Laura tested whether lanthanide elements can be used to decrease the by-catch of sharks in long line fisheries. She employed behavioral assays to assess the efficacy of a metal to repel different shark species from baited hooks.

Lindsay studied electroreception in Amazonian freshwater stingrays. She determined how well these rays are able to detect prey-simulating electric fields in a high impedance freshwater habitat. Lindsay is currently a fisheries biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Audrey studied comparative morphology and sexual dimorphism of various batoid species. She employed geometric morphometrics to distinguish species and sexes. She is currently employed as a microbiologist with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Tallahassee.

Kyle tested whether elasmobranch fishes are truly magnetoreceptive and what mechanism they employ to detect magnetic fields. He combined comparative neuroanatomy with behavioral trials to determine how magnetic information is detected and processed. Kyle is currently a post-doctoral researcher at Washington University in St. Louis.

Theresa examined color change in yellow stingrays. She tested whether stingrays change their skin color in response to different colored environments. Theresa is currently a graduate student at Georgia Southern University.

Mikki studied the visual system of several elasmobranch species. Using electroretinogram techniques she determined 3D visual fields, spectral sensitivity, and flicker fusion frequency of species that possess a unique head morphology, eye position, and behavioral ecology. She is currently Executive Director of Teens4Oceans.

Dave studied the effects of salinity on the electroreceptive capabilities of euryhaline elasmobranchs. His experiments determined that stingrays can effectively employ their electrosensory system for prey detection in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats. Dave is currently a PhD student at the University of Washington.

Beth studied the annual migration of blacktip sharks along the eastern seaboard of the United States. She employed conventional tagging, acoustic telemetry, and energetics modeling to examine how much energy is required for these long distance movements.

Chris studied the visual and electroreceptive systems of cownose rays that prey upon commercially important bivalves. She integrated comparative morphology with behavioral assays to determine the distribution of receptors and their sensitivity to biologically relevant stimuli including UV wavelengths. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher at Duke University.

Tanner studied the efficacy of shark deterrents to keep sharks from being caught on commercial fishing gear. He employed a novel deterrent which reduced shark catch in coastal species by 60-80%.

Tricia studied the comparative morphology and physiology of the elasmobranch olfactory system. She employed electro-olfactogram recording techniques to determine the sensitivity of sharks and rays to a variety of pure amino acids and biologically relevant odorants. She is currently Assistant Program Director, Office for Undergraduate Research and Inquiry at FAU.

Jodi supervised the animal husbandry and organized the lab clerical work. She also assisted with electrophysiology experiments on visual and olfactory studies. She is currently employed at the Center for Shark Research at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota.