Leaf, R.T., Y. Jiao, B. Murphy, J. Kramer, and K. Sorensen. Life-history and husbandry characteristics of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). Copeia.

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1 Robert Thomas Leaf, PhD Department of Coastal Sciences The University of Southern Mississippi 703 East Beach Dr. Ocean Springs, MS Education 2010 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife Science Dissertation: The Evolutionary Effects of Fishing: Implications for Stock Management and Rebuilding 2005 San Jose State University - Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Moss Landing, CA Master of Science in Marine Sciences Thesis: Population Biology of Red Abalone, Haliotis rufescens, in Northern California 2004 Jackson State University/NOAA Fisheries Jackson, MS Participant, Marine Stock Assessment Short Course 1997 University of California at Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Bachelor of Arts in Biology Senior Project: A Key to the Intertidal Fishes of Monterey Bay Papers in Refereed Journals In Press Friedland, K.D., Stock, C., Drinkwater K.F., Link, J.S., Leaf, R.T., Shank, B.V., Rose, J., Pilskaln, C.H., and M. Fogarty. Pathways between primary production and fisheries yields of large marine ecosystems. PLoS ONE. In Press Leaf, R.T., Y. Jiao, B. Murphy, J. Kramer, and K. Sorensen. Life-history and husbandry characteristics of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). Copeia Hennningsen, A.D and R.T. Leaf. Observations on the captive biology of the southern stingray, Dasyatis americana. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139: of 7

2 Papers in Refereed Journals (continued) 2008 Leaf, R.T., A.H. Andrews, G.M. Cailliet, and T.A. Brown. Bomb radiocarbon support for an age-at-length relationship for red abalone, Haliotis rufescens Swainson, in Northern California. Journal of Shellfish Research 27: Leaf, R.T., L. Rogers-Bennett, and Y. Jiao. Exploring the use of a size-based eggper-recruit model for the Red Abalone fishery in California. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28: Leaf, R.T., L. Rogers-Bennett, and P. Haaker. Spatial, temporal, and size-specific variation in mortality estimates of red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, from markrecapture data in California. Fisheries Research 83: Rogers-Bennett, L. and R.T. Leaf. Elasticity analysis of size-based red and white abalone matrix models: Management and conservation. Ecological Applications 16: Rogers-Bennett, L. and R.T. Leaf. Measuring Abalone and Sea Urchins. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 86: Manuscripts in Preparation Leaf, R.T., Lapointe, N.W.R., Tobin, E.J. and Y. Jiao. Estimation of population abundance using mark-resight data: a case study of northern snakehead in a Potomac River (Virginia, USA) tributary. Leaf, R.T., Jiao, Y. and E. Hallerman. Intra-generational effects of length-selective culling on the morphological characteristics of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). Leaf. R.T. and Y. Jiao. Evolutionary processes of length-selected populations: Validation of hypotheses using individual-based model simulation models. Leaf. R.T. and Y. Jiao. An individual-based simulation model to explore the effects of length selective fishing on an age-structured population. Leaf. R.T. and K.D. Friedland. The effect of temperature and chlorophyll a phenology on recruitment and condition of commercially important fish species on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf. Leaf. R.T., K.D. Friedland, and K. Hyde. A robust algorithm for the description of chlorophyll bloom dynamics. Leaf. R.T., K.D. Friedland, and K. Hyde. Phenology of temperature and chlorophyll a in the larger marine ecosystems of the world. 2 of 7

3 Contribution to Natural Sciences Pedagogy 2009 Leaf, R.T. and B. Murphy. Age and growth of Hawaiian Islands reef fish: a case study using Excel Solver for non-linear curve fitting. Published online at: The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Collection, University of Buffalo. Web link: Software 2011 RSAT, R.T. Leaf, B.V. Shank, and K.D. Friedland. An R package of tools for the extraction and conversion of NASA ocean color satellite data to data types that are readily usable in the R computing environment. Platform and Poster Presentations 2011 Ecological Applications Group, NOAA Research Retreat, Newport, RI Fisheries and the Environment Annual Meeting, Portland, OR 2010 Hudson River Foundations, New York, NY 2009 American Fisheries Society Student Colloquium, Blacksburg, VA American Fisheries Society Meeting, Nashville, TN International Symposium on Fish Otolith Research and Application, Monterey, CA International Radiocarbon Conference, Big Island, HI Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Lexington, VA 2008 American Fisheries Society Student Colloquium, Fall Creek Falls, TN National Stock Assessment Workshop, Port Townsend, WA NMFS/SeaGrant Annual Fellows Meeting, Honolulu, HI Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Blacksburg, VA 2007 NMFS/SeaGrant Annual Fellows Meeting, Miami, FL Benthic Ecology Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2006 National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA 2005 NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Beaufort, NC Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Blacksburg, VA Western Society of Naturalists, Monterey, CA 2004 Western Society of Naturalists, Rohnert Park, CA 2003 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Symposium, Asilomar, CA 3 of 7

