Alumni are graduate
students who have
successfully completed their master's or doctoral degrees and
technicians who have made significant contributions to the Fish Ecology Lab.
Graduate Students
Kelly
Andrews (2000-03)
B.S.
Biology, Western
Washington University, 1996
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2003
Thesis:
Habitat-dependent recruitment of two
temperate reef fishes at multiple spatial scales
Publication:
Andrews, K.S., and T.W. Anderson.
2004. Habitat-dependent recruitment of two
temperate reef fishes at multiple spatial scales. Marine Ecology
Progress Series 277:231-244.
Miscellaneous:
Best Student Paper, Southern California Academy of
Sciences annual meeting, California State University, Northridge, 2003; California Sea Grant trainee
Current whereabouts:
Research Scientist
NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington
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Andrew Davenport (2003-06)
B.S.
Biology, San Diego State University, 2002
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2006
Thesis:
Positive indirect effects of reef fishes on giant kelp performance: the
importance of mesoherbivores in a kelp forest ecosystem
Publication:
Davenport, A.C., and T.W. Anderson.
2007. Positive indirect effects of reef fishes on kelp performance: the importance of mesograzers. Ecology
88:1548-1561.
Miscellaneous:
Best Student Paper, Southern California Academy of
Sciences annual meeting, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles,
California, 2005
Current whereabouts:
Marine Biologist II
Public Utilities Department,
City of San Diego,
California
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Andres Deza (2005-08)
B.S.
Biology, San Diego State University, 2005
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2008
Thesis:
Habitat fragmentation, patch size, and the recruitment and abundance
of kelp forest fishes
Publication:
Deza, A.A., and T.W. Anderson. 2010. Habitat
fragmentation, patch size, and the recruitment and abundance of kelp forest
fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series
416:229-240.
Miscellaneous:
Fulbright Scholar,
Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile (2008-09)
Current whereabouts:
Staff Research Associate III
Marine Science Institute,
University of California, Santa Barbara
SONGS Mitigation Project,
Carlsbad, California
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Emily Floyd (2001-07)
B.A. Biological Sciences, Smith
College, 1999
Ph.D. Biology, San Diego State University and the University of
California, Davis, 2007
Dissertation:
Ecological implications of physiological condition and individual performance in temperate fishes
Publications:
Floyd, E.Y., and T.W. Anderson.
2010. Interactive
effects of nutritional condition and refuge availability on survival of a
temperate reef goby. Marine Ecology Progress Series 407:257-269.
Floyd, E.Y., R. Churchwell, and J.J. Cech,
Jr. 2007. Effects of water velocity and trash rack architecture on fish passage
and interactions: a simulation. Transactions of the American Fisheries
Society 136:1177-1186.
Floyd, E.Y., J.P. Geist, and I. Werner. 2008. Acute, sublethal exposure to a pyrethroid
insecticide alters behavior, growth, and predation risk in larvae of the fathead
minnow (Pimephales promelas). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
27:1780-1787.
Miscellaneous:
Best Student Paper, Western Society of Naturalists 86th Annual Meeting, Redmond, Washington,
2006; Best Student Paper (2nd place), 38th Annual Conference, Cal-Neva/Humboldt
Chapters, American Fisheries Society, Redding, California, 2004; Best Student
Paper (3rd place) Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry NorCal
Chapter Annual Meeting, University of California, Berkeley, California, 2007; Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Scholarship; Wrigley Institute for
Environmental Studies Internship
Current whereabouts:
Project Scientist
Cardno ENTRIX,
Concord, California
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Carey Galst (2004-07)
B.S.
Aquatic Biology / Zoology, University of California, Santa
Barbara, 2001
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2007
Thesis:
Fish-habitat associations and the role of disturbance in surfgrass beds
Publication:
Galst,
C.J., and T.W. Anderson. 2008. Fish-habitat associations and the role of
disturbance in surfgrass beds. Marine Ecology Progress Series
365:177-186.
Miscellaneous:
Fulbright Scholar,
Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Santa Catarina,
Brazil (2007-08); Graduate Internship in Environmental Science, Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation; Anchor Environmental Scholarship
Current whereabouts:
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Arlington, Virginia
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Christine Gregor (2001-05)
B.S. Zoology, Brigham Young University, 1998
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2005
Thesis:
Relative importance of habitat attributes to predation risk in a temperate reef
fish
Publication:
Gregor, C.A., and T.W.
Anderson. In prep.
Relative importance of habitat attributes to predation risk in a temperate reef
fish.
Miscellaneous:
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Scholarship
Current whereabouts:
Vancouver, Washington
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Colin Jones (2007-11)
B.S. Biology, Oregon State University, 2006
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2011
Thesis:
Evaluating eelgrass (Zostera marina) site quality by the settlement,
performance, and survival of a marine fish
Publication:
Jones, C.L., T.W. Anderson, and M.S. Edwards. In review.
Evaluating eelgrass site quality by the settlement, performance, and survival of
a marine fish.
