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Expertise Database
Scroll from left to right to learn more about each of the AHAB Experts.
| Name | Title/Organization/Contact | HABS Specialty | Field by Training |
|---|---|---|---|
Naomi Bargmann | Biologist, United States Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center | Laboratory methods for toxin analysis, public communication | Biology, wildlife biology |
Louisa Castrodale | Epidemiologist, AK Dept of Health and Social Services, Anchorage | Surveillance for human illness from shellfish toxins | Epidemiology, veterinary science |
Darcy Dugan | Alaska OA Network Director, Alaska Ocean Observing System, Anchorage | Facilitating interaction between researchers and stakeholders, HABS website | Environmental science & policy |
Ginny Eckert | Associate Director for Research, Alaska Sea Grant, Juneau | Shellfish biology; nearshore plankton dynamics; community engagement; marine ecology | Fisheries ecology and oceanography, marine biology and marine invertebrates |
Melissa Good | Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Agent, Unalaska | Conducting local monitoring, developing community based monitoring, extension and outreach | Fisheries management, marine biology, outreach |
Kris Holderied | Director, NOAA Kasitsna Bay Lab, Seldovia, AK | HAB monitoring, research and response, how changing ocean conditions affect Alaska coastal resources and communities | Oceanography |
Dominic Hondolero | Oceanographer, NOAA Kasitsna Bay Lab, Seldovia, AK | HAB monitoring and research | Biology |
Steve Kibler | Oceanographer, NOAA National Ocean Service, Beaufort, NC | Most aspects of HABs, including ecology, physiology, toxicity, detection and monitoring methods. | Biological oceanography |
Kari Lanphier | HABS and ocean acidification project coordinator, Sitka Tribe of Alaska-SEATOR | Laboratory methods for the analysis of marine biotoxins related to HABs | Geology |
Kathi Lefebvre | Research biologist, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center | Marine seafood toxins on wildlife and human health | Biology and marine science |
Rosie Masui | Harmful Species Technician, Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Homer | HAB community monitoring program in Southcentral; collection and analysis of phytoplankton and shellfish samples; response to HAB events. | Biology |
Julie Matweyou | Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Agent, Assistant Professor College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Kodiak, AK | Paralytic shellfish poisoning, toxin monitoring, research, and education, community monitoring toward safe shellfish harvest | Biological Oceanography, research emphasis on PSP |
Sarah Schoen | Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Science Center, USGS | Investigating biotoxins in seabirds and forage fish | Ecology and Zoology |
Gay Sheffield | Marine Advisory Fellow, Alaska Sea Grant, Nome | Bering Strait observations, sampling, and response; domoic acid/saxotoxin; marine mammals | Marine mammal biologist, natural resource management |
Raphaela Stimmelmayr | North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, Barrow | Domoic Acid, Saxotoxin, Microcystin, Nodularin ; marine mammals | Veterinarian, natural resource management; wildlife biology |
Dean Stockwell | Research professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks | Red tides, brown tides, taxonomy | Phytoplankton taxonomy, ecology |
Chris Whitehead | Environmental Program manager and director, Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research (SEATOR) | Collaborating and building partnerships for monitoring harmful algal blooms and shellfish toxicity with Tribal governments, state and federal agencies, universities, and non-profit stakeholders. | Biology |
Alex Whiting | Environmental Program Director, Native Village of Kotzebue | Kotzebue Sound observations | Fisheries, Ecology |