Chris B. Wall, Ph.D.
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Christopher B. Wall              
  contact:  cbwall [at] ucsd.edu 
  
​citations: 539         h-index: 12       i10-index: 16         
 

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RESEARCH INTERESTS
  - Climate change, environmental stress, and trophic ecology
  - Stable isotope biogeochemistry and nutritional plasticity
  - Nutrient fluxes in host-symbiont interactions
  - Microbial ecology and hosts-associated microbiomes

EDUCATION
 Ph.D.      Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2019)
 ​M.Sc.      Biology, California State University Northridge (2010)
 B.Sc.       Biology, minor Chemistry, University of North Texas (2008)
 A.Sc.       Biology, North Lake College (2005)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Research
 2021 –            Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, San Diego  
 2019 
– 2021  Postdoctoral Researcher Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UH-Mānoa
 2016               Denise B. Evans Research Fellow in Oceanographic Research, UH-Mānoa
 2015 – 2019   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) STAR Research Fellow, UH-Mānoa

Teaching
 2022 
–            Adjunct Professor, National University
 2021 –            Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Studies, Cal State Univ, Dominguez Hills
 2013 –            Adjunct Professor, Life Sciences Department, Santa Monica College


PUBLICATIONS
Manuscripts in review
Wall CB, Swift SIO, D’Antonio CM, Gebauer G, Hynson NA. Isoscapes of remnant and restored Hawaiian montane forests reveal differences in biological nitrogen fixation and carbon inputs. submitted 9 May 2021 (in review)


Peer-reviewed publications
22.   Kajihara KT*, Egan CP, Swift SOI, Wall CB, Muir CD, Hynson NA. Core arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are predicted by
        a high abundance-occupancy relationship and host specialists are rare and geographically structured.
        New Phytologist. 234:1464–1476. pdf link


21.  Wall CB, Wallsgrove, NJ, Gates RD, Popp BN. Amino acid δ13C and δ15N analyses reveal distinct species-specific
        patterns of 
trophic plasticity in a marine symbiosis. Limnology and Oceanography 66:2033–2050 ​pdf link

20.  Wall CB, Ricci CA, Wen AD*, Ledbetter BE, Klinger DE, Mydlarz LD, Gates RD, Putnam HM. Shifting baselines:
       
Physiological legacies contribute to the response of reef corals to frequent heatwaves
       heat waves. Functional Ecology 35:1366–1378.
 pdf link

19.  Bernard J, Wall CB, Constantini MS, Rollins RL, Atkins ML, Cabrera FP, et al.,.. Amend AS (2020)
       Fungal and bacterial communities have contrasting compositional patterns on plant tissues over a
       steep environmental gradient in a tropical forest. ISME J. pdf link
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18.  Wall CB, Egan C, Swift S, Hynson NA (2020) Three decades post reforestation has not led to the
       reassembly of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities associated with remnant primary forests.
       Molecular Ecology 29:4234–4247 pdf link

17.  Mason RAB, Wall CB, Cunning R, Dove S, Gates RD (2020) High light alongside elevated pCO2 alleviates thermal
        depression of photosynthesis in a hard coral (Pocillopora acuta). Journal of Experimental
        Biology 223, jeb223198 pdf link

16.  Kitchen RM*, Piscetta M*, Lenz EA, de Souza MR, Schar D, Gates RD, Wall CB (2020) Symbiont
       transmission and reproductive mode influence responses of three Hawaiian coral larvae to
       elevated temperature and nutrients. Coral Reefs 39:419–431 pdf link

15.  Wall CB, Kaluhiokalani M*, Popp BN, Donahue MJ, Gates RD (2020) Divergent symbiont
       communities determine the physiology and nutrition of a reef coral across a light-availability
       gradient. The ISME Journal 14:945–958 pdf link

14.  Shih JL, Selph KE, Wall CB, Wallsgrove NJ, Lesser MP, Popp BN (2020) Trophic ecology of the
       tropical Pacific sponge Mycale grandis inferred from amino acid compound specific isotopic analyses.
       Microbial Ecology 79:495–510 pdf link

13.  Wall CB, Ritson-Williams R, Popp BN, Gates RD (2019) Spatial variation in the biochemical and
       isotopic composition of corals during bleaching and recovery. Limnology and Oceanography 64:
       2011-2028. pdf link

