Meet The Lab
Here you can find the CMOL 'ohana, both past and present. Read a little bit about our students interests and then go to the Research page to learn about what they're doing!
Amy C. Hirons
Lab Director
Dr. Amy Hirons is the mastermind behind the CMOL 'ohana and has been working at Nova Southeastern University since 2006. She is a biological oceanographer by training and uses marine megafauna to gain an understanding of the overall environment they live in. Her ultimate goal is to guide the next generation of critical thinkers to great research and success
B.S.- Hawaii Loa College M.S.- University of Northern Colorado. Ph.D.- University of Alaska Fairbanks
Graduate Students
Brian Weber
Masters Student
Passionate about conservation of marine megafauna through education, understanding chemical movement, and lifecycle dynamics.
BS'23
Kaylee Czachorowski
Masters Student
Interested in conservation of megafauna across the globe with a field & lab approach
BS'24
Amanda Kopas
Masters Student
Fascinated by the accumulation of heavy metals in seagrass, sediments, and, by extension, sea turtles
BS'24
Lexi Crass
Masters Student
Interested in creating timelines of organisms' foraging using continuosly growing tissues
BS'25
ac4294@mynsu.nova.edu
Morgan Michalek
Masters Student
Interested in marine mammal ecology, conservation, and environemntal interactions, focusing on the Arctic Ecosystem
BS'26
mm5886@mynsu.nova.edu
Undergraduate Students
Sophia Paz
Razor's Edge Research
Interested in the ecological response of marine organisms to the introduction and accumulation of inorganic contaminants
sp2769@mynsu.nova.edu
Alumni
Some of the graduates from CMOL. You can find many of their completed projects under Publications
Mya Daniels-Abdulahad
BS'18, MS'23, PhD'26
Abby Adams
MS'26
Savanna Duda
BS'23, MS'26
Ally Sheehan
BS'21, MS'26
Aidan Pflieger
BS'26
Sophie Welch
BS'26
Miranda Brohman
BS'21, MS'25
Lauren Nonnenmacher
BS'25
Sierra Rafacz
BS'25
MJ Smith
BS'25
Courtney White
BS'24
Heidi Hellenbrand
BS'24
Kayla Jones
BS'24
Sarah Gerega
BS'24
Kiara Belanger
BS'23
Kayli Burke
MS'23
Mykenzee Munaco
BS'20, MS'23
Yvanna Strait
BS'18, MS'23
Taylor Apter
MS'22
Graysen Boehning
MS'22
Briana Coulter
MS'22
Alydia Moorhead
MS'22
Catherine Kooyomjian
MS'21
Laura White
MS'21
Jane Nguyen
MS'21
Sam Shore
MS'20
Skylar Muller
MS'20
Tate Vengellow
BS'20
Pilar Ferdinando
MS'19
Andrea Traffichini
MS'19
Mickie Rae Edwards
BS'14, MS'18
Rachael Stevenson
MS'18
Sarah Gumbleton
MS'18
Erin Smith
MS'18
Lauren Alfino
BS'18
Joseph Hornbeck
MS'17
Bairon Madrigal
BS'16
Jennifer Sovaro
MS'15
Christina Gabriel
MS'14
Kelly Parks
MS'13
Sarah Briggs
MS'13
Nick Gadbois
MS'13
Nina Thompson
MS'11
Carmen Rodriguiz
BS'07, MS'11
Megan Foley
MS'10
Mieka Kalinoski
MS'10
Stephanie Healey
MS'10