Emma S
- Research Program Mentor
PhD at University of Rhode Island
Expertise
Physiology, genomics, biology, marine biology, coral reefs, environmental science, conservation
Bio
My passion for marine science started at a young age as I grew up next to the ocean in Seattle, Washington. While in high school, I worked at the Seattle Aquarium in a science communication role and from that experience knew I wanted to pursue a career as a biologist. I completed my B.Sc. in Biology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California and my Ph.D. in Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. I'm now a postdoctoral researcher at Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI; https://gmgi.org/) on the Fisheries Team. My research focuses both physiological and genomic techniques to investigate both organismal and cellular level changes in response to stress like rising ocean temperatures. I do this with a variety of organisms - coral, oysters, and fish! Feel free to explore my webpage (https://linktr.ee/emmastrand) for more information on previous projects that I've worked on!Project ideas
Write a research review paper
A review paper summarizing current research on student's topic of choice. Example: how different organisms are able to deal with increasing levels of stress in their surrounding environment (e.g., coral reefs exposed to higher temperatures). Skills gained: scientific writing, data visualization
Design and conduct a scientific experiment
Designing an experiment based on student's research question, then analyzing collected data and writing a scientific paper summarizing the results. Skills gained: experimental design and set-up, data analysis, biostatistics, data visualization, scientific writing.
Analyze Environmental Data
Identify publicly available data related to student's question, re-analyze downloaded data, and write a scientific research paper. Skills gained: data analysis, biostatistics, data visualization, scientific writing.
