Nicole worked for the lab in the summer of 2023, where she primarily supported ongoing non-extractive optical surveys in addition to monthly monitoring of oyster stocks in the Delaware Bay. She went on to accept a Laboratory Technician position at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station in September of 2023, and in the fall of 2024, she started in the Ecology and Evolution PhD program in the Grothues Lab at Rutgers University. Her research is focused on understanding predator-prey interactions of commercially important finfish and improving the effectiveness of applied diet analysis as a tool in ecosystem-based fisheries management.
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- Graduate Associate