Lei Lani Stelle

Lei Lani Stelle is a professor of biology and chair of the Department of Biology at the University of Redlands.
Education.
Stelle earned a B.A. in marine biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also earned an M.Sc. in zoology from the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D. in organismic biology, ecology, and evolution from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Career.
From 2001-2002, Stelle was a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, and from 2002-08 an assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. She joined the University of Redlands as a professor of biology in 2008.
Stelle has taught courses in introductory biology, comparative animal physiology, marine ecology, marine mammal biology, and research. She has also led travel courses focused on marine conservation to Mexico, the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and Ecuador/Galápagos Islands.
Research.
Stelle's research projects focus on the impact of humans on marine mammals in Southern California. Her studies include the distribution of blue whales, boat disturbance of sea lions, and behavior of dolphins. She is co-developer of an app called Whale mAPP that allows users to track sightings of marine mammals using GIS.