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Making science entertaining and relevant to all audiences and creating strategies for effective communication. From popular science and children’s books to appearances on television and speaking engagements, Earth2Ocean’s President Dr. Ellen Prager is dedicated to bringing earth and ocean science to the public. |
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Dr. Ellen Prager
Dr. Prager focuses much of her time on bringing earth and ocean science to the public through writing, working with the media, creating innovative partnerships, and special events. About her book, published by the University of Chicago Press, Chasing Science at Sea: Racing hurricanes, stalking sharks, and living undersea with ocean experts, a reviewer wrote “As an unorthodox handbook for would-be ocean scientists, this title is invaluable”. She has written articles for scientific journals, public-oriented magazines, and several other books including The Oceans published by McGraw-Hill and Volcano: Iceland’s Inferno and Earth’s Most Active Volcanoes with the National Geographic Society. Comments on The Oceans have been superb – Jean-Michel Cousteau describes it as a “must have” for all those interested in the oceans. Dr. Prager has also published a series of children’s books with the National Geographic Society, the first SAND received the 2000 Parents Choice Award, Volcano was released in September 2001 and Earthquakes in March of 2002. She has also published a children’s fiction novel, Adventure on Dolphin Island. Her newest book, Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans’ Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter, will be released in March 2011 and takes an entertaining look at marine biodiversity, its relevance to the average person, and why ocean life and resources are now at risk. Dr. Prager has participated in research expeditions to places such as the Galapagos Islands, Papua New Guinea, Caribbean, Bahamas, and the deep waters of the Florida Reef tract. She obtained a BA from Wesleyan University, Connecticut, a MS from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and in 1992, a PhD from Louisiana State University. In 1992, as a faculty scientist at Sea Education Association (SEA) in Woods Hole, MA, Dr. Prager taught oceanography to undergraduates, teachers, and senior citizens in a unique educational program in which classroom learning is supplemented by extensive hands-on experience at sea aboard tall sailing ships. She left SEA in 1995 to become the resident director of the National Undersea Research Center in the Bahamas. In 1997, she joined the U.S. Geological Survey where she split her time between scientific research in marine geology, oceanography, and coral reefs and public education. During 1998, the International Year of the Ocean (YOTO), Dr. Prager co-chaired the subcommittee on research, exploration, and education for the National Ocean Conference presided by the President and Vice President. In 2000, she became the Assistant Dean at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; she remains an adjunct faculty member at the school. She is also a frequently requested speaker for a wide variety of audiences. Dr. Prager was a member and then Chairman of the Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel for the federal government and was hired by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to help write their report to Congress and the President. She continues to focus her efforts on developing innovative ways to share her passion for the oceans and the environment with others. |
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Popular Science Books:
Chasing Science at Sea: Racing hurricanes, stalking sharks, and living undersea with ocean experts. (Learn more | buy) The Oceans (McGraw-Hill, 2000) Furious
Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and
Tsunamis Children’s
Books: Books are available through amazon.com or major bookstores. |
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Other Popular Press Writings: Science and Entertainment: A Much Needed Hybrid. Univ. Chicago Press Blog, 2011 Volcano: Iceland's Inferno and Earth's Most Active Volcanoes. National Geographic Society, 2010 The Age of Aquarius. The Reef Tank, www.thereeftank.com, 2009 Fantasy or Fiction: Waking Up to the Public's Lack of Understanding. Oceanography.
2008. NOAA’s Aquarius Reef Base: Looking back and thinking ahead. Sea Technology. Red Tide and Your Health. Ngoodhealth Magazine. Science and the Environment: The Challenges of Reaching the Public. Environmental News Network, Guest Commentary. ENN.com. The Mysterious Ocean: The Final Frontier. Explore, In-cabin magazine, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Navigating the Ocean’s Unmarked Highways. Explore, In-cabin magazine, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Ocean Business: Future Success or Bankruptcy? Gulfshore Business. Sleeping with the Fishes. Gulfshore Life. Our Ocean Future: Potential Wealth, Immense Challenge, Naples Chamber of Commerce Newsletter. The Oceans: Who’s Minding The Store?. Aqualife Magazine. The Big Business of Fish. Gulfshore Business. The Dreaded Visitor (Red Tide). Gulfshore Business. Why the Ocean Matters. Explore, In-cabin magazine, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Secrets of the Sea.
