Team

Our core research team consists of seven of the world’s top shark biologists and marine ecologists who provide the expertise and network of postdoctoral researchers, students, collaborators and volunteers to ensure that the project meets its scientific and outreach goals.

Lead Scientists

Demian Chapman
Molecular Ecologist and Conservation Biologist - Mote Marine Laboratory and FIU
Michael Heithaus
Marine Ecologist - FIU
Aaron MacNeil
Marine Ecologist - Dalhousie University
Michelle Heupel
Marine Ecologist - AIMS
Mark Meekan
Fish Biologist - AIMS
Colin Simpfendorfer
Marine Ecologist - JCU
Euan Harvey
Marine Ecologist - Curtin University

Postdoctoral Scientists

Mark Bond
Marine Ecologist - FIU
Diego Cardeñosa
Postdoctoral Associate - FIU
Jordan Goetze
Marine Ecologist - Curtin University
Matt Rees
Marine Ecologist - AIMS
Conrad Speed
Quantitative Marine Ecologist - AIMS
Vinay Udyawer
Marine Ecologist - AIMS

Graduate Students

Khadeeja Ali
Conservation Biologist - FIU
Stacy Bierwagen
Marine Ecologist - JCU
Camila Cáceres
Marine Biologist - FIU
Frances Farabaugh
Marine Ecologist - FIU
Katie Flowers
Marine Ecologist - FIU
Taylor Gorham
Conservation Biologist - Dalhousie University
Melissa Cristina Márquez
Marine Biologist - Curtin University
Samm Sherman
Marine Biologist - JCU
Jasmine Valentin-Albanese
Conservation Biologist - SBU
Elizabeth Whitman
Marine Scientist - FIU

Affiliated Scientists

Leanne Currey
Marine Ecologist - JCU
Jeremy Kiszka
Marine Ecologist - FIU

Support Team

Rebecca Ng
Program Officer - Vulcan
Gina Clementi
Marine Ecologist - FIU
Brooke D'Alberto
Research Assistant - JCU
Kirk Gastrich
Research Biologist - FIU
Steve Moore
Simpfendorfer Lab Technician - JCU
Laura Garcia Barcia
BRUV Analyst - FIU
Jessie Quinlan
BRUV Analyst - FIU

Volunteers

Our volunteers worked hard to analyze thousands of hours of baited remote underwater video systems (BRUVS) data from around the world. We had five volunteer hubs: Stony Brook University, James Cook University, Florida International University, Aquarium of the Pacific, and the Shedd Aquarium.