Marine Biologist : Heidi Malizia

Introducing Marine Biologist Heidi Malizia!

Heidi attended the University of Missouri with a bachelor degree in biology, and a minor in captive wildlife management. She participated in a study abroad program in Queensland, Australia after her second year at U of M, where she developed and conducted three experiments involving the marine ecology along Australia’s east coast. After her study abroad, she was a fish and invertebrate intern at the aquarium in the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska where she enjoyed working with sharks and rays. Following graduation from university, Heidi was a research assistant on the Bosphorus Dolphin Project in Istanbul, Turkey where she participated in surveys from land and boat platforms aimed at determining the impact of marine vessels in the Istanbul Strait on three cetacean species.

Her research interests focus on population abundance and behavior ecology of protected marine species in the wild, specifically cetaceans, with an aim at conservation. Her background includes experience in land, vessel and aerial based cetacean surveys. She also enjoys conducting educational outreach with the public to spark interest in conservation of our oceans.

(from Heidi's LinkedIn)

Education:

University of Missouri-Columbia (2009 - 2013)

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology, General