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Linda Jane Walters Professor of Biology, and Office Phone: (407)823-2148 Director, Fellers House Field Station Home Phone: Department of Biology FAX Number: (407)823-5769 University of Central Florida email: linda.walters@ucf.edu 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Orlando, FL 32816 USA

Education Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., December

1991. Dissertation: Settlement and Post-Settlement Success of Marine Invertebrates on Topographically Complex Hard Substrata. Advisor: Dr. David Wethey.

M.S. in Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., May 1986. Thesis: The Effects of Surface Topography and Growth Form on Overgrowth Interactions in Epibenthic Communities. Advisor: Dr. David Wethey.

B.S. in Biology with High Honors, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, May 1983. Honors Thesis: Factors Affecting the Epifaunal Communities on Fucoids in North Wales and New England. Advisors: Dr. Eric Sideman and Dr. Raymond Seed.

Easton Area High School, Easton, PA., June 1979. Larval Ecology, Friday Harbor Laboratory, University of Washington, Spring 1987. Functional Morphology and Evolution, Friday Harbor Laboratory, University of Washington,

Spring 1986. Marine Biology, Zoology and Welsh, Junior Year Abroad, University College of North

Wales, Bangor, Wales, 1981-1982. Marine Ecology, Elmira College, San Salvador Island, Bahamas, Spring 1981.

Professional Positions Professor of Biology, University of Central Florida, August 2009 – present. Interim Director of UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty. December 2011 – present. Associate Professor of Biology, University of Central Florida. August 2003 – July 2009. Visiting Researcher, University of Queensland, Australia, Moreton Bay Marine Laboratory,

February – March 2007. Visiting Researcher, University of Wollongong, Australia, Institute for Conservation Biology,

November 2006 – January 2007. Visiting Researcher, University of the Virgin Islands NSF/EPSCoR Program, June – October

2006, July 2007, May – June 2008, July – September 2009, June 2010. Director, Fellers House Field Station (UCF Field Research Facility in Canaveral National

Seashore), January 1997 – present. Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Central Florida, January 1997 – July 2003. Postdoctoral Fellow, Groupe Interuniversitaire de Recherches Oceanographiques du Quebec

(GIROQ), Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, with Dr. Edwin Bourget, July 1995 -

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December 1996. Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher, Florida State University, with Dr. Don Levitan, August

- September 1996. Indo-American/Fulbright Fellow, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin,

India, with Dr. N. R. Menon, November 1994 - June 1995. Postdoctoral Fellow, Office of Naval Research, Kewalo Marine Laboratory and Department

of Botany, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, with Dr. Michael Hadfield and Dr. Celia Smith, January 1992 - October 1994.

Honors

UCF Pegasus Professor Award, highest faculty honor awarded by UCF for excellence in

teaching, research and service, 2012 ($5000 award). Invited Member, Southeastern USA Invasive Species Task Force, 2012 – present. UCF Award for Excellence in Professional Service, 2011-2012 ($2000 award). UCF Keeper of the Creed Award – Excellence in Service, presented by UCF Staff

Association, 2012. Highlighted in movies made by The Coastal Conservation Association and Halifax Oyster

Festival, 2011-2012. William A. Niering Award for Outstanding Educator, Coastal and Estuarine Research

Federation. 2011. “Dr. Linda Walters Day” proclaimed on 6 November, 2011 by Volusia County for protection

of the county’s coastal resources and environmental education. Florida Campus Compact Service-Learning Faculty Award Winner, State University Sector.

2010-2011. Research Incentive Program Award (RIA), University of Central Florida, 2002-2003 and 2009-

2010 ($5000 permanent salary increase per award). Teaching Incentive Program Award (TIP), University of Central Florida, 2001-2002 and 2008-

2009 ($5000 permanent salary increase per award). Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award (SOTL), University of Central Florida, 2010-

2011 ($5000 permanent salary increase per award). Awardee of Conference’s carbon footprint offset funds for use for shoreline and oyster reef

restoration by the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, 2011. Faculty Teaching Fellow in Engaging STEM. UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and

Learning, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. For this position I ran one semester-long Course Innovation Project each year, sat on the FCTL Advisory Board, and gave presentations to groups of faculty, including at UCF’s Summer and Winter Faculty Conferences.

Save Turtle Mound National Historic Site Living Shoreline Stabilization Project: one of a dozen projects selected nationally for recognition by Field & Stream Magazine/Toyota’s 2011 Hero for a Day Conservation Program. 2011. For video of project, please go to: http://www.fieldandstream.com/hero-for-a-day/turtle-mound/video

UCF Nominee, CASE Professor of the Year national competition, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.

Editorial Board, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2008-2011. Nominee, Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year. 2009-2010. Distinguished Researcher, Saba Sea and Learn, Island of Saba, Netherland Antilles, 2009.

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Awardee, Women Making History Celebration, University of Central Florida Faculty Women of Prominence Project, 2008.

Elected Program Officer, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2006-2009. Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, University of

Central Florida, 1999-2000 ($2000 award). Symposium Organizer, NSF-funded Symposium entitled, “Marine Ecosystem Engineers in a

changing World: Establishing Links across Systems”. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2010.

Research features related to algal research in the Florida Keys, 2001-present include: Orlando NBC news, Tampa NBC news, Tampa FOX news, National CNN news, guest on Linda Chapin's UCF Metro TV Show on Orlando PBS, www.nationalgeographic.com, Orlando NPR radio, UCF Visions publication, Orlando Science Center (3 presentations), The Florida Aquarium, The Education Channel (Tampa Bay), The Miami Herald, American Scientist.

Research features associated with oyster and invasive species research in the Indian River Lagoon, 2001-present include: Orlando Sentinel X 7 (including 3 front page stories and one editorial), The Nature Conservancy International Magazine, The Nature Conservancy’s Shellfish Reefs at Risk International Report, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History special session on success stories in ocean conservation, Orlando NPR radio, St. Petersburg Times, Indian River Lagoon Update (quarterly newsletter) X 5, Central Florida Future X 3, WNSC Knightly News weekly television newscast by UCF students, WMEL radio (Melbourne, FL), Full Sail student movie production, Hometown News, New Smyrna Observer, City of Cocoa News and Views, Daytona Beach News-Journal X 4 (including two front page stories), Eau Gallie Press, Port Canaveral Magazine, First Science Café for Families at the Orlando Science Center, ScienceDaily.com, Winter Park Monthly Observer, UCF Alumni Magazine, Florida Today Newspaper X 8 (including two Sunday edition front page stories).

Frontiers article on e-commerce dispersal of invasive species featured in “Pathways to Scientific Teaching” edited by D. Ebert-May and J. Hodder, Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers. 2008.

Funded to participate in the National Caulerpa taxifolia Task Force. Invited participant at the Introduced Seaweeds Working Group Workshops (2006, 2008). Requested by the FBI to help solve crime at sea. Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1999-2004 (student initiated award). Sigma Xi Outstanding Graduate Career Award for the Natural Sciences, University of South

Carolina, 1991-1992 ($500 award). Association for Women in Science Award, 1989 ($500 award). Sigma Xi, 1986, 1994; President of UCF Chapter: 1999-2005, 2011 – present. Dean's List and High Honors in Biology, Bates College.

All Awards at UCF (Total Awards: 128; Total Funding: $9,806,625)

Research Awards at UCF (Total Awards: 75; Total Funding: $6,670,387) EPA/The Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, “Turtle Mound: Phase II”, 2012-2014

($78,373). National Park Service, “Assess Oyster Reef Restoration and Develop Public Outreach Materials

for Long-Term Protection”, 2012 – 2014 ($28,200).

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Florida Sea Grant (PI: D. Delorme), “Piloting a Community-Based Social marketing program to Protect Marine Ecosystems from Boating Impacts”, 2012-2014 ($200,000).

National Park Service (PI: M. Schwadron), “Assess, Protect and Stabilize Eroding Archeological Sites through Soft Stabilization Techniques in CANA”, 2011 – 2013 ($77,392).

EPA/The Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, “IRL NEP Oyster Reef Restoration with Brevard Zoo”, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 ($10,744 + 17,468).

NOAA (PI: S. Hagen, I am a 10% contributor), “Integrated Modeling for the Assessment of Ecological Impacts of Sea Level Rise”. 2010-2015 ($2,929,527).

NOAA/SARP, “Oyster Reef Restoration with Brevard Zoo”. 2010 – 2012 ($40,000). National Park Service (co-PI: S. Jachec),”Create Climate Change Model to Understand Larval

Dynamics of Imperiled Oysters”, 2010-2012 ($130,000). The Nature Conservancy, “Mosquito Lagoon Oyster Reef Restoration” 2010-2011. $21,982 +

$24,000. EPA/The Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, “Protect Turtle Mound Archeological

Site from Erosion and Climate Change Using Science Based Living Shoreline Techniques”. 2010 – 2012 ($47,347).

The Nature Conservancy Global Marine Initiative/NOAA Restoration Center Community-Based Restoration Program (PI: A. Birch), “Restoring Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida: Evolution of a Successful Model”. 2010-2012 ($75,000).

National Science Foundation (co-PI: S. Berke), “Marine Ecosystem Engineers in a Changing World: Establishing Links Across Systems - A Symposium of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology”, 2009-2010 ($15,204).

NOAA/ARRA (PI: R. Brockmeyer, co-PI graduate student M. Donnelly), “Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Dike Removal Evaluation”, 2009 – 2011 ($25,998).

Volusia County, “Oyster Reef Recovery and Remediation”, 2010 – 2011 ($5000). EPA/The Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (PI: E. Hoffman), “Exotic Species in

the Indian River Lagoon: Inventories, Origins and Public Engagement”. 2008-2009 ($53,369) + 2009-2010 ($15,956) + 2010-2011 ($31,911) + 2011-2012 ($18,568).

NSF/University of the Virgin Islands EPSCoR Program (PI: T. Turner, co-PI: E. Hoffman) “Recruitment and Dispersal of the Long-Spined Urchin Diadema antillarium”. 2009-2010 ($25,000).

National Park Service (co-PI J. Weishampel), “Mapping Canaveral National Seashore's Oyster Reefs: The Impacts of Recreational Boating Versus Restoration on this Essential Habitat. 2009-2010 ($24,700).

US Department of Agriculture (PI: E. Hoffman, co-PI: K. Schneider), “Strangers in a Strange Land: Biological and Economic Impact of Two Invasive Mussels Along the Southeastern Coast of the United States in an Oyster Agro-Ecosystem”. 2008 – 2011 ($371,000) + $7040 in matching funds from UCF Undergraduate Research Initiative.

Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, “Oyster Restoration in Florida”. 2008 – 2009 ($8500). UCF Boardman Foundation (Co-PI: graduate student M. Donnelly), “An Experiment to Assess

the Effectiveness of Using Oyster Reefs and Saltmarsh Vegetation to Protect Shorelines in the Indian River Lagoon” 2008 – 2009 ($5000).

U.S. Geological Survey - State Partnership Program (co-PIs: I. Kuffner, V. Paul, T. Turner), "Coral-Algal-Herbivore Interactions in Protected Versus Unprotected Reef Ecosystems”. 2007-2011 ($537,284) + $2650 in matching funds from UCF Undergraduate Research Initiative.

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EPA/The Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (co-PIs: P. Sacks, A. Birch), “A Demonstration Experiment to Assess the Effectiveness of Creating Oyster Reef Habitat to Protect Shorelines in the Indian River Lagoon”. 2008-2009 ($45,402).

The Nature Conservancy Global Marine Initiative/NOAA Restoration Center Community-Based Restoration Program (co-PI: A. Birch), “Building on What Works: Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Florida in Areas with Intense Boating Activity. 2007-2009 ($69,900) plus $10,900 from the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and $10,000 from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund. Restoration of Oyster Reefs in Florida. 2007-2008 ($10,000).

St. Johns River Water Management District (co-PI graduate student K. Grablow), “The Recovery Rate of Seagrasses from Boat Propeller Scars in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. 2006-2007 ($9954).

EPA/The Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (PI: E. Hoffman, co-PI: K. Schneider), “Thermal Tolerances and Competitive Interactions of the Invasive Species, Mytella charruana”, 2007- 2008 ($73,441). UCF Office of Research and Commercialization provided an additional $1500 through their Undergraduate Research Initiative for Nancy Gillis to participate in this research project.

NOAA/National Sea Grant Ballast Water Initiative (PI: D. Reinhart, co-PI: A. Randall), “Ferrate Treatment Systems: Full-Scale Controlled Test”. 2006-2008 ($119,906).

NSF/University of the Virgin Islands EPSCoR Program (co-PI: T. Turner) Coral Restoration on Reefs Dominated by Macroalgae: Is the Long-Spined Sea Urchin Diadema antillarium the Key to Success? 2006-2007 ($28,180).

The Nature Conservancy (PI: E. Hoffman) Invasive Species in the Indian River Lagoon: Continuing to Understand the Role of Mytella charruana in this Ecosystem. 2007 ($34,400).

EPA/The Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (co-PIs: E. Hoffman, C. Calestani), Mytella charruana: A New Invasive Bivalve in the Indian River Lagoon System”, 2006-2007 ($37,400). UCF Office of Research and Commercialization provided an additional $2560 through their Undergraduate Research Initiative for Jason Ledgard to participate in this research project.

St. Johns River Water Management District (co-PIs: P. Sacks, J. Weishampel) Northern Coastal Basins 2006 Oyster Mapping. 2006-2007 ($37,650).

Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund. Restoration of Oyster Reefs in Florida. 2006-2007 ($10,000).

California State University Fullerton Invasive Seaweeds RFP. Killer Algae: Differentiating Native from Invasive Populations of Caulerpa taxifolia. 2006. ($4784).

The Nature Conservancy (co-PI: E. Hoffman), “Tracking Mytella charruana: A New Invasive Bivalve in the Indian River Lagoon System”, 2006 ($25,000).

The Nature Conservancy Global Marine Initiative/NOAA Restoration Center (co-PI: A. Birch), “Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Florida: Implementation of Successful Techniques in Areas with Intense Boating Activity”, 2005-2007 ($120,251 + $3000 match from the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program).

Palmetto Bluff Conservancy/South Carolina Sea Grant (PI: L. Coen, co-PI: P. Sacks), “Evaluating the Potential Impacts of Elevated Boat Traffic and Related Anthropogenic Affects with Regard to Shoreline Changes and Intertidal Oyster Habitat Status and Trends” 2005-2006 ($45,736).

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Volusia County Mosquito Control District, “Biodiversity Changes in Mosquito Impoundment Restoration Locations”, 2005-2006 ($14,700) + 2006-2007 ($20,000) + 2007-2008 ($20,000) + 2008-2009 ($20,000) + 2009-2010 ($10,000).

U.S. Geological Survey - State Partnership Program (co-PI: I. Kuffner), "Cause and Effect Processes Hindering Coral Reef Recovery in the Florida Keys: Effects of Macroalgae and Cyanobacteria on the Recruitment and Survival of Reef Corals", 2004-2006 ($173,397).

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation/Pinellas County Environmental Fund (co-PIs: J. Olsen, K. Beach, N. Holland, C. Jacoby) "Killer Algae: Reducing the Risk of a Tampa Bay Invasion of Caulerpa taxifolia – Mediterranean Strain through Research, Outreach and Education", 2004-2005 ($99,014).

NOAA/National Sea Grant Ballast Water Initiative (PI: D. Reinhart, co-PI: A. Randall) Laboratory-Scale Investigation of Ballast Water Treatment using Ferrate. 2004-2006 ($144,349 + $10,000 UCF I-4 Corridor Technology Matching Award).

