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Heather Judkins is a faculty member in the Integrative Biology Department in University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP). At USFSP, Dr. Judkins is an associate professor and teaches Marine Biology. In addition to her work as an educator, she is interested in cephalopod research with a specific focus in cephalopod biogeography, ecology, and evolution. At USFSP, Dr. Judkins runs the Judkins Invertebrate Lab where 12 female graduate students study cephalopods and marine life under her.

Education
Judkins attended the University of Rhode Island, where she received her bachelors in Marine Affairs; shortly after, she attended the Nova Southeastern University where she completed her Masters in Science Education. Finally, in 2009, Dr. Judkins received her PhD in Biological Oceanography at USFSP, where she is currently a faculty member.

Awards and Grants
Dr. Judkins has been a member of the Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC) since 2015. In 2018, Dr. Judkins was appointed President of CIAC where she led the council in discussions regarding research and conservation of cephalopods. In addition to her position on the advisory council, Heather Judkins has also received over 10 million dollars in research grants. Judkins' research is mostly based in the Gulf of Mexico. (CITE) In 2019, Judkins received the NOAA Ocean Exploration Grant where she was awarded half a million dollars and got a once in a lifetime opportunity to search the unexplored regions in the Gulf of Mexico.