bi-weekly column. WTVJ/NBC 6 EcoWatch, www.nbc6.net. A full publication list, including scientific journal articles is available upon request. |
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Dr. Prager is available to speak on a variety of earth and ocean topics for public, education, science, business, media, and policy forums. She is particularly adept at making science fun, interesting, understandable, and relevant for people of all ages and education backgrounds. Recent Presentations, Media Interviews, and Book Signings: Wesleyan University, Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime, May 2011 University of Miami, Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime, May 2011 REEF, Key Largo, FL Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime, May 2011 National Ocean Science Bowl Finals, Dinner Speaker, Galveston, TX, April 2011 NPR Fresh Air, CBC Quirks and Quarks, Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime release, April/May 2011 The Today Show, MSNBC, Weather Channel, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, 2011 Hooks and Books, Chasing Science at Sea, Washington, DC June 2010 Radio Tour, Volcanoes, June 2010 Weather Channel, MSNBC, tsunamis 2010 National Geographic TV, Undersea Living, 2010 Cruise Lines International Association, Interview ocean issues, May 2010 Keynote, AAUW Girls in Math and Science, and book signing, February 2010 Miami Museum of Science, Chasing Science at Sea, January 2010 Whitney Lab, Chasing Science at Sea, January 2010 Keynote, Microsoft eScience Conference, October 2009 Changing Seas, PBS, 2009 Scripps Institute Media Summer Trip, Key Largo, June 2009 Keynote, AAUW Girls in Math and Science, February 2010 Miami Museum of Science, Chasing Science at Sea, January 2010 Whitney Lab, Chasing Science at Sea, , January 2010 Keynote, Microsoft eScience Conference, October 2009 Microsoft Annual Research Summit, July 2009 Museum of Science, Miami, June 2009 Scripps Institute Media Summer Trip, Key Largo, June 2009 Science Chicago, May 2009 Keynote, National Ocean Science Bowl Finals, Washington DC, April 2009 Focus Earth, Planet Earth, Interview February, 2009Good Morning America, Aquarius Reef Base and Coral Reefs, August, September 2008 Invited Speaker, Capital Hill Ocean Week, June 2008 Invited Panelist, World Science Festival, New York, May 2008 Invited Speaker, Annual Seminar, Florida Institute of Technology, April 2008 Invited Panelist, Explorers Club Awards Ceremony, New York, March 2008 Speaker, Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL March 200 Keynote Speaker, AAUW math and science event, February 2008 Invited Speaker, EcoDiscovery Center Seminar Series, Key West, January 2008 NBC 6, FOX, Discovery, AP, Aquarius Reef Base, 2007 Keynote Speaker, World Oceans Day, Texas State Aquarium, June 2007 Keynote, West Florida National Ocean Science Bowl Competition, February 2007 American Association University Women, Math and Science Program, young girls, February 2007 FOX News, Hawaii earthquake, 2006 Ocean Literacy Conference, Moderator Media Panel, Washington DC, June 2006 Press Conference, Science Panel Cruise Industry and Conservation International, March 2006 Book Look TV, January 2006 Distinguished Speaker, Trinity University, December 2006 Nature Museum, Chicago, October 2006 Monterey Bay Research Institute, Invited Speaker, July 2006 |
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Previous appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Early Show, CNN American Morning, Larry King, Lou Dobbs, Fox News, and WTVJ/NBC 6. Readily available for issues related to the ocean, volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, fisheries, sharks, climate, rip currents, coastal erosion, environmental issues, and more. Also providing suggestions to a wide network of colleagues with additional expertise. |
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Earth2Ocean provides consulting services to the media, academic, and government sectors on education and outreach, policy, and ocean and earth science issues, as well as strategy for communicating science or related information to a public or targeted audience. |
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Earth2Ocean can help train scientists or students to work with the media, improve their public speaking skills or develop writing styles and articles for non-technical audiences. |
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U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Celebrity Cruise Lines, StormCenter Communications, Inc., CBS, Inside Edition, WeberShandwick Worldwide, College of Exploration, National Ocean Service/NOAA, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Walmart, Microsoft Research |
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