Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Biology, Temple University
Emily Cowell (she/her) is a marine ecologist specializing in the deep-sea ecosystems of chemosynthetic environments, with a particular focus on community dynamics, succession, and disturbance response at methane seeps along the Costa Rican Pacific margin. Her research integrates ecological theory with geospatial and field-based methods to understand how deep-sea communities form, persist, and respond to environmental change over time.
Dr. Cowell earned her Ph.D. in Biology from Temple University, where she investigated the ecological succession of foundation species and abiotic drivers shaping methane seep communities. She holds a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from Newcastle University (UK), where she studied the invasion potential of shallow-water crustaceans into deep-sea environments, and an M.Res. in Ocean Sciences from the National Oceanography Center (Southampton, UK) through the University of Southampton, during which she conducted taxonomic research on deep-water crustaceans from the Arabian Sea.
At Temple University, she is committed to advancing deep-sea ecological research while mentoring students and contributing to collaborative, interdisciplinary science within the Department of Biology.
Email: emily.cowell@temple.edu
Personal website: https://emilycowelldeepsea.mystrikingly.com/