Current Undergraduate Students

Haley Recob

(2024-present) Sex ratios of harbor seal haul-out sites.

Co-advised with Dr. Dietmar Schwarz.

Haley is working with Maren to examine potential factors that may explain the different sex ratios across harbor seal haul-out sites in the Salish Sea. In addition, she is collaborating with Rachel Strober to continuie the long-term study on the foraging behavior of harbor seals along Whatcom Creek in downtwon Bellingham, WA.

Maren Duffy

(2024-present) Sex ratios of harbor seal haul-out sites.

Co-advised with Dr. Dietmar Schwarz.

Maren is working with Haley to examine potential factors that may explain the different sex ratios across harbor seal haul-out sites in the Salish Sea.

Rachel Strober

(2024-present) Foraging behavior of harbor seals.

Rachel is designing a molecular protocol to identify the sex of salmon consumed by Steller and California sea lions from their scat. This project is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Erin D'Agnese of WildEcohealth and Western alumnus. In addition, she is collaborating with Haley Recob to continue the long-term study on the foraging behavior of harbor seals along Whatcom Creek in downtwon Bellingham, WA.

Ellie Taylor

(2024-present) Sex-based diet of river otters in the northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula.

Ellie is determining the diet of male and female river otters in the northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula, WA, using DNA collected from their scat. This project is conducted in collaboration with graduate student Dawson Little. In additon, she is continuing the long-term study on the occurrence and haul-out behavior of harbor seals in downtwon Bellingham, WA.

Camryn Sumrok

(2025-present) Harbor seal behavior and salmon smolt.

In collaboration with Mallory Stonier, Camryn is continuing the long-term project studying the aggregative response and foraging behavior of habor seals to the release of hatchery salmon smolt in downtown Bellingham, WA.

Mallory Stonier

(2025-present) Harbor seal behavior and salmon smolt.

In collaboration with Camryn Sumrok, Mallory is continuing the long-term project studying the aggregative response and foraging behavior of habor seals to the release of hatchery salmon smolt in downtown Bellingham, WA.