Former Students of the Nearshore Marine Fish Research Program at CSUN

Former NMFRP Students

Our former students have gone on to get Ph.D.'s, Pharm.D.'s, Ed.D.'s, and M.D.'s. They work at private companies, government agencies, hospitals, high schools, and colleges and universities. Many still work with fish, some work with students, some with patients, some with kids (their own or otherwise). All have benefitted from their NMFRP experience.

Williams, Jonathan M.S. Completed 2006 Thesis: The relationship between the growth of juvenile white seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) and El Nino conditions in the Southern California Bight Currently: Research Associate, Vantuna Research Group (VRG) at Occidental College Website: JPW Marine Research
Froeschke, Bridgette M.S. Completed 2006 Thesis: Reproductive behavior and coloration of black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni)
Adams, Stevie M.S. Completed 2006 Thesis: Distribution and Abundance of Tidepool Fishes in Southern California Currently: Lecturer at CSUN, proud parent
Bottinelli, Dave M.S. Completed 2005 Thesis: Age, growth and fecundity of California barracuda, Sphyraena argentea. Currently: Research Scientist, Hubbs Research Institute, Carlsbad, CA
Cobb, Jana M.S. Completed 2005 Thesis: Population dynamics and productivity of cryptic reef fishes off southern California.
Lindsay, Joshua M.S. Completed 2005 Thesis: Patterns of settlement of cryptic fishes to a shallow rock reef in King Harbor, California. Currently: Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Salomon, Matt M.S. Completed 2005 Thesis: Gene flow among populations of spotted sand bass (Paralabrax maculatofasciatus) within the Southern California Bight. Currently: Doctoral Candidate, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
Froeschke, John T. M.S. Completed 2004. Thesis: A Comparison of Reef Fish Assemblages between Santa Catalina Island and the Outer Los Angeles Federal Breakwater. Currently: Doctoral Candidate, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
Miller, Eric F. M.S. Completed 2004. Thesis: The Influence of Group Size on the Mating System of Captive Spotted Sand Bass (Paralabrax maculatofasciatus) and Investigations into the Viability of a Captive Breeding System. Currently: Project Scientist, MBC Applied Environmental Sciences, Costa Mesa, CA.
Adreani, Mia. M.S. Completed 2003. Thesis: Reproductive behavior and mating system of the temperate wrasse, Halichoeres semicinctus. Awards: ASIH Stoye Award for Ecology & Ethology, Kansas City, 2002 Currently: Doctoral candidate, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Erisman, Brad. M.S. Completed 2003. Thesis: Mating system of the kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus, from southern California. Awards: CSUN Biology Outstanding Graduate student award 2003 Currently: Doctoral candidate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA.
Baca Hovey, Cheryl. M.S. Completed 2002. Thesis: Reproductive strategy of the barred sand bass Paralabrax nebulifer in the Southern California Bight. Currently: Pharmacy manager & mom, Oceanside, CA.
Phalen, Carol M., M.S. Completed 2000. Thesis: Genetic variation and population structure of the kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) from throughout its natural range. Currently: Research Associate, Aquaria, Inc., Moorpark, CA.
Foote, Amy A., M.S. Completed 1999. Thesis: Distribution patterns and physical and chemical factors affecting blacksmith larvae, Chromis punctipinnis, off the north-east side of Santa Catalina Island. Currently: Instructor, College of the Canyons
McClean, Amy M., M.S. Completed 1999. Thesis: Patterns of settlement of juvenile kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) at Catalina Island during the summers of 1997 and 1998. Awards: ASIH Stoye Award for Ecology & Ethology, Penn State University, 1999. Currently: Watershed Resource Manager, Community Environmental Council, Santa Barbara, CA.
Campbell, Craig D., M.S. Completed 1998. Thesis: Tissue concentrations of DDT bioaccumulation of DDT in the California halibut (Paralichthys californicus): implications of variation in concentration with location and length. Currently: High school science teacher, Chatsworth, CA.
Morgan, Mara C., M.S. Completed 1997. Thesis: Genetic variation among nine populations of California halibut, Paralichthys californicus. Currently: Researcher, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA.
Hovey, Timothy E., M.S. Completed 1996. Thesis: Reproductive strategies of the spotted sand bass (Paralabrax maculatofasciatus). Currently: Wetlands Biologist, California Department of Fish and Game, San Diego, CA.
Tranah, Gregory T., M.S. Completed 1996. Thesis: Morphologic and genetic variation among six populations of the spotted sand bass (Paralabrax maculatofasciatus) from Southern California to the upper Sea of Cortez. Awards: SCAS Best Paper, Loyola Marymount, 1995. Ph.D.: University of California, Davis, 2002 Currently: Post-doctoral researcher, Harvard Medical School.
Sears-Hartley, Julia R., M.S. Completed 1995. Thesis: The use of daily growth rings to characterize the early life history of the California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) captured on the open coast of Southern California. Currently: Researcher, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA.
Travers, Phyllis S., Completed 1995. Thesis: Nearshore ichthyoplankton assemblage in the neuston at Seal Beach, California. Currently: Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District, El Segundo, CA.
Grothues, Thomas M., Completed 1994. Thesis: An investigation into the subpopulation structure and larval dispersal patterns of the kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus. Ph.D.: State University of New York, Stony Brook, 2000. Currently: Post-doctoral researcher, Rutgers University.
Cordes, Jan F., Completed 1993. Thesis: The use of daily growth rings to characterize the early life history of the kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) Ph.D.: Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Yorktown, VA 2000. Currently: Post-doctoral researcher, University of California, Davis.
Lara, Monica R., Completed 1993. An investigation of sensory development in larval halibut (Paralichthys californicus) using electron microscopy. Ph.D.: Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Yorktown, VA 1999. Currently: Associate Scientist, University of Miami.
Crase, Mark S., Completed 1992. Thesis: A survey of the intertidal ichthyofauna of Resort Pt., Palos Verdes, California. Ed.D.: University of California, Los Angeles, 1998 Currently: Director of Technology Infrastructure, CSU Chancellor?s Office, Long Beach, CA.
Wooninck, Lisa M., Completed 1992. Thesis: An investigation into the subpopulation structure of Paralichthys californicus, California halibut, using RFLP analysis. Ph.D.: University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 2002. Currently: Fishery Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz, CA.
Franklin, Michael P., Completed 1991. Thesis: Abundance, distribution, age, growth and spawning periodicity of young-of-the-year white seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) in the Southern California Bight, 1988 and 1989. Ph.D.: University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 1999. Currently: Lecturer, California State University, Northridge
Jensen, Robert E., Completed 1991. Thesis: The aging, validation, and back-calculation of the date of birth and settlement date of young-of-the-year California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) into Alamitos Bay, California using a new technique for the grinding of sagittal otoliths. Currently: Associate Director in the Preclinical and Clinical Development Sciences (PCDS) Department, Protein Design Labs (PDL)
Bouvier, Lucienne S., Completed 1987. Thesis: The cryptic fish fauna of a shallow rock reef habitat, Santa Catalina Island, California. M.D.: Dartmouth Medical School, 1992. Currently: OB/GYN, Kaiser, Milpitas, CA.