Profile
Natalie Stephens
Biological Sciences
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jordan Hall 102 [Lab]
Educational Background
B.S., Marine Sciences, University of Florida, 2019
Profile/About Me
Natalie graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Marine Sciences. Upon graduating, Natalie worked at the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station in Cedar Key, Florida where she assisted with constructing and surveying living shoreline research, ran volunteer opportunities including horseshoe crab monitoring, and performed fieldwork on Lone Cabbage Reef, a restored oyster reef. Currently, Natalie is pursuing her master's degree in the Biological Sciences department investigating the effect of a nemertean worm on the reproduction and behavior of the Caribbean spiny lobster in the Florida Keys.
Research Interests
Marine disease ecology, behavioral ecology
Research Group (Lab)
Baeza Lab
Selected Publications
Smyth, Ashley R., Laura K. Reynolds, Savanna C. Barry, Natalie C. Stephens, Joshua T. Patterson, and Edward V. Camp. 2022. "Ecosystem Services Provided by Living Shorelines1." https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-SS707-2022
Memberships
Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association (BSGSA)
Honors and Awards
Vice President of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Degree Program
M.S. Biological Sciences