Dr. Alanna Lecher
Principal Investigator
Dr. Alanna Lecher is an associate professor of environmental studies and scientific literacy at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL. She has a strong commitment to undergraduate research and designs her projects to be accessible to undergraduate students within the natural science majors at Lynn University. Her projects span the fields of oceanography, earth science, and human-environment interactions and can be viewed in more depth on the projects page. In addition to each project being scientifically rigorous, each of Dr. Lecher's projects are inspired by a need to understand the world for those living in it to become truly sustainable. Prof. Lecher is always recruiting new undergraduate students to participate in projects, and students can visit her office hours (Assaf 103c) or send her an email (alecher@lynn.edu) to learn more about current opportunities. Dr. Lecher is also the academic program coordinator at Lynn University and students interested in that major are encouraged to contact her.
Graduate Researchers
Taryn Lagor, Project: Evaluating how characteristics of preserves impact gopher tortoise populations
Lab Alumnus
Maria De Almeida, Project: Evaluating the distribution of the Giant False Donax in archaeological sites across South Florida to evaluate paleo ecological conditions
Genesis Morlabaez (undergraduate)- laboratory technician in the geoarchaeology lab
Julie Mendez Cruz (undergraduate), Project: Effects of screen size on artifact assemblages excavated from a South Florida midden (in review)
Gabriel Acevedeo (undergraduate), Project: Documenting bone diagenesis in a South Florida midden
Khyla Bodie, (undergraduate), Project: Abundance of microplastics found in commercial sea salt purchased in the US
Cheree' Faulk (undergraduate), Project: How grain size corresponds with human habitation
Shelby McCeever (undergraduate), Project: Clean water not prevalent in beaches across the world
Elizabeth Harris (undergraduate), Project: The impacts of ocean plastic concentrations on small plastic abundance at Florida Beaches
Sarah Hughes (undergraduate), Project: How humans have affected the charcoal content of sediment in a barrier island environment in Boca Raton, FL
