Pictured above: Near-Peer Mentors and PI-Miller at the
Association of Southeastern Biologist Conference, Spring 2025.
Presentations:
Louisiana
Undergraduate Research Association Posters at the Capitol, Baton Rouge,
LA, 2025
Coletti, Juilana; Hill, Christopher; Dawes,
Rose; Archer, Stephanie K., Miller, M. G. The Louisiana Freshwater
Sponge Project: Examining Changes in Species Richness through a
Comparison of two Ecological Studies, Poster Presentation.
Marvel, Destiny; McQuirter, Marquis; Howard, Hayley; DiMaggio,
Lisa; Miller, M. G. Can Sediment Analysis be used to further
describe species richness of Freshwater Sponges?, Poster
Presentation.
Perkins, Geremiah; Darst, Sarah; Hill,
Christopher; Miller, M. G. Understanding Preferred Substrates of
Louisiana Freshwater Sponges, Poster Presentation.
Teegarden, Nicholas; Gemeinhardt, Sydney; DiMaggio, Lisa; Miller, M. G.
Revisiting Freshwater Sponge History: A review of the Michael
Poirrier Collection, Poster Presentation.
Louisiana State University Discover Day Undergraduate Research
and Creativity Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 2025
Coletti, Juilana; Hill, Christopher; Dawes, Rose; Archer, Stephanie K.,
Miller, M. G. The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Examining
Changes in Species Richness through a Comparison of two Ecological
Studies, Poster Presentation.
Marvel, Destiny; McQuirter,
Marquis; Howard, Hayley; DiMaggio, Lisa; Miller, M. G. Can Sediment
Analysis be used to further describe species richness of Freshwater
Sponges?, Poster Presentation.
Perkins, Geremiah; Darst,
Sarah; Hill, Christopher; Miller, M. G. Understanding Preferred
Substrates of Louisiana Freshwater Sponges, Poster Presentation.
Teegarden, Nicholas; Gemeinhardt, Sydney; DiMaggio, Lisa;
Miller, M. G. Revisiting Freshwater Sponge History: A review of the
Michael Poirrier Collection, Poster Presentation.
American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.,
2025
Pictured above: Fahime Abbasinohoji, graduate student
and PhD candidate at University of New Orleans, showcases her work at
the American Chemistry Society Annual Meeting, 2025.
Abbasinohoji, Fahime; Miller, Mary G.; Archer, Stephanie; and
Zito, P. Evaluating Freshwater Sponges as Passive Samplers for Heavy
Metal Pollution in Louisiana, iPoster Presentation.
World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA,
2025
Abbasinohoji, Fahime; Palmer, Tamika; DiMaggio,
Lisa; Miller, Mary G.; Archer, Stephanie; and Zito, P. Freshwater
Sponges: Bioindicators of Heavy Metals Pollution in Bayou St. John,
Featured in the World Aquaculture Society Magazine
Spring 2025 Issue, recognizing research contributions, Poster
Presentation.
Association of Southeastern Biologists
86th Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2025
Coletti,
Juilana; Hill, Christopher; Dawes, Rose; Archer, Stephanie K., Miller,
M. G. The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Examining Changes in
Species Richness through a Comparison of two Ecological Studies,
Poster Presentation.
Marvel, Destiny; McQuirter, Marquis;
Howard, Hayley; DiMaggio, Lisa; Miller, M. G. Can Sediment Analysis
be used to further describe species richness of Freshwater
Sponges?, Poster Presentation.
Perkins, Geremiah; Darst,
Sarah; Hill, Christopher; Miller, M. G. Understanding Preferred
Substrates of Louisiana Freshwater Sponges, Poster Presentation.
Teegarden, Nicholas; Gemeinhardt, Sydney; DiMaggio, Lisa;
Miller, M. G. Revisiting Freshwater Sponge History: A review of the
Michael Poirrier Collection, Poster Presentation.
Gulf Estuarine Research Society Biennial Meeting, Fairhope, AL,
2024
Abbasinohoji, Fahime; Palmer, Tamika; DiMaggio,
Lisa; Miller, M. G.; Archer, Stephanie; and Zito, P. Utilizing
Sponges as Bioindicators: Assessing Water Quality in Louisiana,
Oral presentation.
DiMaggio, Lisa; Gemeinhardt, Sydney;
Teegarden, Nicholas; and Miller, M. G. Revisiting Freshwater Sponge
History: A review of the Michael Poirrier Collection, Poster
Presentation.
