[1] Following this, she enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her PhD and at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis for her post-doctoral research.
[2] In 1996, Micheli obtained a grant from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries to settle a long-standing dispute between rival oyster and clam fishers.
[4] In 2002, Micheli initiated and co-organized an American Association for the Advancement of Science symposium to discuss socioeconomic and ecological strategies to manage fisheries sustainably and preserve marine resources.
[5] In 2004, Micheli was selected as a Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow "to help them communicate scientific information effectively to non-scientific audiences, especially policy makers, the media, business leaders and the public.
[10] In June, Micheli co-authored a paper that called on marine scientists to incorporate social responsibility into sustainable seafood metrics.