NOAA/National Estuary Program (PI: J. Weishampel). Assessing and modeling mangrove forest dynamics along a temperate-subtropical ecotone in Eastern Florida. 2004 – 2006 ($57,144).

National Sea Grant Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program (co-PI: J. Olsen), "Killer Algae: Preventing Florida from Becoming the Next Invasion Location of Caulerpa taxifolia - Mediterranean Strain", 2003-2005 ($94,687).

Tampa Bay Estuary Program Mini-Grant (PI: K. Beach), "Killer Algae: Reducing the Risk of a Florida Introduction through Education", 2003-2005 ($7137).

Florida Department of Agriculture, "Caulerpa taxifolia – Mediterranean Strain: Research, Education and Outreach to Prevent a Florida Invasion", 2003-2005 ($24,000).

Florida Sea Grant (co-PIs: L. Coen, R. Grizzle), "Impact of Boat Wakes on the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica in the Southeastern United States: Maximizing Sustainability and Restoration", 2002-2004 ($209,325).

N.O.A.A. National Undersea Research Center Grant for research using the Aquarius Underwater Habitat (PI: K. Beach), "Understanding the Physiology and Ecological Impact of the Brown Alga Dictyota on Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys", 2001-2002 ($138,501).

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 5-Star Restoration Partnership Award (co-PI graduate student L. Wall), "Complimenting Restoration with Education: Using Community Support to

Improve Intertidal Reefs of the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica in Mosquito Lagoon, FL", 2003-2004 ($24,205).

Florida Institute of Oceanography Shiptime Proposals, "Understanding the Ecology and Importance of Drift Algae and Vegetative Fragmentation in the Bahamas, Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas", 2001-2007 (8 awards, $70,900 in cruise time).

National Park Service Grant (co-PI: R. Grizzle), "Assess the Magnitude and Potential Causes of the Decline of the Ecologically and Commercially Important Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in Canaveral National Seashore, 2000-2002 ($83,958).

Florida Institute of Oceanography Shiptime Proposal, "Understanding the Recent Bloom of the Brown Alga Dictyota Along the FL Keys Reef Tract", 2000-2001 ($8000 in cruise time). Florida Sea Grant, "Impact of the Brown Alga Dictyota on Reef Organisms", 2000-2001

($9909). Hurricane Rapid Research Initiative (HURRI) Grant, "The Impact of Hurricanes on Reef

Organisms in the Florida Keys", 1999-2001 ($3502). Florida Institute of Oceanography Shiptime Proposal, "Understanding the Recent Bloom of the

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Brown Alga Dictyota Along the FL Keys Reef Tract", 1999-2000 ($6000 in cruise time). N.O.A.A. National Undersea Research Center Grant (co-PI: K. Beach), "Biology,

Physiological Ecology and Community Impact of the Epiphytic Macroalga Dictyota Over a Depth Gradient in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary", 1999 - 2001 ($47,532).

Florida Center for Environmental Studies, "Water Resources Management Plan for Canaveral National Seashore", 1999 - 2001 ($27,450).

Florida Institute of Oceanography Shiptime Proposal, "Direct Observations of Behavior of Larvae of the Queen Conch Strombus gigas in Response to Settlement Cues in Seagrass Habitats in the Florida Keys", 1998-1999 ($12,000 in cruise time).

University of Central Florida In-House Research Grant, "Settlement and Survival of Sessile Marine Invertebrates in Mosquito Lagoon, Canaveral National Seashore", 1997-1998 ($7500).

Pre-UCF Research Awards

Council for the International Exchange of Scholars/Fulbright Foundation Indo-American

Fellowship, "A Search for Non-Toxic Natural Products that Resist Biological Fouling in Indian Waters", 1994-1995 ($30,000).

N.O.A.A. National Underwater Aquarius Research Center Grant (PI: C. Smith), "The Ecological Significance of Vegetative Fragmentation by Halimeda discoidea: Mechanisms along a Depth Gradient", 1993-1994 ($119,500).

N.A.T.O./N.S.F. Postdoctoral Fellowship (offered), "Adult Fitness Strategies in Clonal Marine Invertebrates", University College of North Wales, Bangor, 1991-1992 ($37,400).

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, "Settlement and Post-Settlement Success of Sessile Marine Invertebrates on Topographically Complex Hard Substrata", 1990-1991 ($12,000).

Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research, 1986, 1990. Sigma Xi Travel Grant, University of South Carolina Chapter, 1990. Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research, 1986, 1990. Seaspace Scholarship, Houston Underwater Club, 1989. International Women's Fishing Association Scholarship Trust, 1986, 1988.

Service, Teaching, and SOTL Awards at UCF (Total Awards: 53; Total Funding: $3,136,238)

American Association of University Women: “Elect – Her” for UCF to get more undergraduate

women involved in UCF student government. (PI: M.C. Santana, co-PI: S. Malaret), 2012-2013 ($5000).

Florida Institute of Oceanography, “Research Cruise Experience for UCF Students”, 2012- 2013 ($5520).

Coastal Conservation Association, “Funds for Oyster Restoration and Shoreline Stabilization”, 2011 – 2013 ($23,119).

Disney Friends for a Change, (PI: A. Birch), “Fostering Community Stewardship for Imperiled Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida”, 2010 – 2012 ($100,000).

Florida Sea Grant Elise B. Newell Seminar Series. Award to bring Dr. Sarah Cohen, University of California San Francisco, to UCF in February 2010 ($450).

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Mini-grant for Engaging STEM in Service-Learning. Florida Campus Compact Award to M. Bowdon (UCF); Dr. Bowdon subcontracted to my lab, 2009-2010 ($1300).

UCF Quality Enhancement Development Plan Award (PI: P. Thomas, co-PI: M. Yeargain) Retention of information fluency in biological sciences. 2009-2010 ($1000).

LIFE at UCF, “Protecting Mangroves by Writing Scientifically Accurate Books for Pre- Schoolers”, 2008-2009 ($500). US Fish and Wildlife Service (co-PI: S. Zaleski), “Reducing Aquarium Dumping by Pre-K

through 5th Grades: Materials Designed by Educators for Educators”. 2007-2012 ($77,224). NSF Informal Science Education (PIs: C. Hughes, E. Smith, I am a 5% contributor to this award),

“Water’s Journey through the Everglades”, to develop interactive science exhibits at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science, 2007-2012 ($3,130,001).

CASTL (Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and learning) at UCF (co-PIs: L. Nadelson, J. Waterman), “Including Research in Upper Division Science Courses at Large Universities: Does it Maximize Student Learning and, if so, What Formats are Most Effective? 2007-2008 ($2500).

LIFE at UCF, “New Research Vessel for Fellers House Field Station”, 2007-2008 ($1000). Florida Sea Grant Florida Sea Grant Elise B. Newell Seminar Series 2007-2008 Award to bring

Dr. Brian Helmuth, University of South Carolina, to UCF in January 2008 ($400). UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop Award, “Integrating Global Climate

Change into Freshmen Biology”, 2007 ($1000). US Fish and Wildlife Service (PI: S. Zaleski), “Outreach on Preventing the Introduction or

Spread of Non-Native Species of the Genus Caulerpa to Independent Retailers, Hobby Groups, and Custom Agents in Southern California and Florida”, 2005-2010 (Phase 1: $19,863; Phase 2: $49,995).

UCF Quality Enhancement Development Plan Award (co-PIs: P. Thomas and R. Shetlar) Developing information fluency in biological sciences at the freshman level. 2006-2007 ($1000).

Brevard Zoo Foundation (co-PI: graduate student A. Barber on first award) Restoration of Oyster Reefs in the Indian River Lagoon in Areas with Intense Boating Activity. 2006-2007 ($1500) and 2007-2008 ($1500) and 2009 – 2010 ($2000).

Florida Sea Grant Elise B. Newell Seminar Series. Award to bring Dr. David Wethey, University of South Carolina, to UCF in February 2006 ($400).

University of Central Florida Undergraduate Teaching Equipment Competitive Award (co-PI: P. Thomas), “Integrating DNA Technology into Freshman Biology Laboratories”, 2004-2005 ($18,350).

Florida Sea Grant and Florida Institute of Oceanography, "Pre-K through 12th Grade Educators Workshop on Coral Reef Research and Restoration" 2004-2005 ($1954).

Florida Sea Grant Elise B. Newell Seminar Series 2004 Award to bring Dr. Mark Luckenbach, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, to UCF in March 2004 ($400).

Florida Institute of Oceanography Shiptime Proposal, "Training Cruise for Marine Biology Students at the University of Central Florida", 12 awards from 1998 - 2011 ($58,200 in cruise time).

Sigma Xi Award to bring Dr. Catherine Cobb, University of South Carolina - Aiken, to UCF as a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, March 2004 ($400).

PADI Aware Foundation (co-PI: graduate student L. Wall), "Declining Reefs of the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica in Florida: Restoration Potential and Education" 2002-

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2004 ($900). Brevard County Friends of the Scrub (PI: L. Wall), "Declining Reefs of the Eastern Oyster

Crassostrea virginica in Florida: Restoration Potential and Education" 2002-2003 ($500).

UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Collaboration Classroom Workshop Award, "Marine Ecology of Florida (PCB 5435): Making a Collaborative Class More Collaborative" Fall 2002 ($500).

Florida Sea Grant Elise B. Newell Seminar Series 2002 Award to bring Dr. Dianna Padilla, SUNY – Stony Brook, to UCF in March 2002 ($400).

Florida Sea Grant Award, "Marine Bioinvasion Fact Sheet for Florida", 2001-2002 ($2600). Sigma Xi Award to bring Dr. Debra Martin, Hampshire College, to UCF as a Sigma Xi

Distinguished Lecturer, March 2002 ($300). UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Winter Workshop Award, "ITV: Skills for

Classroom Success", December 2001 ($500). Florida Institute of Oceanography matching funds award in support of graduate student algal

ecology research in the Florida Keys, 1999-2001 ($1610). UCF Office of Research Undergraduate Research Initiative for matching funds in support of

undergraduate field research, 2000-2002 (2 awards to undergraduates: $552, $745). UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Winter Workshop Award, "Strategies to Improve

Connections with Students in Large Classes", December 2000 ($500). Florida Sea Grant Elise B. Newell Seminar Series 2000 Award to bring Dr. Sarah Woodin, South

Carolina Distinguished Professor of Biological and Marine Sciences, to UCF in April 2000 ($650).

Sigma Xi Award to bring Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Duke University, to UCF as a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, February 2000 ($350).

University of Central Florida Major Equipment Funding Award, "Improving Boating Resources at Feller's House Field Station", 1998-1999 ($4308 for outboard motor) with Boston Whaler provided as matching from the National Park Service.

University of Central Florida Course Development Grant, "Web Enhancement for BSC 2010 (General Biology)", 1997-1998 ($750).

UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. Spring Workshop Award, "Strategies to Improve Teaching in Large Classes", May 1997 ($1000).

Peer-Reviewed Publications (Total: 52 accepted, 2 submitted)

* = Undergraduate, ** = Graduate Student, *** = K-12th Grade Educator Herren, L.**, Walters, L. and K. Beach. In press. Fragment production and recruitment ecology

of the red alga Laurencia poiteaui in Florida Bay, USA. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

Odom, R**. and L. Walters. In press. A Safe Alternative to Invasive Caulerpa taxifolia? Assessing Aquarium-Release Invasion Potential of Aquarium Strains of the Macroalgal Genus Chaetomorpha. Biological Invasions.

Walters, L., Odom, R.**, and S. Zaleski. 2011. The Aquarium Hobby Industry and Invasive Species: Has Anything Changed? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9:206-207.

Kuffner, I., Paul, V., Walters, L., Hickey, T., Morrison, J., Parish, E.**, Turner, T., and K. Grablow**. 2011. Half-dead colonies of Montastraea annularis release viable gametes on a

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degraded reef in the US Virgin Islands. Bulletin of Marine Science 87:855-856. Paul, V., Kuffner, I., Walters, L., Ritson-Williams, R., Beach, K., and M. Becerro. 2011.

Chemically-mediated interactions between macroalgae and coral at multiple life-history stages. Marine Ecology Progress Series 426:161-170.

Gilg, M., Hoffman, E., Schneider, K., Ryabinov, J.*, El-Khoury, C.*, and L. Walters. 2010. Recruitment preferences of non-native mussels: interaction between marine invasions and land-use changes. Journal of Molluscan Studies 76:333-339.

Yuan, W*, Walters, L., Schneider, K., and E. Hoffman. 2010. Exploring the survival threshold: a study of salinity tolerance of the nonnative mussel Mytella charruana. Journal of Shellfish Research 29:1-8.

Steynacova, A.*, Walters, L., Hoffman, E. and C. Calestani. 2010. Food availability and sex reversal in Mytella charruana, an introduced bivalve in the southeastern United States. Molecular Reproduction and Development 77:222-230.

Nadelson, L., Walters, L. and J. Waterman. 2010. Course-Integrated Undergraduate Research Experiences Structured at Different Levels of Inquiry. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research 11:27-44.

Barber, A.**, Walters, L. and A. Birch. 2010. Potential for Restoring Biodiversity of Macroflora and Macrofauna on Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Florida Scientist 73:47-62.

Kuffner, I., Paul, V., Riston-Williams, R., Hickey, T. and L. Walters. 2009. Reef ecology in the Dry Tortugas (Florida, USA): death by temperature, life by Diadema. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 7-11 July 2008.

Gillis, N.*, Walters, L. Fernandes, F. and E. Hoffman. 2009. Higher Genetic Diversity in Introduced than in Native Populations of the Mussel Mytella charruana: Evidence of Population Admixture at Introduction Sites. Diversity and Distributions 15:784-795.

Boudreaux, M.**, Walters, L. and D. Rittschof. 2009. Interactions between Native and Non-Native Barnacles and the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:43-57.

Donnelly, M.** and L. Walters. 2008. Water and Boating Activity as Dispersal Vectors for Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian Pepper) Seeds in Freshwater and Estuarine Habitats. Estuaries and Coasts 31:960-968.

Glardon, C.**, Walters, L., Quintana, P., Stam, W., McCauley, L.**, and J. Olsen. 2008. Predicting Risks of Invasion of Caulerpa species in Florida. Biological Invasions 10:1147-1157.

Donnelly, M**, Greene, D.*, and L. Walters. 2008. Allelopathic Effects of Fruits of the Brazilian Pepper Schinus terebinthifolius on Growth, Leaf Production and Biomass of Seedlings of the Red Mangrove Rhizophora mangle and the Black Mangrove Avicennia germinans. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 357:149-156.

Stiner, J.** and L. Walters. 2008. Predation on Intertidal Oyster Reefs Impacted by Recreational Boating. Florida Scientist 71:31-44.

Walters, L., Sacks, P.***, Bobo, Y., Richardson, D., and L. Coen. 2007. Impact of Hurricanes on Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Florida: Reef Profiles and Disease Prevalence. Special Indian River Lagoon Issue of Florida Scientist 70:506-521.

Boudreaux, M.**, Stiner, J.**, and L. Walters. 2006. Biodiversity of Sessile and Motile Macrofauna on Intertidal Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Journal of Shellfish Research 25:1079-1090.

Walters, L., Brown, K.*, Stam, W. and J. Olsen. 2006. E-Commerce and Caulerpa, Unregulated

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Dispersal of Invasive Species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4:75-79. Stam, W., Olsen, J., Zaleski, S., Murray, S., Brown, K.*, and L. Walters. 2006. A Forensic and

Phylogenetic Survey of Caulerpa species (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) from the Florida Coast, Local Aquarium Shops and E-Commerce: Establishing a Proactive Baseline for Early Detection. Journal of Phycology 42:1113-1124.

