Background
Gerard, Valrie Ann was born on February 21, 1948 in Amityville, New York, United States. Daughter of Vernon Arthur and Margy (Hoffmann) Gerard.
consultant researcher marine biology educator
Gerard, Valrie Ann was born on February 21, 1948 in Amityville, New York, United States. Daughter of Vernon Arthur and Margy (Hoffmann) Gerard.
Bachelor, State University of New York, Buffalo, l970; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz, l974; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz, l976.
Killam postdoctoral fellow, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, l976-78; research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, l978-83; assistant professor marine biology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, l983-88; associate professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, l988-. Consultant marine Review Committee, Santa Barbara, California, 1981-1989, Applied Biomath., Stony Brook, 1986-1992. Member of advisory board Journal Applied Phycology, since 1988.
Member Phycological Society American, Phi Beta Kappa.