Graduate Students
Graduate students enrolled in Ocean Sciences research programs are at the forefront of discovery and innovation. Through their dedicated studies and groundbreaking research, they contribute to advancing knowledge in areas such as marine ecosystems, climate change, and sustainable ocean practices. These students are integral to our research community, collaborating with faculty and industry partners to tackle global ocean challenges and shape a more sustainable future.
| Ahmad, Uswa | MSc | Arctic Bivalve Reefs: Contributions to Benthic Community Structure and Biodiversity | Mercier |
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| Allen, Payton | MSc | Investigating fish-rhodolith interactions in subarctic Newfoundland rhodolith beds | Gagnon |
| Ang, Ze | MSc | Patterns and drivers of kelp and rhodoliths distribution in coastal Newfoundland | Gagnon |
| Arno, Hallie | PhD | Consequences of interbreeding between farmed and wild salmon under climate change: effects on thermal tolerance | Fleming |
| Barry, Eleanor | PhD | Investigating community structure of plankton in order to increase understanding of climate change in the Nunatsiavut region | Passow |
| Barton, Alana | MSc | Disturbance effects on predator to prey interactions and marine food web dynamics | |
| Belaire, Francesca | MSc | Comparative Characterization of Cold-Water Sea Anemone Species and Their Responses to Environmental Change | Mercier |
| Bolstad, Brooklyn | MSc | Algal Physiology | Gagnon |
| Brun-Dabbagh, Shanan | MSc | Biodegration of Oil | Passow |
| Burgess, Samuel | MSc | Physiological responses of green crabs to climate change. Area of concentration: Invertebrate physiology | McGaw |
| Cao, Thanh | PhD | Vibriosis and Winter ulcerative disease vaccinology in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) | Santander |
| Chen, Letitia | MSc | Marine Food Webs | Snelgrove |
| Clermont, Chantelle | MSc | Factors affecting the covering behaviours | Gagnon |
| Clinton, Mary | PhD | Ecosystem functioning in coastal benthic environments: The roles of food quality and quantity in a changing ocean | Snelgrove |
| Deshaies, Meliane | MSc | Ecology of cold-water invertebrates in support of conservation strategies | |
| De Swart, Jack | MSc | Microplastic Distribution | Passow |
| Ebrahim, Rahana | MSc | The Cardiovascular System of Lobsters (Decapoda) | |
| Freeman, Lindsey | MSc | Assessing Drivers of Coastal Ecosystem Health in Placentia Bay Using Size-fractionated Plankton as Indicators | Passow |
| Gordillo, Ammy | MSc | Investigating the fate of kelp in deep sea environments | |
| Gurung, Raja | MSc | Unraveling dynamics between Francisella noatunensis and Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua): Insights from host cell early immune response to pathogen infection | Santander |
| Hall, Mitchell | MSc | Comparative structural analysis of rhodoliths, reconstructed from computed tomography data | Gagnon |
| Hand-Lennon, Nora | MSc | Benthic biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships in the Arctic Archipelago | Snelgrove |
| Hanson, Nova | PhD | Symbiosis and energetics of a hydrothermal vent snail across extreme environmental gradients | Bates |
| Heath, Victoria | PhD | Characterizing mechanisms of rapid adaption to predict responses to climate change in Atlantic salmon | Fleming |
| Hicks, Aidan | MSc | Mechanical and ecophysiological aspects of rhodolith bed habitats | Gagnon |
| Hobday, Lyn | MSc | Passow | |
| Jalim, Yuthika | MSc | Sea cucumber ecology and biochemistry | Mercier |
| Jobson, Sara | PhD | Behavioural, reproductive and regenerative strategies in echinoderms: ecological and evolutionary perspectives | Mercier |
| King, Benjamin | PhD | Movement and spatial ecolgy of juvenile code | Snelgrove |
