Lei Lani Stelle
Lei Lani Stelle | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Education | UC Santa Cruz University of British Columbia |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biology |
| Sub-discipline | Impact of humans on marine mammals |
| Institutions | University of Redlands Rochester Institute of Technology |
Lei Lani Stelleis a professor ofbiologyand chair of the Department of Biology at theUniversity of Redlands.
Education
[edit]Stelle earned a B.A. inmarine biologyfrom theUniversity of California, Santa Cruz.She also earned an M.Sc. inzoologyfrom theUniversity of British Columbiaand a Ph.D. inorganismic biology,ecology,andevolutionfrom theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.[1]
Career
[edit]From 2001 to 2002, Stelle was a lecturer at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles,and from 2002 to 2008 an assistant professor atRochester Institute of Technology.She joined theUniversity of Redlandsas a professor of biology in 2008.[1]
Stelle has taught courses in introductorybiology,comparativeanimal physiology,marine ecology,marine mammalbiology, and research. She has also led travel courses focused onmarine conservationtoMexico,thePacific Northwest,Canada,andEcuador/Galápagos Islands.[1]
Research
[edit]Stelle's research projects focus on the impact of humans onmarine mammalsinSouthern California.Her studies include the distribution ofblue whales,boat disturbance ofsea lions,and behavior ofdolphins.[1]She is co-developer of an app called Whale mAPP that allows users to track sightings of marine mammals usingGIS.[2][3]
Awards
[edit]- LENS Faculty Fellow,Keck Foundation,2011[1]
- American Association of University Women,American Fellow, 2006[1]
- UCLA,James Memorial Dissertation Award, 2001[1]
Selected publications
[edit]- Stelle, L.L., King, M.* (2015) “Whale mAPP: Citizen Scientists Contribute and Map Marine Mammal Sightings”. Chapter in Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions, ESRI Press, Redlands, CA.[4][5]
- Stelle, L.L., Blake, R.W., and Trites, A.W. (2000) “Hydrodynamic Drag in Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus)”. Journal of Experimental Biology, 203: 1915–1923.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"Lei Lani Stelle".University of Redlands.RetrievedMarch 20,2017.
- ^"Dr. Lei Lani Stelle is teaching her students how to research human impact on marine mammals off the west coast".University of Redlands.RetrievedMarch 22,2017.
- ^"Whale mAPP".Whale mAPP.RetrievedMarch 22,2017.
- ^"Our House Chapters and Poems".University of Redlands.RetrievedMarch 22,2017.
- ^"Lightning Talk—Whale mAPP: Citizen Scientists Contribute and Map Marine Mammal Sightings".Esri.RetrievedMarch 22,2017.
- ^Stelle, LL; Blake, RW; Trites, AW (June 2000). "Hydrodynamic drag in steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)".The Journal of Experimental Biology.203(Pt 12): 1915–23.doi:10.1242/jeb.203.12.1915.PMID10821748.
- 21st-century American biologists
- University of Redlands faculty
- Living people
- American marine biologists
- American women biologists
- University of California, Santa Cruz alumni
- University of British Columbia alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- Rochester Institute of Technology faculty
- Women marine biologists
- American women academics
- 21st-century American women scientists