Current Affiliated Lab Personnel
- Katrina Poppe. Research Associate. Poppek@wwu.edu
- Roger Fuller. Adjunct Faculty, WWU Department of Environmental Science. (Coastal Research Specialist at Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve).
Past and Current Graduate Students
1) Karen Slattery, M.S. 2002. The effects of sea level rise on the relative elevation of a coastal Virginia salt marsh. California University of Pennsylvania.
2) Chad Ferguson, M.S. 2002. The effects of stream bank fencing on water quality in the Whitely Creek watershed in southwestern Pennsylvania. California University of Pennsylvania.
3) Sacha Maxwell, M.S. 2004. Projected sea level rise and stability of a hydrologically altered Pacific Northwest estuary. Western Washington University.
4) Donna Ball, M.S.2005. Determining the effectiveness of the State of Washington’s policy for invasive species eradication: Spartina alterniflora. Western Washington University.
5) Richard Gwozdz. M.S. 2006 The effect of global warming on eelgrass productivity in a Pacific Northwest estuary: a field and modeling approach. Western Washington University.
6) Jill Fullagar. M.S. 2006. A model of Micronesian mangrove sediment dynamics given IPCC predictions of sea level rise.
7) Jon Boe. M.S. 2007. Belowground dynamics related to mudflat restoration strategies in a chemically and a mechanically controlled Spartina alterniflora marsh in Willapa Bay, Washington.
8) Orion Polinsky. M.S. 2008. A Life cycle analysis of biodiesel fuels made from recycled and non-recycled sources.
9) Pete Kairis. M.S. 2010. A spatially articulated models of sediment dynamics in Padilla Bay, WA.
10 ) Kara Kuhlman. M.S. 2012. Sea level rise and sediment elevation dynamics in a hydrologically altered Puget Sound Estuary.
11) Alec Barber. M.S. 2014. Sediment and vegetation monitoring during a levee removal restoration project at Port Susan Bay, WA.
12) Katrina Poppe. M.S. 2015. An ecogeomorphic model to assess the response of Padilla Bay’s eelgrass habitat to sea level rise.
13) Mira Lutz. M.S. 2018. A search for blue carbon in Central Salish Sea Eelgrass Meadows.
14) Rachel Yonemura. 2022. Methane emission in Port Susan Bay: the missing link in carbon accounting.
15) Nick Jefferson. Current M.S. Student. Developing Megalopae Light Traps Into A Fisheries Management Tool.
16) Jenna Schroeder. Current M.S. Student.