Caitie Kroeger

My research is primarily centered on understanding the direct and indirect effects of oceanic and climatological forcing on the energy balance, movement patterns, and distributions of marine vertebrates.

I earned my Ph.D. in Ocean Science from the University of California Santa Cruz, where I studied the ecophysiology of sub-Antarctic albatrosses and co-founded a science communication group. More recently, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Farallon Institute in Petaluma, studying the effects of marine mesoscale eddies on structuring plankton and seabird communities and using spatial-temporal models to map seabird distributions for oil-spill risk assessment. At MLML, I have joined an NSF-funded project investigating the physiological and behavioral ecology of Emperor Penguins, where I will apply my expertise in statistical modeling and programming to assess penguin habitat use.