Department of Marine Science
Lindholm Lab
Research Staff & Students
IAL Principal Investigator, Dr. James Lindholm
Student Researcher / Project)
Kate Roetcisoender / Honors capstone research: Comparing Assemblages of Temperate Reef Fishes Between High- and Low-Relief Rocky Substrate Using Two Stereo Video Platforms
Alex Weatherford / Honors capstone research: Swimming in the Status Quo: A Fish's Guide to Boring Habitats
Mitchell Kindred / Group capstone research: Patterns in the Latitudinal Distribution of Marine Fish and Invertebrates Along California's Coast - Fall 2024
Kameron Strickland (MLML Grad Student) / Thesis research: Comparing a novel use of underwater virtual reality imagery to traditional diver underwater census techniques for the study of temperate reef fish communities
Travis Leggett (MLML Grad Student) / Thesis research: The distribution of newly-abundant purple urchins with varying seafloor topography and water depth along the edge of the Carmel submarine canyon using stereo diver-operated video and diver observations
Natalie Frontella / Research Assistant
Justin Gill (MLML Grad Student)
Denise Drachenberg / Honors capstone research: The co-occurrence of purple urchins and coralline algae using stereo diver-operated video and diver observations
Jordan Velasco / Honors capstone research: Focused on the distribution of kelp greenlings and lingcod using VR imagery and diver data
Lissa Giacalone (CSUMB Grad Student)
Tommy Dolan / Honors capstone research: Diel variation in demersal fish assemblages and microhabitat associations in the deep photic zone of the Carmel submarine canyon
Megan Salomonson / Honors capstone research: Drift kelp utilization by temperate reef fishes beyond the reef-sand interface
Kameron Strickland / Honors capstone research: Microhabitat associations of kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens) along the reef-sand interface at central Californian reefs
Marisa Thompson / Honors capstone research: Variation in fine-scale habitat associations of vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) and canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) with latitude along California's coastline
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Paulina Salinas-Ruiz (Former Research Technician & Instructor)