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Reef Indicators Lab
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
College of Marine Science

Elizabeth Fisher

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Degree Sought: Ph.D.

Dissertation Topic:

Assessing the Health of Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Florida Keys at Community, Individual, and Molecular Scales

Educational Background:

• University of Miami, BS Marine Science/Biology; Minor: Chemistry 1999

Honors and Awards:

• American Geophysical Union Outstanding Student Paper Award, 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting, 2006
• National Science Foundation, OCEANS GK-12 Teaching Fellowship, University of South Florida, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
• Sanibel-Captiva Shell Fellowship, College of Marine Science, USF
• George E. Merrick Scholarship, University of Miami, 1996-1999

Publications:

• Fisher, E. M., Fauth, J. E., Hallock, P., and Woodley, C. M. (in press) Lesion regeneration rates in reef-building corals (Montastraea spp.) as indicators of colony condition: strengths and caveats. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
• Fisher, E. M., Greely, T., and Barnes, K. (in review) The biological budget. Science Scope.
• Hallock, P., Williams, D. E., Toler, S. K., Fisher, E. M., and Talge, H. K. 2006. Bleaching in reef-dwelling foraminifers: a 20 year retrospective. Proceedings of the 10th ICRS, Okinawa.
• Hallock, P., Barnes, K., and Fisher, E. M. 2004. Coral reef risk assessment from satellites to molecules: a multi-scale approach to environmental monitoring and risk assessment of coral reefs. Journal of Environmental Microbiology, Micropaleontology, and Meiobiology 1:11-39.

Skills and Certifications:

• PADI Advanced Open Water Certification
• PADI Rescue Diver
• PADI Medic-First Aid certification
• DAN Oxygen Provider Certification
• USF Scientific Diver
• Underwater photography skills