Madeleine Sherman
Project Manager
Being raised in Maunalua Bay on O‘ahu, the ocean was always my happy place, and witnessing the degradation of our coral reefs first hand has pushed me towards coral reef restoration. I have a broad interest in marine ecology and conservation, but my passion lies with educating youth and the community on anthropogenic impacts on the marine environment and all it's critters. I wish to share my dedication to science with others through education and hope to inspire them to become climate warriors!
Education
BS - University of Rhode Island, Marine Biology, 2019
Current Projects
Volunteer and outreach coordinator
Project site manager for Maunalua Bay and West O‘ahu
Director of day and overnight programs
Tree to Sea Camp for middle school students
Marine Molecular Mentorship Program for high school students
Manages Education and Outreach
Board of Directors, Vice-Chair
Oceania chapter: National Marine Educators Association
Presentations and Posters
Increasing confidence in Marine Science and invoking stewardship through place-based programs in Hawai‘i. (2024). National Marine Educators Association: Wicked Good Marine Education. Boston, MA.
K-12 Ocean Science Kits for the Classroom. (2024). Maui Economic Development Board: STEMworks Conference. Honolulu, HI
Bringing Back Coral Reefs. (2024). Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants. Virtual. Link.
Coral Comeback. (2024). Wild Hope. Web Series. Link.
Restore with Resilience: Thermal Tolerance & Community Engagement in Coral Restoration across Hawaiʻi. (2023). Hawai‘i Coral Restoration Symposium. Honolulu, HI.
Instilling Community Kuleana Through Experiential Learning. (2023). Hawai‘i Conservation Conference. Honolulu, HI
Publications
Caruso, C., Mujica, E.M., Sullivan, C.E.S., Rosset, S.L., Smith, K.A., Johnston, E.C., Walker, N.S., Kuball, K.J., Hoʻopai-Sylva, H., Roome, T.C., Sherman, M.O., Steinle, C., Oshiro, K., Varela, A.C., Hughes, K., Hancock, J.R., Heron, S., Drury, C. Larval corals’ adaptive capacity is limited by the rate of climate change. Submitted.
Woo ,S., Sherman, M., Villablanca, M., Luke, H., Drury, C., Hughes, K. Building an education program to support positive relationships between visitors, kamaʻāina, and the environment in Hawaiʻi. Submitted.
E Chille, E Strand, M Neder, V Schmidt, M Sherman, T Mass, HM Putnam. Developmental series of gene expression clarifies maternal mRNA provisioning and maternal-to-zygotic transition in a reef-building coral. BMC Genomics 22, 815 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08114-y
E. E. Chille, E. L. Strand, F. Scucchia, M. Neder, V. Schmidt, M. O. Sherman, T. Mass, H. M. Putnam. Energetics, but not development, is impacted in coral embryos exposed to ocean acidification. Journal of Experimental Biology (2022). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243187