Current Personnel
Haley Crawford is currently a research assistant within the Coastal Biogeochemistry Lab at LUMCON. Haley comes to us from the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory, where she worked in the oyster hatchery. Haley is a former LUMCON REU student, where she worked with Dr. Stephanie Archer to examine organic matter content in sediments underlying oyster reefs. Haley’s interests include coastal nutrient cycling and aquaculture. You can reach Haley at hcrawford@lumcon.edu.
Abigail Tamburello was a member of LUMCON’s STEM PREP program, and a third-year undergraduate student at Loyola University , double majoring in Environmental Science with a biological concentration and Computer Science.
Rebecca Nix is an REU student at LUMCON. Rebecca is from Lawrenceburg, TN. and loves all things concerning nature. She grew up on a farm, which solidified her love for the outdoors and led her to majoring in Geology with a concentration in Geospatial Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Rebecca’s academic interests center on coastal and wetland ecosystems.
Cameron Donofrio was a MS student in the Ecotoxicology program within the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Alabama. He received a B.S. in Marine Biology from the University of West Florida in 2022. Cameron is interested in coastal eutrophication and the impacts of nutrient cycling on coastal water quality and graduated in 2025.
Past Personnel
Cadie Barnes was a laboratory technician in the Coastal Biogeochemistry Lab at Dauphin Island Sea Lab from 2023 - 2024. Cadie is now a MS student in the Aquatic Biogeochemistry Lab at the University of Central Florida.
Ilya Sniff was an REU student in the Coastal Biogeochemistry Lab at Dauphin Island Sea Lab for the summer of 2023. Ilya’s project, focused on determining the geochemical effects associated with a novel method of oyster reef restoration, can be found here. Ilya is finishing his degree at Grinnell College and will be pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics and Mechanical Engineering in Fall 2025.