Cara is a Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology studying marine ecology. Currently, she conducts biology and marine ecology activities at local Atlanta schools and teaches with the GA Tech Kids Interested in Discovering Science (K.I.D.S) program. Last year, with the help of a WDHOF Advanced Dive Training grant she earned her PADI Advanced Open Water, Nitrox, and Emergency Oxygen Provider certifications, and became an AAUS scientific diver. Cara hopes to use her scientific research and work with communities to develop conservation solutions and share the wonders of ocean life with people of all backgrounds.