About
Kaila Frazer is an applied quantitative ecologist pursuing her PhD in the Quantitative Marine Ecology Lab at the University of New Hampshire. Kaila uses data from both laboratory and field experiments to quantify species responses to shifts in temperature occurring from daily to decadal timescales. Her work builds on traditional statistical modeling techniques (e.g. Species Distribution Modeling) to account for previously overlooked sources of variability in species presence and mortality. In her PhD, Kaila uses marine invertebrates as case studies for novel modeling techniques.
Kaila holds a BA in Environmental Science & Policy from Smith College. Previously, she worked on forecasts of extreme temperature event impacts on highly mobile marine species. She has also published on neotropical palm physiology and contributed to applied quantitative projects in high-severity burn zones.
During her PhD, Kaila has been awarded a Smithsonian Graduate Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She is a recipient of the William R Spaulding Endowment Award and a School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Graduate Student Fellowship. Kaila is co-chair of the Ecological Forecasting Initiative (EFI) early career working group and a member of both EFI’s marine working group and EFI’s actionable science working group.
Joined
October 2026
