Gabrielle “Gabby” N. Ellis is a PhD student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is a deep-sea ecologist who asks questions about community ecology dynamics over space, time, and habitat. Her specialization is on invertebrates from the abyssal Pacific (~ 4000m deep) that live in sediment, on polymetallic nodules, or in the water just above the seafloor. Her research has direct application for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining, including baseline descriptions of communities that are expected to be impacted by mining and towards protected area management design. Beyond research, Gabby is passionate about work culture dynamics and has been heavily involved in establishing fair practices for her community at UHM through Nā Kama Kai and Academic Labor United.
