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Writing Science for the Public

Through the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University, I participated in a course on Communicating Science to the Public: Writing to be Understood. The class was taught by Professor Thomas Tousey, of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. 

New Voices for Research

New Voices for Research is an initiative by Research!America that strives to educate early-career scientists and researchers to better communicate science with the public. I have been an active member of the New Voices for Resesarch community since June of 2009. As a member of the community, I participate in discussions and workshops and get resources and guidance to help me communicate science to a general audience. In July of 2010, I was profiled as part of the Profiling New Voices for Research series on the public front of New Voices, the New Voices Blog. See part 1 and part 2.

Local News Coverage

The Gobler Lab is actively involved with informing the public about the status of harmful algal blooms in Long Island waters. The articles listed below are recent local news stories about brown tide blooms that mention or interview members of the Gobler Lab.


Smith, J. (2011) Officials: Brown tide spreading in LI bays. Newsday: 27 June.
Wright, M. (2011) Brown Tide Returns To Quantuck, Moriches, Shinnecock. 27East: 22 Jun.
Smith, J. (2011) LI scientist: Genes help brown tide thrive. Newsday: 22 Feb.
Mallia, J. (2011) Brown tide study could aid baymen on LI. Newsday: 22 Feb.
Rudolf, J.C. (2011) Cracking the Genetic Code of ‘Brown Tides’. The New York Times: 22 Feb.
Smith, J. (2010) Algae, predators stunt clam growth in Great South Bay. Newsday: 29 Mar.
Samuels, M.H. (2010) Clams making LI comback. Long Island Business News: 23 Mar.
Smith, J. (2010) State to add Suffolk South Shore bays to cleanup list. Newsday: 11 Jan.
Bhanoo, S. (2009) L.I. Harvests May Signal a Comeback for Scallops. The New York Times: 11 Nov.
Smith, J. (2009) East End waters hit by brown tide again. Newsday: 18 July.
Wright, M. (2009) Brown Tide back in western Shinnecock Bay. The Southampton Press: 1 July.
Wright, M. (2009) Toxic algae found in local bays in '08. The Southampton Press: 29 Apr.
Finlayson, B. (2008) Brown tide is harming South Shore waters. The Southampton Press: 21 July.
Smith, J. (2008) Long Island: Brown Tide Returns. Newsday: 7 Oct.
Gobler, C. (2008) Brown Tide affects Long Island’s Marine Ecosystem. I Fish NY Newsletter: Fall.
Smith, J. (2008) Paterson asks feds to help LI hard clams fisheries. Newsday: 22 Sept.
Maier, K. (2008) A Big Step for Marine Science Research. East Hampton Star: 27 Aug.
Smith, J. (2008) An industry is left reeling. Newsday: 14 July.
Smith, J. (2008) IN THE FIELD: Brown tide, South Shore scourge. Newsday: 6 July.
Smith, J. (2008) Brown tide's bad news is back. Newsday: 29 Jun.
Finlayson, B. (2008) Brown tide resurgence in South Shore waters. The Southampton Press: 3 Jun.
Smith, J. (2008) Brown tide algae reappear in Great South Bay. Newsday: 18 May.

MarSci Peer Reviewer

MarSci is an online journal for undergraduate research in marine science. Undergraduates run all aspects of the journal, including submissions, editing, peer reviewing, and publishing. I was a peer reviewer from 2006-2008 and also submitted an article.

Paper: Walker, E. 2007. Nutrient limitation on the plankton communities from a river-dominated bay and a tidal estuary in South Carolina, USA. MarSci: 4.

Students Engaged in Aquatic Sciences (SEAS)

Elyse Walker with students in SEAS about to set out. Photo by Katrina Phillips.

I served as Research Coordinator for SEAS from 2005-2007. As Research Coordinator I helped students design their own research projects, planned trips to the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences, arranged equipment and method training sessions, and applied for funding for SEAS to do research.

In addition to working as Research Coordinator in SEAS, I frequently went to elementary and junior high schools to teach students about marine science. We taught students about the ocean in different "stations", usually including: dried specimens, touch tank, plankton (with a digital microscope), sharks, and a wave/stratification tank. We also presented at science and career fairs.

Presentation: Walker E.A. March 2006. SEAS RD: Undergraduate Opportunities in Research. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) Conference: St. Augustine Beach, FL.

Poulsbo Marine Science Center (PMSC)

Mentor: Michelle Benedict

During junior high and high school I volunteered over 350 hours at the Poulsbo Marine Science Center. I started out as an animal husbandry volunteer, feeding all of the fish and invertebrates, cleaning the tanks, doing plankton tows, and researching the organisms we had to make informational labels and determine their best care options. Later, I worked as a docent, giving tours of the facility to visitors. Finally, I worked as an education assistant during summer camps such as "Echinoderm Week" and for birthday parties and events.


For more information, download the pdf version of my CV or contact me.