Autumn 2013–
Winter 2014

Banner photos (left to right): Jackie Carter, Jeremy Monroe, Amanda Phillips, Jonathan Moore

Degrees Awarded, Autumn 2012-Summer 2013

Our student research encompasses numerous and diverse disciplines, including biology, ecology, fisheries management, disease, genetics, physiology, and statistics—as well as interdisciplinary subjects—in pursuit of improving our understanding of the interactions between humans, our environment, and the resources upon which we rely. (Advising professors in parentheses.)

Bachelor of Science Degrees

Becherer, Kate Elizabeth
Chi, Bradley
Clark, Sydney Claire
Darmawan, Rizky
Dill, Kathryn Caroline
Ellsworth, Branden Albert
Fuchs, Nate Thomas
Hale, Jessica Rhian
Harmon, Brian Schell
Harper, Hannah Rebecca (SAFS/Environmental Science and Resource Management), cum laude
Hennessey, Shannon M, magna cum laude
Herlambang, Katrina Jane
Huang, Tiffany
Huang, Tzu-Chuan
Kinard, Sean Kelly
Kulesza, Katie Madison
Le, Lynda Hong-Van
Mayfield, Robyn Lanette
Newman, Elliot Lee
Nordstrom, Jessica Rose
Oyafuso, Zack Suriya, cum laude
Randall, Jessica Rae
Robbins, Ellie Christine
Soto, Kaitlin Alexandra
Wang, Anne Shouling

Master of Science Degrees

Blaud, Brianna Marie (VanBlaricom) Spatial and temporal patterns of fertilization in black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii Leach, 1814): analysis of surrogate gamete spawning experiments with application towards populations on San Nicolas Island, CA
Peterson, Daniel A (Hauser) Local adaptation, dispersal and gene flow in a metapopulation of sockeye salmon
Petrou, Eleni L (Seeb, L) Genetic differentiation of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in Alaska influenced by glacial history
Poljak, Dusanka (Punt) Impact of ocean acidification on recruitment and yield of Bristol Bay red king crab
Rohde, Jessica Anne (Quinn) Partial migration of Puget Sound coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) individual and population level patterns
Sadorus, Lauri Loraine (Mantua) Exploring the role of oceanographic features in the spatial distribution of Pacific halibut and other longline-caught fishes off the west coast from southern Oregon to Queen Charlotte Sound, British Columbia

Master of Science Degrees—continued

Sosik, Elizabeth (Simenstad) Isotopic evidence of microbial pathways in macroalgal detritus-based coastal food webs
Stachura, Megan Marie (Mantua/Hilborn) Environmental influences on North Pacific salmon abundance and marine fish recruitment
Thompson, Jamie Nicholas (Beauchamp) Influence of early life growth and precipitation zone on survival to adulthood in wild steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Skagit River basin, WA
Vert-Pre, Katyana Aurore Angie (Hilborn) Overfishing or environmental change: Establishing the frequency of changes in productivity of marine fish stocks

Doctoral Degrees

Armstrong, Jonathan B (Schindler) How fish cope in a world of feast and famine: behavioral and physiological adaptations to ecological heterogeneity
Bond, Morgan H (Quinn) Diversity in migration, habitat use, and growth of Dolly Varden char in Chignik Lakes, Alaska
Brieuc, Marine S (Naish) An evaluation of the role of adaptation in salmon evolution using genome based approaches
Galloway, Aaron W (Sebens) Trophic transfer of nearshore basal resources: interpreting fatty acid and stable isotope biomarkers
Griffiths, Jennifer Rhiannon (Schindler) Climate change and geomorphic evolution in an Alaskan watershed and implications for salmon production
Hicks, Allan C (Hilborn) The utility of catch-per-unit-effort when assessing and managing long-lived fish stocks
Howe, Emily Russell (Simenstad) Detrital shadows: evaluating landscape and species effects on detritus-based food web connectivity in Pacific Northwest estuaries
Lawrence, David J (Olden) Contemporary controls and future predictions of non-native smallmouth bass range expansion into salmon-rearing habitat
Timm, Raymond Karl II (Wissmar) Changes in fluvial habitat conditions across a disturbance continuum: implications for salmon restoration
Williams, Kresimir (Horne) Evaluation of midwater trawl selectivity and its influence on acoustic-based fish population surveys