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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
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Lela Schlenker
PhD University of Miami
​lelaschlenker@gmail.com
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Projects
1) Long term trends in ecosystem indicators within the North Carolina coastal region
2) Impacts of climate on three species of penaeid shrimp in North Carolina

Verena Wang
PhD University of North Carolina, Wilmington
wangv21@ecu.edu 
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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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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

​LAB ALUMNI
UNDERGRADUATES
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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