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A Teenager Who Makes Sharks Her Business

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Alexandra DiGiacomo and a fellow diver holding a stuffed whale shark in Fiji. Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo and a fellow diver holding a stuffed whale shark in Fiji. Alexandra DiGiacomo

last year teaching shark conservation to campers at Quogue WIldlife Refuge Alexandra DiGiacomo

last year teaching shark conservation to campers at Quogue WIldlife Refuge Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo's GoPro pictures during her dive in Fiji. Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo's GoPro pictures during her dive in Fiji. Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo's GoPro pictures during her dive in Fiji. Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo's GoPro pictures during her dive in Fiji. Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo at the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Center Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo at the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Center Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo at the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Center Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo at the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Center Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo at the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Center Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo at the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Center Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo teaching shark conservation to campers at the Quogue WIldlife Refuge last year. Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo teaching shark conservation to campers at the Quogue WIldlife Refuge last year. Alexandra DiGiacomo

Alexandra DiGiacomo in the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Lab.

Alexandra DiGiacomo in the Stony Brook Southampton Marine Science Lab.

Alexandra DiGiacomo in the water. COURTESY ALEXANDRA DIGIACOMO

Alexandra DiGiacomo in the water. COURTESY ALEXANDRA DIGIACOMO

authorIrene Thomas on Jul 27, 2015
Trading in her lab coat for jeans and rainbow-colored running sneakers, Alexandra DiGiacomo seems like an average 17-year-old girl.However, thanks to that lab coat, she has traveled far beyond the... more

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