selected publications article Bottom water hypoxia suppresses fish chorusing in estuaries. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 155:2014-2024. 2024 An investigation of bubble resonance and its implications for sound production by deep-water fishes. PLOS ONE. 17. 2022 Introductory Physics Labs: A Tale of Two Transformations. The Physics Teacher. 60:372-375. 2022 Soundscape Maps of Soniferous Fishes Observed From a Mobile Glider. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 2022 Listening to Ocean Life: Monitoring Fish, Marine Mammal Sounds with Wave Glider. Sea Technology. May 2019. 2019 book PHYS 1261 Lab Manual for Introductory Physics. ECU Department of Physics. 2019 chapter Analyzing Long-Term Changes in Soundscapes Using Power Spectral Band Sums. Springer International Publishing. 2023 Soundscapes from a Saltwater Marsh Creek Captured by a Hydrophone Array. Springer Nature. 2023 proceedings Introductory physics laboratory practical exam development: Investigation design, explanation, and argument 2019 The Lombard effect in fishes: How boat noise impacts oyster toadfish vocalization amplitudes in natural experiments 2017 The impact of vessel noise on oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) communication 2017 Noise propagation from vessel channels into nearby fish nesting sites in very shallow water 2016 report Data Report of tagging and recovery files to the Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System 2021
presentations presentation Where do southern flounder go? Out-migration paths and directions in a telemetry study of three North Carolina estuaries.Luczkovich, Joseph , Tyler Peacock , Rebecca Asch , Mark Sprague , Patrick Harris, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference 2025 The effect of hypoxia on the soniferous fishes and the estuarine soundscape in Pamlico Sound, Pamlico River, and Neuse River estuaries, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference 2023 Soundscapes from a Saltwater Marsh Creek Captured by a Hydrophone Array, The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life 2022 2022 Twenty Years of Underwater Soundscapes of Pamlico Sound: Fish Choruses and Species Contributions Revealed by Power Spectral Analyses, The Effect of Noise on Aquatic Life 2022 Transition to online labs at ECU, PICUP Spring Webinar Series: Our transition to virtual instruction: How are we doing so far? 2020 Monitoring fish spawning locations and marine mammal sounds with passive acoustic recorder on a wave glider, 5th International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life 2019 Particle Motion and Sound Propagation Near Boundaries, 5th International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life 2019 We are the Robots: Studying Coastal Ecosystems a Using Remote Control Robot, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference 2019 Monitoring fish and marine mammal sounds with a wave glider, American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter Annual Meeting 2019 Introductory physics lab practical exam development: Investigation design, explanation, and argument, Physics Education Research Conference 2018 Blackbeard Acoustic Wave Glider and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Decimus Presentation, Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS) 2018 Finding Sounds of Animals in Water with a Wave Thing, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference 2018 Bioacoustics Research at East Carolina University, North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers 2017 Blackbeard-an acoustic Wave Glider sailing the seas for science, North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers 2017 Effects of Noise on Fishes, Sound Production, and Reproduction, American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting 2017
principal investigator on Improving Physical Science Content Delivery Through Teacher Professional Development awarded by Beaufort County Schools 2011 - 2014 Improving Physical Science Content Delivery Through Teacher Professional Development awarded by GOV-Department of Education (DE) 2013 Improving Physical Science Content Delivery Through Teacher Professional Development awarded by GOV-Department of Education (DE) 2012
co-principal investigator on IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPANWING AND OFFSHORE MIGRATION CORRIDOR USED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STOCK OF SOUTHERN FLOUNDER awarded by NCDEQ - Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) 2023 - 2024 Identification of the Spawning Grounds and Offshore Migration Corridor Used by the North Carolina Stock of Southern Flounder. awarded by NCDENR Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) 2020 - 2024 MRI: Acquisition of an Acoustic Wave Glider for Coastal Research awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2014 - 2017 Review of the Biological Assessment Document for the US NAVY (NAVFAC) with respect to Underwater Noise from Pile-Driving awarded by HDR, Inc. 2014 - 2016 Acoustic Wave Glider awarded by GOV-National Science Foundation (NSF) 2015 Acoustic Wave Glider awarded by GOV-National Science Foundation (NSF) 2014 Development of a Fish Acoustic Buoy and Underwater Logging System (FABULS) Passive Acoustic Recorder For Use In Surveying Responses of Coastal Fishes To Hypoxia and Anoxia awarded by University of New Hampshire 2004 - 2005 Reef Assessment Using Passive Acoustics (RAUPA)-Development of a Spectral Signatures for Use in Assessment Protocols for Remote Moored Ocean Buoys awarded by National Marine Fisheries Service 2001 - 2004 SPORE in Breast Cancer awarded by U.N.C.-Chapel Hill 1995 - 1999 Characterization of Spawning Habitats of Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, and Weakfish (Family Sciaenidae) by the Use of Hydroacoustic Surveys awarded by N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries 1997 - 1999
investigator on XLabs: Cross Disciplinary Practice Focused Undergraduate Laboratory Transformation awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2017 - 2020
professional service activities Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Peer reviewed an article - original submission and resubmission 2023 Frontiers in Marine Science Peer reviewed an article - original submission and resubmission 2021 North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers Organizing committee for Fall 2017 meeting held at ECU 2017 Journal of Experimental Biology I reviewed a submitted manuscript for the Journal of Experimental Biology. On my recommendation the paper was not published but sent back to the author for extensive revisions. 2016