Lab Alumni
Scott Gabara (2020) Causes and Consequences of Kelp Forest Foundation Species Loss. PhD Dissertation. San Diego State University & UC Davis. (Currently post-doc with EPSCoR Coastal Margins in Juneau, AK)
Billie Beckley (2020) Understanding the mechanisms leading to recruitment inhibition of Macrocystis pyrifera by understory algae. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently a PhD student at UCSB with Bob Miller)
Melissa Ward (2020) Carbon Services of Coastal Habitats. PhD Dissertation. San Diego State University & UC Davis. (Currently post-doc at SDSU)
Pike Spector (2019) Speaking for the understory: quantifying the loss of benthic production on temperate rocky reefs. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Sadie Small (2018) Ecophysiology of a non-native alga: effects of abiotic conditions on invasion success of Sargassum horneri. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. subtidal.sadie (at) gmail.com
Tristin McHugh (2018) Hello darkness: light adaptations in red algae reinforce patch dynamics in temperate reef communities. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Genoa Sullaway (2017) The invasive alga, Sargassum horneri, alters native algal assemblages and primary production on subtidal rocky reefs. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. genoahs (at) gmail.com
Melissa Blando (2017) Broodstock conditioning of three abalone species in southern California. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Monica M. Tydlaska (2016) Visitor activities and awareness of Marine Protected Areas and species composition at rocky intertidal sites in San Diego, CA. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Breckie McCollum (2015) The effects of recruitment density on the growth and survival of juvenile Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently PhD student at UMass Boston with Jarrett Byrnes)
breckmcc (at) gmail.com
Priya Shukla (2015) Environmental variability influences kelp ecophysiology: Implications for anthropogenic climate change. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently Bodega Ocean Acidification Research (BOAR) Technician at UC Davis)
Matthew B. Brown (2014) The Effects Of Rising Ocean Temperature And pCO2 On The Physiology And Growth Of Giant Kelp, Macrocystis Pyrifera, And Grazing By Purple Urchins, Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently Phd student at Oregon State University)
Brenna E. Bulach (2012) Characterizing the response of coralline algae to ocean acidification. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Andrea Pesce (2012) The Physiological response of non-calcifying benthic macroalgae to climate change. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Dominic Hondolero (2011) Physical and biological characteristics of kelp forests in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently researcher at NOAA Kasitsna Bay)
Laura T. Carney (2009) The biology of kelp gametophyte banks in a southern California kelp forest. Phd thesis UC Davis/San Diego State University. (Currently post doctoral researcher at Scripps)
lcarney (at) ucsd.edu
Damien K. Cie (2007) Effects of Vertical Distribution on Dispersal Potential of Kelp Spores. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.(Currently director of Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope Mitigation/STEM at UH)
Guillermo Torres Moye (2012) Mainland and Island Kelp Forests in Northern Baja California, Mexico: Subtidal Community Structure, Dynamics, and Connectivity for the Design of Marine Protected Areas. Phd Thesis. UC Davis. (Currently research faculty at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California)
gtorres (at) uabc.edu.mx
Rachelle Mothokakobo (2009) Thesis Topic: (Currently at the Ocean Discovery Institute)
Stacie M. Fejtek (2008) The Effects Of Irradiance In Determining The Vertical Distribution Of Elk Kelp Pelagophycus Porra. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently phd candidate at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability)
SFejtek (at) gmail.com
Christina A. Dodge (2009) The effects of food availability on reproduction and disease in the purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Paul G. Mattson (2006) Physical processes affecting the distribution and morphology of two understory kelps across a latitudinal gradient. MS Thesis, San Diego State University. (Currently phd candidate UCSB)
matson (at) lifesci.ucsb.edu
Scott Gabara (2020) Causes and Consequences of Kelp Forest Foundation Species Loss. PhD Dissertation. San Diego State University & UC Davis. (Currently post-doc with EPSCoR Coastal Margins in Juneau, AK)
Billie Beckley (2020) Understanding the mechanisms leading to recruitment inhibition of Macrocystis pyrifera by understory algae. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently a PhD student at UCSB with Bob Miller)
Melissa Ward (2020) Carbon Services of Coastal Habitats. PhD Dissertation. San Diego State University & UC Davis. (Currently post-doc at SDSU)
Pike Spector (2019) Speaking for the understory: quantifying the loss of benthic production on temperate rocky reefs. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Sadie Small (2018) Ecophysiology of a non-native alga: effects of abiotic conditions on invasion success of Sargassum horneri. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. subtidal.sadie (at) gmail.com
Tristin McHugh (2018) Hello darkness: light adaptations in red algae reinforce patch dynamics in temperate reef communities. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Genoa Sullaway (2017) The invasive alga, Sargassum horneri, alters native algal assemblages and primary production on subtidal rocky reefs. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. genoahs (at) gmail.com
Melissa Blando (2017) Broodstock conditioning of three abalone species in southern California. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Monica M. Tydlaska (2016) Visitor activities and awareness of Marine Protected Areas and species composition at rocky intertidal sites in San Diego, CA. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Breckie McCollum (2015) The effects of recruitment density on the growth and survival of juvenile Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently PhD student at UMass Boston with Jarrett Byrnes)
breckmcc (at) gmail.com
Priya Shukla (2015) Environmental variability influences kelp ecophysiology: Implications for anthropogenic climate change. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently Bodega Ocean Acidification Research (BOAR) Technician at UC Davis)
Matthew B. Brown (2014) The Effects Of Rising Ocean Temperature And pCO2 On The Physiology And Growth Of Giant Kelp, Macrocystis Pyrifera, And Grazing By Purple Urchins, Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently Phd student at Oregon State University)
Brenna E. Bulach (2012) Characterizing the response of coralline algae to ocean acidification. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Andrea Pesce (2012) The Physiological response of non-calcifying benthic macroalgae to climate change. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Dominic Hondolero (2011) Physical and biological characteristics of kelp forests in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently researcher at NOAA Kasitsna Bay)
Laura T. Carney (2009) The biology of kelp gametophyte banks in a southern California kelp forest. Phd thesis UC Davis/San Diego State University. (Currently post doctoral researcher at Scripps)
lcarney (at) ucsd.edu
Damien K. Cie (2007) Effects of Vertical Distribution on Dispersal Potential of Kelp Spores. MS Thesis. San Diego State University.(Currently director of Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope Mitigation/STEM at UH)
Guillermo Torres Moye (2012) Mainland and Island Kelp Forests in Northern Baja California, Mexico: Subtidal Community Structure, Dynamics, and Connectivity for the Design of Marine Protected Areas. Phd Thesis. UC Davis. (Currently research faculty at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California)
gtorres (at) uabc.edu.mx
Rachelle Mothokakobo (2009) Thesis Topic: (Currently at the Ocean Discovery Institute)
Stacie M. Fejtek (2008) The Effects Of Irradiance In Determining The Vertical Distribution Of Elk Kelp Pelagophycus Porra. MS Thesis. San Diego State University. (Currently phd candidate at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability)
SFejtek (at) gmail.com
Christina A. Dodge (2009) The effects of food availability on reproduction and disease in the purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). MS Thesis. San Diego State University.
Paul G. Mattson (2006) Physical processes affecting the distribution and morphology of two understory kelps across a latitudinal gradient. MS Thesis, San Diego State University. (Currently phd candidate UCSB)
matson (at) lifesci.ucsb.edu