Emily Griffin

NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Master’s Graduate
M.S., Marine Science
Savannah State University

Emily Griffin graduated from Central Michigan University in 2015 with her B.S. degree in Natural Resources Biology. She enrolled in M.S. degree program in Marine Sciences at Savannah State University, and was supervised by Dr. Tara Cox. Emily’s work evaluated the southern boundary of the Northern Georgia/Southern South Carolina Estuarine System stock of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using genetic analyses. This project combined genetics and long-term sighting data collected through photo-identification to examine stock structure.

Emily graduated in spring 2018 and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Physiological Science at the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, in Gainesville, Florida.

NERTO Project Title:  Evaluation of the Southern Border of the Northern Georgia/Southern South Carolina Estuarine System stock of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through Genetic Analyses.

NOAA Mentor: Dr. Patricia Rosel, NOAA SEFSC, Lafayette, Louisiana

Academic Advisor: Dr. Tara Cox

Publications/Presentations

  1. Griffin, E.  Stock Structure of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through Photo-Identification and Genetic Analyses. M.S. thesis, Savannah State University.
  2. Griffin, E., Z. Wong, R. Perrtree, and T. Cox. 2017. Evaluation of the Northern Georgia/Southern South Carolina Estuarine System stock of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the waters around Savannah, GA. Savannah State University 7th Annual Research Conference, Savannah, GA. April 11, 2017. Poster.
  3. Griffin, E., Z. Wong, R. Pertree, B. Balmer, P. Rosel, and T. Cox. 2017. Evaluation of the Northern Georgia/Southern South Carolina Estuarine System stock of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the waters around Savannah, GA. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium, Beaufort, NC. April 8, 2017. Oral.
  4. Griffin, E., Z. Wong, R. Pertree, B. Balmer, P. Rosel, and T. Cox. 2017. Using photo-identification and genetic data to identify fine-scale stock structure. Society for Marine Mammalogy 22nd Biennial Conference, Halifax, NS. October 24, 2017. Poster.
  5. Griffin, E., Z. Wong, R. Pertree, B. Balmer, P. Rosel, and T. Cox. 2017. Using photo-identification and genetic data to identify fine-scale stock structure. Savannah GIS Day, Savannah, GA. November 15, 2017. Poster.
  6. Griffin, E., R. Perrtree, B. Balmer, P. Rosel, and T. Cox. 2018. Using photo-identification and genetic data to identify fine-scale stock structure. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium, Conway, SC. March 23, 2018. Oral.
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