For more than four decades, Oregon Sea Grant has provided mentoring, training, hands-on educational experience, and funding to students in marine science-related fields. The experience we offer takes the form of graduate and undergraduate research assistantships, special research and public policy scholarships, and fellowships and internships in Oregon and in Washington, D.C.
Follow the links below to learn who has been a Sea Grant Scholar, and go to the Sea Grant Scholars Map to learn more about each student. You can also visit the Sea Grant Scholars blog to read about scholars' experiences in their own words.
Awards and Scholars
- Dara Craig (2026)
- Jamon Jordan (2026)
- Mee-ya Monneedy (2025)
- Lila Ardor-Bellucci (2024)
- Kirsten Steinke (2024)
- Raquel Gilliland (2024)
- Michelle Nguyen (2022)
- Victoria Moreno (2022)
- Hannah Wellman (2022)
- Ashley Hann (2022)
- Lu Wang (2021)
- Willem Klajbor (2021)
- Theresa Keith (2021)
- Katherine Dziedzic (2020)
- Leah Mupas Segui (2020)
- Katie Morrice (2020)
- Vanessa Constant (2020)
- Katie Darr (2020)
- Kathryn McIntosh (2018)
- Janan Evans-Wilent (2018)
- Chante Davis (2018)
- Sabra Marie Tallchief Comet (2018)
- Elizabeth Cerny-Chipman (2017)
- Dori Dick (2016)
- Eva Lipiec (2016)
- Melissa Errend (2016)
- Laura Ferguson (2016)
- Emi Kondo (2015)
- Michelle Maier (2015)
- Zachary Penney (2014)
- Sarah Close (2014)
- Jenny Thompson (2013)
- Jennifer Dresler (2012)
- Brett Hartl (2011)
- Joe Tyburczy (2010)
- Sarah Melton (2009)
- Brycen Swart (2009)
Learn more about the program here: Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
- Adrian Laufer (2019-2021)
- Morgan Chow (2016-2018)
- Liz Podowski (2013-2015)
- Kelsey Gianou (2012-2014)
- Laurel Kellner (2009-2011)
Learn more about the program here: NOAA Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowships
Population and Ecosystem Dynamics
- Adrienne Chan (2024-2027)
- Victoria Quennessen (2020-2023)
- Claire Rosemond (2019-2022)
- Brandon Chasco (2016-2019)
- Susan Piacenza (2012-2015)
- Katelyn Bosley (2013-2016)
Marine Resource Economics
- Brian Pérez Eisenbarth (2024-2027)
- Russel Dame (2020-2023)
- Cassie Finer (2016-2018)
Learn more about the program here: NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program
- Wise Goodluck Datsomor (2025)
- Jennifer Riddle (2025)
- Becca Wheaton (2024)
- Madison Bargas (2024)
- Joshua Blockstein (2023)
- Jennifer Waldo (2023)
- Carly Ringer (2022)
- Courtney Beringer (2022)
- Rebecca Smoak (2021)
- Jessica Schulte (2021)
- Laura Baker (2021)
- Shu Min (Janet) Yang (2020)
- Mee-ya (Monnin) Monneedy (2020)
- Keiko Nomura (2019)
- Brittany King (2019)
- Megan Wilson (2019)
- Emily Mazur (2018)
- Erin Peck (2018)
- Alexandra Avila (2017)
- Elizabeth Lee (2017)
- Hamilton (Will) Fennie (2016)
- Brittany Cummings (2016)
- Kai Parker (2015)
- Sabra Marie Tallchief Comet (2015)
- Keats Conley (2014)
- Joey Peters (2014)
- Laura Ferguson (2014)
- Michelle Fournet (2013)
- Kaity Goldsmith (2013)
- Annika O’Dea (2013)
- Rachel Golda (2012)
- Leif Rasmuson (2011)
- Emily Lemagie (2010)
Learn more about the scholarship here: Malouf Marine Studies Scholarship
- Jamon Jordan (2026)
- Gabriella Bleil (2026)
- Ruth McCullough (2026)
- Louli Ziels (2025)
- Amanda Gannon (2024)
- Monica Zapata-Villegas (2024)
- Sarah Wolf Godinet (2024)
- Alex Avila (2024)
- Alyssa Purslow (2024)
- Kristen McAlpine (2024)
- Kayla Stevenson (2023)
- Sam Cheplick (2023)
- Madeleine Foley (2023)
- Kendall Smith (2023)
- Alexandra Avila (2023)
- Sarah Hardisty (2022)
- Elissa Connolly-Randazzo (2022)
- Kyle Byers (2021)
- Kendall Smith (2021)
- Joanna Lyle (2021)
- Hailey Bond (2020)
- Nick Tealer (2019)
- Haley Epperly (2019)
- Astrea Strawn (2019)
- Valerie Stephan-LeBoeuf ( 2018-2019)
- Bryn Hudson (2018-2019)
- Deanna Caracciolo (2017)
- Daniel Sund (2016)
- Catherine Dayger Forbes (2016)
- Joey Peters (2015)
- Rose Rimler (2014)
- Kaity Goldsmith (2014)
- Kelsey Adkisson (2013)
- Geoff Ostrove (2013)
- Chris Eardley (2011-2012)
- Ben Reder (2011-2012)
- Michael Paul (2011)
- Erin Cooper (2010)
Learn more about the program here: Natural Resource Policy Fellowship
- Morgan Oberman (2025)
- Megan Davis (2023)
- Valerie Stephan-LeBoeuf (2019)
- Anne Montgomery (2017)
- Kessina Lee (2015-2016)
- Laura Hagen (2013)
- Zack Reeves (2011)
- Anna Pakenham (2008)
Learn more about the program here: Oregon Sea Grant Legislative Fellowship
