Rhea is from Vancouver, BC and she is a true West Coaster. She loves the ocean, mountains, forest, and is willing to brave any weather to be in nature. Rhea is calm, playful and observant. She’s always the first one to point out something interesting in the distance, like a seal in the water, or to notice when something is out of place at home.
Rhea’s love of the ocean has been a driving force throughout her life and has led her to her current position as a PhD Candidate at UBC where she studies circulatory adjustments to diving in marine mammals. Rhea’s work combines her love of animals, the ocean, and understanding how things work.
In her spare time, she can be found watching trashy tv, beating Anderson at board games, and practicing her photography skills. On occasion, she has been known to be sarcastic.
Lil’ Rhea 
Rhea’s first time in the Vancouver Aquarium’s fish house 
Rock on! 
Ice cream in Oregon 
High school graduation with Rhea’s Dad, Mom, Grandpa Clarkson, Grandma Clarkson, and brother Nyls 
Crème glacée à Jonquière 
Kayaking lesson in Deep Cove 
Snowshoeing with Piper 
SeaWheeze #1 – Rhea’s first half marathon 
First major scientific conference presentation, Halifax 2017 
Shaking hands with a Steller sea lion at the Open Water Research Station 
Just before sunset at Galiano Island