Boudreaux, M.** and L. Walters. 2006. Mytella charruana: A New, Invasive Bivalve in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. The Nautilus 120:34-36.

Kuffner, I., Walters, L., Becerro, M., Paul, V., Ritson-Williams, R., and K. Beach. 2006. The Role of Weedy Primary Producers in Perpetuating the Degraded State of Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys. Marine Ecology Progress Series 323:107-117.

Herren, L.W.**, Walters, L.J. and K.S. Beach. 2006. Ecology of Fragments of the Brown Alga Dictyota. Coral Reefs 25:287-295.

Beach, K., Walters, L., and H. Borgeas. 2006. Irradiance and Nutrient Limitation of Dictyota spp. Populations in Conch Reef, Florida Keys, USA. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 329:101-112.

Wall, L.**, Walters, L., Grizzle, R., and P. Sacks***. 2005. Recreational Boating Activity and its Impact on the Recruitment and Survival of the Oyster Crassostrea virginica on Intertidal Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Journal of Shellfish Research. 24:965-973.

Vroom, P., Walters, L., Beach, K., Coyer, J., Smith, J., Abgrall, M-J.**, Byron, D.,* DeAngelis K.**, Konar, B., Liss, J.*, Okano, R.**, Roberts, C., Wick, L.**, Woo, M.**, Miller, S. and C. Smith. 2005. Hurricane-Induced Propagation and Rapid Regrowth of the Weedy Brown Alga Dictyota in the Florida Keys. Florida Scientist 68:161-174.

Walters, L. J., Smith, C. M. and M. G. Hadfield. 2003. Recruitment of Sessile Marine Invertebrates on Hawaiian Macroflora: Do Pre-Settlement or Post-Settlement Processes Keep Plants Free From Biological Fouling? Bulletin of Marine Science 72:813-839.

Vroom, P. S., Smith, C. M., Coyer, J. A., Walters, L. J., Hunter, C. L., Beach, K. S. and J. E. Smith. 2003. Field Biology of Halimeda tuna (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) Across a Depth Gradient: Comparative Growth, Survivorship, Recruitment, and Reproduction. Hydrobiologia 501:149-166.

Beach, K., Walters, L., Borgeas, H., Smith, C., Coyer, J., and P. Vroom. 2003. The Impact of Dictyota spp. on Halimeda populations of Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 297: 141-159.

Beach, K., Walters, L., Vroom, P., Smith, C., Coyer, J., and C. Hunter. 2003. Variability in the Ecophysiology of Halimeda spp. on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Journal of Phycology 39: 633-643.

Abgrall, M. J.** and L. J. Walters. 2003. Temporal Diversity and Abundance of Drift Macroalgae and Associated Organisms in Mosquito Lagoon, Volusia County, Florida. Florida Scientist 66:113-127.

Walters, L. J. 2003. Understanding Marine Bioinvasions: Classroom Experiments with Macroalgae. Journal of the Marine Education Association 18: 7-10.

Walters, L. J., Smith, C. M., Coyer, J. A., Hunter, C. L., Beach, K. S. and P. S. Vroom. 2002. Asexual Propagation in the Coral Reef Macroalga Halimeda (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales): Production, Dispersal and Attachment of Small Fragments. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 278: 47-65.

Grizzle, R.E., Adams, J. R. and L. J. Walters. 2002. Historical Changes in Intertidal Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Reefs in a Florida Lagoon Potentially Related to Boating Activities.

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Journal of Shellfish Research 21: 749-756. Miron, G., Walters, L. J., Tremblay, R. and E. Bourget. 2000. Physiological Condition and

Barnacle Larval Behavior: A Preliminary Look at the Relationship between TAG/DNA Ratio and Larval Substratum Exploration in Balanus amphitrite. Marine Ecology Progress Series 198: 303-310.

Smith, C. M. and L. J. Walters. 1999. Vegetative Fragmentation in Three Species of Caulerpa (Chlorophyta, Caulerpales): The Importance of Fragment Origin, Fragment Length, and

Wound Dimensions as Predictors of Success. PSZN Marine Ecology 20: 307-319. Walters, L. J., Miron, G. and E. Bourget. 1999. Endoscopic Observations of Larval

Substratum Exploration and Settlement. Marine Ecology Progress Series 182: 95-108. Sacks, P.E., Nambiar, C. G., and L. J. Walters. 1998. Dextral Pan-African Shear along the

Southwestern Edge of the Achankovil Shear Belt, South India: Constraints on Gondwana Reconstructions. A Reply. Journal of Geology 106: 110-113.

Walters, L. J., Hadfield, M. G. and K. A. del Carmen. 1997. The Importance of Larval Choice and Hydrodynamics in Creating Aggregations of Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta:

Serpulidae). Invertebrate Biology 116: 102-114. Sacks, P. E., Nambiar, C. G., and L. J. Walters. 1997. Dextral Pan-African Shear along

the Southwestern Edge of the Achankovil Shear Belt, South India: Constraints on Gondwana Reconstructions. Journal of Geology 105: 275-284.

Walters, L. J., Hadfield, M. G. and C. M. Smith. 1996. Waterborne Chemical Compounds in Tropical Macroalgae: Positive and Negative Cues for Larval Settlement. Marine Biology 126: 383-393.

Walters, L. J. and D. S. Wethey. 1996. Settlement and Early Post-Settlement Survival of Sessile Marine Invertebrates on Topographically Complex Surfaces: The Importance of Refuge Dimensions and Adult Morphology. Marine Ecology Progress Series 137: 161-171.

Walters, L. J. and C. M. Smith. 1994. Rapid Rhizoid Production in Halimeda discoidea Decaisne (Chlorophyta, Caulerpales) Fragments: A Mechanism for Survival After Separation from Adult Thalli. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 175: 105-120.

Walters, L. J. 1992. Post-Settlement Success of the Arborescent Bryozoan Bugula neritina (L.): The Importance of Structural Complexity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 164: 55-71.

Walters, L. J. 1992. Field Settlement Locations on Subtidal Marine Hard Substrata: Is Active Larval Exploration Involved? Limnology and Oceanography 37: 1101-1107.

Walters, L. J. and D. S. Wethey. 1991. Settlement, Refuges and Adult Body Form in Colonial Marine Invertebrates: A Field Experiment. Biological Bulletin 180: 112-118.

Bingham, B. L. and L. J. Walters. 1989. Solitary Ascidians as Predators of Invertebrate Larvae: Evidence from Gut Analyses and Plankton Samples. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 131: 147-159.

Hess, H., Bingham, B., Cohen, S., Grosberg, R., Jefferson, W. and L. Walters. 1988. The Scale of Genetic Differentiation in Leptosynapta clarki (Heding), an Infaunal Brooding Holothuroid. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 122: 187-194.

Vermeij, G., Lowell, R., Walters, L. and J. Marks. 1987. Good Hosts and Their Guests: Relations Between Trochid Gastropods and the Epizoic Limpet Crepidula adunca. The Nautilus 101(2): 69-74.

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Walters, L. J. and D. S. Wethey. 1986. Surface Topography Influences Competitive Hierarchies on Marine Hard Substrata: A Field Experiment. Biological Bulletin 170: 441-449.

Wethey, D. S. and L. J. Walters. 1986. Quantifying Spatial Patterns of Overgrowth in Fouling Communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 29: 271-278.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (Submitted)

Hansell, H.**, Jachec, S. and L. Walters. Submitted. Nonlinear Tidal Distortion and Low Frequency Residual Effects in a Coastal Creek. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.

Spinuzzi, S.*, Schneider, K., Walters, L., Yuan, W., and E. Hoffman. Submitted. Tracking the Distribution of Non-Native Invertebrates (Mytella charruana, Perna viridis, and Megabalanus coccopoma) Along Southeastern United States Estuaries and Coastlines.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

Griffin, M., Saitta, E., Bowdon, M. and L. Walters. 2011. Engaging STEM: Service-Learning,

Technology, Science Education and Community Partnerships. Book chapter in “Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Community Partnerships: Concepts, Models and Practices”, Editors: M. Bowdon and R. Carpenter. Publisher: Information Science Publishing. ISBN: 978-1609606237. 350 p.

Walters, L. 2009. Ecology and Management of the Invasive Marine Macroalga Caulerpa taxifolia. Book Chapter for “Management of Invasive Weeds”, Editor: Inderjit; Publisher: Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4020-9201-5. 364 p.

Other Publications

* = Undergraduate, ** = Graduate Student, *** = K-12th Grade Educator Walters, L. and S. Katz*. 2012. Rising Tides: A Guide to Sea Level Rise and the Coastal

Organisms it Will Affect. 14-page activity book for 5 – 12th grades. Funded by NOAA. Miller, A., Cardullo, V., Knox, C., Jacques, P., Lavendol, V., Morrison, B., Walters, C. and L.

Walters. 2012. Can we maintain excellence in education with increasing enrollments and dwindling resources? UCF Faculty Focus 11:10-11.

Manis, J.**, Walters, L. and M. Donnelly**. 2012. Saving History: 3-Step Survival Guide for Historic Shell Middens. Published with Canaveral National Seashore.

Walters, L., Donnelly, M.** and S. Garvis**. 2011. Save your Boat! Save the Oysters! Save the Lagoon! Laminated map and information about protecting intertidal oyster reefs in Canaveral National Seashore.

Kaplan, J., Berman, S., Garcia, M., Gomrad, ME., Hamed, K., Moody, J., Saleh, Scott, B., and L. Walters. 2011. E-Portfolios: Uses and Perceptions Across the Disciplines. UCF Faculty Focus 10:8-9.

Brodsky, S.*, Walters, L., and E. Hoffman. 2011. Cold Temperature Effects on Byssal Thread Production by the Native Mussel Geukensia demissa versus the Non-Native Mussel Mytella charruana. UCF Undergraduate Research Journal.

Walters, L. Engaging STEM in Service-Learning: A Biology Case Study. UCF Faculty Focus,

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Volume 9, Number 3. October 2010. Donnelly, M.** and L. Walters. 2010. Restoration of Living Shorelines at Turtle Mound Historic

Site. Published with Canaveral National Seashore. Walters, L. and S. Zaleski, Producers. 2010. Fish Invaders at Gypsy Point: Katie and George

learn about Alternatives to Aquarium Dumping. Children’s storybook (third - sixth grade) on the dangers of dumping unwanted plants and pets in coastal waters. Complimentary lesson plans were also developed. Published by Sea Grant.

Brodsky, S.*, Yuan, W.*, Standorf, K.* and V. Erikson*. AQUAS: Answering Questions to Understand Aquatic Science by creating STEM movies for local high school students. One movie focused on marine invasive species and one movie focused on coral reef ecology. Both movies were given to high school science educators in the Seminole County Public School System. 2009-2010. UCF students won 3 awards at the UCF 2010 Service-Learning Showcase for these movies.

Sacks, P.***, Fischer, S.***, Walters, L. and S. Zaleski. 2009. On the Trail of a Killer: The Mystery of Caulerpa taxifolia. Reading passage and FCAT-style comprehension questions.

Walters, L. and S. Zaleski, Producers. 2009. A New Home for an Old Friend: Responsible Aquarium Stewardship. Children’s storybook (pre-K through second grade) authored by S. Caffery and D. Escue on the dangers of dumping unwanted plants and pets in coastal waters. Complimentary lesson plans were also developed. Published by Sea Grant.

Walters, L., Zaleski, S. and R. Odom**. 2009. Got Chaeto? Informational fact sheet to educate home aquarium hobbyists on how to responsibly dispose of the macroalgal genus, Chaetomorpha. Published by US Fish and Wildlife.

Hoffman, E. and L. Walters. 2009. Guide to Recent Marine Coastal Invaders in the Southeastern United States. Laminate, tri-fold information and identification key for two non-native mussels and one non-native barnacle. Published by the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program.

Zaleski, S. and L. Walters. 2009. Key for Aquarists on Species Commonly Confused with Caulerpa. Published by University of Southern CA Sea Grant.

Walters, L. and A. Birch. An Afternoon in Mosquito Lagoon. Children’s storybook (pre-K through second grade) on biodiversity of oyster reefs and how boat wakes are destroying these reefs. Published by The Nature Conservancy/NOAA.

Konar, L.*, Sheldon, T.*, Garvis, S.*, Donnelly, M.** and L. Walters. 2009. Allelopathy of the invasive Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius on mobile invertebrates from the Indian River Lagoon. UCF Undergraduate Research Journal.

Birch, A. and L. Walters. 2008. Fact sheet on oyster restoration in the Indian River Lagoon. Published by TNC.

Walters, L., Sacks, P.***, Caffery, S.***, Escue, D.***, Hoffman, G. and A. Birch. 2007. Oyster Reef Lesson Plans for Central Florida (pre-K through 12th grade). Created for The Nature Conservancy. Distributed at the October 2007 Florida Association of Science Teachers Meeting and to all other interested Florida science teachers.

Walters, L., Hoffman, E. and A. Birch. 2006. Fact Sheet on Mytella charruana. 1000 copies distributed throughout Florida and the southeastern United States. Published by TNC.

Zaleski, S. and L. Walters. 2006. “Don't Release a Pest, Freezing is Best” brochure, 30-second animated public service announcement and animated short movie on the dangers of aquarium dumping designed for aquarium retailers and hobbyists. Published by University of Southern CA Sea Grant. Video has been shown at over 10 environmental film festivals, including in

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Monaco. Award winner at 8 festivals, including the Santa Cruz Film Festival and the 2010 Benthic Ecology Meeting “Under the Waves” festival.

Zaleski, S. and L. Walters. 2006. Caulerpa Key for Aquarists. Published by University of Southern CA Sea Grant.

Walters, L., P. Sacks*** and S. Zaleski. 2005. Aquatic Exotics: Lesson Plans, Lab and Field Activities to Better Understand the Invasion Potential of the Marine Macroalga Caulerpa taxifolia in Florida. Lessons plans have been distributed to over 1000 K-12 educators through the August 2005 National Marine Educators Conference (NMEA), the October 2004 Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference (FAST), guest lectures to education classes, and direct mailings.

Walters, L., Caffery, S.***, Escue, D.***, Reidel, T.***, Myrick-Lupo, M**., Grevert, J.*, and P. Sacks***. 2005. Coral Reef Ecology and Restoration Lesson Plans for pre-K through 12th grade. Lessons plans have been distributed to K-12 educators through the August 2005 National Marine Educators Conference (NMEA) and the November 2005 Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference (FAST), guest lectures to education classes, and direct mailings.

Alphonse, M.* and L. Walters. Lesson plans on Brazilian pepper. Distributed at the November 2005 Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference (FAST).

Jacoby, C. and L. Walters. 2004. Can We Stop "Killer Algae" from Invading Florida? 2-page fact sheet published by Florida Sea Grant (SGEF-155).

Walters, L. and N. Holland. 2003. Divers Alert! Laminated, 2-page fact sheet on marine invasive species in Florida for scuba divers and snorkelers. Published by Tampa Bay Estuary Program.

Jacoby, C., Walters, L., Baker, S. and K. Spranger. 2003. A Primer on Invasive Species in Florida's Coastal Waters. Florida Sea Grant, 21 pages.

Walters, L., Thomas, P., and B. Boyers. 2008. Laboratory Manual for General Biology, BSC 2010, 13th edition. Pearson Custom Publishing, 121 pages.

Walters, L., Roman, A.**, Stiner, J., and D. Weeks. 2001. Water Resources Management Plan, Canaveral National Seashore, Florida, 244 pages. Reviewed by seven agencies outside the National Park Service.

Walters, L. and K. Beach. 2000. Algal Bloom in the Florida Keys. Underwater Naturalist 25: 27-29.

