Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Ph.D.

Miami, Florida, USA

Field(s)

Ecology

Evolution

Marine

Contact(s)

Position(s)

Associate Professor and Director the Voss Marine Invertebrate Collection, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Founder, Director BWEEMS

Sub Division(s)

Coral immunology

Awards & Accolades(s)

Fulbright, Brazil 2022-2023
Outstanding Mentor Award, University of Miami, RSMAS, 2022
Fall 2021 Outstanding Faculty Success Program Coach, 2022
Rachel’s Network Catalyst Awardee, 20215) NSF Frontiers of Ocean Sciences Invited Speaker 2021, 2022
Elected Council Member of International Coral Reef Society 2021-present
Sigma Xi Research Honor Society, Inducted as an Associate Member, 2019
University of Miami, Provost Award, 2019
University of Miami, Provost Award, 2018
Kavli Frontiers in Science, National Academy of Science, Fellow, 2016

About Me

Dr. Traylor-Knowles is an Associate Professor in Marine Biology and Ecology at University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences where she leads the Cnidarian Immunity Laboratory. She is also the Founder and Director of Black Women in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Science, a non-profit founded to help combat the isolation and abuse in STEM against Black women.