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Continuing Scholars
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Abigail J. Fusaro Mrs. Fusaro is currently pursuing her doctorate in Biological Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. Her research focuses on host-symbiont specificity, co-evolution, and population connectivity between the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Central Indian Ridge. Using her research, Mrs. Fusaro wants to forge international relations with the mid-ocean ridge scientific community at integrated study sites and use her training in ecology and evolutionary biology to direct research endeavors across marine disciplines.
Ms. Lang is currently pursuing her doctorate in Marine Biology at the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Ms lang has had an interest in nature conservation since childhood. She would like to become a scientist specializing in marine conservation and to work for NOAA or similar government agency responsible for the management of marine species. Her doctoral research focuses on genetic markers to examine differentiation between eastern and western gray whale populations. She will also focus on the use of molecular markers to examine the role that structure within populations, as influenced by dispersal, mating systems, and relatedness, may play in the population's persistence. The results from her research will be most directly applicable to the conservation of the western gray whale pollution and will also illustrate the importance of considering such structure in the design of management strategies.
Ms. Oczkowski is currently pursuing her doctorate in Biological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island. Ms. Oczkowski is passionate about the research project which she is pursuing. She will focus on examing how the damming of the Nile River and subsequent population boom in the area may be dramatically affecting the nutrient chemistry of the coastal region and possibly controlling the productivity of the offshore fishery. Ms. Oczkowski believes the Nile River story is an important and unexplored key to understanding many of the linkages between large-scale human modifications of hydrologic and terrestrial systems and the coastal environment. Her future goals are to conduct research and teach in the field of coastal ecology at the college/university level.
Mr. Figueroa is currently pursuing his doctorate in Biological Oceanography at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Mr. Figueroa has been working on his thesis project in the Galapagos and, despite having to overcome many hurdles, completed his field work in August 2005. His research started with a simple idea of wanting to look at the community composition and distribution of zooplankton around the Archipelago. The data acquired in his research will provide insight into oceanographic processes governing Galapagos and will be essential for assessing biological changes due to climatic variations or management policies in the Archipelago. Upon finishing his doctorate, Mr. Figueroa would like to become a researcher and teacher at the university level. (Top)
Ms. McCabe is currently pursuing her doctorate in Marine Biology/Marine Convervation at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. She is specifically interested in studying coral reef conservation. Her interest in corals comes naturally through family associations and activities in which she participated over her young life. Ms. McCabe's research will center around the coral-zooxanthellae symbiosis with emphasis on the physiological mechanisms for photoprotection in certain clades of zooxanthellae. The hypothesis is that the corals that harbor zooxanthellae with photoprotective capabilities may be more resistant to bleaching. Her ultimate goal is to be a program director of a conservation organization or government agency that focuses on coral reef conservation and education. She believes that there is a great need for society to understand the value of nature and its importance to their lives. (Top)
Ms. Miselis is currently pursuing her doctorate in Oceanography at the College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia. Ms. Miselis is intertested in better understanding coastal geologic processes and the role societies play in altering the coastal environment. Coastal populations are controlled by the dynamic forces that shape the shoreline, but also modify their surroundings. Her research addresses both aspects of this interaction through the investigation of the influence of framework geology on shoreline behavior and coastal hydrology. Her research has both scientific and societal implications, and embodies many of NOAA's interdisciplinary research priorities, and will support a career in governmental research or academia. Ms. Miserlis hopes to promote international scientific and policy exchange upon graduation. She is also interested in mentoring women who are interested in pursuing a career in the geosciences. (Top)
Goleta, California Ms. Dutton is currently pursuing her doctorate in Marine Biology from the University of California. Ms. Dutton is eager to continue her research on the changing environmental conditions in the physiology and ecology of marine organisms. She is especially interested in how environmental disturbances can open the door to biological invasions by physiologically advantaging or disadvantaging native and non-native organisms. Ms. Dutton is dedicated to pursuing a scientific career studying the resistance and resilience of organisms to environmental perturbations. (Top)
Rachel Lynelle Horlings, Tallahassee, Fla. Rachel Lynelle Horlings completed her M.A. degree with a focus in maritime archaeology from Florida State University. Horlings has had a fascination in archaeology since her childhood and is especially interested in expanding the public’s understanding of the slave trade from Africa. Ms. Horlings is currently pursuing a doctorate in the Anthropology Program at Syracuse University. (Top)
Rebecca R. Holyoke, Cambridge, Maryland Ms. Holyoke is currently pursuing her doctorate in Marine-estuarine Environmental Science (sediment biogeochemistry) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ms. Holyoke’s interests include coastal zone management and the interpretation and implementation of environmental/marine policy; and eutrophication in marine and estuarine environments. While performing research involving sediment nutrients, she developed an interest in sediment biogeochemistry and plans to extend her current research to include the effects of microphytobenthos on nutrient regeneration in diverse marine environments. Upon completion of her doctorate, she wishes to pursue a career in environmental policy where she can offer insights into anthropogenic nutrient inputs and environmental degradation. (Top)
Sarah E. Lester Ms. Lester is currently pursuing her doctorate in Marine Ecology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Ms. Lester’s research involves examining biogeographic patterns of reproduction in intertidal invertebrates and studying a sea urchin disease that infects a commercially harvested species. Serving on the leadership board of her campus organization Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), she is dedicated to enhancing the role of women in science. Upon graduation, she would like to pursue teaching undergraduates and working in coastal resource management and conservation. (Top)Home | Dr. Nancy Foster | About the Scholarship Revised on October 12, 2006 by FosterScholars Web Team |
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