Biology and Marine Biology

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Sandy Camilleri
 Elected Vice President of Bio GSA for the 2010-2011 academic year


James Casey
 Defended master’s thesis titled “Behavior and Habitat of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys
coriacea) from the St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Nesting Population: Evidence of Feeding During
the Nesting Season.”
 Relocated to Providence, Rhode Island, is preparing thesis for publication in scientific journals,
and is analyzing data collected from leatherback sea turtles tagged offshore of Nova Scotia,
Canada.


Leigh Anne Harden
 Accepted into Ph.D. marine biology program at UNCW for fall 2010


Anne-Marie Hodge
 First documentation of the endangered white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) in
Sumaco, Ecuador!


Sheila Kitchen
 Will be finishing up degree in July 2010 just in time to begin the Ph.D. program at Oregon State
University in the Department of Zoology this fall.


Pedro Medina-Rosas
 Going to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in May to analyze coral samples.


Meagan Schrandt
 Will begin a Ph.D. program at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL, in fall 2010 with the University of
South Alabama.


Katelyn Schumacher
 Elected Biology GSA president for the 2010-2011 academic year.


Christy Visaggi
 Presented at Lafayette College for their weekly department seminar in April 2010
 Ongoing service as a mentor of undergraduate research in ecology and paleontology for the
UNCW NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates in Biodiversity Conservation
 Continues to organize activities for the UNCW Women in Science & Engineering
 Co-designed the paleontology event for the NC Regional Science Olympiad
 Co-judged the 1st year of WiSE awards for the NC Regional Science Olympiad
 Completed Ph.D. fieldwork on the coasts of Brazil and Argentina from 6°S to 52°S

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