Credentials:
Director Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University (2019-present)
Professor Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon State University (2019-present)
Editorial Board Ecology (2016-present)
Contributing Editor Marine Ecology Progress Series (2020-2024)
Professor (Adjunct) Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2005-2020)
Professor (Affiliate) University of San Diego (2009-2020)
Director Marine Mammal & Turtle Research, SW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA (2007-2019)
Chair NOAA Fisheries National Seabird Program (2015-2019)
Research Advisor The National Academies (2009-2019)
Chair Pacific Seabird Group (2002)
Leader Cetacean Ecology Program, SW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA (2001-2007)
Editorial Board Marine Ornithology (2000-2010)
Chief Scientist Stenella Abundance Research, SW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA (1999-2019)
Marine Ecologist, SW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA (1996-2019)
Education:
Post-doctorate, The National Academies, 1993-1996
Ph.D. Ecology, University of California Los Angeles, 1993
M.S. Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 1987
B.A. Biology, University of California San Diego, 1981
Professional Affiliations:
Scientific Advisor Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge (2003-present)
Society of Marine Mammalogy (Life Member)
Society of Conservation Biology (Life Member)
Pacific Seabird Group (Life Member)
British Ornithologists' Union (Life Member)
Fellow National Conservation Leadership Institute (2018)
Elective Member American Ornithologists' Union (2013)
Honors and Awards:
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (2021); NOAA Bronze Medals (2008, 2019); NOAA Fisheries Employee of the Year (2007, 2019); Association for Women in Science Cover Feature (2013); U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal (2003)