usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:54:37.785883' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/olivia-cheriton profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - 'PhD: 2008, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA' - 'BA: 2002, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA' email: ocheriton@usgs.gov expertise_terms: [] honors: [] intro_statements: - Oceanographer, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center name: Olivia Cheriton name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0003-3011-9136 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc organization_name: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center personal_statement: "I am a physical oceanographer who studies waves, hydrodynamics,\ \ and transport processes in coral reef environments. I also have expertise\ \ in internal waves and water-column dynamics. I use direct measurements to\ \ answer questions about how physical processes -across a range of temporal\ \ and spatial scales- affect coastal ecosystems, and to investigate how these\ \ patterns might alter with climate change.Research InterestsWaves, hydrodynamics,\ \ and transport processes in coral reef environmentsEffects of climate change\ \ on coastal physical and biological processesCoastal ocean physical processes\ \ and effects on nearshore ecosystemsInternal tides and nonlinear internal waves\ \ over continental shelvesFine-scale gradients in biological and suspended particulate\ \ materialProfessional Experience2012-present: Oceanographer, USGS Coastal and\ \ Marine Hazards and Resources Program2011-2012: Postdoctoral Researcher, Moss\ \ Landing Marine Laboratories2010-2011: Postdoctoral Researcher, University\ \ of California at Santa Cruz2008-2012: Postdoctoral Researcher, Partnership\ \ for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), University of California\ \ at Santa Cruz2008: Teaching Assistant & Lecturer, Partnership for Interdisciplinary\ \ Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) Summer Course \u201CCoastal Physical Oceanography\ \ and Marine Ecosystems,\u201D University of California Santa Cruz" professional_experience: [] title: Oceanographer