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Dr. Andy Coleman is the Turtle Ecologist at IMMS. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in turtle ecology. He received his M.S. in environmental science and policy from Johns Hopkins University and a M.S. in Biology from Appalachian State University. He received a B.S. in biology from the University of Alabama. He is recently completed a Sea Grant Legislative Fellowship in the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee. He is now in charge of the turtle research at IMMS. Dr. Coleman has worked in the field of diamondback terrapin research in the Gulf of Mexico. He is interested in examining various aspects of sea turtle ecology and conservation in the northern Gulf of Mexico.