On the Volleyball Court and in Marine Science, Paalman Wants to Play Her Part

Number 20 on the Duke volleyball team, Tiffany Paalman is one of three graduate students who will be on the court this year. She’ll also be in the water studying marine biology. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Paalman earned her bachelor’s degree in animal biology with a minor in environmental science.  “I want to be a professor. I love to teach, and I want to continue in academia because I also love the research side of things,” she says. Paalman began settling in at Duke earlier than most. She moved to Durham in July and spent the month…