Director
Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Director and Professor
Ph.D. Ecology, University of Georgia (1998); coastal ecosystems, invasive species, wetland plant communities, multivariate statistics
Email: loretta.battaglia@tamucc.edu
Office: (361) 825-2768
Staff
Robert F. Duke (Bobby)
Research Specialist II
B.S. Biology, TAMU-CC (2004); coastal ecology, avian communities, water quality,
ecology of Texas Diamondback Terrapins
Email: robert.duke@tamucc.edu
Mario De Leon
Research Technician I
B.S. Marine Biology, Texas A&M University- Galveston (2023)
Email: mario.deleon@tamucc.edu
Office: (361) 825-3659
Samuel B. Sugarek (Sam)
Research Specialist III
M.S. Environmental Science, TAMU-CC (2002); water quality in riverine and coastal systems of South Texas.
Email: samuel.sugarek@tamucc.edu
Office: (361) 825-3221
Brianna M. Wechsler
Research Technician II
B.S. Environmental Science, TAMU-CC (2024)
Email: brianna.wechsler@tamucc.edu
Graduate Students
Brenna Edwards
CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Research Focus: The ecological impacts and diet preference of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) on wetland vegetation and plant community turnover responses post-disturbance.
bedwards1@islander.tamucc.edu
Emily Letner
CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Research Focus: In development...
eletner@islander.tamucc.edu
Marissa Spinelli
CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Research Focus: Vulnerability of Laguna Madre Spoil Islands to Invasion of Schinus terebinthifolius
Annika Gorman
CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Research Focus: In development...
Lucas Pender
CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Research Focus: In development...
Ashley Peterson
CCS Advisor: Dr. Loretta Battaglia
Research Focus: In development...