NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Undergraduate Fellow
B.S., Environmental Science, Graduated May 2023
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Malika Brown completed a B.S. degree in Environmental Science from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore under an LMRCSC Undergraduate Fellowship. In 2020, Ms. Brown earned her associate’s degree in biotechnology from Baltimore City Community College. During this time she developed a strong interest in research, aquaculture, bioremediation, and benthic ecology. Ms. Brown is captivated by deep ocean exploration and how discoveries can help us better understand the natural world and climate change while benefiting future generations. Her research is focused on the age and growth of Atlantic Salmon in Narraguagus River, Maine. Malika aims to pursue a master’s degree in Biological Oceanography through the MEES Graduate Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Academic Advisor: Dr. Joe Pitula
NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in this rubric.
Presentations/Publications:
- American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting 2021
- Graduate Seminar- Acoustic Imagery to Estimate the Abundance of Green Sturgeon in the Sacramento River by Nicolas Coleman.
- Graduate Seminar- MAPPING THE FOOTPRINT OF ROCKFISH CONSERVATION AREA (RCA) CLOSURES ON THE US WEST COAST, 2021 by Leanne Cohn
NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)
(410) 651-7870
Award numbers: FY 2016 Award #NA21SEC4810005
Funding Agency: NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI)
