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EDUCATION
Duke University Durham, North Carolina (Expected 2014)
Doctor of Philosophy, Marine Science and Conservation (Marine Biology concentration)
Dissertation Title: Fine-scale foraging ecology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the near-shore waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Nowacek
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (2008)
Master of Science, Biological Oceanography
Thesis Title: Abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Big Bend of Florida, St. Vincent Sound to Alligator Harbor
Advisors: Dr. Douglas Nowacek., Dr. William Dewer
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (2006)
Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Biology (minor), Summa Cum Laude (with Honors)
Honors Thesis Title: Investigation of the presence and potential functions of nonlinearities in cetacean vocalizations.
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Nowacek
RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Duke University
Cetacean Research Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula (2013 – Present)
Multidisciplinary study of humpback whales and their prey, Western Antarctic Peninsula (2009 – Present)
Zooplankton patchiness and ecosystem dynamics, Georges Bank, Veatch Canyon, and Atlantis Canyon (2010)
Foraging behavior of pilot whales in the Cape Hatteras Special Research Area, North Carolina (2010)
Distribution of marine mammals in a proposed Undersea Warfare Training Range, North Carolina (2009 – 2010)
Florida State University
Distribution, community structure, and abundance of bottlenose dolphins in the Florida Panhandle, St. Vincent Sound to Alligator Harbor (2004 – 2008)
Surveying, tagging, and tracking of cetaceans, Hawaii (2008)
Tagging and tracking of North Atlantic right whales in response to sound, Bay of Fundy (2004 – 2006)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching
Co-Instructor, Independent Studies, Undergraduate, Duke (2013)
Co-Instructor, Sound in the Sea: Introduction to Marine Bioacoustics, Undergraduate, Duke (2012)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sensory Physiology and Biology, Undergraduate, Duke (2012)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Conservation Biology and Policy, Undergraduate and Graduate, Duke (2012)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Physical Oceanography, Undergraduate, Duke (2012)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Elementary Oceanography, Undergraduate, FSU (2006)
Students Mentored
Ted Phillips, Undergraduate, Duke (2011- Present)
LEADERSHIP/SERVICE
Manuscript Reviewer: Marine Mammal Science, Estuaries and Coasts, Latin American Journal, of Aquatic Mammals, Thalassas (2012 – Present)
Society of Marine Mammalogy Committee of Scientific Advisors (2012 – Present)
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Representative for the Expert Group of Birds and Marine Mammals (EGBAMM) (2012 – Present)
Coordinator, Sutherland Memorial Seminar Series, DUML (2012 – Present)
Coordinator, Professional Development for PhD Students, DUML (2011 – Present)
Coordinator, Mostly Marine Informal Seminar Series (MMISS), DUML (2011)
Tour Leader/Program Staff, International Student Volunteers, Sydney Australia (2004)
AFFILIATIONS
Sigma Xi
Society of Marine Mammalogy
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
Animal Behavior Society
Graduate Women in Science, Rho Tau Chapter
Marine Technology Society
FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
Ford Foundation Fellowship (Honorable Mention (2013)
Duke Dissertation Travel Research Award (2013)
Graduate Women in Science Fellowship (Honorable Mention) (2012)
Scientists with Stories Development Grant (2012)
Beneath the Sea’s Jordan Viders Spirit of the Sea Scholarship (2011)
Early Career/Young Scientist Travel Award for the Tagging Through the Stages Workshop at the Fourth Symposim on Bio-logging (2011)
Oak Foundation (2011)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute/Duke University Fellow (2010)
Eonfusion Scholarship (2009)
Bess Ward Honors Grant (2004)
HONORS
U.S. Congress Antarctic Service Medal
FSU Featured Student
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
