document.write("<b>Dr. Elizabeth Whiteman</b><br>");
document.write("Dr. Elizabeth Whiteman grew up in the UK where coral reefs and tropical marine research seemed an unlikely career. However, after a degree in Ecology from the University of East Anglia, UK, Liz completed her Ph.D. in marine evolutionary ecology at the same university. Liz's doctorate work on reef fish social structures was largely conducted in Barbados. From there, she joined the Center for Marine and Environmental Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands where she researched and evaluated the effectiveness of marine protected areas for grouper spawning aggregations.  Most recently, Liz returned to the UK as a senior research associate at the University of East Anglia.  Her research on speciation and biogeography in the brightly colored reef fish (hamlets) has taken her to Panama, Belize, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Curacao, and the Cayman Islands. When not working, Liz would rather be...underwater!<p>");