12.  Neilson BJ, Wall CB, Mancini FT, Gewecke CA (2018). Herbivore biocontrol and manual removal
        successfully reduce invasive macroalgae on coral reefs. PeerJ 6: e5332 pdf link

11.  Wall CB, Ricci CA, Foulds GE, Mydlarz LD, Gates RD, Putnam HM (2018)  The effects of environmental
       history and thermal stress on coral physiology and immunity. Marine Biology 165:56-71  pdf link

10.  Innis T, Cunning R, Ritson-Williams R, Wall CB, Gates RD (2018) Coral color and depth drive symbiosis
       ecology of Montipora capitata in Kāne‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Coral Reefs 37:423-430  pdf link

9.   Wall CB, Mason RA, Ellis WR, Cunning R, Gates RD (2017) Elevated pCO2 affects tissue biomass composition,
       but not calcification, in a reef coral under two light regimes. Royal Society Open Science. 4:170683  pdf link

8.   Donovan MK, Friedlander AM, Usseglio P, Goodell W, Iglesias I, Schemmel EM, Stamoulis K, Filous A,
      Giddens J, Kamikawa K, Koike H, McCoy K, Wall CB (2016) Effects of gear restriction on the abundance of juvenile
      fishes along sandy beaches in Hawai‘i. PLoS ONE 11:e0155221  pdf link

7.    Wall CB, Stevens KJ.  Assessing wetland mitigation efforts using standing vegetation and seed bank community
       structure in neighboring natural and compensatory wetlands (2015) Wetlands Ecology and Management 23:149-166 
       pdf link

6.   Edmunds PJ, Burgess SC, Putnam HM, Baskett ML, Bramanti L, Fabina NS, Han X, Lesser MP, Wall CB,
      Yost DM, Gates RD (2014) Evaluating the causal basis of ecological success within the Scleractinia: An integral
      projection model approach. Marine Biology 161:2719-2734  pdf link

5.   Edmunds PJ, Wall CB (2014) Evidence that high pCO2 affects protein metabolism in tropical reef corals.
      Biological Bulletin 227:68-77  pdf link

4.   Wall CB, Fan T, Edmunds PJ (2014)  Ocean acidification has no effect on thermal bleaching in the coral
      Seriatopora caliendrum. Coral Reefs 33:119-130  pdf link

3.   Wall CB, Edmunds PJ.  In situ effects of low pH and elevated HCO3- on juvenile Porites spp. in Moorea,
      French Polynesia (2013) Biological Bulletin 225:92-101  pdf link

2.   Cumbo VR, Edmunds PJ, Wall CB, Fan T-Y (2013) Brooded coral larvae differ in their response to high 
       temperature and elevated pCO2 depending on the day of release. Marine Biology 160:2903-2917  pdf link

1.   Stevens KJ, Wall CB, Janssen JA (2011) Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on seedling growth and
      development of two wetland plants, Bidens frondosa L., and Eclipta prostrata (L.) L., grown under three levels
      of water availability. Mycorrhiza 21:279-288  pdf link

Theses

2.   Wall CB (2019) Environmental and biological effects on nutritional mode and resource partitioning
       in scleractinian corals. Ph.D., Dissertation, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. pdf link

1.   Wall CB (2013)  Effects of temperature and ocean acidification on juvenile scleractinian corals (2012)
      MSc Thesis, Department of Biology, California State University, Northridge   pdf link


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 2015                     Division of Land and Natural Resources
 2015                     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rapid Assessment and
                               Monitoring Program research cruise Papahānaumokuākea Marine National
                               Monument; NOAA Research Vessel, Hi‘ialakai; Chief Scientist: Scott Godwin
 2013 – 2019        Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, Dr. Ruth Gates Laboratory
 2010 – 2012         Edmunds Polyp Laboratory, Dr. Peter Edmunds
 2009 – 2010         Laboratory for Marine Conservation Physiology; Dr. Ione Hunt von Herbing
 2008 – 2010         Wetland Ecology Research Group; Dr. Kevin Stevens; University of North Texas
 2007 – 2008         Dr. Kevin Stevens; undergraduate research; University of North Texas
 2005                      Hawaiian Field Studies Program; North Lake College

