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Creating strategies for innovative and effective outreach and education. 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. She has written articles for scientific journals, public-oriented magazines, and several books including Furious Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis and The Oceans both published by McGraw-Hill. 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. Her latest book is an entertaining and informative look at what fieldwork teaches us about the ocean and doing science to be published by the University of Chicago Press in August 2008. Before becoming the chief scientist at the Aquarius Reef Base, Dr. Prager worked as a consultant and freelance writer, with clients such as the world-renowned Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, the President’s U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, Celebrity Cruise Lines, and StormCenter Communications, Inc. Dr. Prager is adjunct faculty and formerly the Assistant Dean at the Rosenstiel School. She 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 in oceanographic research at sea. 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, however she left
to return to consulting and freelance writing fulltime. |
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Popular
Science Books: Furious
Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis (McGraw-Hill,
1999) Children’s
Books: Books are available through amazon.com or major bookstores. |
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Recent Magazine Articles and Columns: 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
speaking engagements include: |
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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. |
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Earth2Ocean can help train scientists to work with the media and help the media to better explain science. |
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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. |
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Dr. Ellen Prager |
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Dr.
Prager is a well-respected marine scientist and author, widely recognized
for her expertise and ability
to bring science to the laymen. She recently became the chief scientist
for the Aquarius Reef Base program in Key Largo, FL, which includes the
world’s only undersea research station (
