Email: nfunnell@email.unc.edu Research: Marine community ecology, restoration, and conservation; human-environment interactions; sustainable aquaculture

Helena Garcia Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 123 South Rd , CB# 3275 | Email: hmgarcia@unc.edu Research:

Shawn Griffith Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Caela O'Connell 121 Mitchell Hall | Email: sgriff25@live.unc.edu Research: The effects of disasters on people experiencing homelessness in the United States.

Claire Johnson Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Lindsay Dubbs Email: clairejo@live.unc.edu Research: Nutrient cycling and nitrogen fixation by the Sargassum community in the Gulf Stream

Sandeep Kandikuppa UNC Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Clark L. Gray, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, UNC-CH 121 Mitchell Hall | Email: ksandeep@live.unc.edu Research: I examine the socio-political and environmental factors that exacerbate or mitigate rural household indebtedness in India. I employ analysis of large secondary datasets like NSSO and IHDS alongside qualitative methods like semi-structured interviews with farmers to understand why even seemingly modest sums of outstanding debts cause farmers distress.

Wesley Knapp Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): NC Botanical Garden (525000) | Email: wknapp@unc.edu Research:

Zofia Knorek Doctoral Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Joel Fodrie and Niels Lindquist Email: zofia@live.unc.edu Research: Oyster reef restoration and conservation, oyster-pest population dynamics

Michael Kunz Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Alan Weakley Email: mkunz@unc.edu Research: Biology, ecology and phylogeography of imperiled plants, reintroduction biology and plant conservation

Alexis Longmire Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Dr. Joel Fodrie Email: alongmire@unc.edu Research: Landscape ecology, community ecology, nursery ecology; how landscape interactions alter estuarine nursery functionality and the consequences on fisheries

Quentin Martinez Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 123 South rd , CB 3175 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 | Email: qmartinez@unc.edu Research:

Stephanie McFadden Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Dr. Paul Leslie Email: stephaniemcfadden@live.unc.edu Research: Human-carnivore conflict mitigation, Community based conservation, wildlife conservation, East Africa

Adair McNear Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Johnny Randall Email: mcnear@unc.edu Research: Botany, landscape genetics, conservation ecology in manmade landscapes

Geoffrey Neal Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Alan Weakley Coker Arboretum | Email: geoffrey@email.unc.edu Research: Plant Ecology

Jeffrey Plumlee Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Joel Fodrie Email: jplumlee@email.unc.edu Research: Marine food webs, niche partitioning, and habitat and resource use of highly migratory predators

Maya Powell Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 123 South Rd , CB 330 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 | Email: mayapow@email.unc.edu Research:

Savannah Ryburn Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Dr. John Bruno 342 Wilson Hall | Email: sryburn@live.unc.edu Research: Coral reef ecology, trophic ecology, marine conservation

Eric Scheier Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Noah Kittner Virtual | Email: eric.scheier@unc.edu Research: Energy Equity, Solar Power, Energy Storage, Net Energy, Emergy, Macro Energy Systems, Environmental Commodities, Clean Technology Deployment, Climate Finance, Socio-Ecological Systems, Sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment.

Garrett Sharpe UNC Doctoral Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Alecia Septer and Scott Gifford 3313 Venable Hall | Email: gcs@email.unc.edu Research: Coastal Microbial Interactions and Metabolism

Joanna Spooner UNC Merit Fellow Degree Sought: Ph.D. | Advisor(s): Alan Weakly Email: acalliope@gmail.com Research: Biology

Matthew Ungaro Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Todd BenDor Email: mungaro@live.unc.edu Research: Urban ecology, restoration ecology, geographic information systems, planning, stream and wetland ecology

Eric Ungberg Master's Merit Fellow Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Allan Weakley Email: eungberg@live.unc.edu Research:

Kristen Viera Degree Sought: | Advisor(s): 6518 Moinear Ln Chapel Hill, NC 27514 | Email: kviera@unc.edu Research:

Travis Wilson Degree Sought: M.S. | Advisor(s): Alecia Septer Email: travist@email.unc.edu Research: Microbial Ecology