Molly is a marine ecologist with the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas Program, where she applies both traditional surveys and advanced molecular techniques to better understand marine biodiversity and benthic ecology across spatial and environmental gradients. Prior to joining National Geographic, she served for two decades as a marine scientist with NOAA’s Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program, conducting coral reef research across more than 50 islands and atolls in the Pacific. She leads Pristine Sea’s environmental DNA (eDNA) initiative from the shallows to the deep, steers benthic diver survey methodologies and analyses, and supports the program’s ocean literacy initiatives through content development and digestibility of Pristine Seas’ research.