B.A. – Biology (focus in Marine Biology) and Environmental Studies, minor in Psychology – Connecticut College, May 2010.
Alexis started as an intern with DCP in the summer of 2009, during her junior year at Connecticut College. She gained an immense amount of experience and had the best time working in both CT and Bimini.
Janan Evans-Wilent graduated from Ithaca High School in 2007 and will be a senior at Connecticut College this fall, 2010. Janan is an Environmental Studies major, but takes all the biology classes she can! Outside of the science world, she is on the varsity rowing team at Connecticut College. This summer (2010), Janan is interning with DCP, learning how to do video logs, photo identification, and data entry. This internship will prepare Janan for writing her senior thesis at Connecticut College; her focus will likely be on the relationship between behavioral interactions between individuals and acoustics.
Research Associate
Brief Biological Sketch
B.S. Marine Biology ~ University of Rhode Island
B.S. Animal & Veterinary Science ~ University of Rhode Island
Master’s candidate, Animal Science ~ University of Rhode Island
Darcie grew up in North Waterboro, Maine. She attended the University of Rhode Island and graduated in 2004 with dual B.S. degrees in Animal Science and Marine Biology to enhance her background in the sciences. She loved her experience at URI so much that she decided to continue her education in the Animal Science graduate department there.
Whitney graduated from Tabor Academy in 2006 and from Connecticut College in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. She has worked with the Dolphin Communication Project since 2007 as a volunteer and intern. Whitney is particularly interested in the role of object play and tool use in dolphins and completed her undergraduate senior thesis looking at object play in dolphins in collaboration with DCP. Whitney also volunteered at Mystic Aquarium, at The Seas in EPCOT with the Walt Disney Company, and at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, in addition to multiple veterinary and research positions.
Gardell, A. M. (2006) Examining pectoral fin contact in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for potential correlations with age and sex categories. Unpublished Bachelors Thesis, University of Miami.
Abstract:
Pectoral fin contact is a common behavior observed between bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Age and sex correlations were found to exist in the pectoral fin contact behavior of bottlenose dolphins in human care at the Roatan Institute for Marine Science. Younger dolphins and male dolphins were observed to initiate more pectoral fin touches and rubs than any other age and sex categories.
Kristy Beard’s Master’s Thesis
Citation: Beard, K. (2008) Use of Bubble Emissions by Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) Relative to Age and Sex
Please contact DCP for a PDF of this thesis
Abstract:
In marine mammals, communication is a combination of acoustic, visual, and tactile signals, which may be used singly or concurrently to modify the intended message(s).
Jennifer Hendry Doctoral Dissertation
Hendry, J. L. (2004). The ontogeny of echolocation in an atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, College of Education and Psychology of The University of Southern Mississippi.
Dissertation Table of Contents
Dissertation Introduction
Abstract:
This study aimed to expand on previous efforts to evaluate the ontogeny of echolocation in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Data consisted of echolocation recordings and concurrent behavioral observations taken from one calf in 2000 and from five additional dolphin calves and their mothers in 2002 housed at the U.S. Naval facility in San Diego, CA.
Robin Paulos completed both her MS degree and doctorate in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Details related to her MS thesis, finished in conjunction with DCP, are included below.
After spending several years as a Sub-contractor working on injury assessment in the Gulf of Mexico, Robin is now working for the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office as a Coastal Resource Program Specialist.
Robin Master’s Thesis
Citation: Paulos, R. (2004). Non-vocal communication in the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) and the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): sequential analyses of inter- and intra-specific patterns of behavior.
Master’s Thesis
Citation: Makepeace, S. (2008) Structural changes in dolphin tonal vocalizations in a changing soundscape: A field study.
Graduate Student, Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi
Lauren was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and received her B.S. in biology from Hillsdale College in 2005.
