Rebecca Hamner

Title:

Faculty Research Assistant

Contact:

(541) 867-0384

hamnerre@onid.orst.edu

Educational Background:

M.Sc. Biology, First Class Honors, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2008. Fullbright US Graduate Fellow. Thesis title: Population structure, gene flow and dispersal of Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) around the South Island of New Zealand.

B.S. Marine Biology and Chemistry minor, summa cum laude, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2006. Honors thesis: Genetic analysis of lionfish: Venomous marine predators invasive to the western Atlantic.

B.A. Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2006

 

Professional Preparation:

Field Research Assistant, Male Dolphin Alliance Project, Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Jul 2006-Nov 2006

Research Assistant, Dr. D. Wilson Freshwater's Lab, UNCW Center for Marine Science, Wilmington, NC, May 2003 - Jun 2006

Research Assistant, Dr. J. Craig Bailey's Lab, UNCW Center for Marine Science, Wilmington, NC, Jan 2003 - May 2003

Field Research Assistant, Dr Laela Saayigh's Lab, UNCW Center for Marine Science, Wilmington, NC, Sept 2002 - May 2006

 

Research Interests/Area of Expertise:

My current work is focused on the genetic monitoring and conservation of the New Zealand endemic Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) and Maui's dolphin (C. h. maui).

Publications:

View a list of Rebecca Hamner's selected publications.