EDUCATION
Stanford University
PhD, Environment and Resources. Expected completion in 2017.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate Certificate, Science Communication, 2009
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, California State University, Monterey Bay
Master of Science, Marine Science, 2008
Thesis: Radiometric age validation and spatial distribution of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni): implications for a deep-sea Antarctic fishery (PDF).
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Bachelor of Science, Biology, 2001
Thesis: Missing Link: Absence of Native American presence in the Cod fishery history.
EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, Stanford University, 2013 - Present
Oceanographic research on National Science Foundation (NSF) TRACERS cruise: Tracing the fate of Algal Carbon Export in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
News Director, The Last Ocean Project, 2010 - 2012
Outreach about the Ross Sea, Antarctica, including assisting with The Last Ocean documentary. Also working to develop and execute high impact media in remote communities (e.g. Bahamas and Raja Ampat, Indonesia). Further, writing, editing and multi-media production for a new online news site dedicated to fisheries and ocean issues.
Freelance Science and Environmental Writing and Multi-Media Production, 2007 - present
Reporting on science, environment, and health, in both written and multi-media forms for a variety of outlets, including National Geographic, ScienceNOW, Orion magazine, The Scientist magazine, Winds of Change magazine (American Indian Science and Engineering Society), Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Monterey County Weekly, The Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center, and The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
Field Technician, Antarctic Marine Living Resources, NOAA Fisheries, 2006, 2008 & 2011 field seasons
Biological sampling of krill and finfish on Antarctic research cruises off the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. In 2008, blogged for the San Francisco Exploratorium's "Ice Stories" program.
Kaiser Media Health Fellow, The Seattle Times, 2010
Reporting on health and science with an emphasis on minority and diverse communities.
Research Technician, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 2004-2008
Conducting fisheries biology research in the lab and at-sea.
Fisheries Observer, A.I.S. Inc., 2002-2003
Collecting fisheries data while on New England commercial fishing vessels.
Stanford University
PhD, Environment and Resources. Expected completion in 2017.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate Certificate, Science Communication, 2009
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, California State University, Monterey Bay
Master of Science, Marine Science, 2008
Thesis: Radiometric age validation and spatial distribution of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni): implications for a deep-sea Antarctic fishery (PDF).
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Bachelor of Science, Biology, 2001
Thesis: Missing Link: Absence of Native American presence in the Cod fishery history.
EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, Stanford University, 2013 - Present
Oceanographic research on National Science Foundation (NSF) TRACERS cruise: Tracing the fate of Algal Carbon Export in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
News Director, The Last Ocean Project, 2010 - 2012
Outreach about the Ross Sea, Antarctica, including assisting with The Last Ocean documentary. Also working to develop and execute high impact media in remote communities (e.g. Bahamas and Raja Ampat, Indonesia). Further, writing, editing and multi-media production for a new online news site dedicated to fisheries and ocean issues.
Freelance Science and Environmental Writing and Multi-Media Production, 2007 - present
Reporting on science, environment, and health, in both written and multi-media forms for a variety of outlets, including National Geographic, ScienceNOW, Orion magazine, The Scientist magazine, Winds of Change magazine (American Indian Science and Engineering Society), Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Monterey County Weekly, The Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center, and The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
Field Technician, Antarctic Marine Living Resources, NOAA Fisheries, 2006, 2008 & 2011 field seasons
Biological sampling of krill and finfish on Antarctic research cruises off the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. In 2008, blogged for the San Francisco Exploratorium's "Ice Stories" program.
Kaiser Media Health Fellow, The Seattle Times, 2010
Reporting on health and science with an emphasis on minority and diverse communities.
Research Technician, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 2004-2008
Conducting fisheries biology research in the lab and at-sea.
Fisheries Observer, A.I.S. Inc., 2002-2003
Collecting fisheries data while on New England commercial fishing vessels.