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructorships
 2022
–                  Adjunct faculty: National University, San Diego, CA
 2021 –                  
Adjunct faculty: Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Cal State Univ., Dominguez Hills
 
2013 –                  Adjunct faculty: College of Life Sciences, Santa Monica College
 2018 – 2019        Associate Teaching assistant: Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
 2017 – 2018        Teaching assistant: Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
 2013 – 2016        Teaching assistant: Department of Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
 2005                     Teaching assistant: Hawaiian Field Studies, North Lake College
 2003 – 2008        Teaching assistant: North Lake College, Science Center

Invited Lectures
 2018                     UH Mānoa, Corals and Coral Reefs (ZOOL 410)
 2016 – 2018        Kapi‘olani Community College (Honolulu, HI)
 2016                     Coppell High School (Coppell, TX), 12th grade, Skype lecture
 2016 – 2018        Frederica Academy (St. Simons Island, GA), 10th grade, Skype lecture
 2016, 2018          UH Mānoa, Advanced Topics in Marine Biology (BIOL 404)
 2014, 2015          North Lake College (Irving, TX) Introduction to Biology (BIOL 1407), Skype lecture
 2013                     Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, Marine Biology seminar
 2011                     Pulse Amplitude Modulation Fluorometry (PAM) workshop
                               National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Taiwan.

FELLOWSHIPS, RESEARCH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & AWARDS (Total $206,700)
 2020                      Distance Education Faculty Mentor, Santa Monica College ($2,000)
 2019                      UH Graduate Student Organization grant ($1,000)
 2018                      Peter Castro Travel Scholarship ($1,000)
 2018                      Scholarship: IsoCamp2018, NSF participant award ($1,200)
 2018                      Award: 2018 UH Mānoa Biology Photography Contest, People and Environment
 2017                      Award: Best Paper: 42nd Albert L. Tester Symposium, UH Mānoa ($1,000)
 2016                      Denise B. Evans Fellowship in Oceanographic Res. (SOEST, UH Mānoa) ($28,000)           
 
2016 – 2019         Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) STAR Fellowship ($132,000)
 2016                      Award: Eco-Steward: IUCN-UH Mānoa East-West Center, IUCN World Congress
 2015                     Marine Biology Program Student Grant; UH Mānoa ($2,500)
 2014 – 2018         Col. Willys E. Lord & Sandina L. Lord Endowed Scholarship; UH Mānoa ($10,500)
 2014                     Santa Monica College Faculty Sabbatical Fellowship ($2,500)
 2014                     Arthur & Beatrice Harris Endowment Graduates Scholarship; UH Mānoa ($1,000)
 2013 – 14, 2016  Edmondson Research Grant; UH Mānoa ($6,000)
 2013 – 2016         Graduate Opportunity Grant; UH Mānoa ($6,000)
 2012                     NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Honorable Mention
 2011                     California State University Grant; CSUN ($2,000)
 2011                     Thesis Support Fellowship; CSUN ($1,000)
 2010, 2011          Graduate Equity Fellowship Grant ; CSUN ($2,000)
 2008                     Summa Cum Laude; University of North Texas
 2008                     Student Travel Award; Society of Wetland Scientist Regional Conference ($1,000)
 2006                     Honors College Scholarship; UNT ($1,000)
 2005 – 2006        Transfer Student Scholarship; UNT ($5,000)

