Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Anna R. Armitage, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Marine Biology
armitage@tamu.edu
Phone: +1 (409) 740-4842
Fax: +1 (409) 740-5001
Graduate Students
Jamie Thompson
Ph.D. Candidate, MARB
Abiotic and biotic factors limiting the expansion, growth, and reproduction of black mangroves in Texas.
Staff
Chelsea Crosby
Research Technician
Alumni
Janelle Goeke
Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2021
Dissertation title: "Bottom-up effects of mangrove encroachment on basal consumers in the Gulf of Mexico"
Rachael Glazner
Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2020
Dissertation title: "Effects of vegetation type on predation success: implications of mangrove expansion"
Marissa Llosa
M.S. in Ecosystem Science and Management, 2021
Thesis title: “Long-term vegetation changes in a Texas coastal prairie wetland complex with insights for managers”
Ashley McDonald
M.S. in Marine Biology, 2022
Thesis title: “Responses of coastal wetland vegetation to a large-scale tidal restoration on the Texas Upper Coast”
Sarah Gossett Robinson
Master of Natural Resource Development, 2020
Thesis title: "An Analysis on the Effectiveness of Green Infrastructure Solutions for Reducing Contamination from Urban Stormwater Runoff"
Jake Sigren
Ph.D. in Marine Biology 2017
Dissertation title: "Coastal Dunes and Dune Vegetation: Interdisciplinary Research on Storm Protection, Erosion, and Ecosystem Restoration"
Carolyn Weaver
Ph.D. in Ecosystem Science and Management 2016
Dissertation title: "Nutrient Enrichment Effects within the Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone: Implications for Mangrove Encroachment"
Ashley Whitt
M.S. in Marine Biology 2016
Thesis title: "Utilizing Citizen Science to Assess Bird Community Composition within a Changing Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone in Texas"
Courtney Lee
M.S. in Marine Biology 2014
Thesis title: "The Role of Population-based Diversity on Productivity: Considerations for Restored Spartina alterniflora Salt Marshes"
Erin Kinney, Ph.D.
Postdoc 2011-2013
Current Position: Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center
Eric Madrid, Ph.D.
Postdoc 2009-2011
Current Position: Advanced Placement/Dual Credit Teacher, Samuel V. Champion H.S.
Allison Parnell Nunnally
Masters of Marine Resource Managment 2011
Thesis title: "Effects of Anthropogenic Nutrient Enrichment on Exotic and Restored, Native Aquatic Vegetation"
Michael Bell
M.S. in Marine Biology 2011
Chuan-Kai Ho, Ph.D.
Postdoc 2008-2010
Current Position: Associate Professor at Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University
Lindsey Staszak
Masters of Marine Resource Management 2010
Thesis title: "A Rapid Assessment Method Examining the Ecological Health of Tidal Marine Wetlands in Galveston Bay, Texas"