Education PhD Biological Oceanography, MIT-WHOI Joint Program, 2002 M.S. Marine Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1997 B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1993 Professional Positions Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University 2020- Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2015-2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2009-2015 Graduate Faculty, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Degree Program, Texas A&M University, 2015- Graduate Faculty, Marine Biology Interdisciplinary Degree Program, Texas A&M University, 2010- IAMCS Application Researcher, Institute of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2010-2012 Project Scientist, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, 2005-2009 Fishery Biologist, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 2005-2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, 2002-2005