Taylor Azizeh
Ph.D. Fellow / Master’s Candidate (she/her/hers)
Marine Mammal Institute @ Oregon State University
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Biography
I am a Prestigious Diversity Ph.D. Fellow in the Ocean Ecology Lab at the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute. My dissertation will focus on predator-prey dynamics in large whales. I am also an NSF GRFP Fellow and ARCS Scholar. Broadly, my research interests include wildlife ecology, bioenergetics, the effects of disturbance, habitat use, and more. I am concurrently finishing my master’s degree in the Vertebrate Ecology Lab at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. My master’s thesis focuses on the foraging ecology of late chick-rearing emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) in the Ross Sea. Prior to this, I attended the University of Idaho (UI) where I double majored in Environmental Science and Wildlife Resources. At the UI, I founded the Idaho Chapter of the Women in Science Society, participated in the NSF IRES program, and worked as a Student Ambassador for the College of Natural Resources. Post-graduation, I spent a year in Denmark and Greenland as a Fulbright student, studying marine wildlife and polar ecosystems. I also spent time working with the British Antarctic Survey and Oceanomare Delphis Onlus.
- Behavioral ecology
- Effects of disturbance
- Community dyanamics
- Wildlife photography
- Outdoor recreation
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM
- Queer representation in the sciences
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Ph.D. in Wildlife Science, September 2024 - current
Oregon State University
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M.Sc. in Marine Science, August 2021 - current
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
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B.Sc. in Environmental Science, 2019
University of Idaho
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BSc in Wildlife Science, 2019
University of Idaho
Experience
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Awards, Scholarships, & Grants
Photography
Past & Future Outreach
Contact
- taylorazizeh@gmail.com
- 2030 SE Marine Science Dr, Newport, OR 97365