Graduate Student
Email: jgke@hawaii.edu
GitHub: Jehrenberg

History

  • 2022-present: PhD student with the Geometric Ecology Lab (J Madin Lab), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Marine Biology Graduate Program and the Hawaiʻi Inst. of Marine Biology, Oʻahu, HI, USA
  • 2021-2022: Marine Ecosystem Research Technician, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with the Cooperative Inst. for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR), Oʻahu, HI, USA
  • 2020-2021: Habitat and Fish Monitoring Technician, State of Hawaiʻi Aquatic Invasive Species Program with the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), Oʻahu, HI, USA
  • 2020-2020: Research Technician, Oceanic Inst. Shrimp Department, Oʻahu, HI, USA
  • 2015-2019: BS in Marine Science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, HI, USA

Research

Broadly, I am interested in how corals and reef organisms interact and influence each other. More specifically, I am investigating how coral growth forms and morphology influence biodiversity on tropical coral reefs. I hope to apply my research to reef restoration efforts throughout the Pacific.