As described throughout this newsletter, graduate students from a variety of institutions, especially the University of California-Santa Cruz, the University of South Florida, and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, utilize the resources of the SDRP as they conduct their thesis or dissertation research. To date, 24 doctoral dissertation and 30 master’s thesis projects have benefited from association with our program, through field research opportunities or access to data, samples, or guidance. During 2008, one master’s student (Rene Tyson, FSU) and one doctoral student (Erin (Meagher) Fougeres, UNCW) involved with our program successfully defended their thesis or dissertation. Currently, ten doctoral students and one master’s student are making use of resources provided by our program.