Office Directory

   Sara G.Chapa

   Robert F. Duke (Bobby)

   Mario De Leon

   Samuel B. Sugarek (Sam)

Taylor L. Boone

 Garrett Guzoski

 CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia

 Research Focus: Assessing the effects of salinity, water temperature, and sea level rise on the habitat range and occurrence of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) in South Texas.

gguzoski@islander.tamucc.edu

 Peyton Calderon

 CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia

 Research Focus: The distribution of soil microarthropods (mites and springtails) in salt marshes along a salinity and nutrient gradient

pvogler@islander.tamucc.edu

 Brenna Edwards

 CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia

 Research Focus: The ecological impacts and diet preference of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) on wetland vegetation and plant community turnover responses post-disturbance.

bedwards1@islander.tamucc.edu

 Olivia Hughes

 CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia

 Research Focus: Quantifying sessile invertebrate community composition and related predation behavior within different habitat types. 

ohughes@islander.tamucc.edu

 Marissa Spinelli

 CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia

 Research Focus: In development...Examining ornithochory in Schinus terebinthifolia (Brazilian pepper tree) by identifying and quantifying the frequency of avian species responsible to understand the mechanisms driving its invasion.

mspinelli1@islander.tamucc.edu

 Emily Letner

 CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia

 Research Focus: In development...

eletner@islander.tamucc.edu