Gills Talk

We’re chatting with Jacqueline Rajerison — a marine ecologist, science illustrator, and ocean storyteller who’s using art to make marine science more accessible. From studying anemones to mentoring students and illustrating sharks with Minorities in Shark Sciences, Jacqueline Rajerison's blending creativity and conservation in inspiring ways. Tune in to hear how she’s bridging the gap between...

Today, we welcome our Wave Foundation Gills Club members! These students discuss why they joined the Gills Club, how they are helping in shark conservation, and more! Follow and Learn More About Gills Club ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/gillsclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to our Gills Talk Summer Season! We welcome Jamie Zaccaria, Media & Outreach Coordinator for Ocean Exploration Trust. We discuss her role in coordinating livestreams from hundreds of miles from land, bringing ocean exploration to people all over the world! We also talk about her background in shark science and how it led her to her current role in media and outreach. Enjoy! Follow and...

Join us as we learn about Sofia Gabriel’s PhD work looking at a nursery area off the eastern coast of Australia, focusing on the movements and behaviors of young white sharks. We also dive into her master’s work and how Kriste and she met and worked with each other back in 2016! Enjoy!  Follow and Learn More About Gills Club ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/gillsclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Gills Club Merchandise! ⁠...

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Kara Yopak! With her and her "ZombieLab", they study the brains of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, rays, and chimeras). Join us as Dr. Yopak teaches us about her research and how she came to study shark brains! Follow Kara https://x.com/ProfSharkBrain Follow Kara's Lab https://x.com/YopakZoMBiELab Lab Website https://yopaklab.c...

In this episode of the Gills Talk Podcast, we’re thrilled to feature an interview with our Gills Club Scholar, Taylor Albert! Join us as we learn about her experience in Shoals Marine Laboratory's renowned "Biology of Sharks and Conservation" class and how she balances being in the Airforce and going back to school. Follow and Learn More About Gills Club ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/gills...

Dr. Catherine Macdonald is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and Research Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami. She is the Director of the Shark Research and Conservation Program (SRC), which focuses on shark research and public science engagement and education. Dr. Macdonald is also the co-founder and Director...

Our newest episode features Dr. Toby Daly-Engel. Daly-Engel is an Assistant Professor at Florida Tech where she runs her research lab. Her research combines genomics with marine ecology to study the evolution of mating strategies in animals that invest heavily in reproduction, especially sharks and rays. Enjoy! Follow and Learn More About Toby's Lab https://linktr.ee/Dalyengellab Follow and Le...

Our newest episode features Dr. Kady Lyons. Dr. Lyons is a research scientist at the Georgia Aquarium. She is involved in multiple research projects from zebra shark breeding to looking at the recovery of sand tiger sharks on the east coast of the United States. Follow and Learn More About Gill Club and Scholarship Opportunities ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/gillsclub⁠⁠⁠ Buy Gills Club Merchandise! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

Our newest episode features one of our long-time Gills Club Members, Olivia Conners-Gale. Olivia and Kristen talk about Olivia's journey in Gills Club, college, and some tips and tricks on how to be successful and preapare for the next steps in your college career. Follow and Learn More About Gill Club and Scholarship Opportunities ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/gillsclub⁠⁠ Buy Gills Club Merchandise! ⁠⁠...

Today's episode features our newest Gills Club Scientist, Adrienne Gooden. Kristen and Adrienne discuss Adrienne’s early start to her PhD, white sharks in Australia, and how we can learn how environmental factors can affect their movements and habits.  Follow and Learn More About Gill Club ⁠https://linktr.ee/gillsclub⁠ Buy Gills Club Merchandise! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/org/atlantic-white-...

Today's episode features our 2023 Gills Club Scholar, Grace Solevilla-Moreno. Kristen and Grace discuss how Grace changed her pathway from psychology to marine biology, her experience taking the Biology of Sharks course at Shoals Marine Laboratory and more! Follow and Learn More About Gill Club https://linktr.ee/gillsclub Buy Gills Club Merchandise! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/org/atlantic-whit...