4 Awards, Grants and Scholarships 2009 Robert D. Ross Graduate Scholarship, Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, A.B. Massey Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in the Virginia Tech Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Virginia Tech Graduate Research and Development Project Grant, $ Virginia Tech Graduate Research and Development Project Grant, $ National Shellfisheries Association Travel Grant, $300 NMFS/Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship in Population Dynamics (PI Yan Jiao and Michael Prager), $98, Myers Oceanographic Trust Grant, $ American Museum of Natural History Grant, $800 J.T. Harvey Scholarship, $ PADI Project Aware Grant, $1500 Reviewer Activity 2008 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries Research, Coral Reefs, Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fisheries and Wildlife Managers 2007 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 2011 Ecological Applications Professional memberships and affiliations American Fisheries Society National Shellfisheries Association American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Professional Experience 2011 Post-doctoral Researcher, NOAA Northeast Fishery Science Center, Narragansett, RI Duties: I am currently a working on a project to determine how the phenology of phytoplankton blooms effect recruitment of spring spawning fishes on the Northeast Shelf. The goal of the project is to improve the precision of estimates of the stockrecruitment relationship and condition indices by determining how variations in penology impacts populations. The work is multidisciplinary and I am using a variety of data sources including satellite data, fishery independent survey data, and population reconstructions. 4 of 7

5 Professional Experience (continued) 2010 Research Assistant, Natural Resources Group, City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation, New York, NY Duties: Served as the staff fisheries ecologist concerned with various projects including eastern oyster reintroduction in the Bronx River and determination of fish composition and water quality relevant to wetland restoration implementation. Acted as agency representative in meetings concerned with habitat planning and evaluation. Curriculum Developer, Revolution Prep, New York, NY Duties: Developed Online Biology SAT curriculum, including lectures, coursework, and exams Environmental Consultant, Garcia and Associates, San Anselmo, CA Duties: Performed endangered species (amphibians and reptiles) monitoring for a large construction project. Maintained detailed records of the diversity and abundance of taxa encountered Research Technician, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA Duties: Designed and implemented field sampling of recreational abalone using SCUBA and small boats. Organized the logistics of multi-day sampling trips using large number of personnel. Used GIS and statistical models to devise efficient sampling schemes. Maintained sampling equipment Field Technician, Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory, Moss Landing, CA Duties: Sampled water, sediment, and marine fauna for marine pollution assessment using hook and line, otter trawls, benthic grabs and deployed environmental sensing equipment for physical and biological water sampling. Participated in taxonomic identification of fishes and invertebrates. Assisted in the maintenance and organization of sampling equipment Sea Grant Trainee, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA Duties: Analyzed harvest data of invertebrate fauna with GIS tools Research assistant, ABA Consultants, Moss Landing, CA to 2002 Duties: Sampled and performed taxonomic identification of marine fauna for environmental assessment in deep sea and nearshore envrionments Divemaster, Performance Dive Services, Monterey, CA to 2002 Duties: Divemaster on shore and boat deployed SCUBA trips Lab technician, Kendall-Jackson Winery, Healdsburg, CA Duties: Performed quality control for a large wine production facility including laboratory work and sampling of inventory using standard oenological methods. 5 of 7

6 Volunteer and Community Service 2008 Panelist, Graduate Honor Society at Virginia Tech 2007 Communications Chair, Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 2006 Vice-president, Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Communication coordinator, Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Association Graduate mentor, Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Association 2004 Judge, High School Science Fair, York School, Monterey, CA Docent, Moss Landing Marine Lab 2003 Judge, High School Science Fair, York School, Monterey, CA 2002 Graduate student representative, Moss Landing Marine Lab Diving Control Board Teaching Experience 2010 SAT Preparation, Kaplan, Inc., Instructor Sea Education Association, Guest Lecturer 2008 Marine Stock Assessment, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Guest Lecturer Fisheries Techniques and Marine Ecology, Virginia Tech, Guest Lecturer 2007 Marine Stock Assessment, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Guest Lecturer Conservation Biology, Virginia Tech, Guest lecturer Marine Ecology, Virginia Tech, Guest Lecturer 2006 Wildlife Population Dynamics and Estimation, Virginia Tech, Teaching Assistant 2005 SAT, math, and science, Ivy West San Francisco Bay, Tutor 2003 Subtidal Ecology (Graduate), Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Teaching Assistant 2002 Marine Ecology, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Teaching Assistant Relevant Coursework Ichthyology, Marine Ichthyology, Biological Oceanography, Geological Oceanography, Fish Population Dynamics, Marine Resource Management, Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Sampling and Survey Design, Pedagogy, Leadership in Natural Resource Management, Applied Linear Regression, SAS Programming, Applied Bayesian statistics, Fishery Stock Assessment, Marine Ecology, Quantitative Marine Science, Conservation Genetics, Evolution, Paleontology, Vertebrate and Invertebrate Biology, Scientific Diving,, Marine Ichthyology, Subtidal Ecology, Geology, Sampling and Experimental Design, Matlab, Population Biology, Biology, Calculus, Cell and Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Bioenergetics 6 of 7

7 Undergraduate and High School Student Mentor Activity 2009 Eric Tobin, Undergraduate, Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech Eric presented a talk (Virginia American Fisheries Society, 2009) and is a co-author of the manuscript in review: Population abundance of northern snakehead 2008 Karl Sorensen, High School Student, Salem High School, Virginia I mentored Karl for participation in the Discovery Channel National Science Fair. Karl presented both a poster (AFS Student Colloquium, 2008) and a talk (AFS Student Colloquium, 2009) and he is a co-author of the manuscript in review: Life-history and husbandry characteristics of Japanese medaka. Jeff Kramer, Undergraduate, Biology, Virginia Tech Jeff presented a poster (AFS Student Colloquium, 2008) and is a co-author of the manuscript in review: Life-history and husbandry characteristics of Japanese medaka Mentions in the popular press 2010 The Concrete Jungle by R. Sullivan. Published Sept. 2 in New York Magazine 7 of 7