Ann studies the molecular ecology and evolution of marine zooplankton, with a special focus on crustaceans. The themes underlying her research developed from her earlier studies of sea anemones. Ann’s field of research has been transformed by rapid advances in molecular technologies, and her studies now include comparative genomics and transcriptomics of non-model marine species, as well as molecular analysis of pelagic biodiversity through DNA barcoding and metabarcoding.  Her most recently submitted (86^th) paper describes the exceptional nature of the genome of the Southern Ocean salp. She has participated in oceanographic field campaigns in many ocean basins, and has a special appreciation for the beauty and remaining mysteries of Arctic and Antarctic regions.  Ann is currently Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut.  She earned the PhD in Zoology from the University of California at Berkeley, with postdoctoral studies at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Marine Biological Association of the UK. She was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Norway (1992-1993) and was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement for Science (1995).  When at home, Ann unwinds by tending to her flower gardens.

Lead scientist (2004-2010) for Census of Marine Life ocean realm field project, the Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ), which sought to produce a global assessment of zooplankton diversity. Chair (2014-present), ICES Working Group on Integrative Morphological and Molecular Taxonomy (WGIMT).

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