ORAL PRESENTATIONS (§ indicates a poster)
 24.   CB Wall, SB Matsuda, RD Gates (2018) Symbiodinium diversity in shallow reefs of the remote
         Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  NOAA Symposium on Science in Support of Archipelagic
         Management.
 23.  CB Wall, RD Gates (2017) Patterns of Symbiodinium diversity in the coral Montipora capitata from
         shallow reefs of the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  7th Annual Yosemite Symbiosis
         Workshop. Sierra Nevada Research Institute, Wawona, California
 22.  CB Wall, RD Gates (2017) Ecosystem primary productivity as a driver for heterotrophic nutrition
         in reef corals of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology student
         scholarship research symposium. Kāne‘ohe, Hawai‘i
 21.  CB Wall, R Ritson-Williams, RD Gates (2017) Context-dependent shifts in nutritional modes of
        thermally stressed and recovered corals. 42nd Albert L. Tester Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi
        at Mānoa. Honolulu, Hawai‘i
 20.  CB Wall, R Ritson-Williams, RD Gates (2017) Energetic and isotopic analysis of two species of
        thermally stressed and recovered corals. Association for the Study of Limnology and
        Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, Hawai‘i
 19.  CB Wall, WR Ellis, R Mason, R Cunning, RD Gates (2016) High pCO2 alters the energetics and
        composition of biomass, but not calcification,  in a reef building coral at two light regimes.
        The 100th Western Society of Naturalists Conference, Monterey, California
 18.  CB Wall, WR Ellis, R Mason, R Cunning, RD Gates (2016) Combined effects of pCO2 and
         irradiance on the energy reserves and calcification of a reef building coral. 13th International Coral
        Reef Symposium, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
 17.  § BJ Neilson, CB Wall, F Mancini, CA Gewecke (2016) Coral reef restoration through management
        of alien invasive species through the use of mechanical removal and bio-control efforts.
        13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
 16.  CB Wall, WR Ellis, R Mason, R Cunning, RD Gates (2016) Ocean acidification and irradiance
         effects on the energy reserves and calcification of the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis. The 41st
         Albert L. Tester Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Honolulu, Hawai‘i
 15.  CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2015) Evidence that elevated pCO2 perturbs protein metabolism in two
         early life stages of a tropical reef coral. The 40th Albert L. Tester Symposium, University
         of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Honolulu, Hawai‘i
 14.  CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2014) Elevated pCO2 alters protein metabolism in the early life stage of a
         tropical reef coral. 98th Western Society of Naturalists Conference, Tacoma, Washington
 13.  CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2014) Elevated-DIC stimulates coral calcification in juvenile Porites spp.
         exposed to ocean acidification in situ. The 39th Albert L. Tester Symposium, UH Mānoa. Honolulu,
         Hawai‘i
 12.  § CB Wall, T Fan, PJ Edmunds (2014) Ocean acidification does not affect thermal bleaching in the
        coral Seriatopora caliendrum. Ocean Science Meeting, Association for the Study of Limnology and
        Oceanography. Honolulu, Hawai‘i
 11.  § CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2013) Elevated pCO2 increases ammonium excretion in the juvenile
        scleractinian coral Seriatopora caliendrum. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Regional
        Meeting. San Francisco, California
 10.  CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2012) In situ effects of low-pH and elevated-DIC on the calcification and
        respiration of juvenile massive Porites spp. 96th Western Society of Naturalists Conference.
        Monterey, California
 9.    CB Wall, T Fan, PJ Edmunds (2012) Ocean acidification does not enhance thermal bleaching in
        juvenile scleractinian corals. CSUN Student Research Symposium. Northridge, California
 8.   CB Wall (2012) The effects of climate change on juvenile corals in Taiwan and Moʻorea, French
        Polynesia. Symposium for Moʻorea Scientific Research and Education, Gump South Pacific
        Research Station. Moʻorea, French Polynesia
 7.    CB Wall, T Fan, PJ Edmunds (2011) Ocean acidification and increased temperatures do not act
        additively to cause bleaching in the juvenile scleractinian coral Seriatopora caliendrum. NSF USA
        Taiwan Collaborative Research in Coral Biology, CSUN. Northridge, California
 6.    CB Wall, TY Fan, PJ Edmunds (2011) pCO2 does not affect thermal bleaching in juvenile colonies
        of the coral Seriatopora caliendrum. 97th Western Society of Naturalists Conference. Vancouver,
        Washington
 5.    CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2011) Elevated pCO2 and coral thermal bleaching: Does ocean acidification
        affect bleaching severity or recovery? Taiwan-USA Bilateral Workshop on Coral Reef Research,
        Academia Sinica. Taipei, Taiwan
 4.    CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2011) Elevated pCO2 and temperature stress: Understanding the dynamics
        of coral bleaching in acidified oceans. NSF Coral Reproduction and Resilience Workshop, National
        Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium. Checheng, Taiwan
 3.     § CB Wall, PJ Edmunds (2011) Effects of elevated pCO2 and temperature on the corals Pocillopora
        damicornis
and P. verrucosa – a proposal for research CSUN Student Research Symposium.
        Northridge, California
 2.    CB Wall, JA Jansen, KJ Stevens (2010) The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in modulating
        wetland community structure. 96th Western Society of Naturalists Conference. San Diego,
        California
 1.    CB Wall, JA Jansen, KJ Stevens (2008) Wetland plants form mycorrhizal association in variable
        water conditions. Society of Wetland Scientists Southwest Chapter Regional Conference.
        Birmingham, Alabama

