{"id":615,"date":"2019-10-22T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T19:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpstaging.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/?page_id=615"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:03:05","slug":"former-lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/current-lab-members\/former-lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Former Lab Members<\/h1>\n<h2>MIT-WHOI Joint Program Students<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/michael_meneses.png\" alt=\"michael_meneses\" height=\"367\" width=\"388\" title=\"michael_meneses\" \/>\n\t<strong>Michael Meneses, MSc<\/strong><br \/>\nPasadena City College<br \/>\nThesis: Vertical Distributions of Megafauna on Inactive Vent Sulfide Features\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/DSC_0223_dykman_crop-e1710270363669.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Dykman\" height=\"496\" width=\"481\" title=\"DSC_0223_dykman_crop\" \/>\n\t<strong>Lauren Dykman, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Victoria<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/7756\">Thesis: Marine Parasites in Island-like Disturbed Habitats<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/jwheeler.jpg\" alt=\"Jeanette Wheeler\" height=\"375\" width=\"300\" title=\"jwheeler\" \/>\n\t<strong>Jeanette Wheeler, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nMemorial University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/7756\">Thesis: Larval Behavioral Responses to Cues<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/01\/Meredith-White-2.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith-White-2\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"Meredith-White-2\" \/>\n\t<strong>Meredith White, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAtlantic Aqua Farms<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/5821\">Thesis: Ocean Acidification Effects on Larval Scallops<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Skylar.png\" alt=\"Skylar\" height=\"513\" width=\"482\" title=\"Skylar\" \/>\n\t<strong>Skylar Bayer, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/4733\">Thesis: Reproduction of Vent Gastropods<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Carly_Strasser.png\" alt=\"Carly_Strasser\" height=\"275\" width=\"299\" title=\"Carly_Strasser\" \/>\n\t<strong>Carly Strasser, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nChan Zuckerberg Initiative<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/2323\">Thesis: Metapopulation Dynamics of Soft-Shell Clams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/03\/Diane-K-Adams.png\" alt=\"Diane-K-Adams\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" title=\"Diane-K-Adams\" \/>\n\t<strong>Diane K. Adams, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\n(deceased 2017)<br \/>\nRutgers University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/1779\">Thesis: Larval Supply at Hydrothermal Vents<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Robface.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Jennings\" height=\"118\" width=\"100\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" \/>\n\t<strong>Rob Jennings, PhD<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etterlab.umb.edu\/Lab_Members.html\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Temple University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/1714\">Thesis: Population Genetics of Marine Annelids<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Heidiface.jpg\" alt=\"Heidi Fuchs\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" title=\"Heidiface\" \/>\n\t<strong>Heidi Fuchs, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nRutgers University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/1710\">Thesis: Veliger Behavior and Larval Supply<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/gorkaface.jpg\" alt=\"Gorka Sancho\" height=\"124\" width=\"100\" title=\"gorkaface\" \/>\n\t<strong>Gorka Sancho, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Charleston<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/5151\">Thesis: Spawning of Coral Reef Fish<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Laraface.jpg\" alt=\"Lara Gulmann\" height=\"87\" width=\"100\" title=\"Laraface\" \/>\n\t<strong>Lara Gulmann, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nBuzzards Bay Coalition, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/1858\">Thesis: Microbial Symbionts in Fiddler Crabs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/ewann2_100.jpg\" alt=\"Ewann Agenbroad Berntson\" height=\"567\" width=\"556\" title=\"ewann2_100\" \/>\n\t<strong>Ewann Agenbroad Berntson, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/5574\">Thesis: Evolution of Anthozoa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/stacyface.jpg\" alt=\"Stacy Kim\" height=\"116\" width=\"100\" title=\"stacyface\" \/>\n\t<strong>Stacy Kim, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nMoss Landing Marine Labs<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org\/handle\/1912\/5725\">Thesis: Larval Dispersal at Hydrothermal Vents<\/a>\n\t\n<h2>Post-Doctoral Fellows and Investigators<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/01\/JOHANNA-Weston-WHOI_cropjpg-1.jpg\" alt=\"JOHANNA-Weston-WHOI_cropjpg\" height=\"1960\" width=\"1920\" title=\"JOHANNA-Weston-WHOI_cropjpg\" \/>\n\t<strong>Johanna NJ Weston<\/strong><br \/>\nDeep Zoo Biodiversity\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/06\/acrivos_image2_1.png\" alt=\"acrivos_image2_1\" height=\"467\" width=\"480\" title=\"acrivos_image2_1\" \/>\n\t<strong>Michelle DiBenedetto<\/strong><br \/>\nPrinceton University<br \/>\nMechanical Engineering\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Meyer_Kirstin_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Kirstin Meyer\" height=\"175\" width=\"184\" title=\"Meyer_Kirstin_crop\" \/>\n\t<strong>Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser<\/strong><br \/>\nWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kirstinmeyer.blogspot.com\/\">link to blog<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Shawn.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Shawn.jpg\" alt=\"Shawn Arellano\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" title=\"Shawn\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<strong>Shawn Arellano<\/strong><br \/>\nWestern Washington University\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Nathalie.jpg\" alt=\"Nathalie Reyns\" height=\"133\" width=\"100\" title=\"Nathalie\" \/>\n\t<strong>Nathalie Reyns<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of San Diego\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2026\/01\/Large_breaking_wave_downsized.jpg\" alt=\"Large_breaking_wave_downsized\" height=\"100\" width=\"150\" title=\"Large_breaking_wave_downsized\" \/>\n\t<p><strong>Irene\u00a0 Garcia Berdeal<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/heather_hunt.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Hunt\" height=\"114\" width=\"100\" title=\"heather_hunt\" \/>\n\t<strong>Heather Hunt<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of New Brunswick Saint John\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/Annaface2.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Metaxas\" height=\"106\" width=\"100\" title=\"Annaface2\" \/>\n\t<strong>Anna Metaxas<\/strong><br \/>\nDalhousie University\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mullineauxlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2019\/10\/scottface.jpg\" alt=\"Scott France\" height=\"122\" width=\"100\" title=\"scottface\" \/>\n\t<strong>Scott France<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette\n\t\n<h2>Undergraduate Research Interns<\/h2>\n\t<p>Isaiah Smith, Cape Cod Community College (Blue Economy 2026)<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuelle Bogomolni, Boston University (APO GS 2025)<\/p>\n<p>William Hamlin III, North Carolina Ag &amp; Tech State University (APO GS 2025)<\/p>\n<p>Mikayla Harris, Heritage University (PEP 2024)<\/p>\n<p>Isis Kees, California State University, Humboldt (PEP 2023)<\/p>\n<p>Miles Jordan, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (SSF 2023)<\/p>\n<p>Mon\u00e9t Murphy, Savannah State University (PEP 2022)<\/p>\n<p>Parker Mooney, Boston College (PEP 2022)<\/p>\n<p>Ayinde Best, Wheaton College (SSF 2021)<\/p>\n<p>Jailyn Dorsett, Delaware State University (PEP 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Michael Meneses,\u00a0University of California, Santa Barbara (SSF 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Camille Serra-DeVillenueve (Semester at WHOI 2019)<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Whittaker, North Carolina State University (SSF 2019)<\/p>\n<p>DeYante Prince, Morehouse College (PEP 2019)<\/p>\n<p>Bethany Fleming, University of St. Andrews (Guest Student 2018-2019)<\/p>\n<p>Brooke Torjman, Muhlenberg College (SSF 2018)<\/p>\n<p>Deborah Leopo, University of California Santa Cruz (PEP, 2018)<\/p>\n<p>Demarcus Turner, Norfolk State University (PEP 2018)<\/p>\n<p>Mary Toner, Boston College (Guest Student 2017; co-advised with Stace Beaulieu)<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Maciejewski, Stonehill College (SSF 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Pittoors, Northern Michigan University (Guest Student 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Erin Houlihan, Bowdoin College (SSF 2016; Guest Student 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Michael Tobin, DePauw University (Guest Student 2016)<\/p>\n<p>Carlton Metz, North Carolina Ag &amp; Tech State University (PEP 2015)<\/p>\n<p>Amber Emerson, Howard University (SSF 2014)<\/p>\n<p>Mariah Dennis, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (PEP 2014)<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Middleton, Fisk University (PEP 2013)<\/p>\n<p>Elaine Luo, University of Toronto (SSF 2013)<\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Price, Elizabeth City State University (PEP, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Certner, University of Maryland (Guest Student 2011-2012)<\/p>\n<p>Brenna McGann, Grove City College (SSF 2011, co-advised with Karl Helfrich)<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Kravens, Boston College (PEP 2011)<\/p>\n<p>Nam Siu, University of Tampa (PEP 2010)<\/p>\n<p>Anna Wargula, Grove City College (SSF 2010; co-advised with Karl Helfrich)<\/p>\n<p>Adrienne George, Delaware State University (PEP 2009)<\/p>\n<p>Gar Secrist (SSF 2009)<\/p>\n<p>Skylar Bayer, Brown University (SSF 2007)<\/p>\n<p>Nika Staglicic, Split Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (2006)<\/p>\n<p>Alexis Jackson, Yale University (SSF 2005)<\/p>\n<p>Lynne Davies, Bowdoin College (Guest Student 2004)<\/p>\n<p>Michael Workman (Guest Student 2004)<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie Johnson, Vassar College (SSF 2004)<\/p>\n<p>Taki Michaelidis, Swarthmore College (Guest Student 2003)<\/p>\n<p>Yuri Yamashita, Eckard College (Guest Student 2002)<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Arellano, University of Kansas (SSF 2001)<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Juncosa, University of Miami (Guest Student 2001)<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Sweetman, Southampton Oceanography Center (Guest Student 2000-2001)<\/p>\n<p>Nilauro Markus, University of Santa Cruz (SSF 2000)<\/p>\n<p>Anne Beaudreau, Harvard University (Guest Student 2000)<\/p>\n<p>Kristin France, Williams College (SSF 1999)<\/p>\n<p>Archie McLean (Guest Student 1999-2000)<\/p>\n<p>Sheri Simmons, Princeton University (SSF 1998)<\/p>\n<p>Robert Dunn, Kalamazoo College (SSF 1997)<\/p>\n<p>Erin Fisher, Wellesley College (SSF 1996)<\/p>\n<p>Erica Goldman, Yale University (SSF 1995)<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Smith, Savannah State College (SSF 1994)<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Rankin, Rutgers University (SSF 1993)<\/p>\n<p>Wendy Walker, Long Island University (SSF 1992)<\/p>\n<p>John Withey, Pomona College (SSF 1990)<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Lab Members MIT-WHOI Joint Program Students Michael Meneses, MSc Pasadena City College Thesis: Vertical Distributions of Megafauna on Inactive Vent Sulfide Features Lauren Dykman, PhD University of Victoria Thesis: Marine Parasites in Island-like Disturbed Habitats Jeanette Wheeler, PhD Memorial University Thesis: Larval Behavioral Responses to Cues Meredith White, PhD Atlantic Aqua Farms Thesis: 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