Cheryl Baduini

Cheryl Baduini serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology within the Keck Science Department at Claremont Colleges, with additional affiliation to the Pitzer in Costa Rica Program. Her institutional base operates across Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College, and Scripps College under the unified Keck Science Department framework.

Her research focuses on Marine Ecology and Population Genetics of Seabirds, with particular emphasis on Procellariiform birds including short-tailed and wedge-tailed shearwaters. Key investigation areas include foraging strategies across ocean productivity gradients, nutritional condition metrics during migration, and mortality events linked to prey availability fluctuations in the Bering Sea ecosystem. Her work integrates field observations with physiological measurements and ecological modeling to understand seabird responses to environmental anomalies.

Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent specialization in

• Seabird energetics and migration physiology
• Biogeographic patterns in foraging behavior
• Ecosystem responses to climate anomalies
• Quantitative methods in population monitoring

with primary field sites in the Bering Sea and Monterey Bay. Her research demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between oceanography, ornithology, and climate science.

Professional activities include teaching courses in Marine Ecology, Living Sea, Introductory Biology, Applied Biostatistics, and Molecular Ecology. Her educational background includes a B.S. from the University of Miami, M.S. from Moss Landing Marine Labs (SJSU), and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine.