Course Title: A Hands-On Introduction to the Marine Invertebrates
Department: Department of Biological Oceanography

Email: mgoldstein@ucsd.edu

Education

Currently enrolled in Ph.D. program, Biological Oceanography
(June 2006-present)
University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
♣ Research Interests: Urban ecosystems, pollution, invertebrate zoology
♣ Lab work: mussel population connectivity study, Venice lagoon pollution assessment
♣ Field work: kelp forest monitoring, abalone population assessment, deep sea invertebrate collection

Bachelor of Science, Biology (September 1999-May 2003)
Honors in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Brown University, Providence RI

 

Experience

Course Instructor (July 2008)
UCSD Academic Connections, La Jolla CA
♣ Co-designed and co-taught a three-week invertebrate zoology course for advanced high school students

Tidepool Interpreter (January 2007-present)
Birch Aquarium, La Jolla CA
♣ Teach tidepool natural history to aquarium visitors in informal setting

Species ID Club Co-Leader (October 2006-present)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla CA
♣ Organize monthly meetings, recruits speakers, obtained funding

Naturalist (May-October 2004)
Appalachian Mountain Club, Lakes of the Clouds and Mizpah Huts, Gorham, NH
♣ Created and taught science and history programs to a wide variety of audiences

Research Analyst (July 2003-April 2004)
Industrial Economics, Incorporated, Cambridge, MA
Helped develop natural resource damage assessments for a variety of governmental and private clients
Wrote documents and memos, gathered and evaluated data, performed analyses

Teaching Assistant (January 2003-May 2003)
The Foundations of Living Systems, Department of Biology, Brown University
Lead laboratory section, explained material to both science and non-science majors, corrected homework and exams

Independent Research (May 2001-May 2003)
Shoals Marine Laboratory, Appledore Island, ME & Marine Science Center, Nahant MA
Studied the effect of habitat architecture on subtidal blue mussel recruitment
Studied the effect of differential wave action on the efficiency of an intertidal predatory snail

Course Designer (Spring 2002)

Underwater Research GISP, Brown University
Co-designer of group independent study project (GISP), taken by 8 students for Brown course credit
Researched subject matter, created syllabus, assigned and presented readings, and coordinated SCUBA dives

 

Honors/Affiliations/Publications

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Fellow in Marine Biodiversity
Edna Baily Sussman Award
Senior Prize in Biology
Royce Fellowship for Independent Research,
Lydia Carpenter Premium
St. Anthony Educational Foundation Award
Sigma Xi Scientific Honors Society