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Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies · Ecology

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h-index69
i10-index133
Publications249
Citations18,684

Grants

10 total · 1 active

NSF #2433977

The Winning Team: ecological genomics of the great star coral cryptic species complex

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2024-12-15 → 2027-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #2318775

EAGER: Can ancient DNA illuminate the fate of Caribbean reefs?

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2023-03-15 → 2025-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1755277

Role of gene body methylation in acclimatization and adaptation of a reef-building coral.

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2018-08-15 → 2023-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

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All Grants

10 total · 1 active

NSF #2433977

The Winning Team: ecological genomics of the great star coral cryptic species complex

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2024-12-15 → 2027-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #2318775

EAGER: Can ancient DNA illuminate the fate of Caribbean reefs?

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2023-03-15 → 2025-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1755277

Role of gene body methylation in acclimatization and adaptation of a reef-building coral.

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2018-08-15 → 2023-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1737312

Barriers to cross-shelf coral connectivity in the Florida Keys

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2017-09-01 → 2021-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1801866

RAPID: Collaborative research: Dynamics of storm-mediated asexual reproduction in Florida Keys corals post-Hurricane Irma.

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2017-11-15 → 2019-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1501463

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The Ecological Role of Fluorescence in a Reef-building Coral

Amount
<$100K
Period
2015-09-01 → 2017-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1054766

CAREER: Targets of natural selection in reef-building corals

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2011-02-01 → 2016-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1311220

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Mechanisms Of Coral Adaptation In The Florida Keys

Amount
<$100K
Period
2013-06-01 → 2014-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1311225

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evolution of dispersal in reef-building corals

Amount
<$100K
Period
2013-05-01 → 2014-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

NSF #1052461

Functions of coral fluorescence: an integrative approach

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2011-03-01 → 2014-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Texas at Austin

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: Environmental drivers of metabolomic profiles within and between cryptic lineages of <i>Montastraea cavernosa</i> , the great star coral2026-05-16
  2. New paper: Coral species from another ocean may be the only way to save Caribbean reefs (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)2026-01-22
  3. New NSF award: The Winning Team: ecological genomics of the great star coral cryptic species complex2024-12-15

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