Courtney 'Court' Pegus

Courtney "Court" Pegus

Ph.D. Student

Fisheries
Marine Ecology

ccpegus@alaska.edu

 
Education

Marine Biology
M.Sc. 

Biology (Pre-med)
B.Sc.

 

Thesis

(MS) valuation of pressure and salinity as environmental cues used by postlarval white shrimp litope

 

 

 

Advisor

 

Biography

Courtney Pegus, MS, Marine Biology is a 2nd year PhD student working with Drs. Shannon Atkinson and Terry Quinn on understanding the effects of warming climates on ice habitats and trophic interactions of apex predators that utilize tidewater glaciers. Part of his doctoral efforts include a multi-disciplinary component that is focused on providing a pathway for minorities and women in marine science and research.

 

Student Career Goals

Understanding the impacts of changing climates on migratory patterns of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias

Specialties

  • Hydrographic cues utilized by transient crustaceans for inshore movement

 

Certifications

  • PADI
  • GIS
  • Sailing Instructor

 

Student Internships

  • Institute of ecosystem studies (Millbrook, NY), Biosphere II (Oracle, AZ), Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (Bethel, MN).

 

Community Service

  • Courtney P Science extravaganza
  • minorities and women in science and research
  • USEJ project
  • lead-based paint removal in low socio-economic communities

 

Affiliations

  • Beta Kappa Chi Natural Sciences and Mathematics honor society member
  • Golden Key Honor Society member