Jamie E. Thompson

Jamie is an ocean education specialist working at the National Museum of Natural History to help museum goers understand the importance of deep coral habitats. She has a background in marine ecology and earned her PhD in Marine Biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston where her research focused on the ecology of Texas wetlands, particularly the shifting plant communities along the coast. As a trained marine ecologist, her expertise ranges from more broad concepts such as general biology, and environmental science, to more specialized topics such as estuary ecology and botany.

Contributed Content

Deep Gulf Restoration After a Monumental Oil Spill

corals of many colors in the deep sea

Corals from the Deep Thrive under Aquarists Care

corals polyps open and spawning

Surprising Squat Lobster Discovery from the Sky

An orange crab sits on a mollusc