Sally Palmer
- Assistant Director
- Marine Science
Contact Information
Research
Sally Palmer is Assistant Director of Communications and Special Projects at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, Texas. She earned her master’s degree in marine science from The University of Texas at Austin. She’s a fourth-generation in the area and graduated from Flour Bluff high school. Her deep ties to the Institute started on an R/V Katy trip during high school and continue to this day as she has transitioned from a graduate student to Mission-Aransas Reserve Director to her current role. Sally served as the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve Manager for eight years. Sally currently handles communications and development for the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. She is also involved in hurricane recovery and associated project management. During her time at the university, she has been the primary grant writer, and often principal investigator, for over $31 million dollars in funding for administration, research, and construction of educational facilities.
Publications
Publications
Montagna, P.A., Brenner, J., Gibeaut, J., and S. Morehead. (2009). Coastal Zone and Estuaries. In Schmandt, J., Clarkson, J., and G.R. North (Eds.), The Impact of Global Warming on Texas, 2nd edition (pp. 1-26), Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.Morehead, S., Montagna, P., and M.C. Kennicutt. 2007. Comparing fixed-point and probabilistic sampling designs for monitoring the marine ecosystem near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 20(5):471-484.
Ritter, C., Montagna, P.A., and S. Applebaum. 2005. Short-term succession dynamics of macrobenthos in a salinity-stressed estuary. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 323(1):57-69.
Applebaum, S., Montagna, P.A., and C. Ritter. 2005. Status and Trends of Dissolved Oxygen in Corpus
Christi Bay, Texas, U.S.A. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 107(103):297-311.Selected Technical Reports
Leister, C. and S. Morehead. 2008. Coastal Training Market Analysis and Needs Assessment: Mission- Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve. Final Report to National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. University of Texas Marine Science Institute Technical Report No. TR/08-001.
Morehead, S., Beyer, T. G. and Dunton, K. 2007. Community Characterization of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve and Surrounding Areas. Final Report to NOAA Coastal Services Center, Work Order No. FC133COSE4131, University of Texas Marine Science Institute Technical Report No. TR/07-001.
U.S. Department of Commerce. 2006. Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Federal Approval of the Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve and Management Plan: The Mission-Aransas Estuary.
Applebaum, S., and P.A. Montagna. 2006. Monitoring hypoxia conditions in Corpus Christi Bay 2005. Final Report to the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, grant number 0528, University of Texas Marine Science Institute Technical Report Number TR/06-001.
University of Texas at Austin. 2003. Site Nomination and Application for Predesignation Assistance: Texas
National Estuarine Research Reserve.Kennicutt II, M.C., Wolff, G.A., Klein, A., Montagna, P., Morehead, S., Sweet, S., Denoux, G., Alsup-Gielstra, D., Sericano, J. and Wade, T. 2003. Spatial and Temporal Scales of Human Disturbance - McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Final report to National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs OPP-
99-09445.Morehead, S., C. Simanek, and P.A. Montagna. 2002. GIS Database of Hypoxia (Low Oxygen) Conditions in Corpus Christi Bay. Final Report to Coastal Coordination Council, Coastal Management Program Grant number: 01-214, UTMSI Technical Report Number 2002-001. 2 Volumes.
Awards
- Antarctica Service Medal, 2005 UT Staff Excellence Award, 2011 Mission-Aransas Coastal Champion, 2017 UT 20-Year Staff Service, 2023