{"id":638,"date":"2012-10-30T10:19:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worthy.cos.ucf.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=638"},"modified":"2016-10-26T15:33:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T19:33:07","slug":"lab-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/lab-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Lab Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Director:<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/GW-headshot1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58 alignright\" title=\"GW headshot1\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/GW-headshot1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/graham-a-j-worthy-ph-d-a-personal-history\/\">Graham\u00a0 A. J. Worthy, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Taxonomic Focus: cetaceans, sirenians, pinnipeds, megaherbivores<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"Graham.Worthy@ucf.edu\">Graham.Worthy@ucf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Research Staff:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/Tammy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-508 alignright\" title=\"Tammy\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/Tammy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Tamara A.M. Worthy \u2013 Senior Research Scientist<\/p>\n<p>Taxonomic Focus: cetaceans, sirenians, pinnipeds, megaherbivores<\/p>\n<p>Research Interests: metabolism and thermoregulation, feeding ecology, body condition assessment, assimilation efficiency and nutritional ecology<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"Tamara.Worthy@ucf.edu\">Tamara.Worthy@ucf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/curry-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-810\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/curry-2.jpg\" alt=\"curry 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Barbara E. Curry, Ph.D. \u2013 Senior Research Scientist<\/h2>\n<p>Taxonomic Focus: cetaceans,\u00a0pinnipeds, sirenians, megaherbivores<\/p>\n<p>Research Interests: stress and reproductive\u00a0physiology, energetics, assimilation\u00a0efficiency and nutritional ecology; applications\u00a0to\u00a0population management and conservation,\u00a0animal care and husbandry<br \/>\nContact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:becurrywfs@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">becurrywfs@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Graduate Students:<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/PB220019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-74 alignright\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/PB220019-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Madison Hall\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ph.D. student<\/h2>\n<p>Research Project:\u00a0Seascape genetics in West Indian manatee (<em>Trichechus manatus<\/em>) populations.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:madison.hall@knights.ucf.edu\">madison.hall@knights.ucf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/head-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-78 alignright\" title=\"head shot\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/PEBL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/head-shot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Christina Toms \u2013 Ph.D. student<\/h2>\n<p>Research Project: bottlenose dolphin distribution patterns and habitat utilization, population structure, and trophic organization in the Pensacola Bay area<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:christina.toms@knights.ucf.edu\">christina.toms@knights.ucf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director: Graham\u00a0 A. 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