Dawes, Rose; Coletti, Juliana; Hill,
Christopher; Archer, Stephanie K.; and Miller, M. G. The Louisiana
Freshwater Sponge Project: Examining Changes in Species Richness through
a Comparison of two Ecological Studies, Poster Presentation.
Undergraduate Research Conference at University of
Louisiana at Lafayette,Lafayette,LA, 2024
DiMaggio,
Lisa; Gemeinhardt, Sydney; Teegarden, Nicholas; and Miller, M. G.
Revisiting Freshwater Sponge History: A review of the Michael
Poirrier Collection, Poster Presentation.
Dawes, Rose;
Coletti, Juliana; Hill, Christopher; Archer, Stephanie K.; and Miller,
M. G. The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Examining Changes in
Species Richness through a Comparison of two Ecological Studies,
Poster Presentation.
Dawes, Rose; Darst, Sarah; Hill,
Christopher; Perkins, Geremiah; and Miller, M. G. Understanding
Preferred Substrates of Louisiana Freshwater Sponges, Poster
Presentation.
Louisiana State University Discover Day
Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference, Baton Rouge, LA,
2024
Pictured above: The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Research
Team presenting posters at LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research and
Creativity Conference 2024.
Howard, Hayley; DiMaggio, Lisa; Marvel, Destiny; and Miller,
M.G. Can Sediment Analysis be used to Further Describe Species
Richness of Freshwater Sponges?, Poster Presentation.
Gemeinhardt, Sydney; DiMaggio, Lisa; and Miller, M.G. Understanding
Preferred Substrates of Louisiana Freshwater Sponges, Poster
Presentation.
Palmer, Tamieka; Dawes, Rose; Mehrotra, Abhi;
Glover, Tarry; and Miller, M.G. The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge
Project: Examining Changes in Species Richness through a Comparison of
two Ecological Studies, Poster Presentation.
Mehrotra,
Abhi and Miller, M.G. Unveiling Louisiana’s Hidden Gems: Exploring
Freshwater Sponge Diversity and Monitoring Through Passive
Sampling, Poster Presentation.
National
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Long Beach, CA 2024
Pictured above: The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Research
Team presenting posters at the National Conference on Undergraduate
Research (NCUR) 2024 at Long Beach, California.
Howard, Hayley; DiMaggio, Lisa; Marvel, Destiny; and Miller,
M.G. Can Sediment Analysis be used to Further Describe Species
Richness of Freshwater Sponges?, Poster Presentation.
Gemeinhardt, Sydney; DiMaggio, Lisa; and Miller, M.G. Understanding
Preferred Substrates of Louisiana Freshwater Sponges, Poster
Presentation.
Palmer, Tamieka; Dawes, Rose; Mehrotra, Abhi;
Glover, Tarry; and Miller, M.G. The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge
Project: Examining Changes in Species Richness through a Comparison of
two Ecological Studies, Poster Presentation.
Miller, M.G.
Building the Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: The
interdisciplinary undergraduate research hub at Baton Rouge Community
College, Mentor-Led Narratives and Storytelling Presentation.
The Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Conference
Presentation, Hammond, LA, 2024 Mehrotra, Abhi; DiMaggio,
Lisa; Archer, Stephanie K.; and Miller, M.G. Documenting Louisiana’s
freshwater sponge diversity through undergraduate research
experiences, Oral Presentation.
University of
Louisiana at Lafayette Undergraduate Research Conference, Lafayette, LA,
2023
Pictured above: The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Research
Team presenting posters at the Undergraduate Research Conference (URC)
2023 at UL Lafayette.
DiMaggio, Lisa; Mehrotra, Abhi; Archer, Stephanie K.; and
Miller, M.G. Documenting Louisiana’s freshwater sponge diversity
through undergraduate research experiences, Oral Presentation.
DiMaggio, Lisa; Howard, Hayley; Marvel, Destiny; and Miller, M.G.
Can Sediment Analysis be used to Further Describe Species Richness
of Freshwater Sponges?, Poster Presentation.
Glover,
Tarry; Palmer, Tamieka; Dawes, Rose; Mehrotra, Abhi; and Miller, M.G.
The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Examining Changes in
Species Richness through a Comparison of two Ecological Studies,
Poster Presentation.
Gemeinhardt, Sydney; Motsenbocker,
Cameron; and Miller, M.G. Understanding Preferred Substrates of
Louisiana Freshwater Sponges, Poster Presentation.
Louisiana State University Discover Day Undergraduate Research
and Creativity Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 2023
Pictured above: The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Research
Team presenting posters at LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research and
Creativity Conference 2023.
