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 (emmastrand.weebly.com and https://linktr.ee/emmastrand) for more information on previous projects that I've worked on!Project ideas
Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.
SciArt
A science communication project that combines the arts and science (e.g., of coral reef studies) for a public audience.
Research Paper on Resilience to Climate Change
A review paper relating to organismal biology (e.g., on how different organisms are able to deal with increasing levels of stress in their surrounding environment).
Environmental Experiment and Data Analysis
Conducting and analyzing data related to a specific research question formed by the student.
Coding skills
R, LinuxTeaching experience
I have mentored 25+ undergraduates and high school students in both the field and laboratory, and have taught three undergraduate physiology labs at the University of Rhode Island.Credentials
Work experience
Loyola Marymount University (2015 - 2017)
Marine Ecophysiology Research AssistantRoatán Institute for Marine Sciences (2017 - 2017)
Coral Reef Research InternBermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (2017 - 2017)
NSF Undergraduate Research Fellow (REU)University of Rhode Island (2018 - 2023)
Doctoral ResearcherEducation
Loyola Marymount University
BS Bachelor of Science (2018)
BiologyUniversity of Rhode Island
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
Biological and Environmental Sciences: Evolution and Marine Biology