Sheila Kitchen

2023- now       Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Galveston
2018-2022       Postdoctoral Researcher, Caltech
2016-2018       Postdoctoral Researcher, Penn State
2016                 Ph.D. Zoology, Oregon State University
2010                 M.S. Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
2007                B.S. Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
I am molecular ecologist that thinks a lot about interspecies interactions and their persistence in a changing world. My goal is to transform my research into applied solutions for conservation. 

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Graduate Students

Michael Hood
​2023 Ph.D Student

​2023 M.S. Nova Southeastern University 
2020 B.S. University of Tampa 2020
Demi Carballosa
​2023 M.S. Student

​2021 B.S. Florida International University

Undergraduates

 Alvaro Aguayo
Spring 2023 - present
​LSAMP Scholar Summer 2023
​Marine Biology | TAMUG
Lauren Bothwell
​Spring 2023 - present
​Aggies Commit to Excellence Summer 2023
​Oceans & One Health | TAMUG
Garrett Hernandez
Fall ​2023- present
Marine and Coastal Env. Studies| TAMUG

Lab Alumni

Kharisma Pritchett
Summer 2023
OCEANUS REU 
Biology | Collin College
​(now Texas A&M University)