Professor of Biology Providence College
College profile: https://biology.providence.edu/faculty-members/james-waters/
Dr. Waters is originally from New York City and started as a professor at Providence College in 2014. Previously, she earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics at the University of Chicago, a Ph.D. in biology at Arizona State University, and conducted postdoctoral research at Princeton University and the Field Museum of Chicago. She counts Dr. Jake Socha and Dr. Michael LaBarbera (from UChicago), and Dr. Jon Harrison and Dr. Jen Fewell (from ASU) among their most influential mentors in science. In addition to loving ants, Dr. Waters identifies as a Jewish and transgender non-binary scientist, and enjoys activism and organizing for peace, photography, woodworking, playing music, and spending time with family. If interested, you can download her academic CV by clicking here.