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Claim your profileDanna Staaf is an author, artist, and marine biologist. She earned her PhD from Stanford University while studying baby squid at Hopkins Marine Station. Her writing has appeared in Science, Atlas Obscura, and Nautilus. Her first book, Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods (now retitled Monarchs of the Sea), was named one of the best science books of the year by NPR's Science Friday. Her first book for young readers, The Lady and the Octopus, was on Booklist's Top Ten History Books for Youth and the School Library Journal's Best Books of 2022. She lives in San Jose, California, with her husband, children, cat, and innumerable plush octopuses.
Doctor Of Philosophy, Marine Biology, Oceanography at Stanford UniversityGraduated: 2010
Bachelors, Marine Biology, Oceanography at Uc Santa BarbaraGraduated: 2004