Our Team
Dr. Rachel Brewton
Principal Investigator & Lab Director
Assistant Research Professor at Florida Atlantic University
Staff
Richard Mulroy
Research Technician
Patrick Monaghan
Biological Scientist
Megan Brewton
Laboratory Technician
Dr. Elizabeth Salewski
HBOI Postdoctoral Fellow
Lauren Alvaro
Research Coordinator
Devan Hildebrand
Assistant Research Coordinator
Graduate Students
Valentina Gomez
Marine Science & Oceanography MS Graduate Student
Jenna Coven
Biology MS Graduate Student
Devin Mathias
Marine Science & Oceanography MS Graduate Student
Collaborators
Kristen Davis
Land/Ocean Biogeochemistry Observation Program Manager
Dr. Megan Conkling
Research Engineer/ Scientist
Dr. Brian Lapointe
Research Professor
Lab Alumni
Ocean Webber
Research Technician
Paige Aldred
Biology MS Student
Emory Tudor
2025 Summer Intern
Funded by the Link Foundation
Project: Herbivory by Elysia subornata and Its Impact on Caulerpa prolifera in the Indian River Lagoon, FL
Dr. Danielle Hatt
HBOI Postdoctoral Fellow
Harbor Branch Summer Interns
Olive Smith
2026 Summer Intern
Funded by the Marilyn C. Link Internship Foundation
Project: The Effects of Nutrients and Temperature on Ruppia maritima Seed Germination and Restoration Potential