Aimee
Cook McNab
2021-present: M.S., Marine Biology, Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai’i, USA
2012-2016: B.S., Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, TX, USA
It all started when…
I am from the island of Roatán, Honduras, and became interested in marine biology through snorkeling and diving the reefs of my home as a child. I studied Marine Biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston, TX. In 2015, I participated in the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute in Little Cayman. After graduating in 2016, I worked as an at-sea fisheries observer with Alaskan Observers, Inc., in Dutch Harbor, AK. In 2019, I worked as an Environmental Educational Program Assistant with the Student Conservation Association in Houston, TX, where I helped redesign a Summer Urban Youth Environmental Education Program. Since then, I have worked as a teacher and paraprofessional in schools across the North Houston area.
My research...
I am interested in how human activities can alter the abundance of foundation species like coral, seagrasses, or mangroves. I hope to identify ecological connections between these habitats that can improve coastal conservation efforts. I will be studying the impacts anthropogenic factors play on the conservation of these habitats and the species that rely on them.
Contact me…
Email:
acookmc@hawaii.edu
Address:
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
PO Box 1346 (for US Postal Service)
46-007 Lilipuna Road (For all other carriers)
Kaneohe, HI 96744 USA