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| Ph.D. Candidate | Florida International University | mwhite@fiu.edu | (304) 482-9142 |
Education
| Florida International University - Ph.D., Earth Systems Science (4.0 GPA) | Present |
| Tennessee Technological University - M.S., Biology (4.0 GPA) | 2021 |
| Marshall University - B.S., Environmental Science (3.43 GPA) | 2017 |
Employment
| Graduate Research Assistant - Florida International University, Miami, FL (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Rehage) | 2021-Present |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant - Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN (Advisor: Dr. Kit Wheeler) | 2019-2021 |
| Contractual Biologist - Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO), Cincinnati, OH | 2018 |
| Watershed Restoration Technician – Trout Unlimited & United States Forest Service (USFS), Bartow, WV | 2017 |
Publications
| Strebler M, M Grisnik, M White, and RJ Hanscom (in review). Herpetofauna of Catoosa wildlife management area and species-area relationships of reptiles and amphibians across Tennessee. Herpetological Conservation & Biology. |
| Santos RO, M White, WR James, NM Viadero, JA Massie, RE Boucek, and JS Rehage (in review). Cause and consequences of individual variability in space use in subtropical riverscapes. Scientific Reports. |
| Sturges J, WR James, R Rezek, RO Santos, M White, G Badlowski, S Trabelsi, JA Massie, J Nelson, J Trexler, and JS Rehage (in review). Seasonality drives green and brown energy pathways in food webs across an ecosystem gradient. Ecosphere. |
| Hudson RR, K Wheeler, M White, and JN Murdock (2024). Migratory redhorse suckers provide subsidies of nitrogen but not phosphorus to a spawning stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. |
| White M, K Wheeler, RR Hudson, and JN Murdock (2023). Salmon of the Southeastern U.S.: Sucker migrations deliver resource subsidies to oligotrophic stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. |
| Hanscom, R. J., M. White, C. Cranwell, and M. Grisnik (2023). Regina Septemvittata (Queen Snake). Geographic distribution. Herpetological Review. |
| White M (2021). Nutrient contributions from and early life history variability of an adfluvial sucker in an oligotrophic southeastern stream. M.S. Thesis. Available from ProQuest. |
Funding
| Conference Travel Grant; Funded by Ocean Tracking Network ($500) | 2024 |
| Florida Forage Fish Research Fellowship (PI); FFFC & FWRI ($15,000) | 2024 |
| Supplemental Research Grant (PI); Funded by NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Env. ($4,550) | 2023 |
| Student Travel Grant; Funded by Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society ($300) | 2023 |
| NSF Long-Term Ecological Research Synthesis Grant (PI); Funded by US-LTER ($55,000) | 2022 |
| Student Travel Grant; Funded by US-LTER ($1,000) | 2022 |
| FIU ForEverglades Fellowship (PI); Funded by Everglades Foundation ($25,000) | 2022 |
| Student Travel Grant; Funded by Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society ($300) | 2022 |
| Colin Cone Writing Scholarship; Funded by Florida Outdoor Writers Association ($1,000) | 2021 |
Proposals pending or not selected for funding
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship; Ford Foundation ($30,000) | 2022 |
| Conservation Research Grant; North American Native Fishes Association ($1,000) | 2020 |
Awards & Honors
| Student of the Year, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER | 2023 |
| Best Student Poster Award, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists Meeting | 2023 |
| Best Student Oral Presentation Award, Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting | 2021 |
| Best Student Poster Presentation Award, Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting | 2019 |
Teaching & Mentor Experience
Teaching
| Principles of Ecology Lab (BIOL 3130): 3 Semesters - Tennessee Technological University | 2020-2021 |
| Principles of Biology Lab (BIOL 1113): 2 Semesters - Tennessee Technological University | 2019 |
Mentoring
| Graduate & Undergraduate Student Research Mentor: MS students - Florida International University (5); UG Students - Florida International University (12), Tennessee Technological University (4); NSF-REU Students – Florida International University (2) | 2019-Present |
University & Professional Service
| Aquatic Technical Working Group Committee, National Ecological Observatory Network | 2023-Present |
| Broadening Inclusion Committee, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER | 2022-Present |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Southeastern Fishes Council | 2021-Present |
| Florida AFS - Reefs to Rivers Blog, Editor, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society | 2022-2023 |
| Florida AFS Student Subunit, University Liaison, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society | 2022-2023 |
| FCE-LTER Student Subunit, Secretary, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER | 2021-2022 |
| Biology Graduate Student Society, President, Biology Department of Tennessee Technological University | 2020-2021 |
| City of Cookeville Fishing Derby, Event Coordinator, Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society | 2020 |
| Biology Graduate Student Society, Treasurer, Biology Department of Tennessee Technological University | 2019 |
| Life Below the Water Line Community Outreach Program, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission | 2018 |
Selected Presentations
| Species richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientist meeting – poster presentation | 2024 |
| Species richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation | 2024 |
| Consumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation | 2023 |
| Consumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Env. All-Scientists Meeting – poster presentation | 2023 |
| When world’s collide: Consumer nutrient dynamics in the coastal Everglades; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists meeting – poster presentation | 2023 |
| When world’s collide: Multi-directional movements of fishes and their ecological importance; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation | 2022 |
| South Florida coastal fisheries acoustic telemetry project update; Florida Atlantic Coast Telemetry Meeting – oral presentation | 2021 |
| Consumer functional roles and the biodiversity of freshwater fishes in the southeast; Florida International University Department of Earth & Science Seminar Series – oral presentation | 2021 |
| Salmon of the South: Suckers in Citico Creek; Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation | 2021 |
| Salmon of the South: Nutrient contributions of an adfluvial catostomid; Tennessee Technological University Seminar Series – oral presentation | 2021 |
| Growth of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Two Tennessee Tailwaters; Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting – oral presentation (second author) | 2021 |
| Suckers - salmon of the South? Tennessee Rare Fishes Meeting – oral presentation | 2020 |
| Abundance estimates of spawning catostomids in a small, oligotrophic stream using aerial imagery; Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation | 2019 |
| Native brook trout conservation genetics; Tennessee Technological University Department of Biology Seminar Series – oral presentation | 2019 |
Specialized Skills
| Proficiency in R, Git, GitHub, QGIS, and ArcGIS |
| Experience in Python, CCS, HTML |
| Extensive backcountry, kayak, canoe, trailering, and boating experience |
| Extensive backcountry camping and field work experience (temperate and subtropical environments) |
| Extensive electrofishing (backpack-, barge-, and boat-), seining, and snorkeling experience |
| Extensive acoustic, passive integrated transponder, and coded wired tagging experience |
| Extensive fish identification, water quality analysis (discrete auto-analyzer and handheld fluorometry), macroinvertebrate identification |
| Experience in DNA extractions |
| Extensive experience troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues in the field (e.g., electrofishing equipment, boat motors, etc.) |