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Hello! I'm Dr. Caroline E. Sawyer, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at USC Beaufort!



This week I'm tagging along with the USC Beaufort Marine Biology Program to the Gerace Research Center in San Salvador Bahamas! This course, titled The Natural History of the Bahamas, is lead by Dr. Kim Ritchie and Dr. Joe Staton. The students in this course are Campbell Crum, Taylor DeSilva, Piper Davis, Loren Quintana, Liza Jones, and Rohan Preis.


So far, my favorite experience has been learning how to snorkel, learning all about the fish in the Bahamas, and hanging out with these amazing students!


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