Emily Slesinger
USA
Fisheries Doctoral Student
Emily is interested in how to best manage fisheries under ongoing and future climate change. Managing fisheries under normal conditions is already difficult, but as we see the increasingly negative effects of environmental change on fisheries, it is becoming clear that we cannot manage fish species without taking into account the effects of the environment. Emily uses tools from physiology, ecology, and reproductive biology to understand how the environment may effect certain fish, and how this intersects with current and future fisheries management. Her research includes field, laboratory, and computer-based research. During some of her field work she has been the only woman on fishing boats, and while most of her experiences have been positive, she remembers the discomfort and “on-edge” feeling she had most of the time. She wishes to embolden future female scientists to safely engage with field and lab work, even in the remaining male-dominated domains. She also strives to teach and support women to have strong voices in their scientific fields, research, and life! Originally from California, she is currently a PhD candidate in Biological Oceanography at Rutgers University and is intrigued by fisheries in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. When she’s not being a fish nerd, Emily enjoys hiking, trail running, swimming in the ocean, painting, and eating popcorn.