NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Graduate Fellow
M.S., Marine Science
Savannah State University
Kaila Leonard studies the Eastern Oyster, its ecosystem, and the impact of its conservation on communities. Receiving a NOAA LMRCSC Fellowship allows her to perform this research in support of NOAA’s mission and vision and helps her protect and maintain Eastern Oysters by using alternative oyster reef substrates. Her research will help determine which alternative substrate reef is stronger, is capable of attracting spat, and improves the Eastern Oyster population.
NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in this rubric.
NERTO Project Title: TBA
NOAA Mentor: TBA
Academic Advisor: Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown
NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)
(410) 651-7870
Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005
Funding Agency: NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI)
