Research
TIDES Disseminated Research:
MICROPLASTIC LOADING IN THE SEDIMENT OF THE MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF IN ROATÁ N, HONDURAS.
Zackary Gallardo 1, Kaitlyn Dolan 2, Alyssa Clay 3 , Shannon Hill 1, Stephanie Lockwood 2, and Stephanie Randell 1
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, Feb. 2020 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Associations between algal species on sponge disease in Xestospongia muta and Aplysina species observed in Roatán, Honduras
Matthew Hicks 1 , Brandon Ratliff 1, Shannon Hill 1, Stephanie Lockwood 2, Traesha Robertson 3 Stephanie Randell 1
1 McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 76708, 2Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Site, Waco, Texas 76708 , 3College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 31520
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, Feb. 2020 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Potential Vectors for Millepora in Encrusted Octocorals on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef in Roatán, Honduras.
Shirley Stewart 1, Sarah Cole 2, Katelynn Singh 2, Madilyn Hill 1 , Aly Aquino 1, Traesha Robertson 3, Shannon Hill 2, Stephanie Lockwood 2, Stephanie Randell 1
McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 2; College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 3
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, Feb. 2020 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Effects of dusky damselfish algal farms on host coral health on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef in Roatán, Honduras
Maria Lozada 1 , Frankie De Leon 1, Shannon Hill 1, Stephanie A. Lockwood 2, Traesha Robertson 3, Stephanie M. Randell 1
1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas, 2Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Site, Waco, Texas, 3College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, Feb. 2020 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
The Frequency and Prevalence of Dark Spot Syndrome on Starlet Corals on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef in Roatan, Honduras
Erin Castillo 1 , 2, Ashley Roy 1, Stephanie Randell 2, Shannon Hill 2, Stephanie Lockwood 1
Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 1; McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 2
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, Feb. 2020 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Disease prevalence in Association with Spirobranchus giganteus in Boulder Coral in Roatán, Honduras.
Terri Cox 1 , Alaina Tarter 2 , Shannon Hill 2, Stephanie M. Randell 2, and Stephanie A. Lockwood 1
1 Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Site, Waco, Texas 76708
2 McLennan Community College, Waco Texas 76708
1 McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 76708; 2 Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Site, Waco, Texas, 76708
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, Feb. 2020 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
A LONGITUDINAL STUDY: THE ABUNDANCE OF DARK SPOT SYNDROME ON STARLET CORALS ON THE MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF IN ROATÁN AND UTILA, HONDURAS
Erin Castillo 1 , Mariana Juarez 1, Gabby Garcia 1, Stephanie Lockwood 2, Traesha Robertson 3, Shannon Hill 1, Stephanie Randell 1 1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; 2Texas Tech University at Waco, Waco, Texas; 3College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) National Poster Session Hart Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. May 2, 2019
A Methodological Comparison of the Belt Transect and Randell-Robertson Marine Survey Technique for Assessing Coral Health in Roatan, Honduras Brittlinn O’Quinn 1, Madison Knight 1, Shannon Hill 1, Stephanie A. Lockwood 2, Traesha Robertson 3, Donna Hamilton 4, Stephanie M. Randell 1
1 McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 76708; 2Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Site, Waco, Texas 76708; 3University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas; 4University of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day, November 2018. Poster Presentation.
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, March 2019. Brownwood, TX. Poster Presentation.
Texas Tech Annual Biological Sciences Symposium (TTABS), April 2019, Lubbock, TX.
Prevalence and Frequency of Millepora encrusting octocorals on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef in Roatán, Honduras Sarah Cole¹, Shirley Stewart², Katelynn. Singh¹, Donna Hamilton³, Traesha Robertson⁴, Shannon Hill², Stephanie Randell², Stephanie Lockwood¹
Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas¹;McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas²; University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas³; College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia⁴
Central Texas Teen Science Café. Hewitt Public Library, Hewitt, TX. Nov 15 2018.
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day, November 2018. Poster Presentation.
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, March 2019. Brownwood, TX. Poster Presentation.
