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Meet the Team

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Dr. Erin Field
​Associate Professor,
Department of Biology, East Carolina University
Email: [email protected]
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Interests: Metal-microbe interactions, biocorrosion, water treatment,  contaminant mobility, microbial community interactions, and  microbial genomics.

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Cory Joyner
Lab Technician, M.S. Biology (2024)

Interests: ​Using bioinformatics to study community-level gene interactions among microbes at polluted sites.

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Autumn Robinson
PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry (IDPBBC)
​Email: [email protected]

Interests: Microbial role in water treatment processes

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Chase Spicer
PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry (IDPBBC)
TNC Fellow, (2023-2027)
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Conservation biology of North Carolina endangered species in the Lower Roanoke River using environmental DNA (eDNA)

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Maggie Shostak
PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry (IDPBBC)
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Biofilm assembly and biodiversity associated with WWII wrecks in the Pacific.

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Sarah Kate Childs
PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, and Chemistry (IDPBBC)
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Climate change impacts on biofilm formation and microbial communities associated with steel structures.

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Mikayla Watts
MS Student, MS Biology
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Climate change impacts on shipwreck integrity and environmental risks

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Cammy Bailey
Undergraduate, BS Biology
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Conservation biology of North Carolina species in the Lower Roanoke River using environmental DNA (eDNA)


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Ana Cabrera-Perez
Undergraduate, BS Biology
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Waterborne pathogens and their interactions with the shipwreck microbiome

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Ketan Chamakura
Undergraduate, BS Public Health
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Impacts of processing and storage processes on eDNA integrity


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Todiah Romero
Undergraduate, BS Biology
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Conservation of endangered species in the Lower Roanoke River using eDNA techniques

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Taylin Fleming
Undergraduate, BS Biology
Email: [email protected]

Interests: Application of eDNA techniques for monitoring aquatic species in NC.

AFFILIATE MEMBERS
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Allyson Ropp
Ph.D. Candidate, Integrated Coastal Sciences 
Maritime Studies Program (Advisor: Nathan Richards)
Email: [email protected]

Research Interests: Macro- and micro-climate change effects on the degradation of wooden shipwrecks

PREVIOUS MEMBERS

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Dr. Chequita Brooks, PhD Program Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences (IDPBS) (Current: Postdoctoral Researcher, LUMCON)
Dr. Cody Garrison, PhD Program Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences (IDPBS) (Current: Assistant Professor, SUNY Old Westbury)
Michelle Chamberlain, MS Biology (
Current: PhD Student, Iowa State University)
​Seth Gibbons, MS Biology (Current: PhD Student, Clemson University)
Madison Lamb, MS Biology (Previous: Lab Manager, Vanderbilt University)
Kyra Price, MS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Current: Research Associate, Absci)

Kyle Swanson, MS Biology (Current: Biologist, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife)
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Maya Budayr, BS Biochemistry (Current: Undergraduate student, UNC Chapel Hill)
Meredith Cox, BS Biology (Current: MA Student, Emory School of Medicine)
Sarah Dworkin, BS Biology (Current: Technician, LabCorp)
​Austin Eberwein, BS Biology
Michael Glennon, BS Biology
Anna Koirala, BS Biology

Kelvin Macklin, BS Biology (Current: Technician, KBI Biopharma)
Dalia Nashed, BS Biochemistry & BA Chemistry
Sophia Pearce, BS Biology (Current: Fermentation scientist, Pfizer)
Sara Roozbehi, BS Biology (Current: Dental Student, University of New England)
Matthew Woodlief, BS & BA Chemistry

AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Dr. Dominic Bush, Maritime Archaeology, CRM Program (Current: Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Cork)
Dr. Gina Bledsoe, Peralta Lab, IDPBS Program (Current: Postdoctoral Researcher, Penn State University)

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