Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • Community Focused Training for Sea Turtle Beach Monitoring, Information Gathering, and In-Water Sightings in the Gulf of Thailand, Role: PD/PI, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Department of the Interior, (08/2021 - 08/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Rapid Nesting and Threats Assessments for the Recovery of Hawksbill Nesting in the Gulf of Thailand, Role: PD/PI, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Department of the Interior, (06/2018 - 12/2024) Status: Closed
  • Community-based capacity building for the hawksbill conservation program at Utila and Cuero y Salado, in Caribbean Honduras, Role: Principal Investigator, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Department of the Interior, (06/2011 - 09/2012) Status: Closed
  • Hawksbill nesting beach reconnaissance project on Roatan, Honduras, Role: PD/PI, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Department of the Interior, (06/2007 - 06/2008) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Role of lithium in depression and suicidal ideation in end stage renal disease patients, Role: Other Significant Contributor, LLU - GRASP, (01/2021 - 12/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Heavy Metals and POPs in Hawksbills and Their Prey Implications for Human Health, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (06/2014 - 06/2025) Status: Closed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Community-based capacity building for hawksbill conservation and recovery in Caribbean Honduras, Role: PI, United Fish Wildlife Source, (05/2013 - 05/2014) Status: Completed

Other Research

  • ProTECTOR, Inc. National Nesting Beach Monitoring Network (09/2007 - Present)
  • Turtle Awareness and Protection Studies (TAPS) Program (03/2006 - Present)