Our Students
One of the goals of Whale Trust is to help train and support the next generation by offering mentorship, internship opportunities, field assistance and financial support when we can for undergraduate and graduate students.
HALEY ROBB, WHALE TRUST RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Haley is a graduate of Lahainaluna High School and one of the first high school students who participated in our collaborative project with Lahainaluna High School and Makana Aloha Foundation to mentor young scientists. Haley is working towards a Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the Costa Lab. Her graduate project, “Reproductive physiology and behavior of humpback whales,” aims to determine how steroid and stress hormones influence the reproductive biology and mating system of humpback whales.
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