Amani Webber-Schultz graduated from Rutgers University in May 2020 with a B.Sc. in Marine Science.

During her undergraduate studies, she was a student researcher in Brooke Flammang’s Fluid Locomotion Lab at the New Jersey Institute of Technology where she created 3D models for morphological studies of remoras. She was also a student researcher in Elisabeth Sikes’ Paleoceanography Lab at Rutgers where she worked with foraminiphera.

She co-founded Minorities in Shark Sciences in June 2020, a group with the goal of assisting in diversifying shark science and helping women of color pursue a career in shark science. She is currently working at Field School (www.getintothefield.com) in Miami where she participates in shark and ray research and assisting with teaching field courses.