Adelaide D. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Adelaide is a recent graduate from Brown University where she completed her Bachelors of Science degree in Biology. Before Brown, she studied at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, and developed skills in visual art and drawing. These skills further evolved in her undergraduate studies through courses at the Rhode Island School of Design. With passions for visual art and environmental science, Adelaide combined these interests in courses and studies on scientific communication and graduated from Brown with honors on her thesis project in Marine Ecology.

Adelaide spent time at Brown working with the Marine Biology lab on campus, studied abroad for six months in New Zealand, and served as co-captain for the Brown Women’s Rowing team. Her diversity of interests allows her to bring a unique perspective to each platform and helps to highlight the importance of pursuing your passions.

Since graduating from Brown, Adelaide has been working in Coral Ecology. She works on the coral reefs of Mo'orea French Polynesia, and St. John, US Virgin Islands, SCUBA diving and conducing research on the impacts of climate change on one of the planet's most critical ecosystems. She has a Master's in Biology from her work on coral reefs and is working on her PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. When she isn't studying or working underwater, Adelaide loves to bike and ski, and spend time outdoors!

As a mentor at Curious Cardinals, Adelaide hopes to encourage students to explore and discover their own passions, developing skills to carry them through all aspects of life and learning!