top of page

Brief Description

I am currently the molecular lab manager for the Coral Resilience Lab at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology. There I support coral biology research by maintaining a safe, organized and clean working laboratory environment. I am also interested in how molecular tools can be used to understand the cellular mechanisms that drive coral survival and resilience in changing ocean and climate scenarios.

Education

  • M.S., University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Major in Oceanography, 2016-2021

  • B.S., University of Rhode Island, Major in Marine Biology, 2011-2015

     

Awards, Honors, Grants and Fellowships

University of Hawai’i at Manoa

  • The Rachael Wade Merit Based Award for Service and Outreach, Spring 2019

  • Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) Graduate Fellowship, Summer 2018-Summer 2019 

  • All Hands On Deck Ocean Discovery Fellowship, November 8-10, 2018

 

University of Rhode Island

  • URI Centennial Scholarship, Fall 2011- Spring 2015 

  • URI Bala Vethanayaki & Prof. Seetharama L. Narasimhan Endowment, Fall 2014-Spring 2015 

  • URI Stan Cobb Endowment, Summer 2014

Appointments

  • May 2022-Present: Molecular Lab Manager, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology. Mentor: Dr. Crawford Drury.
     

  • February 2022-May 2022: Oceanographic Technician, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Department of Oceanography. Mentor: Dr. Margaret McManus and Gordon Walker.

​

  • February 2022-May 2022: Faculty Lecturer, University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu; Mathematics, Natural, and Health Sciences Division. MICR 140L: General Microbiology Lab.

​

  • August 2020-December 2020; August 2021-December 2021: Teaching Assistant, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Department of Oceanography. OCN 310L: Global Environmental Change Lab. Mentor: Dr. Richard Zeebe.   

​

  • May 2021- July 2021: Teaching Assistant, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; School of Life Sciences. BIOL 275L: Cell and Molecular Biology Lab. Mentor: Dr. David Haymer.

​

  • January 2021- May 2021: Teaching Assistant, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; School of Life Sciences. BIOL 171L: Introduction to Biology I Lab. Mentors: Dr. Edward McAssey and Cheryl Squair.    

​

  • July 2018-June 2020; August 2016-December 2017: Graduate Research Assistant,University of Hawai’i; Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology. Mentor: Dr. Michael Rappé.

​

  • January 2018-June 2018: Teaching Assistant, University of Hawai’i, Department of Oceanography. OCN 310: Global Environmental Change. Mentor: Dr. Michael Mottl. 

​

  • September 2015-May 2016: Marine Technician, University of Rhode Island; Graduate School of Oceanography. Mentor: Dr. Brice Loose.

​

  • June 2015-September 2015:Research Intern, Mystic Aquarium, Connecticut. Mentor: Dr. Ebru Unal.

​

  • September 2014-May 2015: Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Rhode Island; Graduate School of Oceanography. Mentors: Dr. Robert Pockalny and Dr. Steven D’Hondt. 

​

  • June 2014-May 2015: Undergraduate Researcher, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) and University of Rhode Island. Mentors: Dr. Joel Chandlee and Rachel Parsons.

​

  • November 2013-December, 2013: Undergraduate Researcher, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS). Mentor: Dr. Andrea Bodnar.

Research Cruises

R/V Atlantis/ ROV Jason-II Expedition to North Pond (October 2017, AT39-01)

  • Crustal fluid sampling from Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kits (CORK’s) at North Pond. Responsible for maintenance and deployment of fluid sampling instrumentation for all cruise participants. 

 

R/V Endeavor Expedition to North Kingston, RI (March 2016, EN757)

  • Depth integrations of primary productivity along the Gulf Stream, Sargasso Sea and North East Atlantic. Responsible for calibration and operation of a membrane inlet mass spectrometer for the quantification of O2/Ar ratio in surface sea water samples. 

Theses

Sullivan, C. E. S. Environmental Genomics Reveals Abundant Autotrophic and Sulfate-Reducing Nitrospirota Bacteria Inhabiting Deep Subseafloor Crustal Fluids from the Juan de Fuca Ridge Flank (2021). Master’s Thesis.

 

Sullivan, C. Elucidation of the Microbial Consortium of the Ubiquitous Shore Sponge, Tedania ignis (2015). Senior Honors Projects. Paper 438. http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/srhonorsprog/438

bottom of page