Director:
Graham A. J. Worthy, Ph.D.
Taxonomic Focus: cetaceans, sirenians, pinnipeds, megaherbivores
Research Interests: feeding ecology, metabolism and thermoregulation, osmoregulation, application of stable isotope and fatty acid signature analysis, fasting energetics, body condition assessment, nutritional ecology, care in captivity, reproductive energetics
Contact: Graham.Worthy@ucf.edu
Research Staff:
Tamara A.M. Worthy – Senior Research Scientist
Taxonomic Focus: cetaceans, sirenians, pinnipeds, megaherbivores
Research Interests: metabolism and thermoregulation, feeding ecology, body condition assessment, assimilation efficiency and nutritional ecology
Contact: Tamara.Worthy@ucf.edu
Barbara E. Curry, Ph.D. – Senior Research Scientist
Taxonomic Focus: cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, megaherbivores
Research Interests: stress and reproductive physiology, energetics, assimilation efficiency and nutritional ecology; applications to population management and conservation, animal care and husbandry
Contact: becurrywfs@gmail.com
Graduate Students:
Madison Hall – Ph.D. student
Research Project: Seascape genetics in West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) populations.
Contact: madison.hall@knights.ucf.edu
Christina Toms – Ph.D. student
Research Project: bottlenose dolphin distribution patterns and habitat utilization, population structure, and trophic organization in the Pensacola Bay area
Contact: christina.toms@knights.ucf.edu