Former Students 2020-Present

Kenya Shani Bynes
Michael Banks, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Thesis - Influence of Oceanographic Conditions on Copepod (Calanus pacificus) Genetic Expression

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Katherine Lasdin
Susanne Brander, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Thesis - Characterizing microplastic ingestion in Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) along the Oregon coast

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Kevin Nelson
Christina DeWitt, Advisor

M.S., Food Science and Technology

Thesis - Determination of Total Nucleotides, Nitrogenous Bases and Degradation By-Products with Respect to Various Processing and Preservation Techniques for Alaska Pollack (Gadus chalcogrammus) and Yellowfin Sole (Limanada aspera)

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Keala Pelekai
Jessica Miller, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries and Wildlife

Thesis - Evaluation of Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus anatomical structures as records of age and isotopic histories

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Stanley J. Piotrowski
Kathleen O'Malley, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries and Wildlife

Thesis - Characterizing Fine-Scale Neutral and Adaptive Genetic Diversity of Oncorhynchus mykiss in the Klamath Basin Before Dam Removal

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Victoria Quennessen
Will White, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries and Wildlife

Thesis - Accounting for Transient Dynamics Improves use of Marine Protected Areas as a Reference Point for Fisheries Management

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Andrew Teahan
Michael Banks, Advisor

M.S., Marine Resource Management

Thesis - Marine Heatwaves Influence Depth Preferences of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Anna Bolm
Susanne Brander and Jessica Miller, Advisors

M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Thesis - Identifying Environmentally Relevant Abundances and Characteristics of Internalized Microplastics in Northern California Current Zooplankton

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Joseph Brockman
Brett Dumbauld and Jessica Miller, Advisors

M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Thesis - Relationship between Ascarophis Sp. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae), Sturgeon Feeding Pit Density and Ghost Shrimp Burrowing Behavior

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Lorne Curran
Michael Banks, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Thesis - Population Differentiation in two Northeastern Pacific Marine Species

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John Dickens
Susanne Brander, Advisor

M.S., Marine Resource Management

Thesis - Of Mysid and Menidia: Sublethal Effects of Micro and Nanoplastics on Estuarine Indicator Species

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Amila Hadziomerspahic
Steven Dundas, Advisor

Ph.D., Applied Economics

Dissertation - Valuing Coastal Risk with Revealed and Stated Preference Methods

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David Kemp
Jung Kwon, Advisor

M.S., Food Science and Technology

Thesis - Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Potential of Alaska Pollock Milt and Roe Hydrolysates

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Hyung Joo Kim
Jae Won Park and Christina DeWitt, Advisors

M.S., Food Science and Technology

Thesis - Application of Ohmic Heating for Accelerating Fish Sauce Fermentation

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Rufa Mendez
Jung Kwon, Advisor

Ph.D., Food Science and Technology

Dissertation - Pacific Dulse: A Promising Macroalgal Resource for Functional Food Use

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Duncan Pasewark
Christina DeWitt, Advisor

M.S., Food Science and Technology

Thesis - The Incorporation of Novel Water-Soluble Potato Protein Extract in Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus) Fillets Through Brine Injection Technology to Improve Quality

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Graham Shaw
Steven Dundas, Advisor

M.S., Marine Resource Management

Thesis - Understanding the Economic Benefits of Tidal Wetlands Restoration

Sara Hutton
Susanne Brander, Advisor

Ph.D., Environmental and Molecular Toxicology

Dissertation - Comparative Aquatic Toxicology of Pesticides and Plastics Using the Model Estuarine Fish, Inland Silverside

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Ashley Lowe Mackenzie
Steven Dundas, Advisor

Ph.D., Applied Economics

Dissertation - Understanding the New Outdoor Recreation Paradigm in the Era of Social Media and Increasing Public Health Advisories

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Montana McLeod
Will White, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Thesis - Accounting for the Effects of Fish Detectability in Fishery-independent Surveys

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Julianne Merrill
Brett Dumbauld, Advisor

M.S., Marine Resource Management

Thesis - Juvenile Pacific Oyster Growth and Food Resources in Eelgrass Habitats of Variable Shoot Density in Tillamook Bay, OR: Ecosystem Interactions for Management Consideration

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Jennifer Van Brocklin
Susanne Brander, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

Thesis - Hold the Plastic, Please - An Investigation of Sea Otter Exposure to Microplastics and Other Microparticles Using Scat and Diet Analysis

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Geoffrey Walker
Kathleen O'Malley, Advisor

M.S., Fisheries Science

Thesis - A SNP Panel for Albacore Tuna (Thunnus alalunga) captures adaptive genetic differentiation among four sample areas in the Pacific Ocean

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Austin Williams
Brett Dumbauld, Advisor

M.S., Marine Resource Management

Title - Diel and Tidal Patterns of Nekton Communities in Eelgrass and Shellfish Habitat in a Pacific Northwest Estuary

Bryan Gaspich
Jung Kwon, Advisor

M.S., Food Science and Technology

Thesis - Comminution of Fish Frame Byproduct: Impact on Constituent Solvent-Accessibility, Alkaline Protein Extraction, and Isoelectric Precipitation

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Hailey Zhou
Jung Kwon, Advisor

M.S., Food Science and Technology

Thesis - Anti-obesity and Metabolic Health Impact of Pacific Dulse (Devaleraea mollis) and Nori (Pyropia spp.) Seaweeds in Western Diet-Induced C57BL/6J Mice