Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology:Students
Visiting Scholars in Residence
Two master's students in the program have won Honorable Mention for Best Student Paper at the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society. They were master's students who competed against Ph.D. students close to completion of their degrees.
All students who have taken their degrees with Dr. Jones, or were supported by the program, have secured professional positions. Hiring was largely based on what was perceived by employers as a superior background in fisheries science and statistics.
Julian is currently a Research Associate Professor at Old Dominion University.
1997, 2000-2002
Dr. Chris Reiss
Chris is a Research Fishery Biologist & Oceanographer with NOAA.
1999-2000
Dr. Robyn Hannigan
She currently serves as the chair of the EEOS Department at UMass and is the Founding Dean of the School for the Environment. She is also an active researcher and entrepreneur.
Dr. Carpenter is a professor of Biological Sciences at Old Dominion University.
Ph.D. Students
Year
Name
Degree
Area of Study
Accomplishments
2017
Michael Schmidtke
Ph.D.
Oceanography
Dr. Michael Schmidtke works for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as a Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
Current
Kathleen Kirch
Ph.D.
Oceanography
Dismissed
Antranig Ketchedjian
Ph.D.
Oceanography
2014
Kristen Anstead
Ph.D.
Oceanography
Dr. Anstead has just accepted a position at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as a fishery scientist.
2012
Renee Reilly
Ph.D.
Oceanography
Reneé is now a post-doctoral research associate at Michigan State University's Quantitative Fisheries Center. For more information about her current research, please visit her home page at MSU website.
2011
Joey Ballenger
Ph.D.
Oceanography
Joey is currently a wildlife biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Emmanis is a Research Fishery Biologist with the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California.
2002
Gretchen Bath
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences (Thesis Advisor)
2001
Julian Ashford
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
2000
Brian Wells
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Brian is now with the Fisheries Ecology Division of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in Santa Cruz, California.
1998
Kevin Piner
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Kevin is currently a Research Fishery Biologist with the Fisheries Resources Division of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California.
Master's Students
Year
Name
Degree
Area of Study
2015
Kathleen Kirch
Non-thesis M.S.
Oceanography
2014
Michael Schmidtke
Non-thesis M.S.
Oceanography
2012
Jason Ferguson
M.S.
Oceanography (co-chair)
2011
Scott Haga
M.S.
Oceanography
2008
William Thompson
Non-thesis M.S.
Oceanography
2008
Renee Reilly
M.S.
Oceanography
2006
Eric Robillard
M.S.
Oceanography
Withdrawn
Barbara McClellan
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
2002
Summalee Hoskin
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
2002
Keith Jenkins
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
Withdrawn
Jason Weaver
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
2000
Thomas Wasaff
M.S.
Ecological Sciences (Thesis Director)
1998
Emmanis Dorval
M.S.
Ecological Sciences (Fulbright Scholar)
1997
Julie Timm
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
1995
William Patterson
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
1994
Brian Wells
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
1993
Steve Nixon
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
1991
David Wade
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
1990
William Check
Non-thesis M.S.
Non-thesis M.S. ~ Oceanography
1990
Kelly Foster
Non-thesis M.S.
Non-thesis M.S. ~ Oceanography
Committee Member
Our director, Dr. Jones, served on the thesis advisory committee for the following students:
Name
Year
Degree
Area of Study
Amanda Ackiss
Current
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Kevin Byron
2014
Ph.D. Withdrawn
Ecological Sciences
Nuno Prista
2014
Ph.D.
University of Lisbon
Rajan Lamichhane
2013
Ph.D.
Mathematics and Statistics
S.H. Sathish Indicka
2010
Ph.D.
Mathematics and Statistics
Heidi Mahon
2007
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Sherman Jones
2005
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Siriluck Jermjitpornchai
2005
Ph.D.
Mathematics and Statistics
John Allsteadt
2003
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Chad Cross
2001
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Denice Robertson
2001
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Charles Acosta
1997
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Gung Soo Park
1997
Ph.D.
Ecological Sciences
Shuhba Prabhala
1995
Ph.D.
Mathematics and Statistics
Susan Lowerre
1994
Ph.D.
Fisheries (VIMS)
Edward Sismour
1994
Ph.D.
Fisheries (VIMS)
Luiz Barbieri
1993
Ph.D.
Fisheries (VIMS)
Heeather Green
2006
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
Keith Jenkins
2001
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
Tom Dolan
2000
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
Don Beringer
1998
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
Parker Dodds
1997
M.S.
Ecological Sciences (Posthumous)
Sarah Gaichas
1997
M.S.
Fisheries (VIMS)
Cindy Cooksey
1996
M.S.
Fisheries (VIMS)
Donna Kline
1996
M.S.
Biology (U. California)
Richard Fulford
1995
Withdrawn
Ecological Sciences
John March
1995
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
John Seibel
1992
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
Stephen Bobko
1992
M.S.
Ecological Sciences
Greg White
1991
M.S.
Biological Oceanography
Alan Friedlander
1988
M.S.
Biological Oceanography
Martha Norris
1988
Withdrawn
Biological Oceanography
Jay Woodward
1988
M.S.
Biological Oceanography
Graduate Student Support
The following students did not study directly under our director Dr. Cynthia Jones. They were, however, supported to conduct research at the CQFE.
Please send your comments and suggestions on the apps to Dr. Hongsheng (Hank) Liao at hliao@odu.edu
News
In 2017, the CQFE donated 1,957 lbs. of fresh fish to the Salvation Army and Norfolk Wildlife Rescue. Visit our Outreach page to learn more about our other community outreach efforts.
Dr. Cynthia Jones was the chair of the Stock Assessment Review Committee for the Northeast Region.
Dr. Joseph Aggrey-Fynn, Associate Professor, from Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at University of Cape Coast (Ghana) worked at the CQFE as a visiting scientist between September 11 and 21 of 2016 (Please see the video on Dr. Fynn arrival). Together, we worked on sampling and processing fish specimen and their calcified structures in the field and at the laboratory, data analysis and result interpretation, and lab operation procedures and its protocols. Before Dr. Fynn left for his country, the Manager Dr. Liao interviewed him about what we had learned from each other and what we could do together in the future (Please see the video on the interview between Dr. Fynn and Dr. Liao).
The information obtained at our Age and Growth Lab is an invaluable resource to the VMRC and ASMFC. Visit our Publicaitons page to view our VMRC Finfish Ageing Annual Reports.
