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James W. Morley
Assistant Professor
East Carolina University
Coastal Studies Institute
morleyj19@ecu.edu
252-475-5454
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​POSTDOC
RESEARCHERS

Verena Wang
PhD University of North Carolina, Wilmington
wangv21@ecu.edu 
Google Scholar


Project
The importance of species life history and habitat requirements on climate driven distribution shifts
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GRADUATE STUDENTS 

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Andrew McMains
​​B.S. University of Montana Western 2017
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PhD started Fall 2020
mcmainsa20@students.ecu.edu

Projects
1) Measuring habitat use and residency of a marine fish on an oyster aquaculture site using acoustic telemetry
2) Using acoustics technology to examine habitat function of inlet channels and to estimate the impacts of dredging 

View a press article on Andrew's work (LINK)
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​Maddie Johnson 
​​B.S. Virginia Tech, 2019
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M.S. started Fall 2020
johnsonmad20@students.ecu.edu

Project
​Habitat use and hatch date of juvenile sheepshead in North Carolina estuaries
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Caid Menzel
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
M.S. started Fall 2021
menzelca21@students.ecu.edu

Project
Long term shifts in the species assemblage of Pamlico Sound


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​Chloe Gabriel
B.S. East Carolina University, 2021
M.S. started Summer 2022
co-advised with April Blakeslee

gabrielc18@students.ecu.edu

Project
Incidence of the black gill parasite infection in multiple shrimp species within Pamlico Sound. 
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​​Cambria Miller
B.S. Texas A&M University at Galveston, 2016
M.S. started Summer 2023
millerca23@students.ecu.edu

Project
Trophic impacts of invasive blue catfish in Albemarle Sound, NC
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

​Charlotte Grimes
East Carolina University
Honors College
Biology major

Project
The impacts of adding artificial habitat on estuarine fish communities
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Ray Delvillar 
East Carolina University

Field and Laboratory Technician
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Ella Hennessey

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
OBX Field Site
Biology major


Project
Estimating fish densities over artificial habitats with acoustic imaging sonar

​LAB ALUMNI
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Lela Schlenker (2020 - 2023) Currently: Fisheries Liaison, AVANGRID Inc., Renewable Energy

UNDERGRADUATES
Sophia Williams - How does salinity and habitat type influence black gill disease in penaeid shrimp - Summer 2023
Dylan Whitt - 
Seasonal species assemblages in seagrass habitats of northern Pamlico Sound - Fall 2022
​Diandre' Richie - Using acoustic imaging to measure fish habitat enhancement on oyster sanctuaries - Summer 2022
Ray Delvillar - ​Do oyster farms have enriched soundscapes? - Summer 2021
​Garrett Sage - Sheepshead batch fecundity - Spring 2021


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