Dr. White’s research interests are centered in biogeochemistry, with a focus on examining the sources, sinks, and cycling of organic matter. More specifically, she is interested in the persistence of human-derived compounds in the marine environment and how chemical structure, physical associations, and bioavailability of specific organic compounds determine their cycling and eventual fate. Before joining the Haverford Faculty, she completed the Microbial Science Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University. In 2015, she received the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Early-Career fellowship. Dr. White received her Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.