Communication & Outreach
I have developed diverse skillsets as a filmmaker, SCUBA diver, and aerial drone pilot, allowing me to bring the excitement of exploring mesophotic coral ecosystems and modern research tools to the general public through a variety of social media and communication outlets.
YOUTUBE
PROJECT CLOUD (Comprehensive Landscape Observation via Unmanned Drone)
I served as video producer and editor for outreach films through an FAU Harbor Branch grant. We produced five films using aerial, SCUBA, and ROV footage based on Dr. Joshua Voss Lab and collaborators’ research projects intended for a general audience. Filmography: Cuba’s Twilight Zone Reefs Expedition Flower Garden Banks Technical Diving Cruise, May 2016 OpenROV Pilot Training and Diver Monitoring Test Freshwater Discharges Impact the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park FAU-Harbor Branch Aerial Tour OpenROV Pressure and First Water Tests Taking Science to the Sky: Quadcopter Restoration & Photomerging Black & Blue: Estuarine Discharge on St. Lucie Reef Exploring Twilight Reefs of the Flower Garden Banks Harbor Branch-FAU & Project Baseline Oculina Cruise 2015 |
ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS
University of Miami Press Release "Deadly coral disease in Florida, Caribbean may be transported in ship hulls, study finds"
https://news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/stories/2022/11/deadly-coral-disease-in-florida-caribbean-may-be-transported-in-ship-hulls-study-finds.html
Miami New Times Interview & Press Release “Researchers rescue corals damaged in Miami Beach seawall collapse” https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/endangered-coral-colonies-rescued-from-beach-miami-seawall-collapse-15073556 https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/news/coral-rescue/
NPR WLRN Interview & Press Release “NOAA study finds lethal stony coral disease can hide in sand and spread infection”
https://www.wlrn.org/news/2022-01-26/noaa-study-finds-lethal-stony-coral-disease-can-hide-in-sand-and-spread-infection
https://news.miami.edu/rsmas/stories/2022/01/sediments-a-likely-culprit-in-spread-of-deadly-disease-on-florida-coral-reefs-study-finds.html
https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/news/sediments-a-likely-culprit-in-spread-of-disease-on-florida-coral-reefs/
International Coral Reef Society Reefbites: Feature Friday
https://reefbites.wordpress.com/2019/02/10/feature-friday- michael-studivan/
Mesophotic.org: Behind the Science "Coral Population Connectivity Reveals Potential for Refugia in Gulf of Mexico"
http://mesophotic.org/posts/coral-population-connectivity- reveals-potential-for-refugia-in-gulf-of-mexico
Mesophotic.org: Early Career Scientist
http://mesophotic.org/posts/michael-studivan
Cuba’s Twilight Zone Reefs and Their Regional Connectivity “Western Cuba: A Stepping Stone for Corals in the Gulf of Mexico?” Mission Log oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/17cuba-reefs/logs/may23/may23.html
Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014 “June 2014 Sampling Cruise” Background Essay
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/14pulleyridge/background/spreesummary/spreesummary.html
Okeanos Explorer Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico Cruise “Collecting Data Without Getting Wet” Mission Log oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1402/logs/apr29/apr29.html
University of Miami Press Release "Deadly coral disease in Florida, Caribbean may be transported in ship hulls, study finds"
https://news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/stories/2022/11/deadly-coral-disease-in-florida-caribbean-may-be-transported-in-ship-hulls-study-finds.html
Miami New Times Interview & Press Release “Researchers rescue corals damaged in Miami Beach seawall collapse” https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/endangered-coral-colonies-rescued-from-beach-miami-seawall-collapse-15073556 https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/news/coral-rescue/
NPR WLRN Interview & Press Release “NOAA study finds lethal stony coral disease can hide in sand and spread infection”
https://www.wlrn.org/news/2022-01-26/noaa-study-finds-lethal-stony-coral-disease-can-hide-in-sand-and-spread-infection
https://news.miami.edu/rsmas/stories/2022/01/sediments-a-likely-culprit-in-spread-of-deadly-disease-on-florida-coral-reefs-study-finds.html
https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/news/sediments-a-likely-culprit-in-spread-of-disease-on-florida-coral-reefs/
International Coral Reef Society Reefbites: Feature Friday
https://reefbites.wordpress.com/2019/02/10/feature-friday- michael-studivan/
Mesophotic.org: Behind the Science "Coral Population Connectivity Reveals Potential for Refugia in Gulf of Mexico"
http://mesophotic.org/posts/coral-population-connectivity- reveals-potential-for-refugia-in-gulf-of-mexico
Mesophotic.org: Early Career Scientist
http://mesophotic.org/posts/michael-studivan
Cuba’s Twilight Zone Reefs and Their Regional Connectivity “Western Cuba: A Stepping Stone for Corals in the Gulf of Mexico?” Mission Log oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/17cuba-reefs/logs/may23/may23.html
Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014 “June 2014 Sampling Cruise” Background Essay
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/14pulleyridge/background/spreesummary/spreesummary.html
Okeanos Explorer Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico Cruise “Collecting Data Without Getting Wet” Mission Log oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1402/logs/apr29/apr29.html
LOCAL SEMINARS
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Coral Reef Stage "New technologies for coral reef exploration and conservation"
Harbor Branch Mini Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series "Coral reef science in the 21st century: new genetic and remotely operated technologies to study thousand year old coral reefs"
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Academy Scientist Lecturer
Lawnwood Elementary School Scientist Lecturer
St. Lucie West K-8 School Scientist Lecturer
St. Mary’s River Project Education
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Coral Reef Stage "New technologies for coral reef exploration and conservation"
Harbor Branch Mini Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series "Coral reef science in the 21st century: new genetic and remotely operated technologies to study thousand year old coral reefs"
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Academy Scientist Lecturer
Lawnwood Elementary School Scientist Lecturer
St. Lucie West K-8 School Scientist Lecturer
St. Mary’s River Project Education