Tasha Gownaris
Country of residence
Discipline *
Aquatic Ecology
Research & Institution
Institutional Contact
Gettysburg College
Environmental Studies
Gettysburg, PA, USA
17325
Biography
Tasha is an assistant professor of marine ecology at Gettysburg College, where she teaches classes on ecology, fisheries, and oceanography. She is passionate about fostering diversity in STEM and teaching students data literacy skills. Tasha uses field and quantitative work to inform marine and freshwater conservation, focusing on food webs, demography, and spatial ecology.
Awards & Affiliations
Awards
Turkana Basin Institute Graduate Fellowships
National Geographic Society Young Explorer's Grant
Evan R. Liblit Enviromnetal Leadership Grant (Stony Brook University)
J.R. Schubel Science Communication Grant (Stony Brook University)
Pikitch Family Endowed Research Award (Stony Brook University)
Goldwater Scholar