Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA)
GEC / GECCO
2020

Dareon-Lou Rios
Mentor: David Combosch PhD
Thesis: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Kelsie Ebeling-Whited
Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD
Thesis: Mating Success of the Sixthalassoma Hardwicke, Bar Wrasse (Labridae) Utilizing Two Mating Strategies

Karim Primov
Mentor: David Combosch PhD
Thesis: The Phylogenetics and Population Genomics of Cryptic Lineages of massive Porites on Guam

Victoria Moscato
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD
Thesis: Characterizing the role of heat stress resistance of the scleractinian coral Acropora surculose
2021

Constance Sartor
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Ka’ohinhani Kawahigashi
2022

Justin Berg
Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD
Thesis: Here’s the Dirt: Sedimentation Effects on Coral Microbiomes

Kenzie Pollard
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD
Thesis: Cryptic speciation and dispersal potential of Trapezia bidentata throughout the Indo-Pacific
2023

Colin Anthony
Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Therese Miller
Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD
Thesis: The microbiome of the staghorn coral Acropora pulchra from West Hagåtña Bay

Carlos Tramonte
Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Grace McDermott
Mentor: Laurie Raymundo PhD

Sarai Vega
Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD

Mackenzie Heagy
Mentor: Tom Schils PhD
2024

Joseph Proietti
Mentor: David Combosh PhD

Karina Mejia
Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD

Olivia Barry
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Pablo De La Vega Basurto
Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Reilly Kleven
Mentor: Tom Schils PhD

Courtney 'Star' Dressler
Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Andrew O’Neil
Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD

Grace Jackson
Mentor: Tom Schils PhD
2025

Garret O’Donnell
Mentor: David Combosch PhD

Lauren Kallen
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Zoe Trumphour
Mentor: Heloise Rouze PhD

Xavier De Ramos
Mentor: Ciemon Caballes PhD
Student Research Experience (SRE)
Year 1 (2021)

Onglibl Diana Rae Lakobong
Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD
Project: Diatoms species diversity between latitudinal climate gradient of the northern and southern regions of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Laura Caser
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD
Project: Characterization of the coralivorous snail Drupella on Guam, using Genetic Analyses

Ariana Orallo
Mentor: Laurie Raymundo PhD
Project: Differences in Competitive Ability Between Two Colors Morphs of Porites cylindrica

Mercy Gilniy
Mentor: Tom Schils PhD
Project: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Merry Jubiliane Remetira
Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD
Project: The Relationship between Seagrass Cover and Water Physicochemical Parameters in Achang Bay, Guam

Louise Pascua
Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD
Project: Genetic Barcoding of all Amphidromous Nerite and Thiaridae Snails Native to Guam
Year 2 (2022)

Monita Paule
Mentor: Christopher Lobban PhD
Project: The Diatom Plagiotropis as a Test for Regional Endemicity in a Marine Microbe

Lynn Grace Galang
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD
Project: Taxonomic and Genetic Diversity of the Corallivorous Snail, Drupella spp., on Guam

Antoni Aleksander Badowski
Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD
Project: Genetic Barcoding of all Amphidromous Shrimp Native to Guam

Hunter Edmund Sidell
Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD
Project: Genetic Barcoding of all Amphidromous Shrimp Native to Guam

Louise Pascua
Mentor: Daniel Lindstrom PhD
Project: Genetic Barcoding of All Amphidromous and Freshwater Nerite and Thiarid Snails Native to Guam

Gabriella Piper
Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD & Christopher Lobban PhD
Project: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Rita Edrianna G Taitague
Mentor: Terry Donaldson PhD & Christopher Lobban PhD
Project: The Population Genetic Structure of Acropora pulchra in Guam

Anela Eliza K Duenas
Mentor: Tom Schils PhD
Project: Succession of Crustose Calcifying Red Algae Communities in Experimental Versus Natural Environments

Zaine Benavente
Mentor: David Combosch PhD
Project: Genetic Barcoding of Cryptic Massive Porites Species in Guam’s Reef Flats

Jacquelyn Renee Cabusi
Mentor: Atsushi Fujimura PhD
Project: Evaluating the Impact of Anthropogenic Chemicals on Coral Health
Year 3 (2023)

Cassandra Paule
Mentor: Ciemon Caballes PhD

Madeline Gonzalez
Mentor: Sarah Lemer PhD

Anna Mallari
Mentor: Bastian Bentlage PhD

Merry Ann Ocampo
Mentor: Christopher Lobban PhD

Brandon Respicio
Mentor: Heloise Rouze PhD
Summer Math Research Program (SMRP)
Year 1 (2021)
Mentors

Leslie Aquino PhD

Hyunju Oh PhD

Jaeyong Choi PhD

Bastian Bentlage PhD

Laurie Raymundo PhD
Summer Math Research Assistants (SMRA)

Regina Mae Dominguez

Jaron Bautista
Summer Math Research Experience (SMRE)

Aaron Bumagat

Michelle Lucas

Loreto Paulino

Ethan Vargas
Year 2 (2022)
Mentors

Leslie Aquino PhD

Hyunju Oh PhD

Jaeyong Choi PhD

Bastian Bentlage PhD

Laurie Raymundo PhD
Summer Math Research Assistants (SMRA)

Jovic Cassi

Cabrini Aguon
Summer Math Research Experience (SMRE)

Christine Barrozo

Ernie Samelo
Project: A Mathematical Model of Coral Response to Disease with Bleaching and Algae Interactions within the Island of Guam
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Aaron Gonzales
