Award Recipient

2022

Rachel Morrison Memorial Graduate Conservation Scholarship, Sponsored by John and Jeanne Morrison, in memory of their daughter Rachel

Allie Blanchette

Allie is a Ph.D. student at Florida State University, interested in coral adaptation to global change. She is an AAUS Scientific Diver and is conducting her dissertation research in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean) on genotypic variation in the survival and reproduction of endangered staghorn coral (Acroporacervicornis). She aims to contribute to marine conservation throughout her career and is collaborating with coral restoration practitioners for her research. She also has a special place in her heart for farmer damselfish after conducting her undergraduate research at UCLA on the ecological roles of damselfish on coral reefs in Moorea.

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