KINGSTON, R.I. — July 1, 2004 — Fifty-three students at the vlogBվ will spend the next seven months conducting a wide array of environmental research and outreach after being selected for the vlogBվ Coastal Fellows Program.
Now in its ninth year, the Coastal Fellows Program teams students with vlogBվ faculty and research staff to study an environmental topic of their choice. While gaining the skills that will ensure their future success, students build the confidence needed to perform on the job before they enter the job market.
“The Coastal Fellows Program serves as a bridge between classroom learning and applied research,” explained program coordinator Barbara Nowicki. “It’s a unique program that gives students the opportunity to involve themselves in addressing current environmental problems.”
Coastal Fellows are selected through a competitive application process. The 2004 Coastal Fellows are (name, hometown, research subject):
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Name
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Hometown,
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Research subject
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Kate Iaquinto
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North
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Monitoring Beach Nesting Threatened Species
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Kate Dunlop
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Seymour,
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Finfish Sampling at Fire Island National
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Kim Tesla
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Shelton,
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Impact of Long-Term Trawl Survey on Benthic
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Kara Caldwell
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Southington,
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Tick Salivary Glands: Genes to Vaccines
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Tim Mueller
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Waterford,
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Finfish Sampling at Fire Island National
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Michelle Mulcahy
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Arlington,
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Nutrient Management in Turf Grass
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Sylvia Sham
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Ashland,
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Innovative Sustainable Landscaping
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Jared Jackson
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Athol,
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Public Participation in Marine Protected Area
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Carlo Baca
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Attleboro,
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Solving Geoscience Problems Using X-Ray
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Jared Lucia
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Bridgewater,
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Interactions Between Eastern Oysters and a
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Justin Miranda
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New
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Enrichment Activities for Captive Species
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Rebecca Kibler
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Northfield,
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Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Policy and
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Dave Hudson
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Portage,
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Habitat Value of Shellfish Aquaculture Gear
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Katrina Lassiter
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Sandwich,
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Benthic Invertebrate Monitoring
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Jo-Ann Bouley
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Seekonk,
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Horticulture Solutions to Rhode Island Hunger
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Steven Fewore
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Waquoit,
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Impact of Genetic and Environmental Factors on
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Rebecca Ferrazza
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Westminster,
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Monitoring Benthic Macrofauna at Cape Cod
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Ben Rutt
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Gaithersburg,
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Monitoring and Assessment of Narragansett Bay
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Sarah Maier
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Cranford,
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Long-Term Monitoring of Salt Marsh Communities
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Adrianna Ortiz
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Albuquerque,
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Developing a Monitoring Program for Estuarine
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Tina Sharp
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Collegeville,
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Cellulose Synthase Genes from Marine Red Algae
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Heather Leba
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Lancaster,
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Ecomechanics of Mussels in a Changing Climate
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Matt Griffin
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Pottstown,
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North Cape Shellfish Recruitment
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Ryan Abney
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Brattleboro,
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Aquatic Invertebrate Communities in
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Alison Milliman
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Charlestown,
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Emigration Behavior of Spotted Salamanders on
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Ben Swanson
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Charlestown,
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Virtual Geology Field Trips
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Emily Shumchenia
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Cranston,
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Habitat Mapping in Narragansett Bay and
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Tara Janosh
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Cumberland,
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Building Water Resource Protection into Local
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Peter Biancani
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East
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North Cape Shellfish Recruitment
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Dave Viola
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East
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Evaluating Agents for Biological Control of
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Nick Cardoso
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East
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Carbon Flux and Sequestration
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Grace Lentini
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East
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Shelter Limitation of Reef Fish Populations at
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Jessica Redinger
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Hope
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Great White Sharks of Seal Island, South
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Ben Bartley
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Jamestown,
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Temperature-Nutrient Interactions in Coastal
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Megan Dyer
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Narragansett,
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Invasive Swallow-Worts and Associated Insect
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Jesse Siligato
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Narragansett,
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Ocean State Aquaculture Education Program
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Maureen Brindley
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North
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Evaluating Climate Correlates of Black-Legged
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Emily Troiano
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North
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R.I. Natural History Ecological Inventory
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Kris Winarski
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North
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Habitat Selection and Quality on the Growth of
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Matt Travisono
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North
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Remediation Techniques for MBTE-Contaminated
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Stacey Barrie
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North
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Interactions Between Eastern Oysters and a
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