QUANTITATIVE MARINE CONSERVATION ECOLOGY LAB
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  • People
    • Dr. Susan Piacenza
    • Lab Members
  • Research
    • Kemp's ridley Spatial MSE
    • Stereo-video Cameras for sea turtle length measurements
    • Sea Turtle Behavior at Artificial Reefs
    • Patterns and drivers of sea turtle bycatch at fishing piers in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
    • Sea turtle Photo ID at Fishing Piers
    • Developing a Stereo-video Camera Mounting System for UAVs
    • Animal Navigation and Bioinspired Design
    • Investigating Design Improvements to Marine Megafauna Tracking Devices
    • Sea Turtle Hatchling Dispersal
    • Quantitative Tools for Monitoring and Assessment
    • Characteristics of High Fish Biomass Rocky Reefs
    • Spatiotemporal Patterns of Benthic Biodiversity in the California Current
    • Data-poor stock assessments for the Oregon Nearshoore Fisheries
  • Publications
  • Courses Taught
    • Fishery Biology
    • Marine Vertebrate Zoology
    • Conservation Biology

Prospective Students

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“A pioneer should have imagination, should be able to enjoy the idea of things more than the things themselves.”
― Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
I am accepting qualified master's students to start Fall of 2020. Prospective master's degree students interested in studying quantitative marine conservation ecology and modelling should contact me directly. Any creative students who are interested in researching how marine species and ecosystems recover from degradation and are resilient to human impacts are encouraged to apply. Since most of our work deals with the development and use of population models, experience (or at least an interest) in statistics and programming is an asset.

Upcoming research projects include modelling sea turtle population dynamics and monitoring to improve the accuracy of population assessments, extending an agent-based model of sea turtles to be spatially explicit (and could be applied to test questions about sea turtle ecology and climate change), and using stereo-video cameras to monitor sea turtles and natural and artificial marine habitats, and improving the design of satellite tags for sea turtles.

Let me know your research interests, with a summary of your academic record (including GPA ), and include a copy of your curriculum vitae and any relevant publications or writing sample. Also, visit the UWF Biology Department's Graduate Program web page for admission requirements and application procedures. N.B. UWF Biology has updated their application requirements and no longer requires GRE scores.

Diversity in the Lab
Just as ecosystems are strengthened by biodiversity, biology is strengthened by diversity in its practitioners. I welcome potential students regardless of race, religion, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, or disability status. Creative thinkers who are respectful and open to others are welcome here.

Please contact me at spiacenza@uwf.edu
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  • Home
  • People
    • Dr. Susan Piacenza
    • Lab Members
  • Research
    • Kemp's ridley Spatial MSE
    • Stereo-video Cameras for sea turtle length measurements
    • Sea Turtle Behavior at Artificial Reefs
    • Patterns and drivers of sea turtle bycatch at fishing piers in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
    • Sea turtle Photo ID at Fishing Piers
    • Developing a Stereo-video Camera Mounting System for UAVs
    • Animal Navigation and Bioinspired Design
    • Investigating Design Improvements to Marine Megafauna Tracking Devices
    • Sea Turtle Hatchling Dispersal
    • Quantitative Tools for Monitoring and Assessment
    • Characteristics of High Fish Biomass Rocky Reefs
    • Spatiotemporal Patterns of Benthic Biodiversity in the California Current
    • Data-poor stock assessments for the Oregon Nearshoore Fisheries
  • Publications
  • Courses Taught
    • Fishery Biology
    • Marine Vertebrate Zoology
    • Conservation Biology