Susan Richardson is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce, Florida. Her research is focused on the ecology of foraminiferans in seagrass and mangrove habitats, and the evolution of photosymbiosis in Soritacean foraminiferans. She received her B.S. in Geosciences from the University of Washington, and her Ph.D. in Biology from Yale University. She is also an Affiliated Research Assistant Professor of Biology at the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida, where she teaches Environmental Science, Oceanography, other Biology courses, and supervises student research projects.