Prevalence, Abundance, and Proportion of Dark Spot Syndrome on Starlet Corals in Roatán, Honduras
Erin Castillo 1 , Shannon Hill 1, Stephanie A. Lockwood 2, Donna E. Hamilton 3, Traesha Robertson 4, Stephanie M. Randell 1
McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas, 76708 1, Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas, 76708 2, University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 75241 3, College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia, 31520 4
Central Texas Teen Science Café. Hewitt Public Library, Hewitt, TX. Nov 15 2018.
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day, November 2018. Oral Presentation.
Texas Tech Annual Biological Sciences Symposium (TTABS), April 2019, Lubbock, TX. Oral Presentation.
Frequency and Disease Prevalence in Boulder Corals in Association with Burrowing Annelids in Roatan, Honduras. Terri Cox 1 and Reagan Vaughn 2, Shannon Hill 2, Stephanie M. Randell 2, and Stephanie A. Lockwood 1
Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 1
McLennan Community College, Department of Biology, Waco, Texas 2
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day, November 2018. Poster Presentation.
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, March 2019. Brownwood, TX. Poster Presentation.
Texas Tech Annual Biological Sciences Symposium (TTABS), April 2019, Lubbock, TX.
A longitudinal study of fish assemblages on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, in Roatán, Honduras
Scheila Corujo 1 , Cassidy Dunkin 2, Stephanie Randell 2, Shannon Hill 2, Stephanie Lockwood 1
Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 1
McLennan Community College, Department of Biology, Waco, Texas 2
Central Texas Teen Science Café. Hewitt Public Library, Hewitt, TX. Nov 15 2018.
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day, November 2018. Oral Presentation.
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, March 2019. Brownwood, Texas. Oral Presentation.
Texas Tech Annual Biological Sciences Symposium (TTABS), April 2019, Lubbock, TX. Oral Presentation.
Territoriality and aggression of dusky damselfish ( Stegastes adustus) towards invading ovivorous and herbivorous fish models in Roatán, Honduras
Jasmine Reynoso 1, Maria Lozada 1 , Hunter Marze 1, Elizabeth Garcia 1, Shannon Hill 1, Stephanie A. Lockwood 2, Donna E. Hamilton 3, Traesha Robertson 4, Stephanie M. Randell 1
1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 76708; 2Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Site, Waco, Texas 76708; 3University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75241; 4College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 31520
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day, November 2018. Poster Presentation.
Texas Academy of Sciences – Annual Meeting, March 2019. Brownwood, TX. Poster Presentation.
Texas Tech Annual Biological Sciences Symposium (TTABS), April 2019, Lubbock, TX
Abundance and Disease Frequency for Xestospongia muta on the Mesoamerican Reef
Tyler Gallegos 1, Matthew Krueger 1, Katherine Shaver 1, Shannon Hill 1, Traesha Robertson 2, Donna Hamilton 3, Stephanie Lockwood 4, Stephanie Randell 1
McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas, 76708 1; College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia, 31520 2; University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 75241 3; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas, 76708 4
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day, November 2018. Poster Presentation
Prevalence of White Band Disease, Type I and II, on Acropora cervicornis of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, in Utila, Honduras. John Phelps 1, Stephanie Lockwood 2, Traesha Robertson 3, Donna Hamilton 4, Stephanie Randell 1 McLennan Community College, Department of Biology, Waco, Texas 1; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 2; University of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 3 ; University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas 4
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Fall Colloquium. November 2017. Poster and Oral Presentation. Phoenix, AZ
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2017. Oral Presentation. Mary Hardin Baylor University, Belton, TX.
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day. Oral Presentation. Nov. 2016. McLennan Community College, Waco, TX.
Frequencies and Substrate Association of Excavating Poriferans in Utila, Honduras. Collin Harvey 1, Stephanie Lockwood 2, Donna Hamilton 3, Traesha Robertson 4, Stephanie Randell 1. McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1, Texas Tech University at Waco, Waco, Texas 2, University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas 3, University of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 4.
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Fall Colloquium. Poster Presentation. November 2016. Phoenix, AZ
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2017. Poster Presentation. Mary Hardin Baylor University, Belton, TX.
Cleaning Station Behaviors of Elactinus spp. and Clients in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Utila Honduras. Kennedy Chudej 1, Austin Biddy 1, Scheila Corujo 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Lockwood 3, Traesha Roebrtson 4, Stephanie Randell 1. McLennan Community College, Department of Biology, Waco, Texas 1; University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas 2, Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 3; University of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 4
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Fall Colloquium. November 2016. Poster Presentation. November 2016. Phoenix, AZ
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2017. Poster Presentation. Mary Hardin Baylor University, Belton, TX.