West Coast Sea Grant Fellowship
- Marisa Nixon (2019)
- Todd Hallenbeck (2011)
- Suzanna Stoike (2011)
West Coast Ocean Alliance (WCOA) Fellowship
- 2026 Cohort
- Taylor Bruntil (Washington Department of Ecology)
- Molly Lowney (Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Government)
- Luke Ghallahorne (Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission)
- Alex Avila (Quileute Tribe Department of Natural Resources)
- Maya Feezell (Oregon Coastal Management Program)
- 2024 Cohort
- Ysabelle Yrad (Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Government)
- Carina Burroughs (NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service)
- Avery Calhoun (NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service)
- Suzanne Quinn O’Neill (NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region)
- Cady Shaw (2026)
- Taylor Cockrell (2025)
- Yulia Shipulina (2025)
- Freya Varian (2024)
- Raquel Gilliland (2023)
- Shu-Min (Janet) Tsai (2023)
- Haley Epperly (2016)
- Sarah Heidmann (2015)
Coastal Resilience and Adaptation Fellowship
- Louli Ziels (2024)
- Sarah Allison (2014)
Fisheries Workforce Development Fellowship
- Matt Solberg (2024)
Restorative Aquaculture Fellowship
- Megan Considine (2022)
Ocean Acidification & Hypoxia Fellowship
- Kaegan Scully-Engelmeyer (2021-2022)
Public Access Research Fellowship
- Melissa Symmes (2021)
Climate Change and Natural Working Lands Coordinator Executive Fellowship
- Astrea Strawn (2021)
Oregon Sea Grant/OASE Industry Fellowship
- Doug Rossi (2021)
Resilience Fellowship
- Felicia Olmeta-Schult (2021)
Aquaculture Fellowship
- Amy Ehrhart (2020)
Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee Fellowship
- Anne Hayden-Lesmeister (2019)
Oregon Sea Grant Crab Fisheries Management Fellowship
- Brittany Harrington (2019)
South Coast Resilience Scholarship with Wild Rivers Coast Alliance
- Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova (2014)
Learn more about special fellowships here: Special Opportunities
(Established in 2017)
2025 Cohort
- Gillian Rutten (Oregon Garden)
- Sage Henke (Chapul Farms)
- Robin Henry (BRING)
- Abigail Williams (Revino)
- Rohan Keenan (Oregon Potato Company)
- Marina Thompson (Ashland Food Co-op)
- Carlos Rodarte (BRING)
- Camiron Coco (Rogue Creamery)
2024 Cohort
- Mason Shannon (Solid Carbon)
- Emily LaBarge (Chapul Farms)
- Wendy Sangucho Loachamin (Ever Fresh)
- Jillian Thompson (Gerber/Fiskars)
- Hanna Wroe (Pacific Seafood)
- Cate Stone (Pacific Seafood)
- Allie Tissot (LAIKA)
- Katherine Dollar (High Desert FFA)
- Jamie McMurray (BRING, Marine Debris)
- Bri DeLeon (Oregon Coast Aquarium, Marine Debris)
- Amanda Newman (Bridgetown Mushrooms)
2023 Cohort
- Isabella Steele (TE Connectivity)
- Tiffany Trinh (Boeing)
- Riley Hoy (Bold Reuse)
- Amanda Newman (Bridgetown)
- Zoe Vandal (Pacific Seafood)
- Justin Dickey (Bob’s Red Mill)
2022 Cohort
- Abby Frazier (Imperfect Foods)
- Camden Schmidt (VIVID Stabilized Wood)
- Jacquelynn Nguyen (Oregon Kelp Alliance)
- Kayla Gacosta (Boeing)
- Kristina Schmidt (Pacific Seafood)
2021 Cohort
- Dylan Heppell (Pacific Seafood)
- Derek Yau (Pacific Seafood)
- Adrienne Wallace (Tofurky)
- Jason Leon Guerrero (Willamette Falls Paper Company)
- Abigail Hasler (TE Connectivity)
- Toni Trinh (Boeing)
- Kylee Church (Providence Health and Services)
2020 Cohort
- Jake Kennedy (Bora Architects)
- Angel Contreras Cruz (Oregon Soap Company)
- Emily Koch (Pacific Seafood)
- Connor Nolan (Port Orford Sustainable Seafood)
- Katherine Gwynn (Tofurky)
- Caitlin Wahlers (Good Clean Love)
- Kylee Church (Providence Medical Center)
- Alexi Overland (Defunkify)
Learn more about the program here: Oregon Applied Sustainability Internships
(Established in 2010)
2025 Cohort
- Cady Shaw (MidCoast Watersheds Council)
- Madeline Young (USDA Pacific Shellfish Research Unit)
- Elijah Felde (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Catelyn Toney (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
- Jacynda Fernandez (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Jonathan Brooks (Haystack Rock Awareness Program)
- Marquesa Calderon (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)
- Alexis Merker (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Sophia Raya (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Sia Agarwal (Human Dimension - CEI)
