We are lucky to have many great people working on the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project, all of whom in one way or another make the project possible.
Director
DR. JANET MANN
Distinguished University Professor
Departments of Biology and Psychology
Georgetown University
Associate Director
ANN-MARIE JACOBY
PhD Candidate
Division of Marine Science and Conservation
Duke University
Project Members
DR. SHWETA BANSAL
Professor
Department of Biology
Georgetown University
Disease Ecologist and Modeler
Dr. MELISSA COLLIER
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Biology
Georgetown University
ELLEN JACOBS
PhD Candidate
Department of Biology
Georgetown University
VERENA CONKIN
PhD Student
Department of Biology
Georgetown University
Collaborators
DR. ERIC PATTERSON
Biologist
NOAA Fisheries
Senior Researcher
DR. ANDREW READ
Stephen A. Toth Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology
Director, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Chair, Division of Marine Science and Conservation
Nicholas School of the Environment
Duke University
KIM URIAN, MSc.
Research Analyst
Division of Marine Science and Conservation
Duke University
Curator of the Mid-Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Catalog
DR. HELEN BAILEY
Consultant
BluWave Consulting Group
Passive Acoustic Monitoring Support
Additional Lab Members
Current and Past Field Investigators
JESSICA WINGFIELD, MSc.
Research Assistant
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Passive Acoustic Monitoring Support
DR. MEGAN WALLEN
Marine Mammal Specialist
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Field Investigator
DESIRAE CAMBRELEN
Senior Manager, Applied Behavior Research
ASPCA
Georgetown University ‘15
Field Assistant (2015)
Current and Past Assistants
KARINA LONG
Georgetown University ‘25
Lab Assistant (Present)
MAIA VAN BIESEN
Georgetown University ‘25
Lab Assistant (Present)
MARLEY DOOLING
Duke University ‘23
Lab Assistant (Present)
COLIN MURPHY
William and Mary ‘26
Lab Assistant (Present)
SARAH THIESEN
Wittenberg University ‘21
Lab Assistant (Present)
ABBY MUELLER
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘24
Lab Assistant (2023)
HUXLEY-ANN HUEFNER
Scripps College ‘23
Lab Assistant (2023)
GRACE CHUNG
Duke University ‘23
Lab Assistant (2022)
SOPHIE HANSON
Duke University ‘22
Lab Assistant (2021)
AMELIA SMITH
Georgetown University ‘22
Lab Assistant (2021)
KATIE KNOTEK
Duke University ‘21
Lab Assistant (2021)
MILAN DOLEZAL
Georgetown University ‘21
Lab Assistant (2020)
TREVYN TOONE
Duke University ‘19
Lab Assistant (2019)
MOLLY ALBRIGHT
Duke University ‘19
Lab Assistant (2019)
CASEY MARKER
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ‘18
Lab Assistant (2019)
HALEY LAND-MILLER
Lab Assistant (2019)
KELSEY O’DONNELL
Duke University ‘19
Lab Assistant (2019)
JAZMIN GARCIA
Duke University ‘12
Lab Assistant (2018)
JESSICA WANG
Duke University ‘21
Lab Assistant (2018)
ANNA LAUCHNOR
Georgetown University ‘17
Lab Assistant (2017)
KATY STEWART
Georgetown University Post-Bac
George Washington University ‘13
Lab Assistant (2017)
KATHERINE DAMMER
Georgetown University
Lab Assistant (2015)