Lindsay Cullen
Lindsay is an undergraduate student studying marine biology at the University of California Santa Cruz. She was inspired to pursue a career in research after a field study trip to Baja, Mexico in which she studied the marine ecosystems in and surrounding the Sea of Cortez. Since then, she has conducted research in Corsica, France and is excited to join Daria Siciliano and Don Potts in their effort to investigate the effects of climate change on Cuban coral reefs. She is a AAUS certified diver and looking forward to diving in Cuba with CubaMar.
Lindsay is an undergraduate student studying marine biology at the University of California Santa Cruz. She was inspired to pursue a career in research after a field study trip to Baja, Mexico in which she studied the marine ecosystems in and surrounding the Sea of Cortez. Since then, she has conducted research in Corsica, France and is excited to join Daria Siciliano and Don Potts in their effort to investigate the effects of climate change on Cuban coral reefs. She is a AAUS certified diver and looking forward to diving in Cuba with CubaMar.
Shireen Rahimi
Shireen Rahimi is a marine science Ph.D. student at the University of Miami's Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy and a photographer. She is being co-advised in her Ph.D. by Dr. Daria Siciliano and Dr. Kenny Broad. She is studying how increasing tourism is impacting a coral reef ecosystem in Western Cuba, using methods in coral reef ecology, political ecology, and visual media production. Shireen is passionate about using science and imagery to tell the stories of those living and depending on our rapidly changing earth.
Shireen Rahimi is a marine science Ph.D. student at the University of Miami's Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy and a photographer. She is being co-advised in her Ph.D. by Dr. Daria Siciliano and Dr. Kenny Broad. She is studying how increasing tourism is impacting a coral reef ecosystem in Western Cuba, using methods in coral reef ecology, political ecology, and visual media production. Shireen is passionate about using science and imagery to tell the stories of those living and depending on our rapidly changing earth.
Alex Puritz
Alex recently graduated from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science with an M.S. in Marine Affairs and Policy. She collaborated with CubaMar on her thesis research, which looked at management effectiveness of marine protected areas in Cuba with a focus on Jardines de la Reina and Punta Francés National Parks. Currently, she is working at the Frost Science Museum as Coordinator of MUVE (Museum Volunteers for the Environment), the museum's volunteer-based habitat restoration project. She is excited to combine conservation work with community engagement and partnership-building.
Alex recently graduated from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science with an M.S. in Marine Affairs and Policy. She collaborated with CubaMar on her thesis research, which looked at management effectiveness of marine protected areas in Cuba with a focus on Jardines de la Reina and Punta Francés National Parks. Currently, she is working at the Frost Science Museum as Coordinator of MUVE (Museum Volunteers for the Environment), the museum's volunteer-based habitat restoration project. She is excited to combine conservation work with community engagement and partnership-building.
Karen Lykkebo Petersen
Karen Lykkebo Petersen is a Master's student in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department of the University of California Santa Cruz, USA. As part of her thesis, she is working with Dr. Daria Siciliano on the Cuban coral geochemistry analyses to reconstruct climate variability in coral reef waters off Cuba. Karen is a certified scientific diver and participated in the Gulf of Ana Maria research cruise (February 2015) and is eager to get back in the field at any opportunity. She is originally from Denmark, and came to the US on a Danish scholarship in 2014.
Karen Lykkebo Petersen is a Master's student in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department of the University of California Santa Cruz, USA. As part of her thesis, she is working with Dr. Daria Siciliano on the Cuban coral geochemistry analyses to reconstruct climate variability in coral reef waters off Cuba. Karen is a certified scientific diver and participated in the Gulf of Ana Maria research cruise (February 2015) and is eager to get back in the field at any opportunity. She is originally from Denmark, and came to the US on a Danish scholarship in 2014.