Education
2024 - Ph.D. in Biology, Florida International University
Campbell Global Change Biology Lab
Advisor: Dr. Justin Campbell
2023 - M.S. in Biology, Florida International University
Campbell Global Change Biology Lab
Advisor: Dr. Justin Campbell
Algae Research Group
Previous Advisor: Dr. Niclas Engene
2017 - B.S. in Marine Biology, Honors College, Florida International University
Marine Macroalgae Research Lab
Undergraduate Research Advisor: Dr. Ligia Collado-Vides
Positions
January 2025 to PRESENT
Postdoctoral Associate at Florida International University
May 2024 to December 2024
University Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellow (DYF)
May 2023 to August 2024
Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Mentor
August 2018 to April 2024
Graduate Head Teaching Assistant
Courses: General Microbiology (MCB 3020L)
August 2018 to April 2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Courses: General Microbiology (MCB 3020L), General Biology II (BSC 2011L), Marine Reserves/ Marine Protected Areas (PCB 4467C & PCB 5418C)
Publications
Hatt, D. C., Iporac, L.A.R., Arita, J.T., Bally, N.K., and Collado-Vides, L. (in review). Monitoring pelagic species of Sargassum: a systematic review assessing the strengths
and challenges of varying methodologies. Harmful Algae.
Hatt, D. C., Nauer, F., Collado-Vides, L., and Campbell, J.E. (in review). Physiological responses of pelagic Sargassum (Phaeophyceae) vary across species and morphotypes. Applied Phycology.
Hatt, D. C., Iporac, L.A.I, Bally, N. K., Olszak, S., Campbell, J.E., and Collado-Vides, L. (2024). Comprehensive analysis of biomass, nutrient, and heavy metal contributions from pelagic Sargassum (sargasso) inundations in South Florida. Phycology. 4(2): 235-255.
Nauer, F., Hatt, D. C., Duran, A., Oliveira M.C., Campbell, J.E., Fujii M.T., and Collado-Vides, L. (in review). Thermal tolerance profiles of Hypnea species (Rhodophyta) along the South Florida coast: insights of species-specific responses to climate change. Marine Environmental Research.
Nauer, F., Freshwater, D.W., Hatt, D. C., Duran, A., Oliveira M.C., Campbell, J.E., Fujii M.T., and Collado-Vides, L. (2024). Diversity of Hypnea (Rhodophyta) in South Florida, with description of H. spiniformis sp. nov. Phytotaxa, 635 (1): 43-58.
Iporac, L.A.I, Hatt, D. C., Bally, N. K., Castro, A., Cardet, E., Mesidor, R., Olszak, S., Duran, A., Burkholder D. A., and Collado-Vides, L. (2022). Community-based monitoring reveals spatiotemporal variation of sargasso inundation levels and morphotype dominance across the Caribbean and South Florida. Aquatic Botany, 182, 103546.
Hatt, D.C. and Collado-Vides, C. (2019). A comparative analysis of the organic and inorganic carbon content of Halimeda and Penicillus (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) in a coastal subtropical lagoon. Botanica Marina, 62 (4):323-326.