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & TRAINING
 2018                    IsoCamp 2018 University of Utah, Salt Lake City
 2018                    Conference organizing committee: UH Mānoa Dept. of Biology, 43rd Albert L. Testers Symposium
 2017                    7th Annual Yosemite Symbiosis Workshop Sierra Nevada Research Institute, UC Merced
 2017                    STEM mentorship workshop; UH Mānoa-SOEST, hosted by Dr. Becky Packard
 2016                    Hawai‘i Coral Bleaching Collaborative
                              Division of Aquatic Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                              Coral Reef Task Force, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology Univ. of Hawai‘i Mānoa
 2014                     pH and Autonomous Ocean Sensor Workshop.  University of
                              California San Diego Scripps Institute of Oceanography and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
 2013                    EarthCube Domain Workshop: Developing a Community Vision of Cyberinfrastructure (NSF)
 2012                    Environmental Proteomics Workshop (NSF) California
                              Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; sponsored Dr. Lars Tomenak
 2012                    Tropical Coral Reefs of the Future (focus on coral physiology)
                              National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Working Group

STUDENT MENTORSHIP
4 grad., 12 undergrad., 9 middle/high school students – 17 woman; 5 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Graduate students (co-mentored)
 
2021                     Cody Spiegel, MSc, University of California San Diego
 
2018                     Madeline Piscetta, University of Miami RSMAS
 2018                     Rebecca Kitchen, Northeastern University
 2016                     Teegan Innis, Northeastern University

Undergraduate students
 2022                     Madeline Perreault, University of California San Diego
 2022                     Evelyn Diaz, University of California San Diego
 2021                     Keeley Lanigan, University of California San Diego
 2021                     Cindy Tran, University of California San Diego
 2018                     Pansa Cecchini, Hawai‘i Pacific University
 2017                     Christian Marin, Hawai‘i Pacific University
 2017                     Mario Kaluhiokalani, Humboldt State University
 2016                     Kelly Wyrick, post-baccalaureate, University of Kentucky
 2016                     Alexandra Wen, Duke University
 2016                     Ann Pace, Univ. of California Los Angeles School for Theater, Film, and Television
 2015-16               William Ellis, Undergraduate, Northeastern University
 2015                     Dylan Comb, Undergraduate, Northeastern University

Middle school and high school students
 2017                     Bethany Lum, 12th grade, ‘Iolani School (Honolulu, HI)
 2017                     Haley Otto, 7th grade, School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability (Honolulu, HI)
 2016                     Marco Conati and Ethan Li, 12th grade Minnetonka High School (Minnetonka, MN)
 2016                     Kaci Muromoto, 7th grade, Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu, HI)
                               Awards: Advanced to National Science Fair
 2016                     Sami Thomas, 11th grade Coppell High School (Coppell, TX)
 2015-16               Gabbie Owen-Mendonca, 7th grade, School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability
 2015                     Kennedy Flores, 8th grade Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu, HI)
                               Awards: Advanced to National Science Fair
 2014                     Zoe Chan, 8th grade Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu, HI)
                               Awards: Advanced to Hawai‘i State Science Fair