Hello listeners! Did you miss us? We missed you! We are starting this holiday season with new episodes starting Tuesday, December 5th. Thank you for your continued support! Learn more about Gills Club. https://linktr.ee/gillsclub

Welcome to our 50th episode! Today we have on the Atlantic White Shark Consevancy's Research Coordinator, Ashleigh Novak, and Research Technician Victoria Migneco. We discuss how to identify a white shark using video footage and how to control a balloon on a string. We also talk about the current drone project the team is working on off Cape Cod and what can we learn from it. Enjoy!

Amani Webber-Schultz is a current PhD student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, studying shark morphology and swimming biomechanics. She aims to better understand how dermal denticles (the scales on sharks) interact with the water around them and direct flow around their body. Specifically, her PhD is looking at these interactions at their nostrils and tail. Amani is also the Chief Financ...

Dr. Lauran Brewster, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and formerly a senior research fellow at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch. She completed her PhD through the University of Hull in the UK after spending three years collecting data while stationed at the Bimini Biological Field Station in the Bahamas. She has broad research interests that ran...

Dani Bartz is a PhD student at the University of Hawaii at Monoa. She is studying scalloped hammerhead nurseries in Hilo Bay through local ecological knowledge, catch data, and environmental DNA. Enjoy! Follow Dani Shark Tagger Instagram Hilo Hammerhead Resarch Buy Gills Club Merchandise! ⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/org/atlantic-white-shark-conservancy-inc-460949763/⁠⁠ Follow Gills Club: On ⁠ ⁠Insta...

Jaida Elcock is a PhD student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. She is particularly interested in the movement ecology of migratory elasmobranchs, as this information is still unknown for many species. Jaida is also a co-founder of MISS (Minorities In Shark Sciences) where she is the Director of Public Relations. Kristen and Jaida talk about her PhD work and Jaida's love for science communication...

We have a very special guest(s) in this episode, Gills Club members! Listen to our members from the Wave Foundation at the Newport Aquarium about why shark conservation is important and what they do to conserve sharks and the ocean. Get ready to be inspired by these shark smart kiddos! Buy Gills Club Merchandise! ⁠https://www.bonfire.com/org/atlantic-white-shark-conservancy-inc-460949763/⁠ Follow...

Dr. Carolyn Wheeler studies the epaulette shark and how they might respond to climate change. She conducted her Ph. D. in Boston and in Australia, being able to conduct her work in a lab and in the field. We also discuss her previous work with sturgeon and Kristen and Carolyn talk about how Carolyn was on track to be a ballerina and how that changed to her becoming a fish and shark researcher. Enj...

Dr. Camila Cáceres is a biologist, an ecologist, a shark researcher. Her Ph D focused on gathering baseline data on coastal small-scale fishing communities and coral reef sharks and rays, in 5 areas of the Caribbean Sea: Colombia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Tobago, and the Florida Keys. We talk about her work with Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS) and how she educates the local Florida community. E...

Maggie Winchester is a cardiac physiologist that has studied how sharks respond to the stress after being caught on a fishing line. In our newest episode, we learn about her research and Maggie's love for education. Kristen and Maggie talk about the course she is a professor for, Shark Biology and Conservation at the Shoals Marine Laboratory, and how you can apply for a scholarship to participate...

Dr. Christin Dudgeon has studied zebra sharks (Stegostoma fasciatum),  but she also collaborated on projects on various species including manta rays, epaulette sharks, and seven-gill sharks. In this episode, we will learn about her research, collaborations, and everything in between! Enjoy! Follow StAR Project On Twitter On Facebook On Instagram On Youtube https://www.reshark.org/about Follow...

Dr. Tricia Meredith is the Director of Research for Florida Atlantic University’s on-site lab school, A.D. Henderson University School and FAU High School. She is also an Assistant Research Professor in the College of Education at FAU. Her research focuses on the flow of odors through sharks' noses and how sensitive they are to specific odors. Tricia and Kristen also talk about the best practices...

Melissa Márquez is a shark scientist, science communicator, tv presenter, and author. Kristen has a conversation with Melissa about her PhD where she is exploring shark conservation and human perceptions of sharks. They also talk about her becoming an author and her unlikely path to her book series, “Wild Survival”. Melissa and Kristen round out the interview with a conversation about science comm...