She has worked in the U.S. and abroad with experience, in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors, including most aspects of education programming and outreach, and recently as Pi, completed an NSF Funded grant on the Blue Economy.
Before her tenure as an Assistant Dean of Science at St. Petersburg College, Ms Moulton worked for Hillsborough Community College where she was part of a team of four scientists who facilitated an aquaculture experiment aboard the Space Shuttle Mission STS 95, with Astronaut John Glenn. Post HCC Erica found herself a part of the NSF Funded MATE (marine advanced technology education) Center for the next 10 years of her career, teaching community college faculty how to integrate marine technology into their existing curriculum.
SCUBA diving since the age of 13. She is a Master diver, an AAUS Certified Scientific Diver, and has certifications in Nitrox and Rescue diving. Erica has been actively involved in the Marine Technology Society, serving as Chair of two committees. She has hosted and coordinated the MTS Ocean Explorers program. She currently conducts ROV education and training with her small business, PVC ROV, and has partnered with ORCA, NySci, NAUI Green Diver, Vulcan, AUVSI Foundation, SeaGlide and OpenROV. She has presented her ROV outreach at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History and at the Explorer’s Club in NYC.
Always up for an adventure and passionate about science, with two recent expeditions to Antarctica and three to the Arctic. She earned her B.S. from the University of West Florida, and was inducted into Beta Beta Beta, as an undergrad. Erica also spent a semester on board the LIU Southampton vessel Spirit of Massachusetts, traveling from Maine to Haiti. She earned her Master’s degree in Conservation Education from Prescott College while living with the Arawak Amerindians in Guyana, South America.