Past Intern Projects
Each summer, interns are asked to complete a research project and present the results to the BHI Community. Below you can find archived presentations.
2021
Tasneem Ahsanullah: Diamondback Terrapin Conservation on Bald Head Island
Tim Chisholm: Extreme Weather Impacts on Tidal Creeks Within Bald Head Island
Ella Doud: Dead Things and Drawings - Studying roadkill and creating an activity booklet for Next Generation Club
Emily Hendrickson: Searching for Knowledge - Creating New Opportunities for Education and Citizen Science
Phoenix Spivey: Bald Head Island’s Salt Marsh Composition - Implication for Carbon Sequestration
2020
Brianna Fragata: Recycling on Bald Head Island
Olivia Thomas: Picture BHI
2019
Adrianna Burrows and Rylie MacDonald: Sea Turtle Nesting Density Shifts
Kristen Garvey: Turtle Central Online Updated
Cameron Good: Increasing Student-Centeredness for Reptile-Round up
Nancy Goodes and Sarah Tolve: Creative Collaborations
Caylie Harris: New and Improved Educational Programs
Jules Ofalt and Alli Schumacher:
Abundance and Species Richness of Shorebirds on Bald Head Island, NC
Bridget Williams: The Hatchling Nature Quiz
2018
Mariah Cox: Environmental Task Force Sustainability Intiative and Sustainability Education
Will Freund & Lauren Weinstock: Oyster Spat Restoration on Bald Head Island
Erin Lyons, Danielle Meeker & Carrie Zamonski: Assessment of artificial light pollution in relation to Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) on Bald Head Island, North Carolina
McKenna Koons, Keara Sullivan & Mallory Umling: Initiating Litter Cleanup on BHI
2016
Alexandra Alterman: A Study on the Posible Correlation Between Sand Compaction and the Success of Hatchling Emergence
Liam Batchelder & Elizabeth Bertolini: Oyster Restoration
Rueben Gilbertson & Ashley Meade: An Ecological Review of Conspicuous Epibiotic Species on Nesting Caretta Caretta at Bald Head Island, NC
Ansley Hamilton: BHI Conservancy Audience Analysis
Lauryn Kabrich: Ibis Pond: A Case Study in Eutrophication
Travis Leonard: Standard Operation Manual of BISC Research Tanks
Sarah Lundy, Kelsey Ruehling & Maria Weston: Rodent Camera Trap Protocol Evaluation
Meg Pritchard: BHIC Programming: A Survey
2015
Heidi Bencin: The Plastic Problem: Reducing the Use of Plastic Bags on Bald Head Island
Will Benfield & Paul Willeboordse: Life's a Beach! Relocation of Sea Turtle NEsts on Bald Head Island Through the Years...
Nick Colle: Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant
Jessica Hernandez: Potential Bacterial & Fungal Nest Pathogens of Caretta caretta
Amanda Kelley: The Smith Island Land Trust: Standardizing Property Assessments and Prioritizing Future Acquistitions
Mary Martin: Offshore Wind Farms and Bald Head Island
Hales Parcells: Something Fishy on BHI: Using a Mermaid Persona as an Education Tool
Molly Scanga: Sea Turtles of Bald Head Island
Alex Smith: Jellyfish or Plastic Bag? A Deadly Guessing Game
Kat Tregaskis: The Kent Mitchell Trail
Maryle Triggs: True Colors: An Overview and Color and Heat Capacity Variations Across a Barrier Island
2014
Giancarlo Coppola: Analysis of potential vectors of Serratia marcescens as a Caretta caretta nest pathogen
Abigail Dwire: Predator/Prey dynamics: methodology for surveying the coyote population on the Smith Island Complex
Amy Eldredge: The Effectiveness of BHIC's Sea Turtle Nest Relocation Practices
Emily Hardin: The Slope of Our Beaches and How it Affects Sea Turtle Nesting
Colleen McGilvray: Determining the proportion of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) colonization in dune plants
Joe Seebode: Sea Turtle Injuries on Bald Head Island and their Effects on Fecundity
Matt Silinski: North Carolina Coastal Policy
Brittany Sumner: Bald Head Island Small Mammal Survey
Sara Thompson: Native Plant Garden
2013
Jared Chrisp: Nutritional desposition by nesting Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) enhances dune resilience
Brenna Gormally: The Epibionts on Caretta caretta Shells on Bald Head Island, NC
Heather Hoffman: Beach Norishment and its Effect on Sex Determination of Loggerhead Hatchlings
Alyssa Randall: Spatial Patterns of Sea Turtle Nests on Bald Head Island, NC Using Geographic Information Science
Taisha Rocha: Active in Science!
Sam Sanders: Effects of Slope on Natural Light Intensity and How it Effects Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nests
Kelsey Wydendorf: Using Technology as an Environmetnal Education Tool
Paula Ziadi: Composting 101
2012
Emily Chapin: Beginning a Demonstration Garden - Discovering the benefits of native plants and educating visitors on local gardening
Amanda Corll: An Analysis of Plastic Debris on South and East Beaches
Brooke Davis: Place Attachment and Environmentally Responsible Behavior As A Result of Participation in BHIC Programs
Jennie LaRoche: Affects of Physical Characteristics of Bald Head Island Beaches on Shorebird Diversity and Populations
Pete McCall: Analysis of Metals in Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in Bald Head Creek
Michael Perez: Kiosk Effectiveness Regarding Public Awareness of Flora and Fauna on BHI
Ryan Walsh: How the geotextile groins affect surfzone fishes and invertebrate abundance
