Peri Gerson

Peri grew up in Oregon, just a stone's throw from Corvallis, and is excited to return to continue her education. Peri graduated from Cornell University in 2015 with a BS in natural and environmental systems. She has worked as a research assistant in the Cornell Soil and Water Lab, field technician for the Adirondack Fishery Research Program, and North Pacific groundfish observer. Prior to joining the Integrated Marine Fisheries Lab, Peri was working as a federal consultant for a healthcare data analytics project and living in Seattle. Peri is pursuing a master's degree in fisheries science. Her thesis aims to quantify the relationships between groundfish prey distributions and their environments in the Gulf of Alaska. Her leisure activities include cooking (eating), reading, and anything that gets her outside.