Early Career Research Fellow - Andia Chaves Fonnegra
Implementing Organization
Florida Atlantic University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$75,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Gulf Research Program (NASEM - GRP)
Funding Program
NASEM Gulf Research Program Fellowships
Details
Project Category
Human and Social
Project Actions
Education and Outreach
Targeted Resources
Project Description
Dr. Chaves Fonnegra is an assistant professor of biology in the Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University. She previously conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Mississippi, University of the Virgin Islands, and Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Chaves Fonnegra received her Ph.D. from Nova Southeastern University in oceanography and marine biology. She also holds an M.S. from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a B.S. from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, both in marine biology. She was an UNESCO-L’Oréal Young Women in Science Fellow and a fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Dr. Chaves Fonnegra runs the FAU Laboratory of Integrative Marine and Coastal Ecology, which focuses on understanding mechanisms that underlie changes in marine and coastal communities. Her own research focuses on enhancing management of marine ecosystems by determining how ecological interactions are altered by anthropogenic activities and global impacts such as climate change and pollution.
Contact
Maeesha SaeedNone
msaeed@nas.edu
Project Website
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