Beach, K. and L. Walters. 2000. Dictyota Bloom in the Florida Keys: Fragments and Fouling. Diving for Science in the 21" Century: American Association of Underwater Sciences 2000: 61-63.

Research Experience and Interests

My current research is focused on Marine Conservation. Projects include:

1) Understanding and mapping the decline of reefs of the intertidal oyster Crassostrea virginica in the Indian River Lagoon system (east coast of central Florida), Northern Coastal Basin (northeast Florida) and Gulf of Mexico. Projects have included monitoring oyster reef biodiversity, impact of hurricanes, disease loads, recruitment, sedimentation, predation, competition with native and non-native species over the past 1000 years by looking at shell middens, sea level rise, and recreational boating pressures. We have developed science-based restoration to restore reefs damaged by boat wakes and have

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initiated a community restoration program in which over 30,000 individuals have been involved since 2005 (collaborators: Canaveral National Seashore, The Nature Conservancy, St. Johns River Water Management District, Volusia County Mosquito Control, Brevard Zoo).

2) Seagrass losses associated with boat propeller scars and sea level rise. Students are also addressing best restoration practices for Halodule wrightii in the Indian River Lagoon (collaborators: St. Johns River Water Management District, Dynamac, Inc., Canaveral National Seashore, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge).

3) Mangrove ecology and shoreline stabilization – allelopathic impacts of invasive Brazilian pepper seeds, sea level rise, best practices for restoring mosquito impoundments, dispersal, predation, reproduction and multi-species shoreline protection (collaborators: Volusia County Mosquito Control, St. Johns River Water Management District, Canaveral National Seashore).

4) Invasive mussels and barnacles on the east coast of Florida, especially the charru mussel Mytella charruana. As this is a new invader in the US and very little is known about this small, black mussel we have been looking at reproduction, thermal tolerances, salinity tolerances, and DNA sequences to look for country(s) of origin, number of founding events and time since arrival (Collaborators: Canaveral National Seashore, University of North Florida).

5) Ecology and outreach for the invasive green macroalga Caulerpa taxifolia and Chaetomorpha spp., the green alga proposed to replace C. taxifolia by the aquarium hobbyist industry. My lab is interested in water dispersal and land-based dispersal via retailers and e-commerce. Studies on minimum size for successful vegetative fragmentation are also underway for both algal species. Outreach to reduce “aquarium dumping” in the USA has also been undertaken and will include collaborating with pre-K through 5th grade educators on children’s books this summer.

7) The ecology of three dominant groups of macrophytes in the Caribbean: the weedy brown algal genus Dictyota, the siphonous green algal genus Halimeda, and cyanobacteria. Studies include: a) vegetative fragmentation as a recruitment and dispersal mechanism for macroalgae in tropical reef habitats, b) chemical versus physiological impacts of these algae on other reef flora and fauna, especially larvae, new recruits and one year old individuals of the hard corals Porities astreoides and Montastrea spp.), c) the impact of the return of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarium on macroalgal abundance, diversity and dispersal, and 4) algal, fish and urchin diversity and abundance inside and outside of marine reserves in Caribbean waters (Collaborators: USGS, Smithsonian, The University of the Virgin Islands, University of Tampa).

Teaching Experience

1) Introductory Biology for Majors, lecture and laboratory, Fall Semesters 1997 – present. I co-

teach this class with one other faculty member and together we are responsible for lectures and organizing laboratories that we developed for 860 – 1400 students/semester. This course has tremendously evolved in the past 15 years and we have had UCF support through in-house initiatives to focus on Information Fluency issues and the impact of global climate change on biodiversity. We advise 20-25 graduate teaching assistants, 5 – 10 undergraduate teaching assistants, and 2- 3 undergraduates employed as tutors for the class. In addition to

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providing students with information and test reviews in person and via email, we use all available technology including WebCT, turnitin.com, our own web site, and course packs.

2) Marine Ecology of Florida, undergraduate/graduate-level field class, Alternate spring semesters starting in 1997 – 2005. This class meets once/week for 3 hours and then 5 full weekends. Weekend locations have included Fellers House Field Station (in Canaveral National Seashore), research cruises in the Gulf of Mexico on the R/V Bellows, attending the Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, and the snorkeling in the FL Keys. Based on the results of experiments developed and run by groups of 3-4 students during each weekend trip, each group must collaboratively submit results from two weekends – one in journal manuscript format and one as a poster presentation. All members of the groups also take turns presenting their results orally as PowerPoint presentations. All must individually submit a grant proposal. In the spring of 2006, the class presented one of their group projects on a new invasive mussel as a poster presentation at the biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference.

3) Marine Biology, upper-division, undergraduate lecture/laboratory course, Alternate spring semesters starting in 1998 (taught to students on main campus and simultaneously to students at the UCF Brevard campus via live, interactive television in 2002). The class meets for 3 hours of lecture/week and Saturdays for laboratory. 50% of the laboratories were on campus and the remainder was field trips. On-campus topics ranged from wet labs with invertebrates and macroalgae to a mini-symposium of mock Sigma Xi grant proposals to “hot topics” in the marine sciences to book discussions. Field trips have included behind-the-scenes tours of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Smithsonian Marine Lab in Fort Pierce, Sea World and St. Lucie Power Plant turtle recovery facility; snorkeling in seagrass beds in Tarpon Springs and on coral reefs in Key Largo and Looe Key, FL; cruises on the R/V Bellows in Tampa Bay; field research experiences with graduate students and faculty, attending the Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, and a variety of manipulative experiments and photo-organism collections. All group research projects were presented as posters at the annual UCF SURE (Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence) Conference. One group project on seagrass restoration won an Outstanding Presentation Award ($200). Service-learning with local public elementary schools has also been incorporated into this course.

4) Tropical Marine Biology, upper-division, undergraduate/graduate field course. This 1-week, SCUBA-based course was run in the Summers of 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences in Roatan, Honduras. Students kept organism logs (fishes, corals, invertebrates, macroalgae and marine plants), developed and executed underwater research projects and presented their results as PowerPoint presentations;

5) Marine Conservation Biology, undergraduate/graduate-level course offered in Spring 2009 and 2011, the latter as a Service-Learning designated course. As my other graduate course offering is field oriented, I wanted to develop a course on campus that more fully explores the science behind conservation and restoration in a diversity of marine ecosystems. In 2011, all members of the class collaborated with preK – 12th grade educators to provide the public school students with information and visual products related to marine conservation.

6) Invited speaker and project leader, Environmental Studies, Spring 1999 – 2006. Invited speaker for Conservation Biology I (Ph.D. core course) Fall 2004 and 2005. Invited speaker for Science Instructional Analysis (Education Department) Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2008 and Fall 2009. Invited speaker for Honors College Study Abroad in St. Kitts, Summer 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.

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7) Graduate research: Supervision of 22 M.S. candidates and 1 Ph.D. candidate. Fourteen of the M.S. students have completed their degrees. Currently, these students work at: Rachel Witcher (NOAA), Wendy Noke (HUBBS/Sea World), Arte Roman (Orlando-based consulting work), Marie-Josee Abgrall (PhD. Candidate with Dr. Heather Hunt at University of New Brunswick, St. John), Laura Wick Herren (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution), Lisa Wall (FBI), Julie Liss (Sea World), Nicole Robinson (Aquatic Preserve Manager for Florida DEP), Michelle Boudreaux (Everglades Partners Joint Venture – RCT Engineering, Associate Project Manager), Jennifer Stiner (Science Department, St. Augustine High School), Christian Glardon (Physician’s Assistant at Tallahasse Hospital), Melinda Donnelly (PhD Candidate in my lab), Andrea Barber (Florida Fish and Wildlife Legacy Biologist), Katherine Grablow (Coral Restoration International), Rachel Odom (Lake Mary High School AP Biology, Seminole County, FL), and Stephanie Garvis (UCF Conservation Biology PhD Program). Lisa Wall received UCF’s highest honor, Order of Pegasus, upon completion of her M.S. degree (2004). Melinda Donnelly won a Florida Sea Grant Guy Harvey Award in 2010 for excellence in marine science research. Christian Glardon won the UCF University-wide Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (2005), Melinda Donnelly won it in 2009, and Rachel Odom won it in 2012. Michelle Boudreaux won the UCF University-wide Outstanding MS Thesis Award (2006). Eleven graduate student presentations have won outstanding presentation awards at scientific conferences. External funding for my graduate students has come from NOAA/ Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program, Florida Sea Grant Aylesworth Scholarships (3), Sigma Xi (3), Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research, Smithsonian Institution, Florida Native Plant Society (2), Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (2), Astronaut Trial Shell Club Scholarships (5), International Women’s Fishing Association Awards (2), Volusia County, St. Johns River Water Management District, EPA/Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, International Phycological Society, and the Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship.

8) Undergraduate researchers: supervision of 7 UCF LEAD scholars, 76 undergraduate independent study projects (including 7 RAMP scholars, 4 McNair scholars, 3 SMART scholars, 1 Beckman Scholar, 3 EXCEL scholars). Many of these students are presently in or have completed marine biology graduate programs. Dorothy Byron won a Founder’s Day Award for the UCF College of Arts and Sciences (2001). Katherine Brown received UCF’s highest honor, Order of Pegasus, upon completion of her B.S. degree (2005). Sasha Brodsky won an Outstanding Presentation Award at the UCF Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence in 2008 and 2009 and Service-Learning Showcase award in 2010 with W. Yuan, K. Standorf, and V. Erikson. Nine undergraduates have won outstanding presentation awards at professional scientific conferences. One student, W. Yuan won outstanding presentation awards at Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, The Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting and Southeastern Estuariane and Research Federation Conference in 2009-2010. As a result of these three awards, W. Yuan received the “Undergraduate Researcher of the Month” Award from UCF for May 2010. Sara Bolivar Wagers won the same distinction in October 2012. In November 2011, Antonio Ortiz won the Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Award from CERF and Tamara Downs won the Outstanding Undergraduate oral presentation Award at CERF. Undergraduates have received external funding from The Explorer’s Club, The Garden Club of America, Smithsonian Institution, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (2), and a Florida Wildlife Society Fellowship.

9) Project Leader for SOTL “Engaging STEM” at UCF in 2009-2011. Worked with 4

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undergraduate students in Biology to produce engaging science videos to educate and motivate science students at Crooms Academy of Information Technology in Seminole County, Florida. My students, who called themselves the AQUAS (Answering Questions to Understand Aquatic Systems) created two professionally produced videos, one on coral reefs and one on invasive species. The AQUAS won 3 awards ($1550) at the 2010 UCF Service-Learning Showcase. Students in my undergraduate Marine Biology class created “hot topics” videos for Crooms students on a wide range of marine topics. These were featured at high school Earth Day film festival hosted by the Marine Biology class in April 2010. In 2011, my Marine Conservation Biology class is working directly with pre-K through high school educators and presenting marine conservation content to their classes while improving their skills as science communicators.

10) Co-supervisor for four undergraduates at the University of the Virgin Islands, 2006-2007. One of these students, Eddie Parrish, won the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Meeting in June 2007. I was also on the MS committee for a second student that I mentored as an undergraduate, Steven McCauley. He defended his thesis in April 2011.

11) Coordinator, Sea World/UCF Whale Watch Internships: 615 undergraduates (including over 300 for independent study credit) have participated in collecting data on behaviors of newborn and juvenile killer whales as well as pod interactions, 1998 - 2009. Students are required to spend 8 hours/week for the 14-week semester collecting behavioral data and submit a summary report of their experiences. The program ended in spring 2010 due to changes in Sea World’s policy.

Visiting Lecturer and Graduate Student Advisor, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University

of Science and Technology, Cochin, India, November 1994 - May 1995. Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina:

1) Introductory Biology Lectures/Discussion Sessions, Fall 1988 and Fall 1991. 2) Advanced Ecology Laboratories, Fall 1988. 3) Introductory Biology Laboratories, Fall 1983.

Laboratory Assistant, Biology Department, Bates College, 1980-1981, 1982-1983. Marine Biologist/Scientific Coordinator, Operation Raleigh (non-profit British organization that

focused on taking disadvantaged and physically challenged youth on expeditions): 1) Near Puerto Montt, Chile, I led marine and terrestrial conservation projects for CONAF, the Chilean National Park Service, October - December 1985. 2) On the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, I taught marine biology and ecology, organized and led coral reef surveys in conjunction with the Australian National Marine Park Service in preparation for establishing an underwater nature trail on Lizard Island, led surveys of nesting green turtles and booby birds on Raine Island and Pandora Cay, and studied the extent of fouling on the H.M.S. Pandora, June - December 1986. 3) In Fjordland, New Zealand, I taught marine biology and led divers in conservation projects in the lakes and fjords for the National Park Service, January - April 1987.

Invited Seminars/Events

More Experiences for Undergraduate and Graduate Students: Combining Authentic Research and

Service-Learning in STEM Courses. UCF Annual Service-Learning Day. February 2013.

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Moderator, Careers and Life-Work Balance in STEM. Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference, Orlando, FL. January 2013.

Human Impacts on Marine Environments, FAS/Sigma Xi Science Café, Orlando, FL October 2012.

Sharing What We Have Learned: Outreach Products Designed to Change Behaviors. SE USA Invasive Species Task Force, New Orleans, LA. October 2012.

Imperiled Marine Ecosystems, UCF Water Summit, March 2012. Oyster Restoration in Florida. Town and Gown Friendship Luncheon, Altomonte Springs, FL,

February 2012. Improving the Indian River Lagoon through community-based oyster reef restoration. Special

presentation in the Science for Community Leaders session at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011.

Oyster Restoration in Florida Waters. Lockheed Martin Dive Club, Kissimmee, FL, October 2011.

Oysters and their restoration in Florida. UCF Knights for Marine Conservation. Orlando, FL., September 2011.

DNA and Invasive Species. Orlando Science Center’s Tribute to International DNA Day, April 2011.

Oyster Restoration Success in the Indian River Lagoon. Brevard Zoo Conservation Lecture Series, February 2011.

UCF’s Role in Oyster Reef Restoration, Lecture for UCF President’s Leadership Council, February 2011.

Girl Scouts “Women in STEM” featured presenter. Orlando, FL, January 2011. Invasive species in the Indian River Lagoon. Indian River Lagoon Day 2010. Cocoa, FL,

November 2010. Oysters and Climate Change. NOAA. Washington, D.C. October, 2010. Featured College of Science Laboratory at Fall 2010 UCF College Day Event, September 2010. Engaging and Sustaining Information Fluency (IF) with Science Students (Co-presenters: P.

Thomas, M. Yeargain). UCF 2010 Summer Faculty Development Conference, May 2010. Engaging STEM. UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Summer Conference, Orlando,

FL, May 2010. Co-Presenter: M. Bowdon. Non-native ascidians in Mosquito Lagoon. Outdoor lecture with Dr. Sarah Cohen at Canaveral

National Seashore, February 2010. Oyster reef declines and restoration on the east coast of Florida. Moveable Feast, Orlando, FL,

February 2010. Oyster reef restoration project. UCF Women’s Club Fall Banquet, Orlando, FL, September 2009. Caribbean coral reef ecology: interactions among fishes, corals, the long-spined sea urchin

Diadema and seaweeds. Saba Sea and Learn International Distinguished Research Program, Island of Saba, The Netherland Antilles, October 2009.

Invasive species and oyster reefs. Invited symposium speaker at the annual National Shellfish Association Conference. Savannah, GA, March 2009.

Implementing research projects into a classroom environment: a review and discussion of three different models. 2008 UCF Winter Faculty Development Conference (with J. Waterman and K. Schneider), December 2008.

