Principle Investigator
Joana Figueiredo, PhD
Associate Professor
I grew up in Lisbon, Portugal and completed a B.Sc. with Honours in Marine Biology in 2003, a Post-Graduation in Statistics Applied to Biology and Health Sciences in 2005, and a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences in 2009, at the University of Lisbon. I worked as a post doc at James Cook University (Australia, 4 years), University of the Ryukyus (Japan, 3 months), and University of Lisbon (Portugal, 6 months), before joining Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center in 2014. I am a marine larval ecologist with a special interest in marine invertebrates. I was originally trained in aquaculture, but for the past few years, I have been applying my larval culture skills and combining them with mathematical modelling to understand how environmental conditions determine important ecological processes, such dispersal and recruitment. CV
Email: jfigueiredo@nova.edu
Current Staff and Students
Chelsea Petrik
Research Associate II & Lab Manager
Ryan Chabotte
Research Associate I & Operations Manager
Ian Johnson
Research Associate I & Operations Manager
Jarrod Little
Master Students & Research Assistant I
Danielle Macias
Master Students & Research Assistant I
Liam Abrams
Master Students & Research Assistant I
Interns
Ashley Shen
MSC Internship
Chloe Daniel
MSC Internship
Volunteers
Kristina Agee
Previous Students
Krista Laforest
Graduated 2023
Nepsis García Lara
Graduated 2023
Daisy Ponce
Graduated 2023
Michael Hood
Graduated 2023
Karagan Ross
Graduated 2023
Valerie Super
Graduated 2023
Tanya Kamerman
Graduated 2023
Ashley Steinburg
Graduated 2021
Morgan Short
Graduated 2021
Rachel Ionata
Graduated 2021
Murphy McDonald
Graduated 2020
Paul Kreh
Graduated 2019
Helena Fulmore
Graduated 2019
Tara Bardar
Graduated 2019
Sarah Koerner
Graduated 2019
Samantha King
Graduated 2019
Morgan Stephenson
Graduated 2019
Allan Anderson
Graduated 2018
Nick McMahon
Graduated 2018
Jena Robbins
Graduated 2018
Brittney Lenz
Graduated 2017
Hayley DeMarchis
Graduated 2017
Ashton Galarno
Graduated 2017
Abby Nease
Graduated 2017
Alyson Kuba
Graduated 2016
Heather Schaneen
Graduated 2016
Niklas Kornder
Graduates 2016
Morgan Knowles
Graduated 2016
Peter Grasso
Graduated 2016
Marine Larval Ecology & Recruitment Lab 