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH                
 2020                     Koko Head Elementary School: Coral reef in the face of local and global change
 2020                     PhDrinking Sci-com podcast: Cold brews and cool water make for happy corals (and coral biologists)
 2019                     Nerd Nite Honolulu: What can stable isotopes teach us about life and our planet
 2018                     Science outreach short film What is a marine biologist?
 2018                     Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Falls Church,VA, How do I become a marine biologist?
 2018                     Chasing Coral Scientific Panelist, LeJardin Academy, Kailua, HI
 2018                     Hawai’i Middle School Science Fair, Honolulu Convention Center
 2017, 2018          Hawaiian Field Studies Program (Lihue, HI), North Lake College, Irving, TX
 2017                     UH Mānoa SOEST Open House: Understanding the Coral Complex
 2017, 2018           Hanahau‘oli School (Honolulu, HI), kindergarten and 1st grade.
 2017                     Film contributor “PonoH2O” video, Ala Wai restoration initiative
 2017                     Waikiki Aquarium Science Seminar
 2017                     UH-SOEST high school outreach: Biodiversity within invasive algae mats
 2017                     UH Isdell Center for Global Leadership, Pace Academy (Atlanta, GA), 12th grade
 2017                     Waikiki Aquarium, HIMB, JABSOM, The Science of the Sting
 2017                     Honolulu Museum of Art School, STEAM with Queen Ka‘ahumanu 1st grade class
 2017                     Punahou School (Honolulu, HI) “Scientist for a Day” with the Gates Lab at HIMB
 2016                     Nu‘uanu Elementary School (K-5) (Honolulu, HI)
 2016                     Science project advising: Moanalua High School (Honolulu, HI)
 2016                     Honolulu Museum of Art School, STEAM with Queen Ka‘ahumanu 1st grade class
 2016                     “Talk story with a scientist”, Kula Kaiapuni 'O Ānuenue Hawaiian Cultural Immersion School
 2016                     School for Examining Essential Questions in Sustainability: SEEQS (Kahala, HI)
 2016                     Pacific Island Institute, marine biologist snorkel tour at Kuilima Cove
 2016                     Hawaiian Field Studies Program (Irving, TX), Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
 2016                     Leihoku Elementary School (Wai‘anae, HI); 6th grade, guest speaker:
 2016                     Career Day guest speaker, Kula Kaiapuni 'O Ānuenue Hawaiian Cultural Immersion School
 2016                     OPIHI (Our Project In Hawaii's Intertidal) citizen science project
 2015                     Hawaiian Field Studies Program (Lihue, HI), North Lake College, Irving, TX
 2015                     Generation of open access, digital reefscapes for coral reef education and outreach
 2015                     University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, SOEST Open House community outreach event
 2015                     Career Day guest speaker, Kula Kaiapuni 'O Ānuenue Hawaiian Cultural Immersion School
 2014                     Hawaiian Field Studies Program (Lihue, HI), North Lake College, Irving, TX
 2014                     Kailua Intermediate School (Kailua, HI); 7th grade science fair judge
 2014                     Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu, HI); 8th grade science fair judge
 2014                     Hanauma Bay Lecture Series; Reef corals and the threat of global climate change
 2014                     Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology education and community outreach volunteer
 2014                     Hawaiian Field Studies Program, North Lake College (Irving, TX); volunteer
 2012                     Sun Valley High School (Sun Valley, CA); guest lecturer
 2011                     Viewpoint School (Calabasas, CA); guest lecturer
 2011                     Viewpoint School (Calabasas, CA); guest lecturer
 2011, 2012          National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (Checheng, Taiwan), student education program
 2009, 2010          Texas Governor’s School science research program for high school students, Univ. of North Texas.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
 Journal Reviews
   Nature Scientific Reports, PLoS One, PeerJ, Ecological Engineering, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers in
   Physiology, Invertebrate Biology, Planta, Geophysical Research Letters, Coral Reefs, Wetlands, Nature Science Advances, Global Change
   Biology, Royal Society Open Science, Oecologia, Fungal Ecology

Activities
 
 2021                 Invited Panelist: SOEST Mentoring Panel – effective mentoring during the pandemic
  2019                 Invited Panelist: Parenting in Academia
                            Moku o Lo‘e Student Association, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
  2018                 Co-organizer committee (1 of 3 graduate students)
                            UH-Mānoa Dept. of Biology, 43rd Annual Albert L. Testers Memorial Symposium
  2010 – 2011     Marine Biology Graduate Student Association (CSU-Northridge), Treasurer
  2013 – 2015     Hazardous Waste Manager, Gates Laboratory, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology

CERTIFICATION & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS)
 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
 American Academy of Underwater Scientists (AAUS) (2010 – present)
 Divers Action Network (DAN)
 Boating certification, National Association of Boating Law Administrators (2016 – present)
 NAUI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver (NITROX)
 NAUI Master Diver
 NAUI Rescue Diver
 Emergency oxygen provider and emergency first responder (DAN)


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