Dr Aleluia Taise’s PhD thesis focuses on the effects of climate change and irradiance on the physiology of Caulerpa spp. The majority of her work has taken a multi-driver approach. She uses traditional physiological techniques to explore the role of inorganic carbon physiology and species’ ranges. Luia successfully passed her PhD oral defense at Te-Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and her qualification was conferred in May 2024.
She has now started a full-time senior Lecturer position at the National University of Samoa (NUS). She is a principal scientist for NUS’s ocean acidification research project. She is a member of the Steering Committee for the Pacific Islands and Territories Ocean Acidification (PITOA) Network, and a representative of PITOA in the Executive Council of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON). Luia has five scientific publications including a first author paper based on chapter two of her PhD thesis.
The page has been updated in October 2024.
