2024 Visions: Ted-Like Talks
Research Presentation Competition
THURSDAY - OCTOBER 10
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Atlantic Ballroom

Mikayla Call, PhD Student, Virginia Tech
Embracing Social Science as a Wildlife Ecologist

Jem Baldisimo, PhD Student, Old Dominion University
Decoding Ear Bones & Fish Scales for Ageing Menhaden

Jenn Engelke, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
Community Engagement's Impact on Forming Place Attachment within a Holistic System: Hunter's Point South Waterfront (NYC)

Ryan McIntyre, MS Student, George Mason University
Nipping it in the Bud: The Effort to Stop an Invasive Plant
FRIDAY - OCTOBER 11
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Atlantic Ballroom
MAs Making Waves: Opportunities, Career Paths, and Experiences from the VIMS Professional Master of Arts (MA) Students

AnnJacob Woodson, MA Student, Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Madeline Pitsenbarger, MA Student, Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Madeline Pitsenbarger, MA Student, Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
MAs Making Waves: Opportunities, Career Paths, and Experiences from the VIMS Professional Master of Arts (MA) Students

Kayla Cahoon, PhD Student, Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
How Lasagna, Corn Fields, and Beaches Intersected to Help the Virginia Eastern Shore Community

Mahshid Ahmadian, PhD Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fish Movement Imputations: How Data Science and Ecology Unite to Preserve Marine Ecosystems

Kaitlyn Theberge, 2023 Knauss Fellow, NOAA National Sea Grant Office
Minority Serving Institution Aquaculture Needs Assessment

Taylor Dolan, MS Student, Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Breeding Oysters in a Changing Environment: Fine-Tuning Breeding Strategies for Dermo and MSX Resistance to Create Optimized Broodstock

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