Primary corresponding author and presenter: Karen Martin, Ph.D., Professor,
Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263‐4321; 310‐
506‐4808; kmartin@pepperdine.edu
Martin researches ecological physiology of coastal animals. Martin earned a PhD in
biology at UCLA, did postdoctoral research at University of Washington, is a Research
Associate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and is Professor of Biology at
Pepperdine University. With over forty peer-reviewed publications, she has co-edited
four books and symposium volumes. Her Grunion Greeter volunteer citizen scientists
won ASBPA’s “Environmental Partnership Award” and American Fisheries Society’s
“Conservation Achievement Award.” She cofounded the Beach Ecology Coalition with
beach managers, lifeguards, scientists, environmentalists, aquariums, regulatory
agencies, and surfers, to develop best management protocols balancing conservation of
natural resources with human recreation.