Education:

08/2024 — present, Masters Student, University of South Florida

08/2023, B.Sc. in Coastal Environmental Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Research Experience:

11/2023 — present, Research Assistant, Ecosystem Assessment and Restoration section, Habitat Research, Seagrass Lab, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL

08/2022 — 08/2023, Student Researcher, LaHouse Resource Center & AgCenter, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

06/2022 — 08/2022, Women in Ocean Science Award (WIOSA) Intern, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, Little Cayman

08/2021 — 11/2021, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George, Bermuda

08/2020 — 05/2021, Student Researcher, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

01/2019 — 03/2020, Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant, College of Applied and Natural Science, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

Publications:

Hochberg, Eric; Pisapia, Chiara; Carpenter, Robert; Hall, Siarah. (2024) “Exploring Light-Use Efficiency of Coral Reef Benthic Functional Types.” Limnology and Oceanography

Awards and Honors:

• ASLO Summer 2023, Spain Conference travel award
• American Society of Civil Engineers Coasts, Oceans, Rivers, and Ports Institute, 2023
• Louisiana Wildlife Federation - Conservation Leadership Core 2023 cohort
• Louisiana State University Student Research Spotlight
• TAF Award - College of the Coast and Environment, Fall 2022 - Spring 2023