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The Team
Alexa Hasselman
Alexa is a PhD student working with the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) studying the potential impact of killer whale predation on endangered Steller sea lions. She did her Bachelor degree at Eckerd College in Marine Science and her Master's degree in Antarctic Science at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies in Tasmania, Australia. She also helped various non-profit groups conducting research on marine mammals and seabirds and worked on eco-tourism boats in areas of New Zealand, Australia, Norway, and the USA. She conducted one field season working in Antarctica studying killer whales and hopes to be fortunate enough to work there in the future. Feel free to contact or follow her at Twitter
Michelle LaRue
Dr. Michelle LaRue is a conservationist biologist, who completed her undergraduate degree at Minnesota State University on bat diet analysis. She then obtained a Master's degree in Zoology through Southern Illinois University studying cougar habitat and dispersion. From there, she went to the University of Minnesota to obtain a PhD in Conservation Biology studying remote sensing of penguins. She is currently as an Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Her research interests have taken her to one of the world, Antarctica, to study various penguin and seal species. Besides ecological research, she is also very involved in science communication and outreach. Check out her research and find out more about her through her Twitter
Kim Goetz
Kim is a research biologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science center, Marine Mammal Laboratory at NOAA. She has a background in conservation biology, remote sensing, and spatial ecology. She has worked with many species of seabirds and marine mammals. She has assisted with research on marine mammals in many regions of the world including the Arctic, Antarctic, New Zealand, and much more. If you are interested in learning more about her research and links to other interesting research, please check out her Twitter.
