Taylor Maddalene | Impacts of Plastic on Coastal Ecosystems

Sep 24, 2021  11:00 - 11:45

(GMT -4:00) Eastern Time

Event URL:  https://www.exploringbytheseat.com/lesson/taylor-maddalene-impacts-plastic-coastal-ecosystems/
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Taylor is currently a PhD Student in the Jambeck Research Group in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Taylor received her Bachelors in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia and her Masters in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Her background is in marine ecology, conservation, and science communication, working on projects around the globe with organizations such as National Geographic, NOAA, and Rare. Before starting her PhD, she worked with Dr. Jambeck as the Director of the Plastics Initiative at National Geographic and organized their largest female-led expedition on the Ganges River to study plastic pollution. Her current research focuses on the impacts of plastic pollution on coastal ecosystem health and tying human behavior and waste management infrastructure on land with that we find in the ocean.