Pham, Linh Thuy Historical Change of Seagrasses in the Mississippi and Chandeleur Sounds. Ph.D. Dissertation.
Major Professor: Patrick D. Biber.
2017
Russo, Corey A microbiomic approach to the characterization of the impacts and influences of viral,
bacterial, and harmful algal bloom toxins on the Bottlenose dolphin. Ph.D. Dissertation.
Major Professor: Jay Grimes.
Muhammad, Muhammad Epidemiology of White Spot Syndrome virus in the Daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) and the Gulf sand fiddler crab (Uca panacea). Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Jeffrey Lotz
Fayton. Thomas Taxonomy and systematics of Plagioporus (Trematoda), with descriptions of 10 new species from freshwater fishes of the nearctic.
Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Joe Griffitt.
Antoni, Luca Population structure, connectivity, and phylogeography of two Balistidae with high potential for larval dispersal Balistes capriscus and Balistes vetula. Ph.D. Dissertation, Major Professor: Eric A. Saillant.
Gillam, Kelsey Burns Combined ecophysiological effects of dissolved oxygen, temperature, and body size
on the model polychaete, Capitella teleta. Ph.D. Dissertation, Major Professor: Chet F. Rakocinski.
2016
Fleer, Virginia Effects of trophic relationships on oyster reef restoration success in the Mississippi
Sound. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Chet F. Rakocinski.
2015
Sempier, Stephen Hiller Spatial, temporal and demographical analysis of Gulf of Mexico research priorities,
the effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ph.D. Dissertation, Major Professor:
Jeffrey M. Lotz.
2014
Bardon Albaret, Agnès Characterization of the early development and quality of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) eggs and larvae in aquaculture conditions. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor:
Eric A. Saillant.
Pulis, Eric E. Revision of 13 genera of Haploporidae (Trematoda). Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor:
Robin M. Overstreet.
Andres, Michael J. Clarification of the systematics of the Haploporoidea (Trematoda) with descriptions
of new genera and species. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Robin M. Overstreet.
2013
Lowe, Michael Robert Community metrics and trophic dynamics in tidal creeks in an anthropogenically fragmented,
coastal landscape. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Mark S. Peterson.
Hendon, John Read Habitat characterization, habitat use, and associated growth of juvenile Spotted Seatrout
(Cynoscion nebulosus) in a Mississippi bay system: Implications for stock enhancement practices. Ph.D.
Dissertation. Major Professor: Chet F. Rakocinski (Research Director: Bruce H. Comyns).
2012
Walker, Allison Kathleen Marine fungi of U. S. Gulf of Mexico barrier island beaches: Biodiversity and sampling strategy. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Darrell J. Grimes.
Ray, Andrew James Management of biological and chemical constituents for the advancement of intensive, minimal-exchange, biofloc-based shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) aquaculture. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Jeffrey M. Lotz.
Noriea, Nicholas Felix Genetic variation in potentially virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Darrell J.
Grimes.
Karels, Arthur Alan Effects of hypoxia and 4-tert-octylphenol on gene expression profiles of the Sheepshead
Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Robert J. Griffitt.
2010
Drumm, David Thomas Systematic revision of the Kalliapseudidae (Crustacea : Peracarida : Tanaidacea) and
the population genetic structure and phylogeography of a species along the southeastern
and gulf coasts of North America. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Richard W.
Heard.
White, Kristine Nicolle Klebba Development of representative species-level molecular markers and morphological character
analysis of leucothoid amphipods (Crustacea : Amphipoda). Ph.D. Dissertation. Major
Professor: Richard W. Heard.
2009
Holiday, Dan Martin Remote sensing of harmful algal blooms in the Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay: Modelling
and algorithm formation. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: William E. Hawkins (Research
Director: Gregory A. Carter).
Li, Shuzhao Bridging functional genomics and toxicogenomics through DNA microarrays in a fish
model. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Marius Brouwer.