Coastal invasive species and climate change. Plenary session for Southeastern Estuarine Research Conference, Tampa, FL, November 2008.

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Oyster reef declines and restoration in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. First Science Café for Families at the Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL, November 2008.

Oyster reef issues and restoration in Mosquito Lagoon. St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL, October 2008.

Marine conservation biology: coral reefs, oyster reefs and invasive species. UCF Department of Biology Seminar Series, September 2008.

Stop the dumping! Keeping invasive species out of our coastal waters. Invited presentation for 20th Annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, Atlanta, GA, September 2008.

The Everglades: human impacts on the biology and ecology of aquatic organisms. Invited presentation for UCF Research Week, April 2008.

Invasive and unwanted plant/animal species in coastal waters as a result of aquarium dumping, December 2007 at UCF Student Union for LIFE at UCF (450 member organization for retired persons at UCF).

Research in Mosquito Lagoon with a focus on invasive mussels and native oysters, November 2007 at UCF Student Union for LIFE at UCF.

Impact of recreational boating on oyster reefs and community-based restoration in areas with intense boating activity. Invited Speaker at Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2007.

Invasive and unwanted plant/animal species in aquatic habitats. SuperZoo University (part of The National Show for Pet Retailers), Las Vegas, NV, September 2007.

Research in Mosquito Lagoon with a focus on native oysters and invasive mussels. Florida Atlantic University/Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, April 2007.

Marine invasive species: stories from the United States and Australia. The University of Queensland Moreton Bay Research Station, North Stradbrooke Island, Australia. Feb. 2007.

E-commerce and dispersal of invasive species, especially macroalgae in the genus Caulerpa. University of the Virgin Islands EPSCoR Program, St. Thomas, USVI, September 2006.

Macroalgae on coral reefs: interactions with corals, fishes and other macroalgae, University of the Virgin Islands EPSCoR Program, St. Thomas, USVI, September 2006.

Tracking Mytella charruana (with E. Hoffman). Invited speaker for the Indian River Lagoon Advisory Board, Palm Bay, FL, April 2006.

An Oyster Reef Tea. Public lecture at The Nature Conservancy Blowing Rocks Preserve, April 2006.

Caulerpa: History, Availability, Education and Outreach. Workshop for Establishing a Research Agenda for Introduced Seaweeds, Fullerton, CA, November 2005.

Caulerpa and Invasive Species in Florida, Lockheed-Martin Dive Club, Orlando, FL, September 2005.

Aquatic Exotics in Florida, The Orlando Shell Club, June 2004. Caulerpa taxifolia Research and Outreach in Florida. National Caulerpa taxifolia Task Force

Meeting, Oakland, CA, January 2004. Exotic Species Introductions in our Coastal Waters: Are We at Risk? Freshman Honors

Symposium, The Burnett Honors College, UCF, November 2003. Life as an Aquarius Aquanaut, Invited speaker for Orlando Science Center presentation gearing

toward middle school students, April 2003. Killer Algae: Will Florida Become the Next Invasion Location of Caulerpa taxifolia –

Mediterranean Strain? EPA Technology Transfer Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, January 2003.

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Development of a Water Resources Management Plan for Canaveral National Seashore, Third Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, Titusville, FL, August 2002.

Science and Research in the Aquarius Underwater Habitat, University of Central Florida Honors College, October 2001.

Life Underwater: A Live Chat with Aquarius Aquanauts, Invited Speaker for Orlando Science Center presentation, September 2001.

Virtual Labs in Biology: Increased Student Learning Opportunities for Large Classes, 3rd Annual UCF Technology Showcase and Expo, Orlando, FL, April 2001.

Recruitment of Sessile Marine Invertebrates on Marine Algae, Plant-Animal Interactions Symposium, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Annual Meeting, presenter: C. Smith, January 2000.

Scientific Explorations in Southern India: Marine Biology and Geology (with P. Sacks), Explorer's Club Annual Banquet, Central Florida Chapter, January 1999.

Dispersal in Marine Environments: Examples from Macroalgae and Sessile Invertebrates, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, September 1998.

Ecological Importance of Secondary Chemicals in Macroalgae and Extraction of these Compounds, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India, March 1995. Larvae of Sessile Marine Invertebrates: Positive and Negative Cues for Settlement, School of

Marine Sciences, Cochin Univ. of Science and Technology, Cochin, India, March 1995. Biotic vs. Abiotic Anti-Fouling Strategies Used by Tropical Marine Algae, Department of

Zoology, University of Madras, Madras, India, February 1995. Invertebrate Larval Culture Techniques, Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Madras,

India, February 1995. Anti-Fouling Strategies of Tropical Marine Algae: Chemical vs. Physical Defenses, John

Sutherland Symposium, Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 1994. Responses of Macroalgae to Grazing and Fouling in Hawaiian Waters, Department of Botany,

University of Hawaii, April 1993. Settlement and Post-Settlement Success of Marine Invertebrates on Topographically Complex

Hard Substrata, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, November 1992. Substratum Heterogeneity and the Spatial Pattern of Settlement of Marine Invertebrate Larvae.

Department de biologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, December 1991.

Contributed Presentations at Professional Meetings (as primary author) Oyster Reef Restoration in Mosquito Lagoon: Long-Term Data and the Impact of the 2012

Brown Tide. Annual Indian River Lagoon Conference, Fort Pierce, FL. February 2013. More STEM Experiences for Undergraduates: Combining Authentic Research and Service-

Learning in Upper-Division Courses. 2013 International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Orlando, FL. January 2013.

Oyster declines from Boating Activities and Gains from Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Restore America’s Estuaries 6th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration. October 2012.

Advancing STEM by Adding Authentic Research and Service-Learning to Upper-Division Electives. 5th Annual Florida Statewide Symposium: Engagement in Undergraduate Research. Orlando, FL. October 2012.

Oyster declines from boating activities and gains from restoration in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida.

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Coastal and Estuaries Research Federation Biennial Conference, Daytona Beach, FL. November 2011.

The Origin of Non-Native Species in an Oyster Agro-Ecosystem, USDA Principal Investigators Meeting at the Annual National Soil Science Conference, Washington, DC, July 2011.

Juvenile Coral-Algal-Diadema Interactions in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, March 2011.

Multi-year retention of positive information fluency practices in the biological sciences. 2011 Information Fluency Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2011.

Don’t dump in our oceans! Environmental literacy to reduce introductions of invasive species by aquarists. ESA/NEA Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World, Washington, DC, October 2010.

Caulerpa and the aquarium hobby industry: are we making progress? Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Portland, OR, November 2009.

Don’t dump in our ocean! Outreach to reduce aquarium releases. National Marine Educators Conference, Monterey, CA, June 2009.

Don’t dump in our ocean! Outreach products featuring lionfish and Caulerpa taxifolia. International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Montreal, Canada, April 2009.

Coral-algal-urchin interactions in Caribbean waters. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 2009.

What works best? Classroom undergraduate research experiences with different levels of inquiry. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 2009.

Oyster restoration in areas with intense recreational boating pressure: combining science and volunteerism to maximize success in Florida. Restore America’s Estuaries 4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration, Providence, RI, October, 2008.

Diadema antillarium: recruitment, densities, foraging and the fate of unconsumed macroalgal fragments in Florida and the US Virgin Islands. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting (ASLO), Orlando, FL, March 2008.

Information for students, teachers and aquarium hobbyists: the dangers of aquarium dumping in coastal waters. Florida Association of Science Teachers Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 2007.

Foraging by the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarium: are unconsumed algal fragments perpetuating algal dominance on coral reefs? Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Meeting, St. Thomas, USVI. June 2007.

Outreach to reduce the likelihood of future introductions of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia via aquarium releases. Marine Bioinvasions, Boston, MA, May 2007.

Impact of water motion associated with hurricanes and recreational boating on intertidal oyster reefs. Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section Meeting, March 2007.

Foraging by the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarium: are unconsumed algal fragments perpetuating algal dominance on coral reefs? Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 2007.

Impact of water motion associated with hurricanes and recreational boating on intertidal oyster reefs. Molluscs 2006, Wollongong, Australia, December 2006.

Wakes from recreational boating in a shallow water estuary in Florida: impacts on intertidal oyster reefs and species invasions. Invited participant for the European Coastal Science Association 41st International Conference “Measuring and managing changes in estuaries and lagoons”, Venice, Italy. October 2006.

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Impact of water motion associated with hurricanes and recreational boating on intertidal oyster reefs. 98th Annual Meeting, National Shellfisheries Association, Monterey, CA, March 2006.

Combining research and service: an example of a very successful educators’ workshop on coral reef ecology and restoration. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006.

E-commerce and Caulerpa, Unregulated dispersal of invasive species. 27th Annual Southeastern Phycological Colloquy. Fort Pierce, FL, November 2005.

Calling all educators interested in coral reefs: an example of a very successful educators workshop and the resulting pre-K through 12th grade lesson plans. National Marine Educators Association Annual Meeting, Maui, HI, July 2005.

Caulerpa taxifolia: current research and lesson plans on one of the world’s worst invasive species. National Marine Educators Association Annual Meeting, Maui, HI, July 2005.

Cellular-level impacts of macroalgae and cyanobacteria on competent larvae of the hard coral Porites astreoides. 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005.

Impact of recreational boating on oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon. 5th Workshop on Salt Marsh Management and Research & 4th Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 2005.

Impact of boat wakes on intertidal reefs of the oyster Crassostrea virginica: a comparison of reefs in South Carolina tidal channels versus a Florida estuary. Southeastern Estuary Research Society Meeting, Ft. Pierce, FL, April 2004.

Boat wakes on intertidal reefs of the oyster Crassostrea virginica. 33rd Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Mobile, AL, March 2004.

Impact of boat wakes on intertidal reefs of the oyster Crassostrea virginica: comparison of reefs in South Carolina tidal channels versus a Florida estuary. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2004.

Urchins on coral reefs: Enhancement of macroalgal cover? Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, January 2004.

Intertidal oyster reefs in Florida: Impacts and recreational boating reef persistence and restoration practices. Estuarine Research Federation, September 2003.

Direct and indirect impacts of boat wakes on intertidal oyster reefs. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, April 2003.

Declining intertidal oyster reefs in Florida: direct and indirect impacts of boat wakes. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, March 2003.

Coral reef community ecology: Interactions between the brown alga Dictyota and fishes, macroalgae and invertebrates in the Florida Keys. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2003.

Shell movement and juvenile survival of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs adjacent to waters with intense boating activity in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, April 2002.

Shell movement and juvenile survival of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs adjacent to waters with intense boating activity in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2002.

Recruitment of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity. Natural Areas Association Conference, October 2001.

Recent declines of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in the Indian River Lagoon.

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Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2001. Impact of drift species (algae, Zoobotryon verticillatum) on the settlement and fitness of sessile invertebrates. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2001. Factors that influence recruitment and survival of sessile invertebrates in Mosquito Lagoon.

Second Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, May 2000. Fragment rain: the impact of vegetative fragmentation on the bloom of the brown alga Dictyota

in the Florida Keys. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2000. Endoscopic Observations of Interactions Between Exploring Larvae and Resident Sessile Marine Invertebrates. The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2000. Impact of Drift Species (Algae, Zoobotryon verticillatum) on the Settlement and Fitness of Sessile Invertebrates. Estuarine Research Federation, September 1999. Survival of the Barnacle Semibalanus balanoides After Ice Scour: The Importance of Refuge

Quality. The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 1999. Importance, Dispersal and Success of Vegetative Fragments of the Green Alga Halimeda in the

Florida Keys. Southeastern Phycological Colloquy, November 1998. Successful Vegetative Fragmentation in Three Species of Halimeda in the Florida Keys. Benthic

Ecology Meeting, March 1998. Successful Vegetative Fragmentation in Three Species of Halimeda in the Florida Keys. Florida

Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, March 1998. Endoscopy to Directly Observe Surface Exploration by Larvae of Sessile Marine Invertebrates.

Benthic Ecology Meeting, April 1997. Direct Observations of Invertebrate Larval Exploration of Substrata and Settlement via

Endoscopy, International Symposium on Settlement and Metamorphosis of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, July 1996.

Settlement of the Sessile Polychaete Tubeworm Hydroides elegans: Are Aggregations the Result of Gregariousness or Hydrodynamics? American Society of Zoologists, December 1995.

Chemical Protection in the Alga Sargassum echinocarpum: The Influence of Grazing and Physical Disturbance, Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 1994.

Settlement Cues on Tropical Marine Algae: Bacteria vs. Secondary Chemistry, Larval Ecology Meeting, August 1993.

Anti-Fouling Strategies Used by Tropical Marine Algae, American Society of Zoologists, Annual Meeting, December 1992.

Settlement and Post-Settlement Success of the Bryozoan Bugula neritina: The Importance of Spatial Refuges, Ecology Society of America, Annual Meeting, August 1992.

The Fouling Community in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and its Response to Anti-Fouling Substances, Office of Naval Research Contractors Meeting, April 1992.

Field Settlement Locations on Hard Substrata: Is Active Larval Exploration Involved?, Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 1991.

The Effect of Settlement Location on Post-Settlement Success in a Colonial Marine Organism, Bugula neritina, North Carolina Graduate Student Symposium, September 1990. Effect of Settlement Location on Post-Settlement Success in the Bryozoan Bugula neritina,

Ecology Society of America, Annual Meeting, August 1990. Do Active, Passive, or Random Processes Determine the Settlement Patterns of Colonial Marine

Invertebrates?, American Society of Zoologists, Annual Meeting, December 1989. Colonial Organisms on Decorator Crabs: Is Active Attachment Due to Settlement Events or Crab

Manipulation? Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 1989.

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Settlement Responses of Colonial Marine Invertebrates to Different Surface Topographies, Benthic Ecology Meeting, April 1988. Field Evidence that Surface Topography Influences Competitive Hierarchies on Marine Hard Substrata, Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 1986.

Competitive Reversals Attributed to Spatial Heterogeneity in Fouling Communities, Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, May 1985.

Factors Affecting the Epifaunal Communities on Fucoids in North Wales and New England, Maine Undergraduate Biological Conference, May 1983.

Presentations at Professional Meetings (with graduate student as primary author)

Simulating the effects of sea level rise on the intertidal oyster Crassostrea virginica and

associated biodiversity in intertidal waters of Apalachicola Bay, Florida. Benthic Ecology Meetings, March 2012, Norfolk, VA. Presenter: J. Solomon.

Observing larval settlement: can non-native Perna viridis and Megabalanus coccopoma interfere with recruitment of Crassostrea virginica? Benthic Ecology Meetings, March 2012, Norfolk, VA. Presenter: W. Yuan.

Modeling living shorelines in a wave tank: quantifying wave attenuation to find the most effective living shoreline restoration. Benthic Ecology Meetings, March 2012, Norfolk, VA. Presenter: J. Manis.

Saving History: Stabilizing Turtle Mound with Living Shorelines. 6th Annual UCF Public Administration Research Conference. Orlando, FL, March 2012. Presenter: J. Manis. **Winner, 1st place in Outstanding Poster Competition**

Restoring Oyster Reefs in Mosquito Lagoon: Results and the Future. Indian River Lagoon Symposium 2012, Fort Pierce, FL, February 2012. Presenter: S. Garvis.

Saving History: Stabilizing Turtle Mound with Living Shorelines. Indian River Lagoon Symposium 2012, Fort Pierce, FL, February 2012. Presenter: J. Manis.

The effect of invasive Perna viridis and Megabalanus coccopoma on settlement of larvae of Crassostrea virginica. Indian River Lagoon Symposium 2012, Fort Pierce, FL, February 2012. Presenter: W. Yuan.

