Professor - Biology
Dr. Delissio received her B.S. in Biology from Tufts University. She then worked at M.I.T. where she sequenced C. elegans DNA, contributing to Nobel Prize-winning work on programmed cell death. She went on to complete her Ph.D. in Biology at Boston University where she studied tropical forest ecology in Malaysian Borneo with Richard Primack, one of the world's leading Conservation Biologists. She is currently a Professor of Biology at Salem State University. Her current research interests include climate change impacts, the history of women in science, and art/science integration. Dr. Delissio also serves as a science consultant for film through the Science & Entertainment Exchange of the National Academy of Sciences.
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About Lisa Delissio
Dr. Delissio received her B.S. in Biology from Tufts University. She then worked at M.I.T. where she sequenced C. elegans DNA, contributing to Nobel Prize-winning work on programmed cell death. She went on to complete her Ph.D. in Biology at Boston University where she studied tropical forest ecology in Malaysian Borneo with Richard Primack, one of the world's leading Conservation Biologists. She is currently a Professor of Biology at Salem State University. Her current research interests include climate change impacts, the history of women in science, and art/science integration. Dr. Delissio also serves as a science consultant for film through the Science & Entertainment Exchange of the National Academy of Sciences.
| 2000 - Present | Professor, Salem State University ‐ Biology | |
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| Present | Campus Lead, Greenlawn Cemetery ‐ F. Carroll Sargent Arboretum | |
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| 2015 - 2017 | Faculty Fellow, Salem State University ‐ STEM | |
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| 2014 | Scientist-in-Residence, Peabody Essex Museum | |
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| 1999 | Instructor, Boston University ‐ Biology | |
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| 1993 - 1998 | Teaching Fellow, Boston University ‐ Biology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2016 | Creativity and Innovation that Changes Your World |
| Katzman Cup | |
| $500 | |
| 2011 | Ecological Studies on a Small Caribbean Island in Light of Climate Change Concerns |
| Salem State University | |
| $4,000 | |
| 2009 - 2011 | The Atlantic Partnership for the Biological Sciences: A Partnership for Effective Lab- and Field-based Science |
| National Science Foundation | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $299,733 | |
| 2009 | Impact of Conservation-Related Biological Research Expeditions on Personal Growth in Undergraduates |
| Salem State University | |
| $900 | |
| 2007 | The Impact of Climate Change on a Tropical Forest |
| Salem State University | |
| $3,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2010 - Present | Member, Sigma Xi Honor Society | 2006 - Present | Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society | 2013 - 2014 | Member, STEM and Allied Health Education Research Group, SSU | 2000 - 2004 | President, New England Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology | 1998 - 2000 | Vice President & Founder, Massachusetts Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology | Member, American Public Gardens Association | Member, ArbNet | Member, Association of Education and Research Greenhouse Curators | Reviewer, Dissertation Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research | Reviewer, Journal of Ecology | Reviewer, Journal of Tropical Ecology | Member, MSPnet | Reviewer, National Science Foundation | Reviewer, Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners, American Museum of Natural History | Member, New England Botanical Society | Reviewer, Prentice Hall | Member, Science & Entertainment Exchange, National Academy of Sciences | Reviewer, W.W. Norton & Company |
| 2000 | Pd.D., Boston University ‐ Biology | |
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| 1989 | BS, Tufts University ‐ Biology | |
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