Background
Carol Ann was born on April 21, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Theodore John and Anna M. (Bowerman) Stepien.
molecular geneticist fisheries educator
Carol Ann was born on April 21, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Theodore John and Anna M. (Bowerman) Stepien.
Bachelor of Science, Bowling Green University, 1979. Master of Science, University Southern California, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1985.
Lecturer University San Diego, 1984-1986. Research associate Hubbs Marine Research Institute, San Diego, 1985-1986, National Science Foundation and Scripps Institution Oceanography, La Jolla, 1986-1988. Sloan postdoctoral fellowship in molecular evolution, 1989-1991.
Research associate National Research Council/Marine Fisheries/National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, 1991-1992. Assistant professor molecular evolutionary biology Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1992-2000. Professor, director Great Lakes Environmental Genetics Laboratory Cleveland State University, 2000—2004.
Director Lake Erie Research Center, University Toledo, since 2004. Professor department earth, ecological and environmental science University Toledo, 2004-2018.
Ocean Environment Research Division Leader, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Affiliate Professor of Biological Oceanography, the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Research Associate, the US National Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Affiliate Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR