CIMRS GRADUATE STUDENTS
CURRENT STUDENTS

Ph.D. Candidates:

Fisheries and Wildlife

Todd Miller 1999-2005
Trophic Dynamics within Varying Conditions of the Northern California Current
Major Professor: Dr. Hiram Li
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Ric Brodeur, NWFSC

College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

Douglas Reese 1999-2005
Community Characteristics, Spatial Distributions, and Habitat Preferences of Marine Fauna within the Northern California Current Ecosystem
Major Professor: Dr. Bill Pearcy, COAS
Minor Rep: Dr. David Burch, Physics Dept.
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Ric Brodeur, NWFSC

Environmental Molecular & Toxicology

Claudia Bravo 2002-2005
Toxicology of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Dibenzo [a,l] pyrene (DB[a,l]P) in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Major Professor: Dr. Larry Curtis, E&MT
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Mary Arkoosh, NWFSC

M.S. Candidates:

Marine Resource Management

Josie Thompson 2002-2005
Life history of the Longnose Skate (Raja rhina) from the U.S. West Coast and Vulnerability to Fishery Impacts
Major Professor: Dr. Scott Heppell, F&W
Minor Rep: Dr. Douglas Markle, F&W NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Michael Schirripa, NWFSC

Vicki Wedell 2002-2005
Participatory GIS for Local Fisheries management in the Community of Port Orford, OR
Major Professor: Dr. Jim Good, COAS
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Elizabeth Clarke, NWFSC

Fisheries and Wildlife

Lance Campbell 2002-2005
Life History of Columbia River Salmon
Major Professor: Dr. Ian Fleming, COMES
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Dan Bottom, NWFSC

AFSC Supported students

Ph.D. Candidates:

Fisheries Oceanography Graduate Fellowship

Matthew Alkire Major Professor: Dr. Kelly Falkner, COAS
Julie Keister Major Professor: Dr. Tim Cowles, COAS
Rob Suryan Major Professor: Dr. Dan Roby, F&W

M.S. Candidates:

Fisheries and Wildlife

Brooke Martin 2002-2006
Major Professor: Dr. Selina Heppell
Minor Rep: Dr. Scott Heppell
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Grant Thompson, AFSC

MATRICULATED STUDENTS

MRM PROGRAM

Sarah Banta 2001-2003
Tests of a Selective Flatfish Trawl in the U.S. West Coast Bottom Trawl Fishery
Major Professor: Dr. Gil Sylvia, COMES
Minor Rep: Dr. Bob Hannah, ODFW
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Kevin Piner, NWFSC

Marlene Bellman 2001-2003
Shifting Groundfish Trawl Efforts: A Case Study to Evaluate Fisheries Management Measures and Effects on Essential Fish Habitat
Major Professor: Dr. Scott Heppell, F&W
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Waldo Wakefield, NWFSC

Bridgette Lohrman 2002-2003
Recovery Planning for the Oregon Coast Coho Salmon: Assessing the Informational Needs of Oregon Coastal Watershed Councils
Major Professor: Dr. Bob Frenkel, COAS NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Tom Wainwright, NWFSC

Stacey Miller 2000-2003
A Qualitative Assessment of Minor Rockfish Species
Major Professor: Dr. Gil Sylvia, COMES
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Rick Methot, NWFSC

Nicole Nasby 1999-2000
Integration of submersible transect data and high-resolution sonar imagery for a habitat-based groundfish assessment of Heceta Bank, Oregon
Major Professor: Dr. Dawn Wright
Minor Rep: Dr. Mark Hixon
NOAA Reps: Dr. Robert Embley, PMEL
Dr. Waldo Wakefield, NWFSC

Chris Romsos 2002-2004
Mapping Surficial Geological Habitats of the Oregon Continental Margin Using Integrated Interpretive GIS Techniques
Major Professor: Dr. Chris Goldfinger, COAS
Minor Rep:
NOAA Fisheries Rep: Dr. Waldo Wakefield, NWFSC

Curt Whitmire 2000-2003
Using Remote Sensing, In Situ Observations, and Geographic Information Systems to Map Benthic Habitats at Heceta Bank, Oregon
Major Professor: Dr. Dawn Wright
Minor Rep:
NOAA Reps: Dr. Robert Embley, PMEL
Dr. Waldo Wakefield, NWFSC