Masson, Ignacio Experimental population dynamics of Amyloodinium ocellatum in the Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus and the Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Jeffrey M. Lotz (Research Director: Reg Blaylock).
Sanchez Rubio, Guillermo H. Oceanic-atmospheric modes of variability and the effect on river flow and blue crab
(Callinectes sapidus) abundance in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. Dissertation, Biological Sciences.
Major Professor: Patricia Biesiot (Research Director: Harriet Perry).
Sharp, Natasha Bacterial cell wall components affect hemocyte composition and gene expression in
Callinectes sapidus: An insight into effectors of immune function. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Marius
Brouwer.
2008
Foster, John Milton Review of Polycheria, a symbiotic group of amphipods: ecology, distribution, and taxonomy. Ph.D. Dissertation.
Major Professor: Richard W. Heard.
Li, Tiandao Gene expression profiles as molecular indicators of dissolved oxygen stress in grass
shrimp Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis 1949. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Marius Brouwer.
Lucas, Kelly Lynn Evaluating vascular plant composition and species richness on Horn Island, Mississippi,
using passive and active remote sensing in conjunction with ground based measurements.
Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: William E. Hawkins (Research Director: Gregory
A. Carter).
Ma, Hongwei Yellow head virus (YHV): transmission and genome analysis. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major
Professor: Robin M. Overstreet.
McLelland, Jerry A systematic and taxonomic review of the family Pseudotanaidae (Crustacea: Peracardia:
Tanaidacea) based primarily on morphometric cladistic analysis. Ph.D. Dissertation.
Major Professor: Richard W. Heard.
2007
Bullard, Jr., Stephen Ashton Ecology and evolution of fish blood flukes (Digenea: Aporocotylidae. Ph.D. Dissertation.
Major Professor: Robin M. Overstreet.
Cook, Melissa Population dynamics, structure and per-recruit analyses of Yellowedge Grouper, Epinephelus flavolimbatus, from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Bruce H.
Comyns.
2006
Curran, Stephen Socrates Taxonomy and systematics of some freshwater and coastal trematodes from fishes on
the Atlantic rim. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Robin M. Overstreet.
Lemus, Jason Thomas The effect of copepod density on cannibalism, survival, development rate and egg production
and the implications for population growth rate and demographic of Acartia tonsa Dana. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Jeffrey M. Lotz.
Vincent, Amanda Grey Experimental infection of necrotizing hepatopancreatitis bacterium (NHPB) in Kona
stock Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp). Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Jeffrey M. Lotz.
2005
Kuhl, Adam The effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on sex differentiation in Japanese Medaka
(Oryzias latipes) and the role of brain aromatase. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Marius Brouwer.
McCall, Robin Karlheinz The importance of seagrass epiphytes in Big Lagoon, Florida, with emphasis on the
diatoms (Bacillariophyceae). Ph.D. Dissertation, Marine Science. Major Professor: Stephen Lohrenz (Research
Director: Cynthia A. Moncreiff).
2004
Drury, Donna Marie Effects of grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.) density manipulations and nutrient enrichment on widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima) condition, epiphyte load, and epiphyte functional groups. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major
Professor: Chet F. Rakocinski.
2001
Blend, Charles Kenneth Life history information on some strigeoids parasitizing pond-raised catfish: A synergism
of morphology and molecules. Ph.D. Dissertation, Biological Sciences. Major Professor:
Robin M. Overstreet.
Fulling, Gregory L. Plankton patchiness and the associated distribution and growth of larval anchovies:
An estuarine landscape perspective. Ph.D. Dissertation, Biological Sciences. Major
Professor: Mark S. Peterson.
Geter, David Roy Detoxification and mutagenic response in medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to MX, a drinking water carcinogen. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor:
William E. Hawkins.
Soto, M. Andres Epidemiology of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Taura syndrome virus (TSV) in
some penaeid shrimps. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Jeffery M. Lotz.