Hydrological restoration of mosquito Impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon. Indian River Lagoon Symposium 2012, Fort Pierce, FL, February 2012. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Restoring Native American shell middens with living shorelines. Timucuan Science Symposium, Jacksonville, FL, January 2012. Presenter: J. Manis.

Mosquito impoundment restoration in northern Mosquito Lagoon. Special presentation in the Science for Community Leaders session at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2011, Daytona Beach, FL. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Saving history: restoring Turtle Mound with living shorelines. Special presentation in the Science for Community Leaders session at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2011, Daytona Beach, FL. Presenter: J. Manis.

Non-native species on Florida’s east coast: should we be worried? Special presentation in the Science for Community Leaders session at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2011, Daytona Beach, FL. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Preventing introduction: outlining safe methods for killing aquarium Chaetomorpha prior to disposal. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: J. Solomon.

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Evaluating human impacts on oyster reef coverage with GIS in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: S. Garvis.

Evaluating and mitigating invasion risk posed by saltwater aquarium strains of the macroalgal genus Chaetomorpha. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: R. Odom.

Where do we go from here? Interactive effects of salinity and temperature on two non-native mussels, Mytella charruana and Perna viridis. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: W. Yuan.

A comparison of restored oyster reef success based on measured hydrodynamics. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: H. Hansell (Florida Tech student).

Applications of SUNTANS to optimize restoration efforts of Crassostrea virginica within Canaveral national Seashore, Fl. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: S. McWilliams (Florida Tech student).

Engaging STEM: A Campus Model for Service-Learning and K-12 Partnerships. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Bi-Annual Conference, November 2011. Presenter: C. Devlin (graduate student from Service-Learning course).

Evaluating human impacts on oyster reef coverage with GIS in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. Annual Gulf Coast CESU, St. Petersburg, FL., October 2011. Presenter: S. Garvis.

Native plant recovery following mosquito impoundment restoration in Indian River Lagoon, FL, Annual Conference for the Florida Native Plant Society, April 2011, Orlando, FL. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Friends of foes? Ecological interactions between eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and Megabalanus coccopoma. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, March 2011. Presenter: W. Yuan.

Effect of mosquito impoundment restoration on native plant and fiddler crab communities in the Indian River Lagoon, FL. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, March 2011. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Mitigating invasions by marine macroalgae: eradication methods for introduced aquarium strains of Chaetomorpha. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, March 2011. Presenter: R. Odom.

Friends of foes? Ecological interactions between eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and Megabalanus coccopoma. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, March 2011. Presenter: W. Yuan.

Initial recovery of flora and fauna at restored mosquito impoundments in Indian River Lagoon, FL. Restore America’s Estuaries Conference, Galveston, TX, November 2010. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

A test of potential facilitative interactions between mangroves, halophytes and fiddler crabs. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, St. Augustine, FL, November 2010. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

High larval settlement of the long-spined black sea urchin Diadema antillarum in the United States Virgin Islands. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico, November 2010. Presenter: S. McCauley (University of Virgin Islands M.S. candidate).

Native plant recruitment at restored mosquito impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon (Volusia

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County). Florida Native Plant Society Annual Meeting, Tallahassee, FL, May 2010. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Stuck on you: seagrass fragment recruitment on natural versus restored oyster reefs. Florida Native Plant Society Annual Meeting, Tallahassee, FL, May 2010. Presenter: S. Garvis.

The “safe” alternative to Caulerpa? Hitchhikers, fragment generation and fragment survivorship of aquarium strains of Chaetomorpha linum and C. crassa. Southeastern Estuarine Research Conference and Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: R. Odom. **Winner, Outstanding Poster Presentation**.

Effect of substrate leveling on the abundance of Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) at restored mosquito impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Predicting the ability of a non-native, subtidal mussel Mytella charruana to invade Florida’s intertidal oyster reefs. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: E. Nash. **Received travel award from UCF Office of Graduate Studies and UCF Student Government**

Differential seagrass fragment success on restored versus reference oyster reefs. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: S. Garvis.

Ecosystem engineering in Florida’s estuaries: mangrove and oyster ecotones over a gradient of anthropogenic disturbances. Invited symposium presentation, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 2010. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Halodule wrightii seagrass restoration and recovery after boat propeller scar damage in a shallow water estuary. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Portland, OR, November 2009. Presenter: K. Grablow. **Received travel awards from CERF and UCF Office of Graduate Studies**

The “safe” alternative to Caulerpa? Hitchhikers, fragment generation and fragment survivorship of aquarium strains of Chaetomorpha linum and C. crassa. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Portland, OR, November 2009. Presenter: R. Odom. **Received travel awards from CERF and UCF Office of Graduate Studies**

Emergent plant recruitment on oyster reefs severely damaged by recreational boating, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Portland, OR, November 2009. Presenter: S. Segelsky. **Received travel awards from CERF and UCF Office of Graduate Studies**

The “safe” alternative to Caulerpa? Hitchhikers, fragment generation and fragment survivorship of aquarium strains of Chaetomorpha linum and C. crassa. Southeastern Phycologial Colloquy, Valdosta, GA, October 2009. Presenter: R. Odom.

Recruitment, growth and survival of the exotic Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) at restored mosquito impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Montreal, Canada, April 2009. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Recruitment of salt marsh vegetation on restored mosquito impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Southeastern Estuarine Research Conference, Tampa, FL, November 2008. Presenter: M. Donnelly. **Received travel award from SEERS**

Tolerance to air exposure: ability of the invasive mussel Mytella charruana to survive in the intertidal zone. Southeastern Estuarine Research Conference, Tampa, FL, November 2008. Presenter: E. Nash.

Recruitment of salt marsh vegetation and fauna following substrate leveling on restored mosquito impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon, Volusia County, Florida. Restore America’s Estuaries

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4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration, Providence, RI, October, 2008. Presenter: M. Donnelly. **Winner, Outstanding Poster Award**

Recovery rate of seagrass from propeller scars in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL, May 2008. Presenter: K. Grablow.

Mangrove propagule predation: a test of the incomplete dominance hypothesis and restoration implications. Florida Native Plant Society Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL, May 2008. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Recovery rate of seagrass from boat propeller scars in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting (ASLO), Orlando, FL, March 2008. Presenter: K. Grablow.

Recovery of saltmarsh flora and fauna at restored mosquito impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon (Volusia County, FL). 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting (ASLO), Orlando, FL, March 2008. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Mangrove propagule predation: a test of the incomplete dominance hypothesis and restoration implications. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 2008. Presenter: M. Donnelly. **Received Travel Awards from UCF Graduate Studies and SICB**

Recovery rate of seagrass from boat propeller scars in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Providence, RI, November 2007. Presenter: K. Grablow. **Received Travel Awards from ERF and UCF Graduate Studies**

Recovery of Saltmarsh Flora and Fauna at Restored Mosquito Impoundments in Mosquito Lagoon (Volusia County, FL), Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Providence, RI, November 2007. Presenter: M. Donnelly. **Received Travel Award from ERF**

Mosquito impoundment restoration in the Indian River Lagoon, Managed Marshes Meeting, Jacksonville, FL. June 2007. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Allelopathic effects of fruits of the Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) on growth, leaf production, and biomass of three native salt marsh species in Florida. Marine Bioinvasions, Boston, MA, May 2007. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs Affected by Intense Boating Activity in the Indian River Lagoon, FL. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2007. Presenter: A. Barber. **Winner Outstanding Oral Presentation Award**

The recovery rate of seagrasses from boat propeller scars in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2007. Presenter: K. Grablow. **Winner Outstanding Poster Presentation Award**

Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs Affected by Intense Boating Activity in the Indian River Lagoon, FL. Astronaut Trail Shell Club Annual Meeting Distinguished Speaker, February 2007. Presenter: A. Barber.

Recovery of salt marsh vegetation following mosquito impoundment restoration in a Florida estuary. 3rd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration. New Orleans, LA, December 2006. Presenter: M. Donnelly. **Received Travel Award from Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program**

Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs Affected by Intense Boating activity in the Indian River Lagoon, FL. 3rd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration. New Orleans, LA, December 2006. Presenter: A. Barber. **Received Travel Award from Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program**

Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs Affected by Intense Boating Activity in the Indian River Lagoon, FL. 9th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, Charleston, SC, November

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2006. Presenter: A. Barber. Evaluating natural and human factors influencing habitat change, for ameliorating observed

shoreline losses, 9th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, Charleston, SC, November 2006. Presenter: L. Goodwin (graduate student at College of Charleston).

Recovery of salt marsh vegetation following mosquito impoundment restoration in a Florida estuary. Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies 2006 Annual Meeting, August 2006, Sarasota, FL. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

North American invasion of the South American Bivalve Mytella charruana. 14th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Key Biscayne, FL, May 2006. Presenter: M. Boudreaux.

Dispersal, recruitment and survival of the exotic Brazilian pepper in a Florida estuary. 14th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Key Biscayne, FL, May 2006. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Success of Water Dispersal as a Secondary Dispersal Vector for Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) in a Florida Estuary. 3rd Annual Graduate Research Forum at the University of Central Florida, March 2006, Orlando, FL. Presenter: M. Donnelly. **Received Outstanding Presentation Award**

Spatial competition between oysters and barnacles in a Florida Estuary. 98th Annual Meeting, National Shellfisheries Association, Monterey, CA, March 2006. Presenter: M. Boudreaux.

Mytella charruana along the Atlantic coast of North America: A successful invasion? 98th Annual Meeting, National Shellfisheries Association, Monterey, CA, March 2006. Presenter: M. Boudreaux.

Predation on impacted versus pristine reefs of the intertidal oyster Crassostrea virginica. 98th Annual Meeting, National Shellfisheries Association, Monterey, CA, March 2006. Presenter: J. Stiner.

Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs Affected by Intense Boating activity in shallow Florida waterways. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, March 2006, presenter: A. Barber.

Recovery of Salt Marsh Vegetation Following Mosquito Impoundment Restoration in a Florida Estuary. Poster Presentation at the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Spring 2006 Meeting, March 2006, St. Augustine, FL. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Success of Water Dispersal as a Secondary Dispersal Vector for Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) in a Florida Estuary. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Spring 2006 Meeting, March 2006, St. Augustine, FL. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Effects of the exotic Brazilian pepper in a Florida mangrove ecosystem. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Predicting risks of invasion of Caulerpa species in Florida. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006. Presenter: C. Glardon.

Mytella charruana along the east coast of Florida: A successful invasion? Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006. Presenter: M. Boudreaux.

Intertidal oyster reefs impacted by recreational boating: effects on reef structure and biodiversity. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006. Presenter: J. Stiner.

Restoration of intertidal oyster reefs affected by intense boating activity in shallow Florida

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waterways. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006. Presenter: A. Barber.

Is the exotic Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius a threat to mangrove ecosystems in Florida? Sigma Xi Annual Conference, Seattle WA, November 2005. Presenter: M. Donnelly. **Received Outstanding Presentation Award**

Predicting risks of invasion of Caulerpa species in Florida. Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Norfolk, VA, October 2005. Presenter: C. Glardon. **Received Travel Award from ERF**

Predation on the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs impacted by recreational boating. Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Norfolk, VA, October 2005. Presenter: J. Stiner.

Competition between oysters and barnacles: the impact of native and invasive barnacle density on native oyster settlement, growth and survivorship. Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Norfolk, VA, October 2005. Presenter: M. Boudreaux. **Received Outstanding Presentation Award**

Is the exotic Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius a threat to mangrove ecosystems in Florida? Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Norfolk, VA, October 2005. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Restoration of intertidal oyster reefs affected by intense boating activity. Ecosystems Restoration and Creation Conference, Tampa, FL, October 2005. Presenter: A. Barber.

Is Brazilian pepper a threat to the mangrove ecosystem? 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Biodiversity of oyster reefs (Crassostrea virginica) in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005. Presenter: J. Stiner.

Competition between native oysters and invasive barnacles: the impact of sediment and flow rate on settlement. 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005. Presenter: M. Boudreaux.

Mytella charruana: a new, invasive bivalve in Mosquito Lagoon. 5th Workshop on Salt Marsh Management and Research & 4th Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 2005. Presenter: M. Boudreaux.

Is Brazilian pepper a threat to the mangrove ecosystem? 5th Workshop on Salt Marsh Management and Research & 4th Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 2005. Presenter: M. Donnelly.

Biodiversity of oyster reefs (Crassostrea virginica) in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. 5th Workshop on Salt Marsh Management and Research & 4th Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 2005. Presenter: J. Stiner.

Recruitment and restoration for the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2004. Presenter: L. Wall. **Received Outstanding Presentation Award**.

Physiological ecology of drift algae in the Indian River Lagoon System. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2004, Presenter: J. Liss.

Recruitment and restoration protocols for the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2004, Presenter: L. Wall. **Received Travel Award from SICB**

Asexual reproduction via vegetative fragmentation in the bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum. Estuarine Research Federation, September 2003, Presenter: N. Robinson.

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Physiological ecology of drift algae in the Indian River Lagoon. Estuarine Research Federation, September 2003, Presenter: J. Liss. **Received Travel Award from ERF**

Asexual reproduction via vegetative fragmentation in the bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum. FL Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, March 2003, Presenter: N. Robinson.

Recruitment of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity in Mosquito Lagoon. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, March 2003, Presenter: L. Wall.

Seasonal ecology of drift algae in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, March 2003, Presenter: J. Liss.

Asexual reproduction via vegetative fragmentation in the bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2003, Presenter: N. Robinson. **Received Travel Award from SICB**

Recruitment of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity in Mosquito Lagoon. Third Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, August 2002, Presenter: L. Wall.

Recruitment of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, April 2002, Presenter: L. Wall.

Recruitment of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2002, Presenter: L. Wall.

Establishment of the red alga Laurencia poiteaui in Florida Bay via vegetative fragmentation. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, November 2001, Presenter: L. Wick.

Recruitment of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, November 2001, Presenter: L. Wall. **Received Travel Award from ERF**

Recruitment and dispersal potential for the bryozoan Bugula neritina in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2001, Presenter: M. Abgrall.

Vegetative fragmentation of Dictyota (Phaeophyta, Dictyotaceae) on Conch Reef in the Florida Keys. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2001, Presenter: L. Wick.

Recruitment and settlement preferences of the bryozoan Bugula neritina on drift macroalgae in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual

Meeting, January 2001, presenter: M. Abgrall. **Received Travel Award from SICB** Recruitment and settlement preferences of the bryozoan Bugula neritina on drift macroalgae in

the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Southeastern Estuarine Society Meeting, November 2000, Presenter: M. Abgrall.

Vegetative fragmentation of Laurencia poitei (Ceramiales, Rhodomelacae) in Florida Bay. Southeastern Estuarine Society Meeting, November 2000, Presenter: L. Wick.

Recruitment and settlement preferences of the bryozoan Bugula neritina on drift macroalgae in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. 4th International Larval Biology Meeting, June 2000, Presenter: M. Abgrall.

A multifractal analysis of the growth dynamics of the ascidian Perophora viridis on different substrates. Second Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, May 2000, Presenter: A. Roman.

Recruitment and fitness of the bryozoan Bugula neritina on drift macroalgae in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, Second Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, May 2000, Presenter: M. Abgrall.

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A multifractal analysis of the growth dynamics of the ascidian Perophora viridis on different substrates. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2000, Presenter: A. Roman.

Recruitment and fitness of the bryozoan Bugula neritina on drift macroalgae in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2000, Presenter: M. Abgrall.

A unique fishery interaction: The Indian River Lagoon (Florida, USA) bottlenose dolphin and the blue crab fishery, Society for Marine Mammalogy, November 1999, Presenter: Wendy Noke.

