Dr. Jen Bigman sits down with me in this bonus episode to discuss her graduate career studying under Dr. David Ebert and how she was inspired by the way Dave discussed the life history of sharks so much that she wanted to pursue similar interests.

After graduating with a Master’s at Moss Landing studying with Dave, she went on to do a Ph.D. at Simon Fraser University with Dr. Nick Dulvey. New graduated with her doctorate, Jen is moving on to work as a Post-doc at NOAA to study Bearing Sea fisheries.

Connect with Jen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennybigman

Connect with AES:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElasmoSociety
Website: https://elasmo.org/

In the first episode of Beyond Jaws, Dr. David Ebert (American Elasmobranch Society President) discusses his career path and his passion for describing the life history and naming of sharks that no one knows about.

Connect with Dave:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lostsharksguy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostsharkguy/
Website: https://www.lostsharkguy.com/

Connect with AES:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElasmoSociety
Website: https://elasmo.org/

Welcome to Beyond Jaws, the official podcast of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES). This podcast will go beyond the fearful reputation of sharks to a better understanding of these species through science and the people who study them.

This podcast is supported by the Save Our Seas Foundation. We thank them for their support. Check out other projects that are supported by the foundation by clicking on the link below:

https://saveourseas.com/