Dive Deeper: Unpacking Marine Ecology with Cori Kane | Rising Sea Voices Podcast

October 3, 2023

Uncover marine secrets with Cori Kane.

Don't miss this rebroadcast with Cori Kane, a leading postdoc fellow at Oregon State University and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Host Felicia Olmeta-Schult revisits the world of marine ecology, discussing Cori's research in diverse marine ecosystems—from kelp forests in the U.S. West Coast to coral reefs in French Polynesia. This episode serves as both a career guide for emerging marine scientists and a voyage through remarkable underwater habitats. Cori touches on the challenges and triumphs of her professional journey and encourages curiosity in ecological exploration. To delve further into marine conservation, check out the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Reserves at https://oregonmarinereserves.com/.

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Felicia Olmeta-Schult

Felicia Olmeta-Schult is the 2021 Oregon Sea Grant Resilience Fellow and works to increase the resilience of Oregon communities to the impacts of climate change and coastal natural hazards. She is also ASPN University Project Lead. Felicia has a B.S. in Oceanography from Hawaii Pacific University, a M.A. in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island, and a Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences from Washington State University. Her dissertation investigated the North Coast of California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative by studying how stakeholders interacted and were involved during the marine protected area (MPA) planning process and how they perceived socio-economic and ecological effects of MPAs. She was a 2018-19 Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellow at the Washington Department of Ecology Shorelands & Environmental Assistance Program where she participated in the Washington Coastal Resilience Project. She lives in the Pacific Northwest where she enjoys the outdoors hiking and playing in rivers and the ocean. She loves traveling, especially back home to Corsica, a French Mediterranean island, so she can spend time with her family and swim in the warm sea (and not in the frigid waters of the North Pacific Ocean). You can contact her at felicia@coastalnewstoday.com and follow her on Twitter @FolmetaSchult and on LinkedIn.