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Our Members

We now have 300+ members representing more than 25 countries!
​We are beyond excited to welcome them.
Here are just a few:
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Sabrina Van Eyck (she/her)
Email: vaneyck.sabrina@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Conservation and Physiology
Education: B.S. in Marine Biology
Location: California, USA
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Jennie Janssen (she/her)
Email: jjanssen@aqua.org
Research Area of Interest: Shark Husbandry
Education: M.S. in Biology
Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
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Larissa Tabb (she/her)
Email: larissatabb@gmail.com

Research Area of Interest: Conservation
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: New Britain, CT, USA
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Devanshi Kasana (she/her)
Email: dkasa003@fiu.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Fisheries, Conservation, and Ecotoxicology
Education: PhD candidate
Location: Miami, FL USA
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Lily Rios-Brady (she/her)
Email: ltriosbr@coastal.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Movement Ecology
Education: Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies M.S. student 
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
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Jean Utzurrum (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Fisheries, Policy, Taxonomy, Batoids
Education: Marine Biology M.S. student
Location: Philippines
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Nilanjana Das (she/her)
Email: dasn@go.stockton.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Physiological Ecology
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: New Jersey, USA
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Glorimar Franqui-Rivera 
Email: glorimar.franqui1@upr.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Fisheries and Ecology
Education: M.S. student
Location: Puerto Rico
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Taylor Kallmann (she/her)
Email: taylorkallmann@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Conservation and Behavior
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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Marissa Steffani (she/her)
Email: lmarissastefani@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Public attributes towards sharks
Education: AA Sociology completing
Location: California, USA
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Inari Moore (she/her)
Email: mooreinari@icloud.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark and Coral Ecology
Education: Attending Dalhousie next year
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Vicky Fong (she/her)
Email: vfong@berkeley.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark and Ray Conservation
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Berekley, CA, USA
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Deborah Santos De Azevedo (she/her)
Email: deborah.s.azevedo@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Behavior, SKin Microbiome, and Fisheries
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Boca Raton, FL, USA
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Stephanie Bellinghausen (she/her)
Email: skbellinghausen@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Reproduction
Education: M.Sc. Wild Animal Biology, Veterinary student
Location: Edinburgh, UK
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Blanca Alicia Santoyo-Cerón (she/her)
Email: alsowa@hotmail.es 
Research Area of Interest: Trophic Ecology and Feeding habits
Education: Undergraduate
Location: Mexico
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Wanda Ortiz Báez (she/her)
Email: wanda.ortiz.baez@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Biology
Education: Biological Oceanography Masters Student
Location: Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
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​Shannen Rivadeneira(she/her)
Email: shannenrivadeneira@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Outreach and Conservation
Education: M.S. Conservation Biology
​Location: new York, NY
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Annabel Gong (they/them/theirs)
Email: agong@sandiego.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Movement Ecology
Education: Environmental and Ocean Sciences M.S. Student 
Location: San Diego, California, USA
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Savannah Debauche (she/her)
Email: savannahdebauche@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Movement Ecology, eDNA
Education: B.A. in Coastal Environmental Science 
Location: St. Augustine, FL, USA
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Dana Braxton (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Ocean Acidification, Shark Biology and Physiology
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Kentucky, USA
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Tori Spencer (she/her)
Email: tspencer4256@yahoo.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Movement Ecology and Associate Species Interactions
Education: PhD Candidate
Location: Texas, USA
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Lauren Eve Simonitis (she/her)
Email: laureneve@tamu.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Sensory Biology
Education: PhD Candidate
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
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Ana Silverio (she/her)
Email: anasilverio@utexas.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Fisheries and Population Dynamics
Education: B.S. in Marine Science
Location: Texas, USA
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Armani M. (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Shark Psychology and Behavior
Education: B.A. in Marine Biology
Location: Torrance, CA, USA
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Kayla Vidal (she/her)
Email: kaylagolas@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark/Marine Conservation and Ecology
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: New Jersey, USA
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Peyton Thomas (she/her)
Email: pat3805@uncw.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Muscle Physiology
Education: PhD Candidate
Location: Wilmington, NC, USA
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Gina Badlowski (she/her)
Email: ginabadlowski@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark bioacoustics
Education: M.Sc. student
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Gloria Manga-Ebenque (she/her)
Email: gloriamanga@ymail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Ecology, Conservation, Behavior, and Microbiome
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Damia Ramirez (they/them)
Email: damia@udel.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Conservation and Physiology
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Delaware, USA
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Lexi Raiford (she/her)
Email: alexis.raiford@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Conservation
Education: B.S.  Liberal Studies, minor in Marine Biology
Location: Tamarac
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Ayanah Lugo (she/her)
Email: ayanahvl@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Physiology
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Miami, FL, USA
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Diana Hou (she/her)
Email: diana.hou123@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Behavior, Isotope Research
Education: Undergraduate
Location: Monterey park
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Tatyana Dacostagomez (she/her)
Email: tatyana.dac0930@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Biology
Education: B.S. Marine and Coastal Biology
Location: Virginia, USA
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Jennifer Irizarry (she/her)
Email: jenniferirizarry97@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest:Marine Veterinary Medicine
Education: DVM Candidate 
Location: Arizona, USA
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Aura Manjarrez (she/her)
Email: manjarreaura@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Ecology and Conservation
Education: B.S. in Mass Communications, Currently pursuing a B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Conservancy
Location: Mexico, USA
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Ariana Rodriguez (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Conservation Science
Education: High School Student
Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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Jaylee Anne Soto Feliciano (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Shark Behavior
Education: Undergraduate student 
Location: Florida, USA
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Maria (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Shark Physiology, Learning Behavior, and Isotopes
Education: Marine Biosciences M.S. student
Location: Delaware, USA
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Lucía Ramírez-Joseph (she/her)
Email: lucia.ramirezjoseph@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Elasmobranch Physiology and Conservation
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Raleigh, N.C. - San Juan, P.R.
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Chelesia Clarke  (she/her)
Email: chelesiaclarke@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Movement Ecology
Education: B.S. in Environmental Science
New Jersey, USA
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Luz Saldaña-Ruiz (she/her)
Email: luzerandisr@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Chondrichthyan Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation
Education: PhD, Marine Ecology
Location: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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Tatyana Brewer-Tinsley (she/her)
Email: tatyanabtinsley@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Ecology, Physiology, and Conservation
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Florida, USA
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Leela Mitra (she/her)
Email: leela.mitra402@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Behavior and Conservation
Education: B.A. in Political Science
Location: New York, NY, USA
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Angelique Rolle (she/her)
Email: angelique_rolle@yahoo.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Ecology
Education: Marine Science A.S.
Location: The Bahamas
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Kela (she/her)
Email: kela.kami.mc@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Human Perception and Behavior in Shark Conservation
Education: Masters student
Location: South Florida, USA
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Wesley Martin (she/her)
Email: wmmartin@email.uscb.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Movement Ecology
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Beaufort, SC, USA
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Monike Castro (she/her)
Email: momo.castro21@yahoo.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Ecology, Conservation, Behavior, and Physiology
Education: B.A. Marine Biology
Location: Fresno, CA, USA
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Nina Merz(she/her)
Email: nina.merz10@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Conservation and Ecology
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Maputo, Mozambique and Durham, England
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Adina Allen (she/her)
Email: adina.allen21@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Marine Megafauna
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Minnesota, USA
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Neelia (she/her)
Email: neeliaheath23@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Human Impacts on Animal Behavior
Education: Bachelors
Location: Ithaca, New York
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Anshika Bagla (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Shark Paleoecology
Education: B.A. in Biology
Location: California, USA
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Fola-Matthews Omolara Opeyemi (she/her)
Email: larafolamatthews@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Biology and Ecology
Education: Graduate Degree
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
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Monica Bacchus (she/her)
Email: mb3984@nova.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Movement Ecology and Physiology
Education: Graduate Student
Location: South Florida, USA
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Daphne Nyachaki Bitalo (she/her)
Email: writerblique@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Population Dynamics
Education: PhD 
Location: Uganda
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Nicole Milligan (she/her)
Email: nicolemilligan3@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Conservation
Education: B.S. in Marine Biology
Location: Providence, RI, USA
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Miasara Andrew (she/her)
Email: miasara.andrew@yahoo.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Physiology and Conservation
Education: Graduate Student
Location: Miami, FL
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Montana Caller (she/her)
Email: montanacaller@live.co.uk
Research Area of Interest: Shark Bycatch, Marine biogeography, and Fisheries Sustainability
Education: B.S. in Marine Science

