Alyssa Schultz
  • Ph.D. Student
  • Graduate Director, Texas Academy for Marine Policy

Biography

Leadership & Academic Service:

2022 – Current Graduate Director, Texas Academy for Marine Policy
2022, 2023 Project VICTORY, Scientists as Role Models and Mentors (SRM2) Science Mentor
2022, 2023 Texas A&M University Student Research Week, Judge, Graduate oral presentations
2022 – 2023 Vice President, Texas A&M University Association of Geography Graduate Students
2020 – 2021 President, Texas A&M University Association of Geography Graduate Students
2021 MSC L.T. Jordan Environment Impact Program, Graduate Student Guest Panel Speaker

COURSES

GEOS 405: Environmental Geosciences Capstone (2022 - 2023)
GEOS 210: Climate Change (Spring 2021)
GEOG 213: Planet Earth Lab (2019 - 2020)

Advisor: Brendan Roark

Field Work

138 days total

Fall 2022: R/V Kilo Moana (45 days). Defying Dissolution, Unraveling the Enigma of North Pacific Deep-Sea Scleractinian Reefs in Undersaturated Water. Hawaiian Emperor Seamount Chain, North Pacific.

Summer 2022: R/V Revelle (34 days). GO-SHIP Section P02. Repeat hydrography cruise along 30N from Honolulu to San Diego.

Fall 2021: R/V Kilo Moana (56 days). Defying Dissolution, Unraveling the Enigma of North Pacific Deep-Sea Scleractinian Reefs in Undersaturated Water. Hawaiian Emperor Seamount Chain, North Pacific.

Research Interests

  • Application of paleoceanographic reconstructions to understand natural and anthropogenic climate variability in marine and coastal environments, as well as ecosystem resilience
  • Science-driven policy and conservation and management related to marine life, coastal and deep-sea habitats, and climate change
  • Bringing together science and communication by creating interactive outreach activities that establish ocean connections and foster positive relationships with science, promoting stewardship and education

Awards & Honors

  • 2023 – 2024 Association of Former Students Scholarship, Texas A&M University
  • 2022 – 2023 Academic Excellence Award, Texas A&M University
  • 2020 – 2021 MSC L.T. Jordan Fellowship for International Awareness

Selected Publications

  • Schultz AN, Thomas DJ, McKinley CC, & Scudder RP (March 2017). The Effects of Volcanic Ash on Dissolved Neodymium as a Water Mass Tracer. Poster presentation at the Texas A&M University Student Research Week, College Station, TX.