Associate Professor
Adjunct Faculty, Marine Resource Management Program, COAS
Adjunct Faculty, Ecology Program, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Year Hired: 2001
Organizations and Affiliations:
Fellow, Aldo Leopold Environmental Leadership Program
Member, IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group
Science and Technical Advisory Committee Member, Oregon Policy Advisory Council for management of state ocean resources (OPAC)
Science Advisory Board Member, Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS)
Board of Directors, Pacific Marine Conservation Council
Science Advisory Board Member, Oregon Coastal Ocean Observing System (ORCOOS)
Science Advisory Board Member, Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies (CIMRS)
Specialty: Population ecology, marine fisheries ecology, conservation biology, life history evolution
Research Interests: I devote most of my research to some of the oldest and slowest-growing animals in the sea: sea turtles, sharks, sturgeon, and west coast rockfish (scientifically know as Sebastes, which means "magnificent:). these marine animals share three traits: long lifespans, late age at maturity, and endangerment due to overharvest by humans. I primarily use computer models and simulations to help us understand how these animals respond to human impacts and to guide research and management policy towards their recovery. I am particularly interested in how these animals will respond to climate change and increasing human populations on our coastlines. I do some of my research with my husband, who is also a professor and fish biologist, and with our six year-old son. We teach a conservation biology course in Eastern Europe and study sex-changing fishes in the Caribbean.
104 Nash Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Courses Taught:
FW320 Introduction to Population Dynamics
FW420/520 Ecology and Management of Marine Fishes
FW454/554 Fishery Biology
FW441-3 Group Problem Solving - Marine Team
FW407/507 Marine Team seminar series
FW599 Quantitative Conservation Biology
Degrees:
BSc - 1991 - Zoology, University of Washington
MSc - 1993 - Zoology, North Carolina State University
Ph.d. - 1998 - Zoology, Duke University
Personal Interests: Looking at fish, traveling to interesting places, my family, singing.
