Rosmin Ennis

I am from New Hampshire, but I got my B.S. in marine biology with a minor in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island. While in Rhode Island, I worked with chlorophyll and nutrients of Narragansett Bay in the Marine Ecosystems Research Lab at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. My primary focus was the reduction of nutrients from wastewater treatment facilities in the Narragansett Bay watershed. I also had the opportunity to study abroad at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. While in Bermuda, I worked with the nematocysts of upside down jellyfish and siphonophores. It was also there that I became more interested in coral reef ecosystems. Upon graduation, I continued working in the Marine Ecosystems Research Lab, but eventually shifted my focus instead to the effects of stress hormones on the development of larval summer flounder. I finally left Rhode Island and moved down to St. Thomas to start the MMES Program. My thesis was entitled "Coral reef health responses to chronic and acute changes in water quality gradients in St. Thomas, USVI". I graduated in May 2014 and am now working for Dr. Smith as a Research Technician.