Gallery

Artwork

I have always enjoyed drawing, and recently have been dipping my toes in scientific illustrations. Below are a few of my drawings. I hope to continue using art to connect my scientific work with a public audience and spread the appreciation of the beauty of marine life.

Research

These are photos of the research I have been involved with, from catching lobsters in the Keys to collecting phytoplankton in the lakes of South Carolina.

Collecting Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) for egg-predator (Carcinonemertes conanobrieni) intensity. This was done under the guidance of Dr. Donald Behringer (UF) and Dr. Mark Ladd (NOAA Fisheries), with additional mentorship by Dr. Antonio Baeza (Clemson).
I could not have completed my Ernest F. Hollings internship without Natalie Stephens (MS- Clemson, middle in picture), Lucas Jennings (PhD- Florida, far right in picture), Alyssa Baker (MS- Clemson, not pictured), and Erin Griffin (BS- Clemson, not pictured).
A portion of my Ernest F. Hollings internship involved calculating abundance of Carcinonemertes conanobrieni within Panulirus argus egg masses. Pictures is a very young form of C. conanobrieni- their full life cycle is not yet understood but this may indicate a larval stage once egg masses hatch.
Counting shoots of invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea
Diseased long-spine urchin
Preparing conch for tethering predation experiment
Sampling Lake Murray for with Van Dorn Sampler
Collecting fresh water for Daphnia experiments