Adding my congrats to Nina Woodard !! Fantastic defense - can’t wait to see what’s next!

The work we do wouldn’t be possible without great technicians. Excited to have multiple (including Mikayla Beeson ) helping me and the rest of the lab this summer!

Attention graduate students: the application period for our Joint @APSounds - NC Sea Grant 2023 Graduate Fellowship in Estuarine Research is open! Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/3esSxcH #GradEdu #Fellowship #gradschool #AcademicTwitter

I’ve been going to @StacyZhang_ for advice and mentorship throughout my time in grad school. She’s going to be an amazing advisor to her grad students. Couldn’t recommend checking out her lab for grad school more!

Final day this year monitoring our seagrass restoration plots. We’ve been measuring the seagrass growth since transplanting in April 2021. A year and a half after planting there’s still some grass!

Are you a grad student in NC or VA interested in estuarine research? Consider applying for the @APSounds - Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship. The deadline is 5 pm on Fri, October 31 🎃 ow.ly/xp1m50LePfG

Each lab group has been organizing an event each month to celebrate IMS’ 75th anniversary. We had a blast pumpkin carving and getting some fresh air at the Noble and Paerl lab’s event on Friday!

Don’t ask how many plots I made today…

Another summer intern position in Beaufort! The Living Shorelines Communications Intern will assist in developing communication products targeting estuarine shoreline property owners. Applications are due 01.09.2023 by 5PM ET: governmentjobs.com/careers/northc…

The Reserve & NC Sea Grant are accepting applications for the 2023 NC Coastal Research Fellowship. The deadline is 03.17.23 at 5pm ET. NC grad students conduct hypothesis-based research within Reserve sites. Learn more: ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/news/2023/02/s…

I'm looking for jobs again- this time I need to be in the Upper Midwest. I'm available late spring 2023 and am keeping my options open- as long as it's biology or ecology related I'm interested! I also have a cute lil application supervisor now 😍

Dissertations submitted to my committee! One step closer to finishing!

Thursdays the big day! Let me know if you want the link and haven't received it!

Thanks so much Mollie! Could not have done it without you!!

First oral presentation as a student (undergrad) was at Benthic Ecology Meeting Society. And today my last presentation as a student was at benthics 7 years later. Excited to see what’s to come!

From our Coastal & #MarineEcology track: A new #MetaAnalysis evaluates the impact of non-native #SubmergedAquaticVegetation on native fauna doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4… #OpenAccess #NSFFunded U.S. National Science Foundation @EmoryWellman Dr. Stacy Trackenberg Virginia Gilliland Ellen Titus Mike McCoy ECU Research

Surprise! I’m moving to Texas next week. I’ll be starting as an Assistant Research Scientist in the Coastal Conservation and Restoration Ecology Lab at Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Can’t wait for this next chapter!

A great first (almost) month in Texas!