EXPERIENCE
News Director, 2010 - present
The Last Ocean Project (and Ocean Voice)
Writing, editing and gathering news, features and multi-media for a new online news site dedicated to fisheries and ocean issues. Also, working to develop and execute high impact media in remote communities.
US Coordinator, 2011 - present
The Last Ocean New Zealand
Writing and editing content for the Last Ocean website. Facilitating with outreach and publications about the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
Freelance Science and Environmental Writing and Multi-Media Production, 2007 - present
Field Technician, Jan. - Mar. 2006 & 2008 & 2011, Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Marine Living Resources, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Biological sampling of krill and finfish on Antarctic research cruises. In 2008, wrote for the San Francisco Exploratorium's "Ice Stories" program.
News Director, 2010 - present
The Last Ocean Project (and Ocean Voice)
Writing, editing and gathering news, features and multi-media for a new online news site dedicated to fisheries and ocean issues. Also, working to develop and execute high impact media in remote communities.
US Coordinator, 2011 - present
The Last Ocean New Zealand
Writing and editing content for the Last Ocean website. Facilitating with outreach and publications about the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
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 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, Jan. - Mar. 2006 & 2008 & 2011, Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Marine Living Resources, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Biological sampling of krill and finfish on Antarctic research cruises. In 2008, wrote for the San Francisco Exploratorium's "Ice Stories" program.
Kaiser Media Health Fellow, June - Aug. 2010, Seattle, Wash.
The Seattle Times
Reporting on health and science with an emphasis on minority and diverse communities.
Research Technician, 2004-2008, Moss Landing, Calif.
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Conducting fisheries biology research in the lab and at-sea.
Fisheries Observer, 2002-2003, New Bedford, Mass.
A.I.S. Inc.
Collecting fisheries data while on New England commercial fishing vessels.
EDUCATION
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.
MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, FELLOWSHIPS
Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. October, 2010. Guest Lecturer for "Continuing Oral Traditions in Indigenous Communities" Folk & Mythology 126.
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. Dallas, TX. 2009 and Anaheim, CA 2010. Invited speaker for annual meeting.
National Academies Keck Future Initiative. Irvine, CA. 2008, 2009, and 2011. Wrote summary for annual meeting.
Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources. Wisconsin. 2009. Fellow with the Lake Country Institute.
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Saint Petersburg, Russia. 2008. Presented at annual meeting. Age validation and spatial distribution of the Antarctic toothfish: Implications for a deep-sea fishery.
American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA. 2007. Presented at annual meeting. Age estimation and lead-radium dating of Antarctic toothfish. Awarded Best Student Presentation.
PEER REVIEWED SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS
D. Ainley, C. Brooks, and J. Eastman. In Press. Unnatural selection of the Antarctic toothfish in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. In Protection of the Three Poles. F. Huettmann (ed) Springer (Tokyo, Japan).
A. Andrews, J.Ashford, C. Brooks, K. Krusic-Golub, G. Duhamel, M. Belchier, C. Lundstrom and G. Cailliet. In Press. Lead-radium dating of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) reveals spatial variation in ageing bias on the Kerguelen Plateau. Marine and Freshwater Research.
C. Brooks, A. Andrews, J. Ashford, G. Cailliet, N. Ramanna, C. Jones, C. Lundstrom. 2011. Age estimation and lead-radium dating of Antarctic toothfish, Dissostichus mawsoni. Polar Biology 34(3): 329-338.
L. Brooks and C. Brooks. 2010. The Reciprocity Principle and ITEK: Understanding the Significance of Indigenous Protest on the Presumpscot. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies.
S. Gehnrich and C. Brooks. 2000. Carbonic Anhydrase in gene expression in the gills of the shore crab during acclimation to low salinity. American Zoologist. 8(35):65A
OUTDOOR EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Between acquiring my undergraduate and graduate degrees, I worked for a variety of outdoor education and wilderness therapy organizations throughout the United States, including Outward Bound, Student Conservation Association, Summit Achievement, and Naturalists at Large.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Native American Journalists Association, member
Society for Environmental Journalists, member
Gedakina, Native American non-profit dedicated to youth education. Advisory Board member, providing scientific advice for education initiatives.
Intertribal Youth Science Initiative, non-profit dedicated to youth education. Advisory Board member, providing science, education and media consulting.
The Seattle Times
Reporting on health and science with an emphasis on minority and diverse communities.
Research Technician, 2004-2008, Moss Landing, Calif.
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Conducting fisheries biology research in the lab and at-sea.
Fisheries Observer, 2002-2003, New Bedford, Mass.
A.I.S. Inc.
Collecting fisheries data while on New England commercial fishing vessels.
EDUCATION
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.
MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, FELLOWSHIPS
Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. October, 2010. Guest Lecturer for "Continuing Oral Traditions in Indigenous Communities" Folk & Mythology 126.
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. Dallas, TX. 2009 and Anaheim, CA 2010. Invited speaker for annual meeting.
National Academies Keck Future Initiative. Irvine, CA. 2008, 2009, and 2011. Wrote summary for annual meeting.
Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources. Wisconsin. 2009. Fellow with the Lake Country Institute.
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Saint Petersburg, Russia. 2008. Presented at annual meeting. Age validation and spatial distribution of the Antarctic toothfish: Implications for a deep-sea fishery.
American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA. 2007. Presented at annual meeting. Age estimation and lead-radium dating of Antarctic toothfish. Awarded Best Student Presentation.
PEER REVIEWED SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS
D. Ainley, C. Brooks, and J. Eastman. In Press. Unnatural selection of the Antarctic toothfish in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. In Protection of the Three Poles. F. Huettmann (ed) Springer (Tokyo, Japan).
A. Andrews, J.Ashford, C. Brooks, K. Krusic-Golub, G. Duhamel, M. Belchier, C. Lundstrom and G. Cailliet. In Press. Lead-radium dating of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) reveals spatial variation in ageing bias on the Kerguelen Plateau. Marine and Freshwater Research.
C. Brooks, A. Andrews, J. Ashford, G. Cailliet, N. Ramanna, C. Jones, C. Lundstrom. 2011. Age estimation and lead-radium dating of Antarctic toothfish, Dissostichus mawsoni. Polar Biology 34(3): 329-338.
L. Brooks and C. Brooks. 2010. The Reciprocity Principle and ITEK: Understanding the Significance of Indigenous Protest on the Presumpscot. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies.
S. Gehnrich and C. Brooks. 2000. Carbonic Anhydrase in gene expression in the gills of the shore crab during acclimation to low salinity. American Zoologist. 8(35):65A
OUTDOOR EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Between acquiring my undergraduate and graduate degrees, I worked for a variety of outdoor education and wilderness therapy organizations throughout the United States, including Outward Bound, Student Conservation Association, Summit Achievement, and Naturalists at Large.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Native American Journalists Association, member
Society for Environmental Journalists, member
Gedakina, Native American non-profit dedicated to youth education. Advisory Board member, providing scientific advice for education initiatives.
Intertribal Youth Science Initiative, non-profit dedicated to youth education. Advisory Board member, providing science, education and media consulting.
