Photo by Jasmin Graham
2023 projects
“Large-scale space use of large juvenile and adult smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata: implications for management,” a scientific paper on smalltooth sawfish migration by Jasmin Graham, et al. Endangered Species Research. 2021.
Gill Guardians online shark education research hub. Minorities in Shark Sciences. 2021.
Co-editor of Minorities in Shark Sciences: Diverse Voices in Shark Research
Host of PBS Terra’s Sharks Unknown, an educational YouTube series featuring shark scientists from all over the country.
Photo: Doing a workup on a great hammerhead shark in Florida Bay. ©Jasmin Graham
shark scientist and environmental educator
jasmin graham
about
Jasmin Graham is a shark scientist and environmental educator who specializes in elasmobranch (shark and ray) ecology and evolution. Her research interests include human impacts and environmental disturbances on sharks and rays. She serves on the Board of Directors as well as the Equity and Diversity Committee for the American Elasmobranch Society. Jasmin was named the 2021 WWF Conservation Leader. She has a passion for science education and making science more accessible to everyone. She is project coordinator for the MarSci-LACE project, which is focused on researching and promoting best practices to recruit, support and retain minority students in marine science. Jasmin is the President and CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), an organization dedicated to supporting gender minorities of color in shark sciences. She is excited to help open doors for more underrepresented minority students to join the exciting field of marine science.
Jasmin’s work encompasses the areas of science communication, social justice, outreach, education and conservation. She cares deeply about protecting endangered and vulnerable marine species, particularly elasmobranchs. She directed and hosted a series on PBS Terra called Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham, and has edited and contributed to several books with her own memoir, Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist, coming out in summer 2024. She has been featured on "Dive In with Sylvia Earle" and "StarTalk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson" as well as several other podcasts and webinar series.
Jasmin graduated from the College of Charleston in 2017 with a B.S. in Marine Biology and a B.A. in Spanish. She went on to receive her MSc. in Biological Science from Florida State University through the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program.