- Natalie Orsic (Coastal Resilience - CEI)
2024 Cohort
- Linnea Gebauer (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Samantha Dillard (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Rana Almassmoum (International Coastal Atlas Network)
- Destiny Coleman (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Isaac Olson (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Ariana Arellano (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
2023 Cohort
- Walter Avila (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Maia Norton (Hatfield Visitor Center)
- Sadie Horner (Haystack Rock Awareness Program)
- Russel Van Duyne (International Coastal Atlas Network)
- Taylor Cockrell (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
- Aiden Rooney (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Lauren Rice (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Eugenia Springer (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Tate Scarpaci (Oregon Kelp Alliance)
- Caroline Rice (Oregon Kelp Alliance)
- Sofia Fox (Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve)
- Connor Gonzales (Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve)
- Louli Ziels (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
2022 Cohort
- Alexandria Ang (Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resource Studies)
- Brook Ashcraft (Oregon Kelp Alliance)
- Emma Chesley (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Jaime Gutierrez (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Matthew Jack (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Lauren Rice (Haystack Rock Awareness Program)
- Chance Rueppel (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
- Sophia Truempi (International Coastal Atlas Network)
- Louli Ziels (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Star Campos Garcia (International Coastal Atlas Network)
- Armand Martinez (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- April Jordan (New Beginnings for Tribal Students - CEI)
2021 Cohort
- Joshua Fackrell (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Charlotte Klein (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Phoenix McFarlane (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Lisette Perez (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Jessica French (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Andrea Vega (Haystack Rock Awareness Program)
- Amishi Singh (Haystack Rock Awareness Program)
- Grace Roa (USDA)
- Mikayla Reuter (Oregon Sea Grant)
- Yalin Li (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) (OAH)
- Lucas Parvin (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
2020 Cohort
- Rachael Peterson (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Angela Arrington (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Lucas Parvin (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)
- Christopher Schmokel (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Rachel Hilt (Haystack Rock Awareness Program)
- Essie Timofeyenko (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Kealohi Sabate (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Kelly Soluri (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
- Natalie Holsclaw (USDA)
- Jenna Livingston (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
- Emily Cook (Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network)
Learn more about the program here: Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholars
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Grace Trewatha (2026)
- Max Brooks (2025)
- Kersten Schnurle (2025)
- Kayleigh Rampen (2024)
- Aubrey Taradash (2024)
- Ryan McCarthy (2023)
- Kaiden Walton (2023)
- Nicole Nakata (2022)
- Alondra German-Castenada (2022)
- Alexandria Brereton (2021)
- Sebastian Bergen (2020)
- Melody Lemke (2020)
- Kandace Wheeler (2019)
- Autumn Pruzynski (2019)
- Maureen Heaphy (2018)
- Ellie Jones (2018)
- Caitlin Plowman (2017, 2015)
- Christina Ellison (2017)
- Rachel Prescott (2016)
- Danielle Miller (2016)
- Katharine Shelledy (2015)
- Livier Enciso (2015)
- Craig Stuart (2015)
- Coleman Garner (2014)
- Amy Burgess (2013)
- Christy Stumbo (2013)
- Kira Treibergs (2012)
- Devin Hanson (2012)
Learn more about the award here: Neil Richmond Award
- Briana Goodwin (2013)
- Jenny East (2013)
- Laura Ferguson (2013)
- Sarah Calhoun (2013)