A Comparison of Dark Spot Syndrome Frequency in the Bay Islands: Utila and Roatan, Honduras . Erin Castillo 1, Mariana Juarez 1, Gabby Garcia 1, Traesha Robertson 2, Stephanie Lockwood 3, Donna Hamilton 4, Stephanie Randell 1. McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1; University of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 2; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 3; University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas 4
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Fall Colloquium. November 2016. Poster Presentation. November 2016. Phoenix, AZ
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2017. Poster Presentation. Mary Hardin Baylor University, Belton, TX
Frequencies for Dark Spot Syndrome on three coral species in Roatan, Honduras 1 Gabby Garcia, 1 Traesha Robertson, 2Donna Hamilton, 1Stephanie Randell. 1 McLennan Community College - Department of Biology, Waco, Texas; 2 University of North Texas – Dallas, Dallas, Texas
National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 2016. Poster Presentation. University of North Carolina at Ashville, Ashville, NC
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Spring Colloquium. April 2016. Poster Presentation. Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2016. Poster Presentation. Llano River Field Station- Texas Tech University, Junction, TX
Fish Bite Prevalence on Three Coral Species with Dark Spot Syndrome in Roatan, Honduras .
Mariana Juarez 1, Erin Castillo 1, Joanna Flores 1, Traesha Robertson 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1
1McLennan Community College - Waco, Texas 2; University of North Texas – Dallas, Dallas, Texas
National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 2016. Poster Presentation. University of North Carolina at Ashville, Ashville, NC
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Spring Colloquium. April 2016. Poster Presentation. Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2016. Poster Presentation. Llano River Field Station- Texas Tech University, Junction, TX
Fish Bite Prevalence and Yellow-band Disease on Montastraea and Orbicella Complexes in Roatan, Honduras. Kara Schmidt 1, Traesha Robertson 2, Stephanie Lockwood 3, Donna Hamilton 3, Stephanie Randell. 1 1 McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1; University of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia 2; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 3; University of North Texas-Dallas, Dallas, Texas 4
Texas Tech Annual Biological Sciences Symposium. April 2016. Oral Presentation. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 2016. Oral Presentation. University of North Carolina at Ashville, Ashville, NC
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Spring Colloquium. April 2016. Oral Presentation. Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2016. Oral Presentation. Llano River Field Station- Texas Tech University, Junction, TX
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day. Oral Presentation. Fall 2015. McLennan Community College, Waco, TX
Behavior of the Cleaner Fish Elacatinus spp. and their Clients in Roatan, Honduras. Kennedy Chudej 1, Jonathan Briscoe 1, Jennifer Leard 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Traesha Robertson 1, Stephanie Randell 1
1McLennan Community College - Department of Biology - Waco, Texas; 2University of North Texas – Dallas, Dallas, Texas
National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 2016. Poster Presentation. University of North Carolina at Ashville, Ashville, NC
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Spring Colloquium. April 2016. Poster Presentation. Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
Texas Academy of Science – Annual Meeting. March 2016. Poster Presentation. Llano River Field Station- Texas Tech University, Junction, TX
Frequency of the three-spot damselfish, Stegastes planifrons, and Staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, in relation to percent coverage of coral White Band Disease in Roatan, Honduras . Stephani Clevenger 1, Traesha Robertson 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1. McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 2
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative CCURI Regional Colloquium and BioLink Conference. November 21, 2014. Oral and Poster Presentation. Charlotte, North Carolina.
Great Plains Honors Council - Annual Conference. April 2015. Boe Award Winning Oral Presentation. South Padre Island, TX.
McLennan Community College – Scholar Day. Oral Presentation. Fall 2015. McLennan Community College, Waco, TX.
Fish bite prevalence on Yellow-band diseased corals off the coast of Roatan, Honduras. Kara Schmidt 1 , Traesha Robertson 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1. 1 McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 2
National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Poster Session. April 2015. Poster Presentation. Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA
Texas Academy of Science - Annual Meeting. March 2015. Poster Presentation. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative CCURI Regional Colloquium and BioLink Conference. November 21, 2014. Poster Presentation. Charlotte, North Carolina.
