National Geographic Young Explorer #natgeoexplorer / Research Assistant @sharkstudies / Marine Biologist & Environmental Scientist (She/Her) / FAU 2021 🎓
Boca Raton, FL
Joined February 2021
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I’m so happy to share that I’ve been named a 2021 National Geographic Young Explorer! I’m thrilled to work alongside other young leaders!We are tackling challenges, seeking solutions, and working together for a better future. #youngexplorer2021 #gengeo @InsideNatGeo @SharkStudies
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How can we play soccer against whales when they don’t even have feet
dream team!!!!!!
Not to brag but @diverdeb_ and I got this grant proposal in a whole HOUR before the deadline! 😄👏🏻 Wish us luck 🤞🏻🦈 @SharkStudies
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HEY, IT’S ME ON THE SECOND PICTURE!!!! 😱 Oh God… I am definitely going to pass out when I see the physical copy of the book. It’s like Lady Gaga’s song says: So happy I could die! (Of happiness, okay?) 💙 – at Santos, Brasil
@CRCPress just published a highlight of our Life Science portfolio: 'Minorities in Shark Sciences' by @MISS_Elasmo! The book showcases the work done by Black, Indigenous & People of Color in the fields of shark science & conservation - get your copy at routledge.com/Minorities-in-…
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@CRCPress just published a highlight of our Life Science portfolio: 'Minorities in Shark Sciences' by @MISS_Elasmo! The book showcases the work done by Black, Indigenous & People of Color in the fields of shark science & conservation - get your copy at routledge.com/Minorities-in-… – at Newton Ferrers, England
You are amazing! It is a joy and honor to be your friend and work alongside you ❤️
I’m forever thankful to MISS, @diverdeb_ and @mangrovetri for this opportunity and believing in me. I’ll say thanks every time I have the chance and forever, because I’ve never imagined having a great opportunity like this so early in my career. So yeah, THANK YOU!
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I just received my ebook copy of “Minorities in Shark Sciences: Diverse Voices in Shark Research” written by @MISS_Elasmo members from all over the world. It’s an honor to be part of this book! I’ve shared my research experience with artisanal fishers from South Brazil. 🇧🇷🦈 – at Santos, Brasil
WOW it looks so pretty!!! Excited to finally hold it in my hands!
Wooo! My @MISS_Elasmo book arrived in the mail today!!!
Congrats to all involved in the book, I can’t wait to crack it open! And I’m honored that I was able to contribute to the conclusion - thank you for allowing me to be part of something so important 💕🦈
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I send my congratulations to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his election to be the next president of Brazil following free, fair, and credible elections. I look forward to working together to continue the cooperation between our two countries in the months and years ahead.
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If you want to know more about an endemic deep-water catshark from southern Brazil make sure to read our paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.… – at Santos, Brasil
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I opened Google Scholar website and it showed me a message saying: “Your document got its first citation”. – at Santos, Brasil
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When experience childhood trauma as adults, we can experience emotional flashbacks. Many people experience this, and don’t know how to cope.
HERE’S WHAT EMOTIONAL FLASHBACKS ARE & HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM 🧵:
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being an adult is hard but can you imagine having to do math homework again
This past weekend I had the awesome opportunity to co-host the "Ocean Defenders Program" as a representative of American Shark Conservancy alongside Terranaut Club, Minorities in Shark Sciences & Field School. (more info in comments) #marineconservation #sharkresearch #research
It was also so neat being able to have a few of my students (from my @NatGeo young explorers project) join as well! Thank you to all of the organizations that helped make this weekend a blast!
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The students assisted on a shark research expedition (measuring, tagging, and taking data from different shark species), built & set underwater video systems to monitor local sea life, learned about careers in marine science, and had hands-on experience with coastal species.
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New program for students in the Tampa Bay Area!
Science at the Sea: Emerging Scholar Series is for BIPOC or Title 1 middle and high school students who don’t have access to a school science fair and want to participate in a group or individual project!
ALT Flyer for science at the sea emerging scholars series. There is a QR code at the bottom right corner for the application. Text reads- “Who: middle and high school students of color or students from title I schools who don’t have access to a school science fair that are interested in conducting either a group of individual project. Where: meetings will be held at Robinson Presedve in Bradenton, FL. When: November and December 2022”
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The first chapter of my masters work is out as a preprint today. We examined 28 years of population trends of planktivorous elasmobranchs at Cocos Islands, Costa Rica.
@QuantMarineEco @eastonrwhite
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… – at Dover, NH
Tomorrow i’ll be going LIVE on facebook with FORCE-E Scuba to chat about the 🦈 research project i’m working on as a @NatGeo Young Explorer #natgeo #gengeo #sharkresearch @SharkStudies Come hang out!
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FLORIDA RESIDENTS DON’T FORGET YOUR ANIMALS!! IF IT ISN’T SAFE FOR YOU, IT ISN’T SAFE FOR THEM! DON’T LEAVE THEM BEHIND, THEY DEPEND ON YOU #HurricaneIan
