| Present | Associate Professor, University of South Florida ‐ College of Marine Science | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Habitat and feeding ecology of coastal fish and shellfish, Ecogeochemistry, stable isotope analysis of trophic relationships and individual geographic histories, Biomass pathways in coastal ecosystems, Otolith microchemistry, Fisheries oceanography, Community ecology, Freshwater management, Watershed landuse effects on coastal ecosystems, Habitat connectivity, and Marine resource assessment
Grants
| 2019 - 2022 | Annual fish-egg surveys on the West Florida Shelf along with a targeted study of fish spawning during 2020 |
| Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program (Florida Institute of Oceanography) | |
| Role: PI | |
| $750,000 | |
| 2009 - 2019 | Support for the Marine Resource Assessment Program at the University of South Florida, College of Marine Science |
| NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | |
| Role: PI | |
| $2,700,000 | |
| 2017 - 2018 | Pilot study of causes of variation in reef-fish recruitment on the West Florida Shelf |
| Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program (Florida Institute of Oceanography) | |
| Role: PI | |
| $887,000 | |
| 2015 - 2017 | DNA barcoding to survey planktonic fish eggs along two transects that cross the Gulf of Mexico |
| Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program (Florida Institute of Oceanography) | |
| Role: PI | |
| $129,000 | |
| 2015 - 2017 | Elemental oil-markers in Gulf of Mexico fishes and to track fish site fidelity and movement using stable isotopes |
| C-IMAGE II | |
| Role: PI | |
| $311,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2017 - Present | Coordinator, Alumni Coordinator, USF | 2011 - Present | Member, Honors and Awards Committee, Recruitment Committee, Ship Safety & Training Committee, USF | 2009 - 2020 | Chair, Ad-Hoc Marine Resource Assessment Committee, USF | 2016 - 2017 | Member, Integrated Marine Science Exam Committee, USF |
Courses
- Fish Population Dynamics
- Fish Biology
- Biological Oceanography
| 1996 | Ph.D., University of South Florida | |
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| 1987 | M.S., University of South Florida | |
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| 1983 | B.S., Tulane University | |
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Links
Contact Information
Phone: (727) 553-3983
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