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Jennifer Merrill, M.B.A., Ph.D.

292 292 Stroud Water Research Center
Jennifer Merrill.

Director of Marketing and Communications

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Contact

jmerrill@stroudcenter.org
tel. 610-910-0043
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311

Learn more about Jen

Education

  • Ph.D., marine and estuarine environmental science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
  • M.B.A., strategic leadership, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
  • B.S., environmental and forest biology, State University of New York, Syracuse.

Professional Development and Certifications

  • Human Subjects Protections — Social, Behavioral, Educational Focus.
  • CITI Responsible Conduct of Research.
  • LEAD (Leveraging Equity And Diversity) Ally, Management, DEI.
  • Security/Financial Management.
  • Mental Health First Aid.

Professional Experience

  • Director of marketing and communications, Stroud Water Research Center, 2023–present.
  • Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 2021–2023.
  • Manager, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – New Castle County, 2018–2021.
  • Principal investigator, University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment, and research manager, Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 2016–2018.
  • Project manager, University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment, and research manager, Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 2011–2016.
  • Founding board member and president, Friends of Duck Creek Regional Library, 2008–2012.
  • The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, 2001–2005.
  • Senior program officer, National Research Council Ocean Studies Board, 2003–2005.
  • Program officer, National Research Council Ocean Studies Board, 2001–2003.
  • Program assistant, Maryland Sea Grant, and lecturer, marine and estuarine environmental science, 2001–2002.