Who We Are

The SRC team includes University of Miami faculty, staff, and students from a variety of disciplines, including biology, ecology, environmental policy, communications, law, and education. SRC’s field research supports the data collection of faculty as well as of our graduate and undergraduate researchers. Our student interns are the backbone of the SRC program, playing a major role in successfully carrying out our research and outreach activities.

Faculty and Staff

Our Director: Catherine Macdonald, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Liza Merly, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer

Julia Wester, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer

Christian Pankow, Assistant Director

Jake Jerome, Intern Coordinator & Lecturer

Katie Miller, Logistics Coordinator

Nola Schoder, Media Manager, Photography Lead

Emma DeLillo, Field Technician

Ph.D. Students

John Hlavin, Ph.D. Student,  Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy

Christine Martin, Ph.D. Student, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy

Candy Real, Ph.D. Student, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy

Delaney Reynolds, Joint Ph.D./J.D. Student, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy

Emily Yeager, Ph.D. Candidate, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, Undergraduate Intern Coordinator

Affiliated Ph.D. Students

Karizma Acosta, Ph.D. Student, Sikkel Lab, Department of Marine Biology and Ecology

Hannah Aycock, Ph.D. Candidate, Babcock Lab, Department of Marine Biology and Ecology

Julia Saltzman, Ph.D. Student, Searcy Lab, Department of Biology

Amani Webber-Schultz,  Ph.D Candidate, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Masters Students

Kim Heely, M.P.S

Becca Jones, M.S. (co-supervised with Babcock Lab)

Wendy Miyazaki, M.P.S.

Jeynaliz Gonzalez Ortiz, M.P.S.

Katherine Polatchek, M.P.S.

Amber Ringle, M.P.S

Elise Rivera, M.S.

James Tuttlebee, M.P.S

Undergraduate Interns

Regina Aragon

Maia Bond

Mackenzie Capers

Brynne Casto (Creative Intern)

Gavin Doak

Ali Donnelly

Sarah Faestel (Creative Intern)

Ciara Hughes

Brian Jamison

Miles Lubas (Creative Intern)

Hannah Lewis

Gabriela Martinez

Tyler Mace

Alexandra Morgan (Creative Intern

Brian Mulvey (Creative Intern)

Jack Peiser

Anjali Shah

Oscar Stachelberg (Creative Intern)

Chase Tovornik

Elizabeth Yera