National Poster Session - Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI). September 2014. Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
A Behavioral Study of Cleaner Fish, Bodianus rufus, (Spanish Hogfish) and their clients . Andrea Edie 1, Shelby Dean 1, Bridgette Allan 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Traesha Robertson 1, Stephanie Randell 1. 1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 2
National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Poster Session. April 2015. Poster Presentation. Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA
Texas Academy of Science - Annual Meeting. March 2015. Poster Presentation. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative CCURI Regional Colloquium and BioLink Conference. November 21, 2014. Poster Presentation. Charlotte, North Carolina.
Species Richness and Diversity in Coral Reef Communities off the Coast of Roatan, Honduras Impacted by Lionfish ( Pterois volitans) Invasion . Gus Hernandez 1, Bradley Gravitt 1, Donna Sue Jordan 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Traesha Robertson 1, Stephanie Randell 1. 1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; 2Texas Tech University, Waco, Texas
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative CCURI Regional Colloquium and BioLink Conference. November 21, 2014. Poster Presentation. Charlotte, North Carolina.
Texas Academy of Science - Annual Meeting. March 2015. Poster Presentation. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX.
Territorial Behavior of Dusky Damselfish, Stegastes fuscus, in Roatan, Honduras . Gail Brunton 1, Candice Cardenas 1, Megan Aitken 1, Donna Hamilton 2, Traesha Robertson 1, Stephanie Randell 1
1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; 2Texas Tech University, Waco, Texas
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative CCURI Regional Colloquium and BioLink Conference. November 21, 2014. Poster Presentation. Charlotte, North Carolina.
Texas Academy of Science - Annual Meeting. March 2015. Poster Presentation. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Baseline Hematology in Tursiops truncatus (Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins), Roatan, Honduras . Connor Pogue 1, Tracina Maiden 1, Paul Illich 1, Adam Lord 2, Edgardo Farach 3, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1. 1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; 3Texas Tech University, Waco, Texas; 3 Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences, Roatan, Honduras
Experimental Biology. American Society of Investigative Pathology. April 26-30, 2014. Poster Presentation. San Diego, California.
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 2014. Poster Presentation. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Texas Academy of Science - Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. March 2014. Galveston, TX
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) - Spring Colloquium. Feb. 2014. Poster Presentation. Phoenix, AZ
Range of Hematology and Biochemistry Values in Open-water, Captive Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus) in Roatan, Honduras . Tracina Maiden 1, Connor Pogue 1, Paul Illich 1, Adam Lord 2, Edgardo Farach 3, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1. 1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; 2Texas Tech University, Waco, Texas; 3Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences, Roatan, Honduras
Experimental Biology. American Society of Investigative Pathology. April 26-30, 2014. Poster Presentation. San Diego, California.
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 2014. Poster Presentation. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Texas Academy of Science - Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. March 2014. Galveston, TX
Potential influence of fish bites on Yellow-band Disease in corals off the coast of Roatan, Honduras.
Kara Schmidt 1, Traesha Robertson 1, Adam Lord 2, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1 . McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 1; Texas Tech University at Waco, a Higher Education Teaching Site, Waco, Texas 2
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 2014. Poster Presentation. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
A Pilot Study: Macroalgal Preferences for Diadema antillarum on the Mesoamerican Reef in Roatan, Honduras . Clara Hernandez 1, Breanna Grisham 1, Samuel Warren 1, Traesha Robertson 2, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1. 1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; 2Texas Tech University, Waco, Texas
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) – Fall Colloquium. Fall 2013. Poster Presentation. Philadelphia, PA
Texas Academy of Science - Annual Meeting. March 2014. Poster Presentation. Galveston, TX
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 2014. Poster Presentation. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Potential influence of fish bites on Yellow-band disease in corals off the coast of Roatan, Honduras. Kara Schmidt 1, Justin Bradley 1, T. Guest 1, Traesha Robertson 2, Donna Hamilton 2, Stephanie Randell 1. 1McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; 2Texas Tech University, Waco, Texas
Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) – Fall Colloquium. Fall 2013. Poster Presentation. Philadelphia, PA