USGS Staff Profile:
'@context': https://schema.org '@type': Person affiliation: [] description: - '@type': TextObject abstract: Biologist with the Alaska Science Center additionalType: short description - '@type': TextObject abstract: Nicole is a Biologist with the Nearshore Marine Ecosystem Research Program at the Alaska Science Center. Her work focuses on sea otter behavioral ecology and aerial surveys using remote sensing throughout the Gulf of Alaska. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement email: nlaroche@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: MSc 2020 Fisheries, University of Alaska Fairbanks - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: BSc 2010 Marine Biology, University of California Santa Cruz hasOccupation: - '@type': OrganizationalRole affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Alaska Science Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center roleName: Biologist startDate: '2024-05-10T21:02:05.846829' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2021 - Present Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2020 - 2021 Alaska Sea Grant Fellowship, National Park Service - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2017 - 2020 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2015 - 2017 Wildlife Safari Coordinator, Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2014 - 2015 Terrestrial Vertebrate Research Field Technician, National Park Service, Channel Islands National Park - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2014 Research Field Technician, Tulane University - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2009 - 2014 Research Field Technician, University of California Santa Cruz and USGS Western Ecological Research Center identifier: - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: ORCID value: 0000-0003-3737-5714 jobTitle: Biologist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Nearshore Marine Ecosystems - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Sea otter biology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Sea otters - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: foraging ecology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: remote sensing memberOf: '@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-10T21:02:05.843312' name: Nicole LaRoche url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/nicole-laroche