| Kwabiah, Rebecca | PhD | Ocular biology of North Atlantic teleost fish, with a focus on Atlantic lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) and spotted wolffish | Santander |
| Kocela, Mia | MSc | Investigating microplastic distribution and the interannual variability in microplastic composition in Bay d’Espoir, NL. | Passow |
| LeBlanc, Julienne | MSc | Marine microbiology and physiology of commercially important invertebrates | McGaw |
| MacKinnon, Jenna | MSc | Effects of temperature and pCO2 on essential fatty acid and energy supply at the base of marine food webs | Parrish |
| MacPahil, Cameron | MSc | Maternal effects in the coexistence of resident (ouananiche) and anadromous salmon | Fleming |
| Maqsood, Aqsa | MSc | Exploring the immunomodulatory effects of Aeromonas salmonicida and microbial melanin and in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) | Santander |
| McAllister, Amy | MSc | The trophic ecology of deep-sea fishes of the Labrador Sea | Snelgrove |
| McBride, Colleen | PhD | A study of the relationship between zooplankton and biogeochemical cycling along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador | Sipler |
| Murtaugh, Michael | MSc | Marine Biofouling | McGaw |
| Osofu, Caroline | PhD | Characterizing the thermal habitat use, diet, and energetic status of Labrador’s Arctic char in a changing climate | Fleming |
| Paramanathan, Thurka | PhD | Francisealla Noatunensis physiology and vaccinology of cold-water marine teleost | Santander |
| Pardo, Luis | MSc | Metagenomic Perspectives on Carbon Assimilation in Sediment: Microbial Community Dynamics | Santander |
| Perrin, Natalie | MSc | Climate change impacts on Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) | Snelgrove |
| Pollard, Lauren | MSc | Changes in physiology and behaviour of Carcinus maenas under different environmental stressors | McGaw |
| Porter, Emma | PhD | The effects of temperature extremes on the cardiorespiratory physiology of salmon | Gamperl |
| Quinn, Danielle | PhD | North Atlantic Fisheries Conservation | Snelgrove |
| Randall, Kira | PhD | Influence of diet on aquaculture fish immune tissue lipid composition, gene expression, and function | Parrish |
| Richards, Cerren | PhD | Energetics of seabirds wintering around Newfoundland | Bates |
| Rollat, Pauline | MSc | Carbon Reduction via Algal Deposition on the Ocean Floor | Snelgrove |
| Salant, Carly | PhD | How do latitudinal gradients influence pelagic food web ecology across temperate, subpolar and polar systems | Parrish |
| Salem, Shimaa | MSc | Nutritional Strategies to Improve Atlantic Salmon Health and Production at Cold Temperatures | Gamperl |
| Seyedahosseini, Hadi | MSc | Fatty Acid Nutrition in Finfish | Parrish |
| Sims, Kiley | MSc | Impacts of invasive brown trout on salmon populations in Newfoundland | Fleming |
| Stasko, Zintis | MSc | Marine Community Dynamics | Gagnon |
| Towaha, Syed | PhD | TBD | Gagnon |
| Trenholm, Robert | PhD | Investigations of sustainable bioprocessing strategies for the Newfoundland sea cucumber fisheries | Mercier |
| Tucker, Andrew | MSc | Exploring the use of eDNA to monitor Arctic benthic biodiversity | Mercier |
| Wells, Emma | MSc | Genomic and phylogenetic characterization, and hydrocarbon-degrading potential of the novel marine bacterium Pseudomonas sp. Oil-1 | Passow |
| Woolfrey, Jordan | MSc | Effectiveness of artificial reefs in marine habitat creation | Gagnon |
| Young, Catie | MSc | Labrador benthic food webs | Snelgrove |
| Young, Mark | MSc | Considerations and challenges for studying and quantifying the effect of sea lice on wild Atlantic salmon | Fleming |
| Zoghbi, Narimene | PhD | Understanding the interactions between oil, dispersants, exopolymers and particles for the improvement of marine oil spill response | Passow |