Season 1

April 18, 2022

21: Pursuing a sensory ecology of elasmobranch career with Dr. Christine Bedore

Dr. Christine Bedore joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the episode to discuss her career path from an undergraduate student at Michigan State to taking a break and becoming a veterinarian technician in Southern California to interning at Mote...
March 28, 2022

20: Describing sharks, writing grants, and identifying species through egg case morphology with Dr. Will White

Dr. Will White joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to talk about his career in studying shark age and growth, identifying new species, the importance of writing grants, and how he is identifying species from egg case...
March 21, 2022

19: Persistence and passion in shark science with Dr. Kady Lyons

Dr. Kady Lyons joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss her career in shark science which landed her a research assistant position in shark science at the Georgia Aquarium.  Kady discusses her ups and downs as a graduate...
March 14, 2022

18: A shark science career is not a straight path with Dr. Andrew Chin

Dr. Andrew Chin joins co-hosts Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert on the podcast to talk about his career as a shark scientist, including the ups and downs that made him the great scientist he is today.  Connect with us: Beyond Jaws is supported by...
March 7, 2022

17: Building the MarAlliance with Dr. Rachel Graham

Dr. Rachel Graham joins Andrew Lewin and Dr. Davide Ebert on the podcast to tell them how she built her career in shark science and how she created the MarAlliance. Links to MarAlliance: Website: Twitter: Instagram: Connect with AES: Twitter: ...
Feb. 28, 2022

16: The Jaws generation with Dr. Dean Grubbs

Dr. Dean Grubs joins co-hosts Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert on the podcast to discuss his career as a Shark Scientist.  Dean also discusses how he did his graduate work with an absolute legend in the field, Doc Gruber.  Connect with Dean:...
Feb. 21, 2022

15: Building a shark ecology program with Dr. Chris Lowe

Dr. Chris Lowe discusses how he built his shark ecology program and how the program incorporates helping Southern California beaches adapt to the great white shark nursery habitat.  Chris' Twitter: Connect with AES: Twitter: Website:
Sept. 2, 2021

BONUS 2: Dr. Kelsey James - working with Dr. Lisa Natanson

Dr. Kelsey James sits down with me to discuss her experience in doing her Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Lisa Natanson.  Kelsey describes the intensity at which Lisa approached her work and how she uses that intensity as a Fisheries Biologist...
Aug. 25, 2021

7: Growing up exploring in Africa to being in charge of the shark attack files with Dr. Gavin Naylor

Dr. Gavin Naylor joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss his career in shark science.  Gavin takes us through his childhood from growing up exploring Africa to becoming a shark scientist.  Connect with Dr. Gavin...
Aug. 18, 2021

6: Co-Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group with Sarah Fowler

Sarah Fowler joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss how she got her start in Shark Science and how she co-chair IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group even though she wasn't a shark scientist at the...
Aug. 11, 2021

5: Studying Chimeras with Dr. Dominique Didier

Dr. Dominique Didier joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin to discuss her career studying Chimeras. She decided to study these mysterious animals because nobody else had studied them previously.  Connect with AES: Twitter: Website:
Aug. 4, 2021

4: From Shark Science to Integrated Marine Observing System with Dr. Michelle Heupel

Dr. Michelle Heupel joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss how she flew across the world and back, then back again to pursue shark science, and now is the Director of the Integrated Marine Observing System at the University...
July 27, 2021

3: The Apex Predator Program with Dr. Liisa Natason

Dr. Lisa Natanson joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the episode to discuss her role in the Apex Predator Program and her research on the aging of sharks and how it changed the game on aging fish. Connect with AES: Twitter: Website:
July 17, 2021

2: Building a shark research program with Dr. Greg Skomal

Dr. Greg Skomal is known for building the shark science program for the State of Massachusetts as well as his work on shark week.  Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin interview Greg on his career. They discuss how the aquarium hobby helped drive...
July 16, 2021

BONUS 1: Dr. Jen Bigman - Working with Dr. David Ebert

Dr. Jen Bigman sits down with me in this bonus episode to discuss her graduate career studying under Dr. David Ebert and how she was inspired by the way Dave discussed the life history of sharks so much that she wanted to pursue similar...
July 15, 2021

1: Discovering Lost Sharks with Dr. David Ebert

In the first episode of Beyond Jaws, Dr. David Ebert (American Elasmobranch Society President) discusses his career path and his passion for describing the life history and naming of sharks that no one knows about.  Connect with Dave: Twitter: ...