Miscellaneous:
California State University Council on Ocean Affairs, Science, and Technology
travel award
Current whereabouts:
Staff Research Associate
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Marine Science Institute,
University of California, Santa Barbara
SONGS Mitigation Project,
Carlsbad, California
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Eric Lewallen (2003-06)
B.S. Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2002
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2006
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 2012
Thesis:
The genetic structure and isolation of leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) populations
in California waters:
implications for management
Publication:
Lewallen, E.A., T.W. Anderson, and A.J. Bohonak. 2007. Genetic structure of leopard
shark (Triakis semifasciata) populations in California waters. Marine
Biology 152:599-609.
Miscellaneous:
PADI A.W.A.R.E. grant
Current whereabouts:
San Diego, California
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Levi Lewis (2005-09)
B.S. Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology,
University
of
California, Davis,
2002
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2009
Thesis:
Microcarnivorous fishes limit epifauna abundance and enhance seagrass production
Publications:
Farlin, J.P., L.S. Lewis, T.W. Anderson, and C.T. Lai. 2010. Functional diversity of amphipods revealed by stable isotopes in an eelgrass ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series 420:277-281.
Lewis, L.S., and T.W. Anderson.
2012. Top-down control of epifauna by fishes enhances seagrass production.
Ecology (in press).
Miscellaneous:
Best Student Poster, Western Society of Naturalists 88th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
2008; PADI Foundation grant; Southern California Academy of Sciences grant; Unified Port of San Diego
student grant
Current whereabouts:
Ph.D. Candidate
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
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Danielle Lipski (2001-05)
B.S. Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1997
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2005
Thesis:
Larval supply, settlement, and recruitment of fishes in seagrass beds in a southern
California embayment
Publication:
Lipski, D.M., and T.W. Anderson. In prep. Habitat structural complexity,
recruitment, and predation of fishes in southern California eelgrass beds.
Miscellaneous:
PADI Foundation grant; Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research, American Museum
of Natural History
Current whereabouts:
Research Specialist
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Barbara, California
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Dana Morton (2008-12)
B.S. Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2007
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2012
Thesis:
Patterns of invertebrate settlement in giant kelp forests
Publication:
Morton, D.N., and T.W. Anderson. In prep.
Patterns of invertebrate settlement in giant kelp forests
Miscellaneous:
California State University Council on Ocean Affairs, Science, and Technology
travel award
Current whereabouts:
Fulbright Scholar
University of Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand
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Kevin O'Connor (2005-07)
B.S. Environmental Studies / Biology, University of
California, Santa Cruz, 2004
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2007
Thesis:
Consequences of
habitat disturbance and recovery to recruitment and the abundance of kelp forest
fishes
Publication:
O'Connor, K.C., and T.W. Anderson. 2010. Consequences of
habitat disturbance and recovery to recruitment and the abundance of kelp forest
fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 386:1-10.
Current whereabouts:
Central Coast Wetland Working Group Coordinator
Habitat Restoration Group,
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, California
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Shana Sharfi (2002-05)
B.S. Marine Biology, California State University, Northridge, 2002
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2005
Thesis:
Fish production and habitat structure on a large-scale experimental artificial
reef
Publication:
Sharfi, S., T.W. Anderson, D.C. Reed, and
S.C. Schroeter. In prep. Fish production and habitat structure on a large-scale experimental artificial
reef.
Miscellaneous:
California Sea Grant trainee
Current whereabouts:
Teacher
Woodrow Wilson High School,
Los Angeles, California
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Sean Suk (2004-08)
B.S.
Marine
and Freshwater Biology, University of New Hampshire, 2000
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University, 2008
Thesis:
Trophic ecology of the common thresher, Alopias
vulpinus, and shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, in the Northeast
Pacific
Publication:
Suk, S., T.W. Anderson, and J.A.
Seminoff. In prep. Trophic ecology of the common thresher, Alopias
vulpinus, and shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, in the
Northeast Pacific.
Current whereabouts:
Natural Resources Specialist
United States Navy,
San Diego, California
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Jason Webber (2003-11)
B.S. Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, 1998
M.S. Natural Resources (Fisheries), Humboldt State University, 2003
Ph.D. Biology, San Diego State University and the University of
California, Davis, 2011
Dissertation:
Swimming performance and the ecology of early life stages of temperate marine fishes
Publications:
Webber, J.D. In review. Swimming abilities of two coastal pelagic fishes.
Webber, J.D., and T.W. Anderson. In
review. Faster growth lowers swimming performance and increases predation risk in the early life stages of a marine fish.
Webber, J.D., and T.W. Anderson. In review. Swimming performance and larval traits of three marine rocky reef fishes differentially support the 'growth-mortality' hypothesis.
Webber, J.D., S.N. Chun, T.R. MacColl, L.T. Mirise, A. Kawabata, E.K. Anderson, T.S. Cheong, L. Kavvas, M.M. Rotondo, K.L. Hochgraf, R. Churchwell, and J.J. Cech, Jr. 2007. Upstream swimming performance of adult white sturgeon: effects of partial baffles and a ramp. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:402-408.
Miscellaneous:
Wrigley Institute for
Environmental Studies Internship
Current whereabouts:
San Diego, California
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Technicians
Dane Bowker (2001-04)
B.S. Ecology and Evolution / B.S. Political Science, University
of California, San Diego, 1998
M.A. Global Environmental Policy, American University, 2006
Current whereabouts:
AFPAK Hands Program
Kandahar, Afghanistan
