Class of 2024

Class of 2023

This interaction was supervised by animal care professionals at Dolphin Research Center.

Lily Collins

Former Project Lead & Data Collector

 Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project & Tiger King Impact and Media Perception Project 

Lily graduated with a major in Animal Studies and minors in Biology and Psychology.

Throughout her time in the FAB Lab, Lily has worked on The Big Cat Cognition Project, The Tiger King Impact and Media Perception Project, Clearwater Marine Aquarium data collection and coding, as well as her Ford Scholar research on the importance of rubbing behaviors in rough-toothed dolphins at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Lily has accepted a position at The Downtown Houston Aquarium as a Trainer in the Mammals and Bird department. She hopes to go to graduate school in the future to get her masters and continue animal behavior research.


Dylan Davidoff

Former Project Lead & Social Media Coordinator

Horseshoe Crab Behavior Project
Project Lead: Acoustic ProjectProject Aide: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Dylan graduated with a double major in Animal Studies and Marine Science.

Throughout her time in the FAB Lab, Dylan created two original research projects investigating horseshoe crab behavior and learning. She also assisted on the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Projects and became lead of the acoustics project, while creating online content as social media coordinator for the Fab Lab and the Animal Studies Research Collaborative. Dylan is so grateful for the opportunities she had while in the lab and all the people she got to meet and collaborate with. She plans to pursue graduate school to study the behavior and cognition of non-charismatic megafauna and understudied species. Afterward, she hopes to develop a career in academia.
This interaction was supervised by animal care professionals at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program.

Kayla Gallagher


Former Data Collector

Big Cat Cognition Project & Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Kayla graduated with a Double Major in Marine Science and Animal Studies.

Kayla is passionate about and has experience with animal behavior research & training. She plans to become an environmental and animal advocacy attorney to help establish an intersection between animals and legislation.  


Madeline Ketner

Former Data Collector

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project & Human Animal Interaction Paper 

Madeline graduated with a double major in Animal Studies and Psychology with a minor in Spanish.

Madeline is continuing her education at the University of Edinburgh as a master's student in the Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies. She will receive her masters in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare in September 2024. Afterward, she hopes to receive her Ph.D. and develop a career in academia.
This interaction was supervised by Eckerd College Marine Science faculty.

Marina Lourenco

Former Project Lead

Horseshoe Crab Behavior Project

Marina graduated with a Double Major in Environmental Studies and Animal Studies with a Minor in Psychology.

Throughout her undergraduate years here at Eckerd, Marina had the pleasure of meeting some amazing animals and people. She hopes to deepen those connections in her post-graduate career and continue to explore the complex relationship animals and humans share. Her passion truly lies in service and she is excited to see what this new chapter holds!


Martha Pisacano

Class of 2023

Former Data Collector

 Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Martha graduated with a Double Major in Animal Studies and Spanish. 


Rachel Traubert

Former Project Lead & Data Collector

Big Cat Cognition Project & Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Rachel graduated with a Major in Animal Studies and minors in Biology and Psychology.

Jordan WhiteHead

Class of 2023

Former Data Collector

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Jordan graduated with a Double Major in Animal Studies and Psychology with a Minor in Marine Science.

Class of 2022

This interaction occurred in collaboration with Eckerd College’s Rainbow Run Turtle research program.

Victoria Brown

Class of 2022

Former Project Lead and Co-Director of Wild Webinars

Sea Turtle Project

Victoria graduated from Eckerd with a Double Major in Animal Studies and Psychology.


This interaction was supervised by animal care professionals at the Roatan Institute for Marine Science.

Courtney Cryan

Class of 2022

Former Research Aide 

 Amazon River Dolphin Project & Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Courtney graduated with a major in Animal Studies with Minors in Biology and Leadership Studies.

This interaction was supervised by animal care professionals at Gumbalimba Park.

Olivia Felicia

Class of 2022

Former Research Associate 

Amazon River Dolphin Project & Tiger King Impact and Media Perception Project 

 Olivia graduated Eckerd with a Major in Animal Studies with Minors in Marine Science and Biology. 



Cassidy Frieling

Class of 2022

Former Research Associate 

 Amazon River Dolphin Project & Tiger King Impact and Media Perception Project 

Cassidy graduated with a Major in Animal Studies with a Minor in Marine Science.



Hana Koilpillai

Class of 2022

Former Project Lead & Research Aide

Amazon River Dolphin Project Research Aide for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Hana graduated from Eckerd with a Double Major in Marine Science and Animal Studies with a Minor in Spanish.

This interaction was supervised by animal care professionals at the Roatan Institute for Marine Science.

Amber Konarski

Class of 2022

Former Research Aide

Sea Turtle Project

Amber graduated from Eckerd with a double major in Marine Science and Psychology with a minor in Animal Studies. 


Makenna Riley

Class of 2022

Former Project Lead

Reptile Enrichment Project

Makenna graduated Eckerd with a Major in Animal Studies and a Minor in Biology.

Olivia Minney

Class of 2022

Former Project Lead & Research Associate

Big Cat Project & Tiger King Impact and Media Perception, Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project
Olivia graduated from Eckerd with a Double Major in Biology and Animal Studies.

Kerri Olzewski

Class of 2022

Former Lab Manager & Project Lead

Otter Enrichment Project & Clearwater Marine Aquarium Project

Kerri graduated from Eckerd with a triple major in Animal Studies, Psychology, and Theater.


Sonny Schoenhoft

Class of 2022

Former Research Aide

Horseshoe Crab Behavior Project

Sonny graduated with a Double Major in Animal Studies and Psychology.

Lindsay Schweizer

Class of 2022

Former Research Aide

Otter Enrichment Project

Class of 2021

This interaction took place under the supervision of animal care professionals at SeaWorld Orlando.

Meghan Cook

Class of 2021 

Former Research Aide


Meghan graduated from Eckerd College in 2021. 




Julia Groeber

Class of 2021 

Former Research Aide

Julia graduated from Eckerd with a double major in Psychology and Animal Studies.

This interaction took place under the supervision of animal care professionals at Dolphin Connection.

Katie Willgohs

Class of 2021

Former Research Associate


Katie graduated from Eckerd with a double major in Psychology and Animal Studies.



Moriah Young

Class of 2021

Former Research Aide

Sea Turtle Project

Moriah graduated from Eckerd with a double major in Visual Arts and Animal Studies with a double minor in Art History and Italian. 

Class of 2020

This interaction was supervised by animal care professionals at the Mote Marine Lab.

Miranda Cottrell

Class of 2020

Former Project Lead 

Human Attitudes on Conservation 

Miranda graduated from Eckerd College with a Double Major in Animal Studies and Psychology, with Minors in Biology and Marine Science.