Collin is originally from Nashville, Tennessee. He completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Alabama in 2016 and graduated with a Master’s degree from KAUST in 2020. His research broadly focuses on marine fish ecology, and as a PhD student in the Reef Ecology Lab, Collin is exploring the movement patterns of pelagic predatory fishes around the Arabian Peninsula. Outside of his PhD research, Collin leverages his passion for catching fish to facilitate additional projects, such as the KAUST Fishing Club's mark-recapture fish tagging program on campus.

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