Presentations at Professional Meetings (with undergraduate as primary author)

Preserving a keystone species: analyzing the genetic diversity of the long-spined sea urchin

Diadema antillarum after a disease-induced bottleneck event. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: S. Bolivar.

Who are you, Charru? Identifying source populations of the exotic charru mussel. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: T. Downs. **Winner, Outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation Award**

Nutritional stress induces sex reversal in Mytella charruana, an introduced marine mussel in the southeastern United States. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: A. Ortiz. **Winner, Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Award**

Tracking the distribution of non-native marine species, Mytella charruana, Perna viridis, and Megabalanus coccopoma, along the southeastern United States coastline. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: S. Spinuzzi.

Clonal ascidians overgrowing intertidal oyster reefs in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2011, Daytona Beach, FL. Presenter: L. Smith.

Potential predators by arthropods and crustaceans on red mangrove propagules in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: L. Stroud.

Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) response to sea level rise and changes in salinity. Annual Conference for the Florida Native Plant Society, April 2011, Orlando, FL. Presenter: J. Conrad.

Predation on Red Mangrove Propagules in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, Poster Presentation at the Annual Conference for the Florida Native Plant Society, April 2011, Orlando, FL. Presenter: L. Stroud.

Preventing introduction: Outlining safe methods for killing aquarium Chaetomorpha prior to disposal. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, March 2011. Presenter: J. Solomon. **Winner, Outstanding Poster Award**

Predation on red mangrove propagules in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, March 2011. Presenter: L. Stroud.

Red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, response to sea level rise and changes in salinity. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL, March 2011. Presenter: J. Conrad.

Preventing introduction: Outlining safe methods for killing aquarium Chaetomorpha prior to

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disposal. Florida 1st Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Jacksonville, FL, March 2011. Presenter: J. Solomon.

Predation on red mangrove propagules in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Florida 1st Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Jacksonville, FL, March 2011. Presenter: L. Stroud.

Red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, response to sea level rise and changes in salinity. Florida 1st Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Jacksonville, FL, March 2011. Presenter: J. Conrad.

Microwaving, Freshwater, Boiling, Freezing and Desiccation: Creating safe disposal guidelines for aquarium Chaetomorpha. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, St. Augustine, FL, November 2010. Presenter: J. Solomon. **Received Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Award**

Response of the red mangrove Rhizophora mangle to sea level rise and changes in salinity. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, St. Augustine, FL, November 2010. Presenter: J. Conrad. **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies**

Does pre-dispersal predation affect growth of red mangrove propagules? Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, St. Augustine, FL, November 2010. Presenter: L. Stroud. **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies**

Does marine debris harbor non-native, sessile marine invertebrates? Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Meeting, St. Augustine, FL, November 2010. Presenter: M. Kemper. **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies**

Genetics of an invasion: analysis of the Titan acorn barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma in the US and Brazil. Beckman Scholars Conference, Irvine, CA. July 2010. Presenter: O. Cohen.

Genetics of an invasion: analysis of the Titan acorn barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma in the US and Brazil. Evolution 2010 Conference, Portland, OR. June 2010. Presenter: O. Cohen.

Does pre-dispersal predation affect growth of red mangrove propagules? Florida Native Plant Society Annual Meeting, Tallahassee, FL, May 2010. Presenter: L. Stroud. . **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies**

Understanding the potential impacts of an invasive marine mussel: a field study examining the growth and survival of Mytella charruana. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 2010. Presenter: A. Godwin. **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies**

Cold temperature effects on byssal thread production by the native mussel Geukensia demissa and the non-native mussel Mytella charruana. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: S. Brodsky.

Impact of climate change on red mangrove survival and success. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: H. Flynn. . **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies and UCF Student Government**

Hot, cold or dry? Determining if boiling, freezing or desiccation is the most effective method for hobbyists to kill aquarium strains of Chaetomorpha linum and C. crassa. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: J. Solomon. **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies and UCF Student Government**

Tracking the invasion of three nonnative species, Mytella charruana, Perna viridis, and Megabalanus coccopoma, along the southeastern United States. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: S. Spinuzzi. **Received travel award from UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies**

Testing interaction effects of temperature and salinity of the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis)

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and the charru mussel (Mytella charruana). Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, March 2010. Presenter: W. Yuan. **Winner of Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Award**

Effects of temperature on byssal thread production by the native mussel Geukensia demissa versus the non-native mussel Perna viridis. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Portland, OR, November 2009. Presenter: S. Brodsky. **Received travel awards from CERF and UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies**

Where do we go from here? Abiotic factors affecting range limits of two introduced marine bivalves, the Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) and the charru mussel (Mytella charruana). Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Portland, OR, November 2009. Presenter: W. Yuan. **Received travel awards from CERF and UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies** Outstanding undergraduate presentation award**

Thermal tolerances of the invasive mussel Mytella charruana. Invited presenter at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, WI, April 2009. Presenter: S. Brodsky.

Limits on survival: examining salinity tolerance in the non-native charru mussel, Mytella charruana. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 2009. Presenter: W. Yuan. **Received travel award from SICB**

Thermal tolerances of the invasive mussel Mytella charruana. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 2009. Presenter: S. Brodsky. **Received travel awards from the National Council on Undergraduate Research, UCF Undergraduate Research, SICB and UCF Student Government**

Feeding behavior of juvenile Diadema antillarum, the long-spined sea urchin. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 2009. Presenter: G. Rivera (University of the Virgin Islands).

Salinity tolerance of the non-native charru mussel, Mytella charruana. SEERS Southeastern Estuarine Research Conference, Tampa, FL, November 2008. Presenter: W. Yuan. **Winner, Outstanding Undergraduate Poster**

Quantification of novel restoration techniques for the seagrass Halodule wrightii in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Southeastern Estuarine Research Conference, Tampa, FL, November 2008. Presenters: E. Walker and J. Bridges.

Allelopathy of invasive Brazilian pepper on salt marsh plants in the Indian River Lagoon. Southeastern Estuarine Research Conference, Tampa, FL, November 2008. Presenter: S. Garvis. **Received travel award from UCF Undergraduate Research**

Quantification of novel restoration techniques for the seagrass Halodule wrightii in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Annual Phycology Colloquially, Jacksonville, FL, November 2008. Presenters: E. Walker and J. Bridges. **Received travel award from UCF Undergraduate Research**

Genetic diversity and population admixture contribute to establishment of Mytella charruana, an invasive mussel. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting (ASLO), Orlando, FL, March 2008. Presenter: N. Gillis. **Winner, Outstanding Poster Presentation Award**

Caulerpa versus Chaetomorpha: is the latter a safer choice for home aquarium enthusiasts based on fragment success? Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 2008. Presenter: J. Leissing. **Received Travel Awards from SICB and UCF Undergraduate Research**

Salinity tolerance of Mytella charruana, a new invasive mussel in the southeastern United States. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January

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2008. Presenter: W. Yuan. **Received Travel Awards from SICB and UCF Undergraduate Research**

Allelopathic Effects of the Exotic Brazilian Pepper Schinus terebinthifolius on Growth of Native Saltmarsh Flora. Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Providence, RI, November 2007. Presenter: J. Leissing. **Winner Outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation Award**

Salinity tolerance of Mytella charuanna, a new invasive mussel in the southeastern United States. Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2007. Presenter: W. Yuan.

Genetic diversity and population admixture contribute to establishment of Mytella charruana, an invasive mussel. Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2007. Presenter: N. Gillis.

Macroalgal substrate affects movement of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarium, Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Meeting, ST. Thomas, USVI. June 2007. Presenter: UVI student Eddie Parish. **Winner Outstanding Poster Presentation Award**

Allelopathic effects of fruits of the Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) on growth, leaf production, and biomass of three native salt marsh species in Florida. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2007. Presenter: D. Greene.

Allelopathy and Brazilian pepper. National McNair Research Conference, Berkeley, CA, July 2006. Presenter: D. Greene.

Effectiveness of ferrate (FeO4-2) as a ballast water decontaminate. 14th International Conference

on Aquatic Invasive Species, Key Biscayne, FL, May 2006. Presenter: N. Gillis. Herbivory in the Indian River Lagoon: A study of potential biocontrol for invasive seaweeds in

the genus Caulerpa. Florida Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Cocoa, FL. April 2006, Presenter: K. Brown.

The widespread effects of Brazilian pepper on its environment. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006. Presenter: M. Alphonse.

Effectiveness of ferrate (FeO4-2) as a ballast water disinfectant. Society of Integrative and

Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2006. Presenter: N. Gillis. Ecology of invasive species: classroom experiments with Brazilian pepper and brine shrimp.

Florida Association of Science Teachers Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2005. Presenter: M. Alphonse.

Retail, on-line and field availability of native versus non-native forms of the green macroalga Caulerpa in the state of Florida. Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Norfolk, VA, October 2005. Presenter: K. Brown. **Received UCF Undergraduate Research Travel Award**

Dispersal and recruitment of red, black and white mangroves in the Indian River Lagoon. 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005. Presenters: H. Deutsch and S. Johnson. **Received UCF Undergraduate Travel Awards**

Retail, on-line and field availability of native versus non-native forms of the green macroalga Caulerpa in the state of Florida. 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005. Presenter: K. Brown.

The impact of cigarette butts on burrowing bivalves. 5th Workshop on Salt Marsh Management and Research & 4th Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 2005. Presenter: A. Ashcraft-Cryder.

Dispersal and recruitment of red, black and white mangroves in the Indian River Lagoon. 5th Workshop on Salt Marsh Management and Research & 4th Biennial Mosquito Lagoon

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Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, February 2005. Presenter: S. Johnson. Is the “Killer Alga” in Florida? Field collections, retail and e-commerce availability of Caulerpa in

the sunshine state. Society of Comparative and Integrative Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2005. Presenter: K. Brown. **Received Travel Awards from SICB and UCF Undergraduate Studies**.

Cast-Netting Impacts on Juvenile Fish Abundances and Biodiversity in Canaveral National Seashore. Southeastern Estuary Research Society Meeting, Ft. Pierce, FL, April 2004. Presenter: H. Piper.

Cast-Netting Impacts on Juvenile Fish Abundances and Biodiversity in Canaveral National Seashore. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2004. Presenter: H. Piper.

Distribution and abundance of the mole crab Emerita talpoida and the coquina clam Donax variabilis on driving beaches in St. Johns County, Florida. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, March 2003, Presenter: D. LeJuene.

Shell movement and juvenile survival of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs adjacent to waters with intense boating activity in Mosquito Lagoon, Third Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, August 2002, Presenter: N. Martinez.

Examining the effects of Dictyota epiphytism and secondary chemicals on neighboring reef biota using Halimeda tuna as a model organism. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2002, Presenter: A. Kahn.

Interactions between the bryozoan Zoobotryon verticilatum and the specialist predator Okenia zoobotryon, Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2001, Presenter: N. Robinson.

Interactions between the bryozoan Zoobotryon verticilatum and the specialist predator Okenia zoobotryon, Southeastern Estuarine Society Meeting, November 2000, Presenter: N. Robinson. **Outstanding Undergraduate Presentation Award**.

Presentations at Professional Meetings with colleague as primary author (I am co-author):

2000 - present A Community-Based Social marketing Plan for Ecosystem Protection in the Indian River

Lagoon. Stem to Stern II: Boating and Waterways Management in Florida. Clearwater Beach, FL. May 2012. Presenter: D. DeLorme.

Restoring Oyster Reefs in the Indian River Lagoon: Why and How of Restoration. Indian River Lagoon Symposium 2012, February 2012. Presenters: A. Birch and J. Palmer.

Clash of the Titans: investigating genetic variation in the global exotic Titan acorn barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona Beach, FL., November 2011. Presenter: E. Hoffman.

Migration of intertidal oyster reefs along boating channels in the northern Indian River Lagoon system. 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2011, Daytona Beach, FL. Presenter: P. Sacks.

Environmental stewardship of the next generation through literacy and action: creating conservation-themed storybooks and meaningful engagement for preschoolers. Special presentation in the Science for Community Leaders session at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2011, Daytona Beach, FL. Presenters: S. Caffery and D. Escue.

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STEM, Service-Learning, and Faculty Development. 2011 Joint Professional and Organizational Development (POD)/ Historically Black Colleges and Universities Faculty Development Network (HBCUFDN). Atlanta, GA. October 2011. Presenter: M. Bowdon.

Service-learning with young children in the marine sciences. Florida Association of Science Teachers. Orlando, FL. October 2011. Presenter: S. Caffery.

Engaging STEM: A campus model for service-learning and K-12 partnership. Association of American Colleges and Universities: Engaged STEM Learning: from Promising to Pervasive Practices. March 2010. Presenter: M. Bowdon.

Depl-oyster success story: Increasing the number of oysters and engaged citizens in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Restore America’s Estuaries Conference, Galveston, TX, November 2010. Presenter: A. Birch.

Engaging literacy and science. Disciplinary Literacy: How to Best Prepare Students for Literacy Demands of the Disciplines. UCF College of Education, Orlando, FL, April 2010. Presenter: S. Caffery.

Restoring the charismatic oyster: welcome oyster mats revive dead margins. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Special Session. Beyond the Obituaries: Success Stories in Ocean Conservation. Washington, D.C., May 2009. Presenter: A. Birch.

Genetic structure of native and introduced populations of the charru mussel, Mytella charruana. International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Montreal, Canada, April 2009. Presenter: E. Hoffman.

Genetic structure of native and introduced populations of the charru mussel, Mytella charruana. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, March 2009. Presenter: E. Hoffman.

Oyster restoration spawns community outreach. Restore America’s Estuaries 4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration, Providence, RI, October 2008. Presenter: A. Birch.

Don’t dump in my ocean! Outreach products to reduce aquarium dumping by children. 2008 Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference, Orlando, FL. October 2008. Presenters: D. Escue and S. Caffery.

Oysters as model systems for teaching about estuaries for pre-K through 12th grade. 2008 Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference, Orlando, FL. October 2008. Presenter: P. Sacks.

What works best? Classroom undergraduate research experiences with different levels of inquiry. Florida Statewide Symposia: Engagement in Undergraduate Research. Orlando, FL, September 2008. Presenter: L. Nadelson.

Reef ecology in the Dry Tortugas (Florida, USA): death by temperature, life by Diadema? 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 2008. Presenter: I. Kuffner.

Impacts of cyanobacterial blooms on coral reefs. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting (ASLO), Orlando, FL, March 2008. Presenter: V. Paul.

Algal natural products mediate multiple ecological interactions on coral reefs. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting (ASLO), Orlando, FL, March 2008. Presenter: R. Ritson-Williams.

Comparisons of chemically mediated marine plant-herbivore interactions on Florida, Caribbean and Pacific reefs and consequences for reef communities. Smithsonian Institution, Annual Science Conference. November 2007, Presenter: V. Paul.

Oyster reef restoration on the east coast of central Florida: how to get you and your students involved? Florida Association of Science Teachers, Orlando, FL, October 2007. Presenter: P. Sacks.

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Genetic diversity and population admixture contribute to establishment of Mytella charruana, an invasive mussel. ConGenIII: The International Conservation Genetics Symposium, New York, NY, September 2007. Presenter: E. Hoffman.

Comparisons of chemically mediated marine plant-herbivore interactions on Florida, Caribbean, and Pacific reefs and consequences for reef communities. Japan-United States Seminar on Marine Natural Products, Park City, Utah, July 2007. Presenter: V. Paul.

Oysters: a magnetic attraction by an unlikely charismatic “megafauna”. Coastal Zone ’07 Conference. Portland, OR, July 2007. Presenter: A. Birch.

