LaTreese Denson

NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Doctoral Graduate
Ph.D., Marine Biology & Ecology
University of Miami – RSMAS

A native of Queens, N.Y., LaTreese Denson received her bachelor’s degree in Marine Science with a concentration in Biological Oceanography at North Carolina State University in 2010. In 2015, she completed her M.S. degree in Fisheries Science at Oregon State University. In Spring 2020, Latreese graduated with her Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, under the tutelage of Dr. Elizabeth Babcock. LaTreese’s dissertation work focused on the effect of environmental variability on King Mackerel abundance indices and on the effectiveness of fisheries management.

As of June 2020, LaTreese has accepted a position at NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center located in Miami, FL.

NERTO Project Title:  Environmental influences on indices of abundance for King Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico examined through spatiotemporal geostatistical models  

NOAA Mentor: Dr. James Thorson, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Academic Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Babcock

Publications/Presentations

  1. Denson, L. S., Babcock E. A., Walter J. F., (2020). Incorporating Environmental spatial and spatiotemporal variation into indices of abundance for king mackerel in the gulf of Mexico. Presented during the NOAA LMRCSC February Graduate Seminar, February 2020.
  2. Denson, L. S., Babcock E. A., Walter J. F., (2019). The effect of spatial and temporal variation on larval indices used for King mackerel in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the LMRCSC 2019 Science Meeting, June 2019.
  3. Denson, L., Babcock, E.A. & Thorson, J. (2018). The effect of spatial and temporal variation on larval indices used for King mackerel in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas Annual Science Conference, Hamburg, Germany, September 24-27, 2018.
  • NERTO Mentor Dr. James Thorson with LMRCSC Ph.D.
  • Intern LaTreese Denson at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
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