Meet The Lab
Here you can find the CMOL 'ohana, both past and present. Read a little bit about our students interests and then go to the Research page to learn about what they're doing!
Graduate Students
Mya Daniels-Abdulahad
Ph.D Student
Passionate about sea birds and their interactions with the marine environment. Use this expertise in her goals to become a veterinarian.
BS'18, MS'23
md1961@mynsu.nova.edu
Miranda Brohman
Masters Student
Specializes in stable isotopes and heavy metal contaminants in the Alaskan marine trophic food web.
BS'21
mb3297@mynsu.nova.edu
Ally Sheehan
Masters Student
Interested in the inner workings of trophic dynamics and predator and prey interactions
BS'21
as3670@mynsu.nova.edu
Savanna Duda
Masters Student
Passionate about animal behavior and interactions between individuals
BS'23
Brian Weber
Masters Student
Passionate about conservation of marine megafauna through education, understanding chemical movement, and lifecycle dynamics.
BS'23
Kiara Belanger
Masters Student
Hopes to one day study marine mammals in the Pacific Northwest
BS'23
kb2323@mynsu.nova.edu
Robby Spekis
Masters Student
Interested in how ocean conditions can affect the survivorship and success of reef ecosystems
BS'23
rs2418@mynsu.nova.edu
Abby Adams
Masters Student
Interested in dolphin behavior, cognition, and creativity with object play​
Kaylee Czachorowski
Masters Student
Interested in conservation of megafauna across the globe with a field & lab approach
BS'24
Amanda Kopas
Masters Student
​Interested in using archived turtle data to understand ecological patterns
BS'24
Undergraduate Students
MJ Smith
Razor's Edge Research Scholar
Interested in interactions of organisms with their environment
Sophie Welch
Honors Student
Presidential Scholar
Interested in researching inorganic contaminants in mangroves as an Honors Thesis
sw2159@mynsu.nova.edu
Lauren Nonnenmacher
Passionate about marine geochemistry and assessing inorganic contaminants in tectonically active sites
Aidan Pflieger
Honors Student | Student Athlete | Presidential Scholar
Interested in researching chemical systems within the environment and their impacts on marine organisms
Rileigh Gonzalez
Dive Instructor
Interested in shark conservation through active field work
rg1658@mynsu.nova.edu
Sierra Rafacz
Dive Instructor
Razor's Edge Leadership
Interested in dolphin behavior
Megan Martiello
Interested in the conservation of pinniped species and responses to ecological change
Victoria Bruno
Interested in paleontology, archeology, and evolution of cetaceans, and using trace metals to compare time periods
vm900@mynsu.nova.edu
Morgan Michalek
Interested in marine mammal ecology, conservation, and interactions with their environment
mm5886@mynsu.nova.edu
Sophia Paz
Razor's Edge Research
Interested in the ecological response of marine organisms to the introduction and accumulation of inorganic contaminants
sp2769@mynsu.nova.edu
Alumni
Some of the graduates from CMOL. You can find many of their completed projects under Publications
