Dr. Bull channels years of expertise into her work with the University of California Santa Barbara
OXNARD, CA, August 31, 2021, Ann Scarborough Bull, PhD, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Inspired by her father, a commercial tuna fisherman, Dr. Bull earned a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and biology from the University of California San Diego before going on to earn a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from Louisiana State University, receiving her doctorate degree in 1979. Upon graduating, she furthered her expertise by earning a postdoctoral degree at Johns Hopkins University, during which time she focused her work on the health of fish populations and their responses to anthropogenic degradation of their environments.
Over the years, Dr. Bull gained valuable expertise as a marine biologist studying in the Gulf of Mexico and as chief of environmental sciences for the Pacific Region of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, where she served between 1988 and 2016. Throughout her career, she oversaw a $25-plus million-dollar studies program on the OCS of California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. Drawing upon her considerable expertise, she excels today as a project scientist and marine biologist with the University of California Santa Barbara, where she conducts research into the anthropomorphic effects on fish habitats and offshore oil and gas platforms around the world.
Outside of her work, Dr. Bull sits on the board of directors for the Southern California Academy of Science. In light of her outstanding breadth of work, she has contributed to such publications as “Worldwide Oil and Gas Platform Decommissioning: A Review of Practices and Reefing Options,” which was featured in the Journal of Ocean and Coastal Management in 2018, and “Artificial Reefs and Fishery Conservation Tools: Contrasting the Roles of Offshore Structures between the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern California Bight,” which was featured at the Fourth International Fisheries Congress in 2008.
Although her career has been filled with highlights, Dr. Bull is especially proud of being a woman in a male-dominated industry, as well as being one of the first women in the Gulf of Mexico to be on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research crew. She also considers her work at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to be among her career achievements. Looking ahead, Dr. Bull aims to experience the continued growth and success of her career.
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