Dr. Kerri J. Smith 🐳👩🏼‍🔬

Asst prof at UNCW, marine ecologist, conservation scientist, avid traveler. she/her. @sciencegirl-kjs on bluesky.

[Dr. Kerri J. Smith 🐳👩🏼‍🔬 @ScienceGirl_KJS]

Is it just me, or does this Risso's dolphin skull resemble the Millennium Falcon?

[Kelton McMahon @DrKeltonMcMahon]

First McMahon lab talk (of 10) in the books at #OSM24. Thanks @Matt_D_Ramirez for kicking things off with a fantastic talk on highly siloed coral reed food webs across major disturbance gradients. FYI Matt is recruiting a new MS student!
#CoralReefScience #academicjobs

[Kelton McMahon @DrKeltonMcMahon]

McMahon lab @URIGSO postdoc Dr. Stephane Martinez shares our collaborative work with communities in Ulithi Micronesia through @1People1Reef to develop a community focused and led photomosaic coral reef monitoring program. #OSM24 #CoralReefScience #CommunityScience https://t.co/OJ7IlULLcj

[Dr. Jonathan Cybulski @joncybulski]

Great talks by @Matt_D_Ramirez and #stephanemartinez (members of the @DrKeltonMcMahon lab, past and present) too kick off #OSM24

Coral reef trophic niches across reef disturbance gradients AND fish reef abundance and diversity changing with reef complexity.
@URIGSO

[Dr. Kerri J. Smith 🐳👩🏼‍🔬 @ScienceGirl_KJS]

We reconvene for round 2 in 45 minutes (2pm CST) - come nerd out about archives with us!

[Dr. Jonathan Cybulski @joncybulski]

Our session at #OSM24 on the power of historical archives in ecological studies starts in 15 min! Join us if you can!

@DrKeltonMcMahon @Matt_D_Ramirez @ScienceGirl_KJS
@URIGSO
@stri_panama

[Kelton McMahon @DrKeltonMcMahon]

Recent McMahon Lab PhD grad @URIGSO, now @EPA postdoc @CatrinaNow shares insights into multidecadal shifts in pelagic-benthic coupling in the Gulf of Maine from molecular isotope records of zooplankton and deep sea corals. #OSM24 #Isotopes #ClimateChange #MarineFoodWevs

[Kelton McMahon @DrKeltonMcMahon]

Opening up our past archives session is recent McMahon lab @URIGSO postdoc, now assistant Professor at @uncw @ScienceGirl_KJS, talking about the power of museum archives and strandings to explore past whale migration. #OSM24 #BlueWhales #MuseumArchives #Isotopes

[Kelton McMahon @DrKeltonMcMahon]

The most impactful conference plenary I've ever seen. These are the stories we need to hear and the conversations we need to be having. #OSM24 #EnvironmentalJustice

[Arlo Hinckley (@arlohinckley.bsky.social) @ArloHinckley]

Thrilled to share the findings of our recent study, made possible by intergenerational specimen collection efforts and the incredible teamwork and dedication of Miguel Camacho, @marcuschua, Manuel Ruedi, Darrin Lunde, @shrewangel, Hasmahzaiti Omar, @JenBiologist, & @treeshrew13

[Dr. Kerri J. Smith 🐳👩🏼‍🔬 @ScienceGirl_KJS]

Please consider supporting @MCERCMarineEco; this is a wonderful marine education organization founded by a beautiful human I had the privilege meeting when we were grad students.

[Lindsey DeHaan @linzdehaan]

I am stoked to annouce that my masters has finally been published in @ASNAmNat! Here we investigated whether the evolution of a diadromous life history can alter rates of trait evolution and drive phenotypic convergence in clupeiformes. Check er out!
https://t.co/sIkOoF4YX3

[Clive Trueman (clivetrue.bsky.social) @clivetrue]

Can the effect of temperature on metabolism explain population trends of bluefin #tuna- and predict the future?
In a new paper we use a stable #isotope based proxy to measure thermal sensitivity of field metabolism in Atlantic BFT
https://t.co/gJt97YtaOH
#otolith #ecophysiology

[Dr. Kerri J. Smith 🐳👩🏼‍🔬 @ScienceGirl_KJS]

I'm so so excited to share that @Zaazology is joining my new lab at @UNCW_BaMB, bravely embarking on the adventure of being my first graduate student! Wish him all the luck; he may need it. ❤️🐳

[Zaaz Santhanam @Zaazology]

I've been out of it (read: traveling), but I will be starting a #phd with @ScienceGirl_KJS at @uncw in January!! Feel free to shower me in praise. Also here's a picture of a juvenile Christmas Island Frigatebird

[Dr. Kerri J. Smith 🐳👩🏼‍🔬 @ScienceGirl_KJS]

@Dr_Mastodonna Ever since I was about 8. So glad I'm not the only one.

[Black in Natural History Museums @BlackInNHMs]

This is JC. JC serves on our board as the Vice-President of Communications. She is a research associate at both the @NMNH and the @LSU_MNS.

As an evolutionary biologist, she asks evolutionary questions about different organisms. Find out why in the video below! #BlackInNHMs

[Black in Natural History Museums @BlackInNHMs]

Meet our president, Adania! She is a PhD candidate at the @UF department of biology and the @FloridaMuseum.

Adania is a fish biologist. She is passionate about introducing students of diverse backgrounds, particularly those most marginalized in STEM. #BlackInNHMs

[Black Mammalogists Week @BlkMammalogists]

📣 We’re excited to announce that applications for the Black & Indigenous Scholars Award in Mammalogy are now open! For folks who are doing anything related to mammals. Open to high school and up. Apply by Oct 15. 🤗

Spread the word! #ScienceTwitter

https://t.co/M1RWZvw0cy

[Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz]

We just updated our large database of PhD fellowships.

For each of the 190 entries, we provide description of the fellowship, link, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).

Downlonad this database here: https://t.co/1h76jJaHOv

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Happy 84th birthday to Claudette Colvin!

She refused to move to the back of a bus 9 months before Rosa Parks, the NAACP did not want to use her to represent them because she was 15 & pregnant.

Other women who refused to give up their seats before Rosa Parks

A THREAD!

[Dr. Hanneke Farstad Meijer @DrHanneke]

Come work with us! A 3-year postdoctoral research position in Holocene palaeobotany is available here at @NHMuseum_Bergen
More info & application here ➡️https://t.co/Ov1YekwTIh