Bieller, Amori; Mehrotra, Abhi; and Miller, M.G.
Understanding Preferred Substrates of Louisiana Freshwater
Sponges, Poster Presentation.
DiMaggio, Lisa; Howard,
Hayley; Latore, Jada; and Miller, M.G. Can Sediment Analysis be used
to Further Describe Species Richness of Freshwater Sponges?, Poster
Presentation.
Mehrotra, Abhi; Ardoin, Elyzabeth; Cooke,
Kenzie; Glover, Tarry; and Miller, M.G. The Louisiana Freshwater
Sponge Project: Examining Changes in Species Diversity through a
Comparison of two Ecological Studies, Poster Presentation.
The Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Conference,
Alexandria, LA, 2023
Pictured above: The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Research
Team presenting posters at the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 49th Annual
Conference.
Bieller, Amori; Mehrotra, Abhi; and Miller, M.G.
Understanding Preferred Substrates of Louisiana Freshwater
Sponges, Poster Presentation.
DiMaggio, Lisa; Howard,
Hayley; and Miller, M.G. Can Sediment Analysis be used to Further
Describe Species Richness of Freshwater Sponges?, Poster
Presentation.
Mehrotra, Abhi; Cooke, Kenzie; Glover, Tarry;
and Miller, M.G. The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Examining
Changes in Species Diversity through a Comparison of two Ecological
Studies, Poster Presentation.
The International
World Sponge Conference, Linden, The Netherlands, 2022
Pictured above: Mentor Abhi Mehrotra and PI Dr. Miller
presenting a poster at the World Sponge Conference 2022 in Leiden,
Netherlands.
Miller, M.G; Cooke, Kenzie; Mehrotra, Abhi; and Archer,
Stephanie K. Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Documenting
Louisiana’s freshwater sponge diversity through undergraduate research
experiences, Poster Presentation
Louisiana State
University Discover Day Undergraduate Research and Creativity
Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 2022
Pictured above: The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Research
Team presenting posters at LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research and
Creativity Conference 2022.
Glover, Tarry; White, Kendall; Lee, Brittany; Mehrotra, Abhi;
and Miller, M.G. Driving Water Parameters of the three most abundant
Freshwater Sponge Species in Louisiana, Poster Presentation.
Henriquez, Axel; DiMaggio, Lisa; Bieller, Amori; Cooke, Kenzie; and
Miller, M.G. Can Sediment Analysis be used to Further Describe
Species Diversity of Freshwater Sponges?, Poster Presentation.
Skelton, Raven; Collins, Makayla; Mehrotra, Abhi; and Miller, M.G.
Understanding preferred substrates of Louisiana Freshwater
Sponges, Poster Presentation.
Association of
Southeastern Biologist 83rd Annual Meeting, 2022
Pictured above: Mentors Kenzie Cooke and Abhi Mehrotra
presenting their poster at the 2022 Annual Conference for the
Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB).
Cooke, Kenzie; Mehrotra, Abhi; and Miller, M.G. The
Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: Examining Changes in Species
Diversity through a Comparison of two Ecological Studies, Poster
Presentation.
The Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual
Conference, 2021
Mary G. Miller Building a CURE
for Your Monotonous Labs, Oral Presentation.
Boone,
Cristina. Inducing Spicule Malformations Within Freshwater Sponges
by Relocation, Poster Presentation.
Association
of Southeastern Biologist 82nd Annual Meeting, 2021
Viator, Ariel and Arroyo, Elsa. Identifying Freshwater Sponges Along
with Creating a New Database, Poster Presentation.
Vuong,
Chau and Heyer, Matthew. Defining Louisiana Freshwater Sponge
diversity with COX1-R1 and COX1-D2 Barcoding: A Database Development
Study for Classroom Curriculum, Poster Presentation.
Guest Speaker Talks
Mary G. Miller.
Building the Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Project: The Story of
Implementing Research at Baton Rouge Community College,Louisiana
Universities Marine Consortium, REU summer research symposium. Guest
speaker. June 2024.
Mary G. Miller. The Leader of the
Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Hunters, Louisiana State University,
College of the Coast and Environment. Guest speaker. November 2023.
Mary G. Miller. The Louisiana Freshwater Sponge Survey Project:
Identifying, Characterizing, and Building a Molecular Database,
Oral Presentation, LUMCON Scientific Talks, 2020.
Mary G. Miller. Changing the Curriculum to Involve
Students in Research Activities, Oral Presentation, Louisiana
Science Teachers Association, Annual Conference Presentation, 2019.
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