Serena Hackerott

Research

I am interested in how organisms cope with environmental change. My current postdoctoral research focuses on coral resilience. My dissertation work investigated coral environmental memory and epigenetics. I previously researched invasive lionfish.

Research Projects and Publications

Teaching

Research

I am passionate about education and utilizing active learning strategies in the classroom. I am also interested in curriculum development. As a faculty member at the College of the Marshall Islands, I developed a 30-credit Certificate in Marine Science.

Teaching Experience and Approaches

Outreach

Research

Outreach

I enjoy empowering local communities through marine science outreach, as well as communicating science through social media and other outlets. I also strive to incorporate local capacity development in my collaborative research projects.

Capacity Building and Communities

Accessible Bio-Optical Technology for Targeted Coral Management

Introduction to some of my postdoctoral research in Fiji and Guam, presented as an invited panelist in the University of Delaware COP 29 Virtual Ocean Pavilion "Oceans of Innovation: Leveraging Technology for Ocean Biodiversity and Community Empowerment" event

Coral Environmental Memory in Restoration

Introduction to my previous dissertation research on Bonaire exploring the retention of phenotypic plasticity of Acropora cervicornis corals with Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire. This study was recently published in Science of the Total Environment.