Oral History Interview of Dr. Pamela T. Plotkin

Title: Oral History Interview of Dr. Pamela T. Plotkin
Description: This is an oral history recording of Dr. Pamela T. Plotkin, interviewed by Dr. Jen Brown. Dr. Plotkin discusses her early life and what got her interested in studying biology; the start of her career at Padre Island National Seashore; working for Tony Amos and rescuing animals; her graduate work on sea pens; marine debris and plastics and the impact on sea turtles; her doctoral research studying olive ridley sea turtles in Costa Rica; the growing popularity of sea turtles; her experiences as a woman in science; and the restoration efforts for Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
Creator: Dr. Pamela T. Plotkin
Contributor: Dr. Jen Brown
Date: February 21, 2020
Location of Interview: Corpus Christi, Texas
Format: mp3
Extent: 01:41:51
Subject: marine biology
sea turtles
Padre Island National Seashore
sea pens
Texas A&M University
animal rescue
Gulf of Mexico