Taryn Hood
![Taryn Hood Taryn is on a ship and smiling at the camera with the ocean and distant ships in the background.](/environmental-institute/images/temp-hood-taryn.jpg)
Taryn Hood was a lentic ecology field intern with the Environmental Institute of Houston’s research team. Hood is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in marine biology with a minor in diving methods and technologies at Texas A&M University at Galveston. She enjoys being outdoors working, volunteering, and playing with her dog.