53 vlogBվ students named Coastal Fellows

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):











































Name

Hometown,
State

Research subject

Kate Iaquinto

North
Haven, CT

Monitoring Beach Nesting Threatened Species

Kate Dunlop

Seymour,
CT

Finfish Sampling at Fire Island National
Seashore

Kim Tesla

Shelton,
CT

Impact of Long-Term Trawl Survey on Benthic
Habitat

Kara Caldwell

Southington,
CT

Tick Salivary Glands: Genes to Vaccines

Tim Mueller

Waterford,
CT

Finfish Sampling at Fire Island National
Seashore

Michelle Mulcahy

Arlington,
MA

Nutrient Management in Turf Grass
Establishment

Sylvia Sham

Ashland,
MA

Innovative Sustainable Landscaping

Jared Jackson

Athol,
MA

Public Participation in Marine Protected Area
Programs

Carlo Baca

Attleboro,
MA

Solving Geoscience Problems Using X-Ray
Fluorescence

Jared Lucia

Bridgewater,
MA

Interactions Between Eastern Oysters and a
Protozoan Parasite

Justin Miranda

New
Bedford, MA

Enrichment Activities for Captive Species

Rebecca Kibler

Northfield,
MA

Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Policy and
Outreach

Dave Hudson

Portage,
MA

Habitat Value of Shellfish Aquaculture Gear

Katrina Lassiter

Sandwich,
MA

Benthic Invertebrate Monitoring

Jo-Ann Bouley

Seekonk,
MA

Horticulture Solutions to Rhode Island Hunger

Steven Fewore

Waquoit,
MA

Impact of Genetic and Environmental Factors on
Shell Disease in American Lobsters

Rebecca Ferrazza

Westminster,
MA

Monitoring Benthic Macrofauna at Cape Cod
National Seashore

Ben Rutt

Gaithersburg,
MD

Monitoring and Assessment of Narragansett Bay

Sarah Maier

Cranford,
NJ

Long-Term Monitoring of Salt Marsh Communities

Adrianna Ortiz

Albuquerque,
NY

Developing a Monitoring Program for Estuarine
Restoration at Cape Cod National Seashore

Tina Sharp

Collegeville,
PA

Cellulose Synthase Genes from Marine Red Algae

Heather Leba

Lancaster,
PA

Ecomechanics of Mussels in a Changing Climate

Matt Griffin

Pottstown,
PA

North Cape Shellfish Recruitment

Ryan Abney

Brattleboro,
VT

Aquatic Invertebrate Communities in
Anthropogenic Wetlands

Alison Milliman

Charlestown,
RI

Emigration Behavior of Spotted Salamanders on
Golf Courses

Ben Swanson

Charlestown,
RI

Virtual Geology Field Trips

Emily Shumchenia

Cranston,
RI

Habitat Mapping in Narragansett Bay and
Coastal Salt Ponds

Tara Janosh

Cumberland,
RI

Building Water Resource Protection into Local
Land Use Ordinances

Peter Biancani

East
Greenwich, RI

North Cape Shellfish Recruitment

Dave Viola

East
Greenwich, RI

Evaluating Agents for Biological Control of
Intertidal Grasses

Nick Cardoso

East
Providence, RI

Carbon Flux and Sequestration

Grace Lentini

East
Providence, RI

Shelter Limitation of Reef Fish Populations at
Large Spacial Scale

Jessica Redinger

Hope
Valley, RI

Great White Sharks of Seal Island, South
Africa

Ben Bartley

Jamestown,
RI

Temperature-Nutrient Interactions in Coastal
Lagoons

Megan Dyer

Narragansett,
RI

Invasive Swallow-Worts and Associated Insect
Herbivores

Jesse Siligato

Narragansett,
RI

Ocean State Aquaculture Education Program

Maureen Brindley

North
Kingstown, RI

Evaluating Climate Correlates of Black-Legged
Tick Activity

Emily Troiano

North
Kingstown, RI

R.I. Natural History Ecological Inventory

Kris Winarski

North
Kingstown, RI

Habitat Selection and Quality on the Growth of
Arctic-Nesting Geese

Matt Travisono

North
Scituate, RI

Remediation Techniques for MBTE-Contaminated
Groundwater

Stacey Barrie

North
Smithfield, RI

Interactions Between Eastern Oysters and a
Protozoan Parasite

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