Our People
Meet the CGM Lab
Our People
Geomorphology, mathematics, statistics, and data science come together through our people.
Lab Co-Directors
Phillip Schmutz, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of West Florida
Samantha Seals, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of West Florida
Graduate Research Students
Gabby Westerfield
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wrack as Natural Infrastructure: Elevation Change, Sediment Trapping, and Public Perceptions
Maggie Darbyshire
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ecogeomorphic Controls on Coastal Dune Morphology Across Managed and Unmanaged Shorelines
Rachel Hudson
Mathematics and Statistics
A Time Series Analysis on Nesting Habits of Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Audrey Moore
Mathematics and Statistics
In development
Cheyenne Long
Mathematics and Statistics
In development
Angelina Scamardo
Mathematics and Statistics
In development
Undergraduate Research Students
Lucia Dillersberger
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Accuracy of RTK vs PPK GPS Data Collection Methods for Drone-Based Dune Research
Gabby Beemer
Earth and Environmental Sciences
From Disturbance to Recovery: Long-Term Vegetation Response to Dune Trampling
Alumni
Graduate Students
| Name | Year | Program | Thesis/Capstone | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halie Weatherington | 2026 | EES | Comparative Analysis of Pseudo-Absence Statistical Ratios in Relation to Sea Turtle Nesting Preferences | CEI Inspector @ Metric Engineering |
| Divina Cox | 2024 | EES | Examine the Influnece of Beach Morphology on Sea Turtle Nesting Behavior in the Years 2010, 2016, and 2020 on Santa Rosa Island and Perdido Key, FL | Ph.D. Student @ UC Santa Barbara |
| Shijie Geng | 2024 | Data Science | ||
| Madison Williams | 2022 | EES | The Spatial Variability of Sea Turtle Nest Sites Related to Beach Geomorphology Characteristics on Pensacola Beach and Gulf Islands National Seashore, FL | Restoration Coordinator for the Panhandle Dune Ecosystem Project - FWC |
| Marley Allen | 2019 | EES | Influence of Sand Fence Configuration on Sand Accumulation and Wind Flow | Ph.D Student @ the University of New Orleans |
Undergraduate Students
| Name | Year | Program | Thesis/Capstone | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelina Scamardo | 2026 | Math/Stats | Machine Learning Approaches to Model Sea Turtle Nesting: A Comparison of Random Forest and Support Vector Machine Models | Graduate Student in Statistics @ UWF |
| Dru Adams | 2026 | Math/Stats | Frequentist vs. Bayesian Models of Sea Turtle Nest Site Selection Across Nesting Seasons | |
| Joe Agin | 2025 | EES | Evaluating the Influence of Beach Wrack on Near-Surface Aerodynamics and Sediment Transport Processes | Project Scientists @ PPM Consultants, Inc |
| Cheyenne Long | 2025 | Math/Stats | Graduate Student in Mathematics @ UWF | |
| Hunter Evans | 2023 | Math/Stats |