Reginal M. Harrell, PhD, MBA, MDiv Ethics

Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife Science

A university professor and administrator with 35 years experience (28 years in a university) in administration, research, teaching, Extension, outreach, leadership development, and service.

Contact Information:

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

University of Maryland
Wye Research and Education Center

P.O. Box 169

Queenstown, MD 21658

O: 410-827-8056C: 410-924-0076 F: 410-827-9039

Education and Professional Development

Education

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina

Master of Divinity, Ethics (2011)

Salisbury University, Perdue School of Business, Salisbury, Maryland

Master of Business Administration, Management (2005)

University of South Carolina, Columbia

Doctor of Philosophy, Biology-Ecology (1984)

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Master of Science, Wildlife Biology (1977)

Bachelor of Science, Zoology (1975)

Leadership Training

University of Maryland College Park

University of Maryland College Park – Leadership Education and Administrative Development (LEAD) – Class 1 (2004-05)

Experiment Station and Academic Committee on Organization and Policy

ESCOP/ACOP National Leadership Development Program – Class 11 (2001-02)

University of Wisconsin

Leadership for Program Evaluation (2000)

Professional experience

July 2010 to PresentNortheast Regional Aquaculture Center, A USDA Center housed at the University of Maryland, Director,50% Administration.

Nov 2007 to PresentUniversity of Maryland Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences and Extension Specialist, 30% Research 20% Extension.

2005 to Nov 2007College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, College Park, Maryland: Acting Associate Dean and Associate Director.

2000 to 2005University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, Lower Eastern Shore Research and Education Center, Salisbury: Center Director.

1999 to 2005University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, East Region, Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown: Regional Extension Director (Department Chair).

1999 to 2007Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland College Park: Professor.

1994 - 1999University of Maryland Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore: Affiliate Professor

1991 - 1992Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia: Visiting Associate Professor.

1990 - 1996University of Delaware, College of Marine Studies, Lewes: Adjunct Professor.

1984 to 1999University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, Cambridge, MD: State Aquaculture and Biotechnology Specialist.

1984 to 1999University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge: Assistant Professor, Tenured Associate Professor, Professor, Adjunct Professor (1999-2005).

1977 to 1984South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Bonneau, SC: Fisheries Biologist II, III, Acting Chief.

Teaching, Awards, and Service

  • Fellow – American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists
  • Certified Fisheries Scientist – American Fisheries Society
  • President, Southern Division, American Fisheries Society
  • President, Genetics and Fish Culture Sections, South Carolina Chapter, American Fisheries Society
  • Chairman of Board of Directors, Technical Committee, and Co-Chair of the Technical Industry Advisory Council, Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center
  • Teach courses including Aquaculture, Aquaculture and Conservation Genetics, Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Sciences, Current Issues in Fish and Wildlife Sciences, Fisheries Management and Sustainability, Ecology of Marine and Estuarine Environments, Research Principles and Methods. Have mentored 10 MS and 4 Ph.D. students and served on 28 graduate student committees. Currently advising 2 MS students.
  • Served on Editorial Boards for Journal of World Aquaculture Society, North American Journal of Aquaculture, and TheoEcology

Selected Publications: out of 121 peer-reviewed(including peer-reviewed books, chapters in books and Extension publications)

Genetics

Harrell, R.M., X.L. Xu, and B. Ely. 1993. Evidence of introgressive hybridization in Chesapeake BayMorone. Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology. 2(5): 291-299.

Woods, L.C., III, B. Ely, G. Leclerc, and R.M. Harrell. 1995. DNA evidence for genetic purity of captive and domestic striped bass broodstock. Aquaculture 137:41-44

Leclerc, G., B. Ely, X.L. Xu, and R.M. Harrell. 1996. Gynogen production in hybrid striped bass. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 27:119-125.

Harrell, R.M. 1997. Genetics and genetic manipulation of Morone. Pages 217-234 in R. M. Harrell, editor. Striped bass and other Morone culture.Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Volume 30. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam.

Harrell, R.M., W. Van Heukelem, and J.H. Kerby. 1998. A comparison of triploid induction validation techniques. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 60: 221-226.

