CV Highlights
Education
PhD, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (In progress), Virginia Tech - Expected completion 2025
MS, Marine Biology, Northeastern University - 2018
BA, Environmental Science, Colorado College - 2011
16 peer-reviewed (4 as lead author) publications - selected publications below:
Shea, B.D., Gallagher, A.J., Bombgardner, L.K., and Ferretti, F. (2023). Quantifying longline bycatch mortality for pelagic sharks in western Pacific shark sanctuaries. Science Advances, 9(33), p.eadg3527. Link
Gallagher, A.J., Brownscombe, J., Alsudairy, N.A.…Shea, B.D.… and Duarte, C. (2022). “Tiger sharks guide the characterization of the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem” Nature Communications, 13(1):1-10. Link
Jorgensen, S.J., Micheli, F., White, T.D., …Shea, B.D., …and Ferretti, F. (2022). “Emergent research and priorities for elasmobranch conservation.” Endangered Species Research, 47: 171-203. Link
Shea, B.D., Coulter, S.K., Dooling, K.E., Isihara, H.L., Roth, J.C., Sudal, E., Donovan, D.J., Hoopes, L.A., Dove, A.D.M., Cooke, S.J., and Gallagher, A.J. (2022). “Recreational fishing fight times are not correlated with physiological status of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in the Northwestern Atlantic.” Fisheries Research, 248: 106220. Link
Shea, B.D., Benson, C.W., de Silva, C., Donovan, D., Romeiro, J., Bond, M.E., Creel, S., and Gallagher, A.J. (2020). “Effects of exposure to large sharks on the abundance and behavior of mobile prey fishes along a temperate coastal gradient.” PLoS ONE, 15(3): e0230308. Link
Lead author and presenter for four (4) international conference presentations since 2020
