Katie has studied and worked in the field of biology, chemistry, and oceanography. In her current position with METAL, she appreciates the opportunity to combine these different disciplines to further the scientific understanding of ecology and marine biology. Much of Katie’s work has been in the intertidal or nearshore ecosystems, but she also enjoys working on projects spanning the continental shelf.
2019
B.S. Biology, concentrations in Marine Biology and Education
Oregon State University
2023
M.S. Marine Biology
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Thesis: Relative importance of macroalgae and phytoplankton to nearshore consumers and growth across climatic conditions in the northern Gulf of Alaska.
Advisor: Dr. Katrin Iken
Corliss K, von Biela V, Coletti H, Bodkin J, Esler D, Iken K (In Press) Relative importance of macroalgae and phytoplankton to nearshore consumers and growth across climatic conditions in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Estuaries and Coasts.
*poster presentation/presenter
^ oral presentation/presenter
Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, AK
2024
Middens from ancestral Unangam villages provide 4000 years of mercury variability in the Aleutians
Authors: K Corliss*, N Misarti, L Rea, C Funk, J Avery
2023
Trophic pathways and their relationship to growth in nearshore consumers across the Northern Gulf of Alaska
Authors: K Corliss^, K Iken, V von Biela, H Coletti, D Esler, D Monson, J Bodkin, B Robinson
2022
Regional differences in the use of macroalgal and phytoplankton-based trophic pathways in nearshore consumers across the northern Gulf of Alaska
Authors: K Corliss*, K Iken, V von Biela, H Coletti, D Esler, D Monson, J Bodkin, B Robinson
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
2023–Present
Research Professional
Marine Ecotoxicology and Trophic Assessment Lab
Water and Environmental Research Center
2021–2023
Graduate Research Assistant
Iken/Konar Lab
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Clean Water Services
2019–2020
Internship
Water Quality Lab
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2018–2019
Laboratory Assistant
Halsey Lab for Phytoplankton Physiological Ecology
South African Shark Conservancy
2018
Internship