Genetic variation of a recent invasion: diversity within and among populations of the charru mussel. Marine Bioinvasions, Boston, MA, May 2007. Presenter: E. Hoffman.

Restoration of intertidal oyster reefs affected by boating activity in Mosquito Lagoon, FL. Florida Oyster Reef Restoration Workshop, St. Petersburg, FL, March 2007. Presenter: A. Birch.

Restoring oyster reefs affected by boat wakes. The Nature Conservancy’s Marine Aggregation International Meeting, Monterey, CA, February 2007. Presenter: A. Birch.

The Role of Weedy Primary Producers in Perpetuating the Degraded State of Coral Reefs in the Florida. Smithsonian at Fort Pierce Symposium in Honor of Dr. Mary Rice, October 2006. Presenter: R. Ritson-Williams.

“Don’t release a pest, freezing is best”. Marine Aquarium Conference of North America XVIII. Houston, TX, September 2006. Presenter: Susan Zaleski.

Caulerpa taxifolia: Education and outreach to the aquarium industry, inspectors, and high school students. 14th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Key Biscayne, FL, May 2006. Presenter: S. Zaleski.

Restoration of oyster reefs in the Indian River Lagoon. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Melbourne, FL, March 2006. Presenter: A. Birch.

Perpetuating phase shifts: interactions between macroalgae and corals at multiple life-history stages. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 2006. Presenter: I. Kuffner.

Ecology and physiology of Dictyota spp. on coral reefs in the Florida Keys. 27th Annual Southeastern Phycological Colloquy. Fort Pierce, FL, November 2005. Presenter: K. Beach.

Calling all educators interested in coral reefs: an example of a very successful educators workshop and the resulting pre-K through 12th grade lesson plans. FL Association of Science Teachers Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2005. Presenter: M. Myrick-Lupo.

The role of macroalgae in perpetuating the degraded state of coral reefs in the Florida Keys. USGS Science in Florida, Orlando, FL, May 2005. Presenter: I. Kuffner.

Perpetuating phase shifts: Inhibition of coral recruitment by macroalgae and cyanobacteria. 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005. Presenter: I. Kuffner.

Beyond algal occupation on coral reefs: Are there short term impacts of chemically-defended seaweed on zooxanthellae photosynthesis in adult Porites astreoides? 34th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meetings, Williamsburg, VA, April 2005. Presenter: K. Beach.

Perpetuating phase shifts: allelopathic interactions between macroalgae and corals at multiple life-history stages. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 2005. Presenter: I. Kuffner.

Impact of boat wakes on intertidal reefs of the oyster Crassostrea virginica: a comparison of reefs in South Carolina tidal channels versus a Florida estuary. American Malacological Society Annual Meeting, August 2004. Presenter: L. Coen.

Fragments of Dictyota: growth, generation forces and entanglement/attachment to reef organisms

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in the Florida Keys. Southeastern Phycological Colloquy, October 2002, Presenter: H. Borgeas.

Ecophysiology of Dictyota on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Southeastern Phycological Colloquy, October 2002, Presenter: K. Beach.

Changes in Mosquito Lagoon intertidal oyster reefs potentially caused by boating activities: an analysis of aerial photographs from 1943-2000. Third Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, August 2002, Presenter: R. Grizzle.

Long-tern changes in intertidal oyster reefs in a Florida lagoon potentially caused by boating activities: an analysis of aerial photographs from 1943-2000. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, April 2002, Presenter: R. Grizzle.

Fragments of Dictyota: growth, generation forces and entanglement/attachment to reef organisms in the Florida Keys. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2002, Presenter: H. Borgeas.

Ecophysiology of Dictyota on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2002, Presenter: K. Beach.

Long-term changes in intertidal oyster reefs and the potential effects of boating activities. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2002, Presenter: R. Grizzle.

The natural history of Halimeda tuna on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. 7th International Phycological Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 2001, Presenter: P. Vroom.

Rapid insights into ecophysiology of tropical macroalgae using diving-PAM. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2001, Presenter: K. Beach.

Fragment Attachment in Weedy Species of the Brown Alga Dictyota spp. in the Florida Keys. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2001, Presenter: H. Borgeas.

Effects of flow on larval release behavior of the bryozoan Bugula neritina. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Annual Meeting, January 2001, Presenter: J. Welch.

Dictyota Bloom in the Florida Keys: Fragments and Fouling. Diving for Science in the 21" Century: 20th Annual Symposium of the American Association of Underwater Sciences, October 2000, Presenter: K. Beach.

Management issues for molluscan shellfish in the Canaveral National Seashore. Second Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, May 2000, Presenter: R. Grizzle.

Impact of epiphytic Dictyota spp. on productivity of a calcified reef alga. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2000, Presenter: K. Beach.

Effect of flow on larval release behavior of the bryozoan Bugula neritina. Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, March 2000, Presenter: J. Welch.

Service (University of Central Florida)

Director, Fellers House Field Station, 1997 – present. 1) Liaison with Park Superintendent, Resource Management Specialist John Stiner and other employees of Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) to ensure that our working relationship continues to be positive and that our mutual goals of research and education are fulfilled. 2) Coordinate research and teaching activities for UCF faculty and students, as well as faculty and students from other institutions. 3) Maintain facility and procure equipment/funding to improve research and teaching at the field station. President, Sigma Xi, University of Central Florida Chapter, 1999 – 2005, 2011 – 2013. Treasurer, Sigma Xi, University of Central Florida Chapter, 2005 – 2013.

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Univ. of Central Florida Campus Coordinator, FL Sea Grant College Program, 1999 - present. Univ. of Central Florida Faculty Senate, 2007 – present. Univ. of Central Florida Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee, 2007- present. Univ. of Central Florida College of Sciences Recognition and Scholarship Committee, 2013 –

present. Univ. of Central Florida Search Committee for Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2010-2011. Univ. of Central Florida Honors College Committee, 2010 – present. Univ. of Central Florida Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board. 2010-2012. Univ. of Central Florida Women’s Studies Executive Board. 2012 – present. Univ. of Central Florida Service-Learning Committee, 2010 – 2011. Univ. of Central Florida Beckman Scholars Awards Committee, 2011. Univ. of Central Florida I-Cubed STEMREC Research Committee, 2010 – 2011. Univ. of Central Florida Faculty Fellow in Engaging STEM, 2010 – present. Univ. of Central Florida University-Wide Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Awards

Committee 2010-2011. Univ. of Central Florida College of Science Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2009-2010. Univ. of Central Florida Biology Faculty Search Committees: 2009-2010, 2000-2001, 1998. Univ. of Central Florida Biology Graduate Studies Committee, 2000 - 2006. Univ. of Central Florida Undergraduate Research Council, 2005 – 2006, 2007 – present. Univ. of Central Florida Undergraduate Research Council Research Awards Sub-Committee,

2007-2008, 2008-2009. Univ. of Central Florida OUR Summer Research Awards Sub-Committee, 2009-2010. Univ. of Central Florida Liberal Studies Advisory Committee, 2002 - 2003. Univ. of Central Florida Commencement, Convocation and Recognitions Committee, 2005-2006. Univ. of Central Florida General Education Program Advisory Committee, 2002 - 2004. Univ. of Central Florida Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), 1999 - 2006. Univ. of Central Florida Biology Graduate Recruitment Enhancement Committee, 2000 - 2001. Univ. of Central Florida Founder's Day Awards Committee, 1998 - 2004. Univ. of Central Florida Biology Field Building Committee, 1998 - present. Univ. of Central Florida Biology Conservation Program Oversight Committee, 2002 - 2005. Univ. of Central Florida TIP Awards Committee, 2003. Univ. of Central Florida Sabbatical Selection Committee, 2005. Department of Biology Merit Criteria Committee, 2005-2006, 2010-2011. Department of Biology mentor for untenured faculty member, Dr. R. Shetlar, 2005 – 2006. Department of Biology mentor for untenured faculty member, Dr. E. Hoffman, 2008 - 2011. Department of Biology representative to UCF Library, 2004 – 2006. Mentor, high school research projects, Spring 2000 and 2002, Fall 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010 (2 projects), 2011.

Service and SOTL Activities (International, National, Regional and Local) Conference Organizing Committee: International Phycology Conference for 2013. Organizer: UCF College Day Green Event, September 2012 and Volunteer-UCF Mangrove Planting Event, October 2012. Organizer: Earth Day 2012 to save Castle Windy Historic Site from shoreline erosion in Canaveral National Seashore, April 2012.

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UCF FCTL 2011 Winter Conference Group Leader – December 2011. Conference Organizing Committee (Poster Chair): Coastal and Estuaries Research Conference

for November 2011 conference in Daytona Beach, Florida. Organizer: National Estuaries Day at UCF – September 2011 (over 300 volunteers). Co-organizer (with J. Palmer, Brevard Zoo) Educator’s Workshop on Oyster Reef Ecology and

Restoration. 15 participants in 2-day workshop in July 2011. Organizer: Turtle Mound Living Shoreline Stabilization Weekend – May 2011. Over 300

community and UCF participants assisted with deploying oyster restoration mats, marsh grass plugs and mangrove seedlings along the eroding shorelines of Turtle Mound.

UCF FCTL Course Innovation Project Leader – Spring 2011. Co-Organizer: First Annual Oyster Appreciation Day at Brevard Zoo, January 2011. UCF FCTL 2010 Winter Conference Group Leader – December 2010. Organizer: Educators Workshop on Restoring Turtle Mound National Historic Site using Living

Shoreline Techniques. One-day workshop in September 2010 and August 2011 for pre-K through high school formal and informal educators from central Florida to get them engaged in upcoming Service-learning course I would be teaching.

M.S. Committee Member for Steven McCauley, University of the Virgin Islands, 2009-present. Chair, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Nominations Committee, 2009 – 2010. Organizer: Educators Workshop on Mangrove Ecology and Restoration. 1-day in August 2009

for pre-K through 5th grade formal and informal educators from central Florida. Integrative and Comparative Biology Review Committee, Journal of the Society of Integrative

and Comparative Biology. 2008 – 2010. Organizer: Educators Workshop on Marine Invasive Species and “Aquarium Dumping”. 6 days

in July 2008 in the Florida Keys. Educators from Florida and California created pre-K through 2nd grade and 3rd – 5th grade storybooks and reading exercises and lesson plans for middle and high school students on the dangers of aquarium dumping using Caulerpa taxifolia and the red lionfish as model species. Students in my courses were involved in this service-learning effort.

Organizer: Educators Workshop on Oyster Reef Ecology and Restoration. 2 days in July 2008 for 10 participants in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. The goal of this workshop was to create a children’s storybook and middle/high school reading exercises on the importance and decline of intertidal oyster reefs. Students in my courses were involved in this service-learning effort.

Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Advisory Board, FL DEP, 2007 – present. Community-based oyster reef restoration and shoreline stabilization in Mosquito Lagoon,

Canaveral National Seashore. Over 20,000 volunteers have contributed over 27,000 hours to this service project. 2005 – present.

Program Officer, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2006 - 2009. For the January 2007 meeting in Phoenix, AZ, I was responsible for 1082 abstracts, 10 symposia and over 1400 attendees. For the January 2008 meeting in San Antonio, TX, I was responsible for 1005 abstracts, 12 symposia and over 1350 attendees.

Panel Member: Northeast Florida Coastal Habitat Restoration Workshop, GTM NEER at Ponte Verdra Beach, FL, October 2007.

Manned booths and gave plenary lectures at two aquarium hobbyist/retailer meetings, SuperZoo 2007, MACNA 2006 and 2008 (Marine Aquarium Conference for North America), and Restore America’s Estuaries Restore America’s Estuaries 4th national Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration alone or with S. Zaleski to distribute outreach materials on

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the problems with “aquarium dumping” in coastal waters. Ph.D. committee member for D. Burfiend, University of Queensland, Australia. 2005 - 2008. Skinner Scholarship Awards Committee for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology,

2007. Student Research Support Committee, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2002-

2004. Organizing Committee, Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2002-2003

and 2003-2004. Organizing Committee, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Division of Invertebrate

Zoology Libbie Hyman Endowment Enhancement Committee, 2003-2004 and 2008 – 2009. Chairman, Best Paper/Poster Awards Committee for the Division of Ecology and Evolution,

Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Annual Meetings 1999-2002. Secretary, Division of Ecology and Evolution, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology,

1999 - 2002. Judge, Outstanding Student Presentations, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology,

Annual Meetings 1998 – 2004, 2009. Organizing Committee, Benthic Ecology Meetings, Melbourne, FL, 1997-1998. Manuscript Reviewer: Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography, Journal of Experimental Marine

Biology and Ecology, Marine Biology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Environmental Research, Hydrobiologia, Oceanologica Acta, Florida Scientist, Pacific Science, Coral Reefs, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Gulf of Mexico Science, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Journal of Marine Biology, Journal of Shellfish Research, Aquatic Botany, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Journal of Environmental Management, and the Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK, Marine Biodiversity Records, 1997-present.

Grant Reviewer: National Science Foundation, NOAA/National Undersea Research Center, NOAA/EcoHab, NOAA/Ocean Exploration, NOAA/CICEET, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Sea Grant, 1999 - present.

Reviewer of tenure and promotion files for faculty at other universities: 2010 – present. Textbook Reviewer: Biology, 7th ed., Campbell and Reece, Pearson/Benjamin Cummings 2005. Book Chapter Reviewer for invasive species book: Springer. 2008. Oyster restoration workshop for “Young Women Leaders Program” at UCF in December 2007. Workshop Leader, Expand Your Horizons program for Central Florida girls. 2006. Participant, A Salute to Women in Science and Engineering, Orlando Science Center, 2003. Lectures on Marine Biology, UCF Creative School, 2000 – 2004, 2008. Super Scientist, Designed and executed experiments once a month with Lawton Elementary

School third graders, 2005-2006 and fifth graders, 2007-2008. Collaborations with two science teachers at Sanford Middle School (Mrs. Broksas –

mangrove gardens, Mrs. Buchanan – oyster restoration), 2008 – present. Seminole County “Teach In” Volunteer (teacher for a day), 2005, 2007. Hawaii Statewide Science Fair Judge and Project Advisor, 1990-1994. Adult Literacy Volunteer, United Way, Honolulu, 1992-1994. Science-by-Mail Volunteer, Boston Museum of Science, 1988-1991. Regional Science Fair Judge, University of South Carolina, 1985-1990. Secretary, Graduate Association of Life Sciences, Univ. of South Carolina, 1984-1985. Secretary, Bates College Outing Club, 1982-1983.

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Professional Memberships: Sigma Xi. Ecological Society of America. Women's Aquatic Network. Florida Academy of Sciences. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. National Shellfisheries Association. International Society for Reef Studies.

References Dr. C. Ross Hinkle, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

32816. Phone: (407)823-2141, FAX: (407)823-5769, email: rhinkle@mail.ucf.edu (Chair, Department of Biology)

Dr. Edwin Bourget, Vice-Rectorat a la Recherche, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1R 2R1, Canada. Phone: (418)656-5233, FAX: (418)656-2339, email: edwin.bourget@rectorat.usherb.ca (postdoctoral advisor).

Dr. Michael Hadfield, University of Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Laboratory, 41 Ahui Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808)539-7319, FAX: (808)599-4817, email: hadfield@hawaii.edu, (postdoctoral advisor).

Dr. Celia Smith, University of Hawaii, Department of Botany, St. John Plant Science Laboratory, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822-2279. Phone: (808)956-6947, FAX: (808)956-3923, email: celia@hawaii.edu (postdoctoral advisor).

Dr. David Wethey, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 29208. Phone: (803)777-3936, FAX: (803)777-4002, email: wethey@rocky.geol.sc.edu (M.S. and Ph.D. advisor).

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