Kait Fraiser

Graduate Student

kfrasier@ucsd.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Degrees:

       Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD,        Beginning Fall 2009.

       B.S., Honors Marine Biology, Minor Chemistry, Oregon State University Honors        College, 2006.

       B.A., International Studies, Oregon State University Honors College, 2006.

Interests:

       My general interests are in travel and foraging behaviors of marine mammals and in using their vocalizations to track these behaviors. With a background in benthic and subtidal research, I'm particularly intrigued by deep-diving animals. I am potentially interested in using acoustics to study whether noise (anthropogenic or other) affects short and long-term behaviors of cetaceans. My intent is to use such information to develop approaches for reducing the impacts of human marine activities on marine mammals.