​Location: London, UK
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Estrella VG (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Trophic Ecology
Education: B.S. Biology
Location: Mexican Pacific
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Michelle Schärer-Umpierre (she/her)
Research Area of Interest: Shark Ecology, Fisheries Interactions and Aggregations
Education: PhD
Location: Puerto Rico
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Nika Sarraf (she/her)
Email: nikasarraf@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Movement Ecology and Physiology
Education: Undergraduate Student
Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Vianey Leos Barajas (she/her)
Email: vianey.leosbarajas@utoronto.ca
Research Area of Interest: Statistics, Movement Ecology
Education: PhD
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Mackenzy (she/her)
Email: mackenzy.fields@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: All Things Shark
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Miami, Fl, USA
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Jordan Penn (she/her)
Email: jordanhpenn@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Fisheries Science
Education: B.S. Marine Biology
Location: Reading, PA, USA
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Elaina LaVon Smith (she/her)
Email: elsmith1@mix.wvu.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark Reproduction
Education: B.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
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Jasmine Hall (she/her)
Email: hallj2018@my.fit.edu
Research Area of Interest: Shark movement Ecology, Physiology, and Genetics
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Melbourne, FL

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Tiffany Marzetta (she/her)
Email: tiffanymarzetta@gmail.com
Research Area of Interest: Shark Ecology, Physiology, and Environmental Conservation
Education: Undergraduate student
Location: Los Angeles, CA

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MISS provides a community and funding opportunities for gender minorities of color who wish to enter the field of shark sciences. We aim to show that there are many gender minorities of color succeeding in and interested in this field.

​We fundraise and apply for grants to create paid opportunities to attempt to knock down the financial barrier into shark sciences. We encourage other organizations in our field to do the same.

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