ABOUT EMERGING FELLOWS
There are many fulfilling careers across academia, government, industry, not-for-profits and the private sector that require expertise in aquatic sciences. To support emerging scientists’ entry into aquatic sciences professions, ASLO developed the Emerging Fellows program, designed to provide comprehensive mentoring, skill building and networking training to early career researchers, from undergraduate students to early post-doctoral fellows.
ASLO Emerging Fellows aims to bring the perspectives and talents of people underrepresented in aquatic science to bear on urgent challenges facing rapidly changing aquatic ecosystems, while helping emerging scientists identify their career paths and succeed in obtaining fulfilling, needed, and well-compensated positions across aquatic science professions. Through this program, participants can identify their interests, expand their network and find opportunities globally and beyond academia. One of the major goals is that Emerging Fellows find a welcoming home within our society and engage with and enrich ASLO. ASLO Emerging Fellows builds on ASLO’s decades of leadership and excellence in fostering the next generation of aquatic scientists and draws on the strong network and broad talent within our society’s membership.
Fellowship Components
The ASLO Emerging Fellows program supports the professional development of fellows through the following components:
- Participation in a variety of professional development webinars and virtual networking to build cutting-edge skills and connections within the international aquatic science community
- Attendance at an ASLO-sponsored meeting (including travel, accommodation, meals, and meeting registration)
- Mentorship opportunities during the meeting and beyond
- ASLO membership
ASLO Emerging Fellows is supported with funding from the Schmidt Ocean Coalition and the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.
Contact
For questions about Emerging Fellows, please reach out to the Program Director, Dr. Jeanette Davis at [email protected].
News
Read more about the introduction of the ASLO Emerging Fellows program in our recent L&O Bulletin article here: https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lob.70038
MEET THE FELLOWS
MEET THE TEAM
Dr. Jeanette Davis
Emerging Fellows Program Director
Hampton University
Dr. Jeanette Davis, also known as Dr. Ocean, is a marine microbiologist, ocean policy professional and 2X bestselling author whose books were created to explore and diversify science for young readers. She has served for nearly a decade at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration using genetic tools to manage ocean resources and worked with members of Congress on ocean policy and legislation. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Marine Science Department at Hampton University (HU). Her notable accomplishments include helping to discover a marine bacterium that fights cancer, which has been published in the Journal of Science, authoring the White House Ocean Decadal Plan that highlights essential ocean research and technology topics for the next decade, being featured in “Women of Power Series” Climate Champions: 15 Women Fighting for Your Future, and serving as an ocean movie consultant for the Oscar award winning film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Dr. Davis earned her B.S. in Marine and Environmental Science from HU and a Ph.D. in Marine Microbiology from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science – Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. She is most excited to return to her “Home by the Sea” in the Marine and Environmental Science Department at HU which is the only HBCU listed in the top 15 marine science programs in the country. Dr. Davis current research uses eDNA and bioinformatics to assess organisms associated with reef restoration efforts in the Hampton watershed.
Read more about Dr. Davis at www.drjeanettedavis.com.
Dr. Keiko Wilkins
Emerging Fellows Program Assistant
Dr. Keiko Wilkins is originally from Ohio where she received both her B.S. and M.S degrees in Biology from Miami University (Oxford, OH) with a focus on freshwater zooplankton ecology. She recently finished her PhD in Marine Biology at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa where she studied the effects of plastic pollution on Pacific coral health and reproduction. She is also a 2022 Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar helping to establish a baseline of current conditions of microplastic ingestion by corals within the three NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries within the Pacific Island Region: Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the National Marine Sanctuary of American Sāmoa.
Website: www.keiko-wilkins.com
Email: [email protected]
FUNDING
Funding for the ASLO Emerging Fellows Program is provided by:
