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Shannon Atkinson, Ph. D.
Pinniped/Cetacean Principal Investigator and UAF Professor
Dr. Atkinson has been studying the marine environment for more than 25 years focusing the majority of her research on marine mammal populations. She the ASLC's principal investigator for pinnipeds and cetaceans, and...
Donald Calkins, M. Sc.
Pinniped Program Manager
Donald Calkins received his Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Biological Science from Western Washington State University and went on to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks to complete his studies, taking a Master’s Degree in the field of Wildlife Management in 1972 with a thesis ....
Tuula Hollmen, Ph. D. and D.V.M.
Eider Program Manager/UAF Professor
Dr. Hollmen has been working with sea ducks (Tribe Mergini) and other marine birds for almost 20 years. She earned a DVM in 2002 from College of Veterinary Medicine in Finland, and a PhD in physiological ecology from....
Russel Andrews, Ph. D.
Steller Sea Lion Scientist/UAF Professor
Dr. Andrews has been working with marine mammals for almost 20 years specifically focusing on North Pacific pinnipeds. He currently is an ASLC scientist and an Assistant Research Professor at the Institute of Marine Science...
Anne Hoover-Miller, M. Sc.
Pinniped Program Manager
Anne Hoover-Miller has been studying the ecology and population biology of harbor seals and other pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) for more than...
Lori Polasek, Ph. D.
Harbor Seal Scientist/UAF Professor
Dr. Polasek's research interest focuses on adaptation of mammalian physiology to environmental and energetic requirements.  Marine mammals are capable of interacting with their environment without....
Jo-Ann Mellish, Ph. D.
Steller Sea Lion Scientist/UAF Professor
Dr. Mellish's interests focus on how animals physiologically deal with energetic requirements during high-demand periods, such as growth and lactation....
Pamela Tuomi,  D.V.M.
Senior Veterinarian
Dr. Tuomi developed her interest in wildlife and exotic animal medicine while working as a veterinary student, and continued over the last 36 years as a small animal  practitioner and clinic owner and ...
Daniel Hennen, Ph. D.
Biometrician
Dr. Hennen has been working with Steller sea lions for seven years. He has worked in the Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska since...
Carrie Goertz, D.V.M.
Associate Veterinarian
After graduating from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Goertz did a two year aquatic animal internship at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut....
John Maniscalco, M. Sc.
Steller Sea Lion Scientist
Mr. Maniscalco has been studying marine wildlife in Alaska for 15 years.  His primary field of interest is animal behavior and has conducted pinniped and seabird studies....
David Safine, M. Sc.
Eider Scientist
David finished his undergraduate degree in wildlife biology at the University of California Davis in 1998.  In spring on 1999, David began working as a biological technician for the USGS in Anchorage, Alaska....
Jamie Thomton, M. Sc.
Steller Sea Lion Scientist
What do Steller sea lions, Weddell seals, and Dungeness crab have in common?  Not much, but through the Alaska SeaLife Center, Jamie has conducted fascinating research on all three species....
Alexei Pinchuck, Ph. D.
Oceanographer
Dr. Pinchuk has been studying marine zooplankton both in the field and laboratory/aquarium settings for almost 20 years....
Kendall Mashburn
Science Program Coordinator
Kendall began to study marine mammals, and Stellers in particular, because of the uniquely complex physiology that allows for successful reproduction and survival in the face of...
Sara Norberg, M. Sc.
Steller Sea Lion Scientist
Sarah Norberg has been working with Steller sea lions and other marine mammals for 5 years.  She joined the Alaska Sealife Center research team in May 2003.  After two years, she was appointed to research associate...

 

 
 

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