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

Lela Schlenker
​lelaschlenker@gmail.com
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Project
Impacts of climate on three species of penaeid shrimp in North Carolina

Verena Wang
wangv21@ecu.edu 
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Project
The importance of species life history and habitat requirements on climate driven distribution shifts

GRADUATE STUDENTS 

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

Project
Measuring habitat use and residency of a marine fish on an oyster aquaculture site using acoustic telemetry

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

Project
​Habitat use and hatch date of juvenile sheepshead in North Carolina estuaries

Caid Menzel
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
M.S. started Fall 2021
menzelca21@students.ecu.edu

Project
TBD


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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Dylan Whitt 
​​Senior Biology-Honors major


Project
​TBD

​Ray Delvillar
Junior Biology major


Project
Comparing soundscapes of oyster farms with unmodified areas

​LAB ALUMNI

UNDERGRADUATES
Garrett Sage - Sheepshead batch fecundity study - Spring 2021