Profile
Michael Navarro is a biological oceanographer, a National Science Foundation Fellow, a former California Sea Grant Fellow, and a product of the California public education system. His interest in ocean sciences began in high school during his enrollment at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from University of California (UC), Los Angeles and a Master of Science degree as a National Institute of Health Bridges Scholar from California State University, Fullerton. Both degrees were focused on marine sciences. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate and member of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation earning a degree in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego under the advisement of Dr. Lisa Levin. Along the way Michael has enjoyed working with talented people on diversity challenges and is constantly striving to become better at facilitating diversity activities and policies into the environment wherever he works. Currently, he is an active member of the Scripps Diversity Leadership Team, the Grassroots Diversity Action Working Group at Scripps, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, and a founding member of the Focus on the Future Scholarship Program at Scripps.
