An Endless Passion for music, the ocean
and the Science that brings them together.
Ocean Memory Lightning Talk
Heather Spence uses science and art to harmonize human-environment interactions. Her expertise and problem solving include developing new methods of studying living decapod crustacea, reducing noise pollution in dolphin habitats, innovating documentation of the MesoAmerican Reef, predicting aquatic invasive species dispersal, assisting shellfish aquaculture, examining coselection of communicatory traits, and deciphering nocturnal behavior of marine animals.
She has designed and taught courses on animal behavior, behavioral neuroendocrinology, sensation and perception, personality, and motivation, and she continues educational outreach as a consultant for video games.
Her Passive Acoustic Monitoring program on the MesoAmerican Reef is featured in the award-winning microdocumentary Lifestills | World of Sound…
…and is explored in her composition for viola da gamba trio, Vale la Pena? (Is it worth it?) derived from a technical study commissioned by the Mexican government.
She composes music inspired by, and inspiring, conservation and performs internationally as a cellist and gambist.
