Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of Californiasan Diego

Christine Rene Whitcraft

Education:

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of CaliforniaSan Diego –

Biological Oceanography, Estimated graduation June 2007

Student organizer of weekly SIO Marine Ecology Seminar (Aug 2002- Aug 2003)

Student representative for IGERT steering committee (Aug 2003 – present)

WilliamsCollege, Williamstown, MA, Graduated 1999 - BA in Biology, environmental science

Publications:

Levin, L.A., C. Currin, C. Neira, P. McMillan, G. Mendoza, C. Whitcraft, J. Gonzales, K. Carman. 2003. Improved understanding of large-scale trophic succession through small-scale isotopic enrichment experiments. ALSO conference talk 2003.

Co-author, Annual report, “National Ballast Information Clearinghouse Interim Report – Results of the First Year of Data Management and Analysis: Shipping Industry Compliance with Mandatory Ballast Water Reporting Requirements”, October 2000.

Research paper, Whitcraft and Ransom. "Predation Pressure by Introduced Snails in Spring Rocky Intertidal" (February - May, 1998) presented at NCUR in April 1999. Published in NCUR Proceedings Vol 5(1999).

Work Experience:

Research assistantship (SeaGrant Trainee), Levin Lab, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (August 2001 – August 2003) Conducted independent field project on plant-mediated effects on infaunal diversity. Assisted with field collection of salt marsh data and with in-lab analysis of infauna, sediment, and algae. Assisted with isotope experiments related to Spartina foliosa invasion in San Francisco

Research Biologist with SmithsonianEnvironmentalResearchCenter, Invasions Biology Lab (February 2000- August 2001 ) Continued research on invasive parasites in Macoma balthica.Data manger for ballast water arrival and biota experiment. Organized ballast sampling and analysis. Assisted with several ongoing projects in lab (fouling community studies, green crab research, algae cultures, National Ballast Water Clearinghouse).

Research Intern with SmithsonianEnvironmentalResearchCenter, Invasions Biology Lab (November 1999 – February 2000) Conducted intern research project evaluating the effect of two invasive parasites on the health of Macoma balthica. Assisted with data entry and management for National Ballast Water Clearinghouse.

Research Intern with The Nature Conservancy, Delaware Chapter (June 1999 - October 1999) Assisted with

data collection and trained volunteers for NanticokeRiver wetlands hydrogeomorphic assessment project.

Research on Mortality of Forest Genetics Plantations, WilliamsCollegeCenter for Environmental Studies Summer Opportunity Grant, (June 1998 - August 1998). Studied survival and disease rates of genetic crosses of trees as senior thesis; involved extensive field work, data entry and analysis, and GIS mapping.

Voluteering and Organizations:

Graduate Student Association Representative, UCSD, (November 2003 – present)

Mentored for high school student at PoseidenAcademy, MarVistaHigh School, Imperial Beach (2002)

Mentor breakfast for 7th-8th grade girls – AAUW (May 15, 2003)

Mentored two high school students from Virginia for two weeks (May 19 – May 30)

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (member 1999 – current)