Dr. Elizabeth Madin researches how human impacts can cascade through ocean ecosystems through changes in animal behavior. She was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER fellowship to develop a satellite & drone imagery-based conservation tool to assess marine reserve effectiveness and fisheries impacts worldwide. In addition to her conservation-focused research at the global scale, she is an avid science communicator, using tools such as visual arts and public speaking events, and social media. As part of her science communication efforts, she works with a local community group in Hawai’i, Manu ́Iwa o Malanai (MIOM), which is a grassroots group that aims to draw on traditional Hawaiian fishing practices restore the coral reef ecosystems of Kailua, Hawai‘i, to their once-abundant state so that future generations may continue to benefit from their fisheries resources. Prior to starting her current position as an Associate Professor at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology in 2018, Elizabeth did her PhD in marine ecology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, received two Fulbright Fellowships to conduct research in Australia, and received postdoctoral fellowships from the US National Science Foundation, the Australian Research Council, and the World Wildlife Fund.