Joan Murrell Owens Born (1933-06-30)June 30, 1933 Miami, Florida, U.S. Died May 25, 2011(2011-05-25) (aged 77) Washington, D.C. Citizenship United States Alma mater Fisk University University of Michigan George Washington University Known for Marine Biology Corals Scientific career Fields Biology Institutions Howard University Thesis Microstructural changes in the Scleractinian families Micrabaciidae and Fungiidae and their taxonomic and ecologic implications Doctoral advisor Anthony George (A. G.) Coates[1]