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RESEARCH INTERESTS Potential impacts of
transport variability on the spatial distribution and persistence of
sea-scallop (Placopecten
magellanicus) populations. Development of spatial
dispersal-kernels using coupled 3D circulation and individual-based
larval behavior models. Application of network theory to the population
management paradigm. Formation mechanisms and consequences of
thin-layers in coastal ecosystems. Population-level responses to
resource limitation in deep-sea habitats.
EDUCATION • Ph.D.
in Oceanography, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ, January 2008
• B.S. w/honors in biology (zoology), Portland State University, 1997 FELLOWSHIPS • Graduate
Excellence Fellowship, 2001-2002
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE • Fishery Biologist: NOAA-Fisheries (NWFSC), 2007 - present
• Graduate Assistant: Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, 2002 - 2007 • Research Technician: Stenzel-Poore Lab, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1999 • Research Technician: Fisheries Engineering Team (Bonneville Dam), 1997 • Research Technician: Menge Lab, Oregon State University, 1996 TEACHING EXPERIENCE • Teacher:
Trillium Charter High School, Dec 2006 to present
• Instructor: Ocean Science Inquiry (MS303), Rutgers University, 2005 • Teaching Assistant: Biological Oceanography (MS462/522), Rutgers University, 2004 • Teaching Assistant: Marine Sciences (MS200), Rutgers University, 2004 • Question Writer: Shore Bowl, New Brunswick NJ, 2004 • Teaching Assistant: Marine Sciences (MS200), Rutgers University, 2003 • Question Writer: Shore Bowl, New Brunswick NJ, 2003 • Teaching Assistant: Field Course in Oceanography, Kean University, 2002 • Science Class Coordinator: Oregon Museum of Sci. & Ind. (OMSI), 1998 – 2000 • Naturalist/Educator: OMSI’s Marine Science field station, seasonally, 1988 – 1998 FIELD EXPERIENCE • R.V.
Miller Freeman, Hydroacoustic Hake Survey, 2007
• R.V. Whaler, Water column structure study, 2005 • R.V. Delaware II, Benthic Habitat Study, 2004 • R.V. Nauvoo, Water column structure study, 2004 • R.V. Atlantis, Deep-East Expedition, 2001 - D.S.V. Alvin, 2001 PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION • Spatial
and temporal environmental variability on the Northwestern Atlantic
shelf
• Incorporating environmental variability in the generation of spatial dispersal kernels • The effects of spatial and temporal environmental variability on the distribution of the sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) • The effects of demographic competitive asymmetry under low food resource fluxes PRESENTATIONS • Potential
Impacts of Transport Variability on the Spatial Distribution and
Persistence of Sea-Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Populations,
Shannon Point Marine Center, 2006
• Population Level Effects of Transport Variability Attributable to Larval Behavior and Environmental Variation, Ocean Sciences, 2006 • Two Years of Observation: The Occurrence and Possible Ecological Role of Layered Structure in the New York Bight (poster), Ocean Sciences, 2006 • Source-Sink Dynamics of Larval Transport in Sea-Scallops Under a Rotational-Harvest Management Plan, IMCS Monday Seminar, 2005 • Understanding The Landscape: Fisheries Surveys Within An Integrated Ocean Observation System In The New York Bight Apex (poster), ASLO, 2005 • Source-Sink Dynamics of Larval Transport in Sea-Scallops Under a Rotational-Harvest Management Plan, ASLO, 2005 • An IBM Analysis Of Evolution and Demography Under Conditions Of Extreme Nutritional Limitation (poster), 10th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, 2003 • Evolutionary And Demographic Response To Varying Resource Fluxes, IMCS Monday Seminar, 2003 • Introducing A New Spatially Discrete Resource Limited Individual-Based Model, Northeast Ecology & Evolution Conference, 2003 • The Megafauna of Hudson Canyon, IMCS Monday Seminar, 2002 GRADUATE COURSEWORK • Community
Dynamics
• Physical Oceanography • Chemical Oceanography • Introduction to College Teaching • Concepts in Ecology • Biological Oceanography • Estuarine Ecology • History of Earth Systems CONFERENCES • Ocean
Sciences, Honolulu HI 2006
• ASLO, Salt Lake City UT 2005 • 10th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Coos Bay OR 2003 • Northeast Ecology & Evolution Conference, New Brunswick NJ 2003 DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITES •
Secretary, Rutgers Graduate Student Association, 2004 - 2005
• Vice President, Oceanography Graduate Student Association, 2002 - 2003 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE • Reviewer
for Marine Biology, 2005
• Shore Bowl Question Writing Committee member, 2005 • Moderator: Shore Bowl, Rutgers, 2004 • Moderator: Shore Bowl, Rutgers, 2002 • Moderator: Ocean Science Bowl, Oregon State University, 1999 • Docent: Long Marine Lab, UC Santa Cruz, 1993 • Docent: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1993 • Student Conservation Association Volunteer: Aransas Wildlife Refuge, 1990 STUDENT ADVISING • Student
Mentor: RIOS (Rutgers REU program), 2005
• Student Mentor: RIOS (Rutgers REU program), 2004 • Learning Assistant: Cook/Douglass Learning Resource Ctr.(Rutgers), 2002 ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• PADI Divemaster certification
• Forklift trained (8000 lbs) |
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