Caroline Donovan

Research Staff

Caroline Donovan

Program Manager
Research Staff
Caroline Donovan
Program Manager

Bio

Caroline Donovan oversees project management, science communication, and data analysis at IAN. She has 10 years of experience with ecosystem health report cards. Ms. Donovan has extensive experience in integrating scientific data into overall assessments, and in generating science communication materials. She leads the annual production of the UMCES Chesapeake Bay Report Card and related communications and developed the Long Island Sound report card. In South Florida, Ms. Donovan led work to develop an ecosystem report card for the Rookery Bay NERR, and she is currently leading ongoing projects to develop report cards for the Florida Reef Tract and the Everglades. Caroline received a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Biological Oceanography. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Science communication
  • Ecosystem report cards
  • Program management
  • Coastal ecology
  • Water quality

Education

  • University of Maryland - College Park, 2005, MS, Biological Oceanography
  • University of North Carolina - Wilmington, 2002, BS, Biology