Emily is a marine ecologist with an inherent curiosity in understanding the ecological interactions that occur within Earths marine environments. Through a career in applied research, she hopes to decipher this information to understand our inextricable link to the ocean for improving future conservation of marine ecosystems. Emily completed her BSc ecology studies at USC, publishing her undergraduate thermography research on ghost crabs and completing her BSc Hons thesis research exploring drone technology to assess the morphology of Australia’s east coast humpbacks. Her drive to constantly expand her knowledge across the field of marine science and to understand the interactions within the natural world has granted her experience across a broad skill set in scientific methodologies and community outreach. Much of her travels and research has followed the migrations of baleen whales - through South America, Tonga, Southeast Alaska, Hawaii and the coastlines of Australia - assisting in broad research approaches from both natural and social sciences. Her experience in research projects examining sustainability in tourism and citizen science has led to her involvement in crowdsourcing data and broadened her research efforts in the conservation of Australia’s baleen whales, turtle species, coral reefs and Antarctica.Emily aspires to play a role in conserving the world’s threatened marine fauna. She is most interested in the interface between science and policy and using sound, factual science to impact change. She values the importance of open science and bridging the gap between good science, community and practice. Through her career endeavours and drive to share our inextricable link to the ocean, she hopes to play a role in safeguarding what the natural world and its inhabitants have to offer.