Gills Talk
"Gills Talk" is a podcast that will introduce you to women working in shark and ocean science. Gills Talk is a branch of the Gills Club. With the motto “Smart About Sharks,” the Gills Club fosters positive attitudes towards sharks and jump-start youths’ interest in STEM subjects, boosting their chances of entering careers in science. The Gills Club is the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's STEM-based education initiative dedicated to connecting youth with female scientists from around the world, sharing knowledge, and inspiring the next generation of shark and ocean advocates.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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 of Field School, a marine fie...
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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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...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!
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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!
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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!
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 range from fish energetics to ecology ...
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!
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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. Enjoy!
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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!
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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. Enjoy!
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