Jacobs, J.M., S. Lindell, W. Van Heukelem, E.M. Hallerman, and R.M. Harrell. 1999. Strain evaluation of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) under controlled conditions. Aquaculture 173: 171-177.

Schutz, J.R. and R.M. Harrell. 1999. Use of sex reversal in striped bass, Morone saxatilis, to create an all-male population. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 61: 97-106.

Woods, III, L.C., E.M. Hallerman, L. Douglass, and R.M. Harrell. 1999. Variation in growth rate within and among stocks and families of striped bass, Morone saxatilis. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 61:8-12.

Harrell, R.M., W. Van Heukelem, J. Jacobs, J.R. Schutz, J.U. Takacs, and D. Jacobs. 2002. Heritability of swimbladder inflation in striped bass, Morone saxatilis.North American Journal of Aquaculture. 64: 117-121.

Harrell, R.M. 2002. Genetic implications of escaped and intentionally-stocked cultured fishes. Pages 167-196 in J. Tomasso editor. Aquaculture and the Environment in the United States.United States Aquaculture Society/World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Harrell, R.M. 2013.Releasing hybrid Morone in natural waters with congeneric species: implications and ethics.Pages 531–549 in J. S. Bulak, C. C. Coutant, and J. A. Rice, editors. Biology and management of inland striped bass and hybrid striped bass. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 80, Bethesda, Maryland.

Environmental-Stress Physiology

Tuncer, H., R.M. Harrell, and E.D. Houde. 1990. Comparative energetics of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and hybrid (M. saxatilis x M. chrysops) juveniles. Aquaculture 86:387-400.

Harrell, R.M. 1992. Stress mitigation by use of salt and anesthetic for wild striped bass captured for brood stock. Progressive Fish-Culturist. 54:228-233.

Harrell, R.M., and M.A. Moline. 1992. Comparative stress dynamics of brood stock striped bass associated with two capture techniques. Journal World Aquaculture Society 23:58-63.

Thompson, J.A., S.G. Hughes, E.B. May, and R.M. Harrell. 2002. Effects of catch and release on physiological responses and acute mortality of striped bass. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 30: 139-143.

Jacobs, J.M., M. Rhodes, B. Martin, D. McIntosh, and R.M. Harrell. 2008. Tissue-specific estimation for whole-body proximate composition of in striped bass Morone saxatilis. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.137: 386-392.

Jacobs, J.M., M. Rhodes, D. Howard, E.B. May, and R.M. Harrell. 2009. Historical presence of mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass (1975-1985).Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 85:181-186.

Jacobs, J.M., A. Baya, M. Rhodes, R. Reimschuessel, H. Townsend, and R.M. Harrell. 2009. The influence of nutritional state on the progression and severity of mycobacteriosis in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 87(3):183-187.

Jacobs, J.M., R.M. Harrell, J. Uphoff, H. Townsend, and K. Hartman 2013. Biological Reference Points for the Nutritional Status of Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 33:3, 468-48.

Ecology

Serafy, J.E., R.M. Harrell, and J.C. Stevenson. 1988. Quantitative sampling of small fishes in dense vegetation: Design and field testing of portable popnets. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 4:149-157.

Harrell, R.M., and J. Bukowski. 1990. The culture, zooplankton dynamics and predator-prey interactions of Chesapeake Bay striped bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum), in estuarine ponds. Aquaculture and Fisheries Management 21:195-212.

Hocutt, C.H., S.E. Seibold, R.M. Harrell, R.V. Jesien, and W.H. Bason. 1990. Behavioral observations of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) on the spawning grounds of the Choptank and Nanticoke Rivers, Maryland, USA. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 6:211-222.

Serafy, J.E., R.M. Harrell, and L.M. Hurley. 1994. Mechanical removal of Hydrilla in the Potomac River, Maryland: Local impacts on vegetation and associated fishes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 9:135-143.

TheoEcology

Harrell, R.M. 2012.An Ecologist’s perspective of Creation Care. Theoecologyjournal Online.

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