I am a Ph.D. student in the Biology Department of the College of Science and Technology at Temple University. I have previously taught BIOL 1111 and 1911, and I am currently mentoring undergraduate students in the Cordes Lab. My research focuses on how <i>Lophelia pertusa</i> health has changed over time in the Viosca Knoll sites of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, especially with anthropogenic disturbances and environmental changes. I am interested in science communication and am committed to fostering a sense of inclusion and belonging within the graduate program and beyond. I currently serve as Vice President of the Biology Graduate Student Society (BGSS), and I have previously served as Secretary of BGSS, and as an executive board member of CST Graduate Student Organization (CST GSO). You can learn more about me and what I am researching here [https://sites.temple.edu/ctancredi/]