Dr. Roberson holds a BS in Biology from California State University and a PhD in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. In 2003 she became Adjunct and later Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, PR, directing several research centers there. In 2016 she joined the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA where she is now Associate Scientist. Her interests are in environmental protection and conservation, sustainable energy, the oceans, and diving.