CV
last updated October 2026 - email mackwhiteecology@gmail.com for updated/detailed copy
| Postdoctoral Scientist | The Ohio State University | mackwhiteecology@gmail.com |
Education
| Florida International University - Ph.D., Earth Systems Science | 12/2025 |
| Tennessee Technological University - M.S., Biology | 05/2021 |
| Marshall University - B.S., Environmental Science | 12/2017 |
Research/Work Experience
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Principal Investigator: Dr. Casey Pennock) | 2025-Present |
| Graduate Research Assistant - Florida International University, Miami, FL (Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Rehage) | 2021-2025 |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant - Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN (Principal Investigator: Dr. Kit Wheeler) | 2019-2021 |
| Contractual Biologist - Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, Cincinnati, OH | 2018 |
| Watershed Restoration Technician - Trout Unlimited & United States Forest Service, Bartow, WV | 2017 |
Publications
Published or in press
*White, Mack, Nate P. Lemoine, W. Ryan James, Jake E. Allgeier, Deron E. Burkepile, Jennifer S. Rehage, Max C.N. Castorani, and… (13 additional authors). 2026. Scale-dependent effects of species richness and asynchrony regulate the temporal stability of consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2532469123 |
*White, Mack, Jonathan R. Rodemann, W. Ryan James, James W. Sturges, Cameron C. Atkinson, Rolando O. Santos, and Jennifer S. Rehage. 2026. Body size and temperature interact with time of day to shape the activity pattern of an ectothermic predator. Royal Society Open Science 13(8): 260735. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260735 |
Sturges, James, W. Ryan James, Ryan J. Rezek, Rolando O. Santos, Mack White, Gina A. Badlowski, Shakira Trabelsi, Jordan A. Massie, James A. Nelson, Joel C. Trexler, and Jennifer S. Rehage. 2026. Food web reliance on green and brown energy pathways varies across an ecosystem gradient. PLoS One 21(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336521 |
+Goldner, Victoria, Mack White, Cody W. Eggenberger, Alia Jones, Cameron Atkinson, Jonathan R. Rodemann, W. Ryan James, Andrea M. Kroetz, Patrick M. O’Donnell, Ross E. Boucek, Rolando O. Santos, Jennifer S. Rehage. 2026. Gone but not forgotten: Collaborative telemetry network provides insight into out-of-system movements of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis). Marine and Coastal Fisheries 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/mcfafs/vtaf050 |
*White, Mack, W. Ryan James, Justin S. Lesser, Ryan J. Rezek, Jonathan R. Rodemann, Ross E. Boucek, Rolando O. Santos, Jennifer S. Rehage. 2025. Linking hydrology, temperature, and energetics: global change implications for the foraging ecology of a generalist predator. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 17(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/mcfafs/vtaf031 |
Rodemann, Jonathan, Mack White, W. Ryan James, Lucas P. Griffin, Sophia V. Costa, Bradley T. Furman, Simon J. Pittman, Daniel Gann, Jennifer S. Rehage, and Rolando O. Santos. 2025. Hierarchical habitat selection by a predatory fish in a patchy seascape. Scientific Reports 15(5). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-27322-0 |
Santos, Rolando, Mack White, W. Ryan James, Natasha M. Viadero, Jordan A. Massie, Ross E. Boucek, and Jennifer S. Rehage. 2025. Cause and consequences of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) space use specialization in a subtropical riverscape. Scientific Reports 15(1): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82158-4 |
Strebler, Marissa, Matthew Grisnik, Mack White, and Ryan J. Hanscom. 2025. Herpetofauna of Catoosa Wildlife Management Area and species-area relationships of reptiles and amphibians across Tennessee. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 20(1): 158–166. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_20/Issue_1/Strebler_etal_2025.pdf |
Hudson, Ryan, Kit Wheeler, Mack White, and Justin N. Murdock. 2024. Migratory redhorse suckers provide subsidies of nitrogen but not phosphorus to a spawning stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 33(2): e12758. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12758 |
*White, Mack, Kit Wheeler, Ryan R. Hudson, and Justin N. Murdock. 2023. Salmon of the Southeastern U.S.: Sucker migrations deliver resource subsidies to oligotrophic stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 32(1): 181–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12676 |
In review/revision
+Porter, Michaela, Michael S. Partlow, Casey A. Pennock, and *Mack White. In review. A collapsing native fish assemblage in a dryland river coincides with flow declines and abundant nonnative species. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. |
*White, Mack, Chloe E. Lyles, Lindsey A. Bruckerhoff, Charles Yackulic, Phaedra Budy, and Casey A. Pennock. In review. Flow reductions shape aquatic insect communities in dryland river systems. Ecohydrology. |
James, W. Ryan, Mack White, Herbert Leavitt, Jonathan R. Rodemann, Gina A. Badlowski, and… (13 additional authors). In review. Seasonality in species trophic niche width and position alters community niche packing. Ecology. |
In prep (draft available)
*White, Mack, Cody W. Eggenberger, W. Ryan James, Victoria S. Goldner, James W. Sturges, Cameron C. Atkinson, Rolando O. Santos, and Jennifer S. Rehage. In prep. Movement strategies dictate the spatial dynamics of consumer nutrient and energy fluxes. Movement Ecology. |
*White, Mack, Seth A. Drake, James M. Dowling, Alexa Howard, Abigail Duimering, Reagan Oller, Demetra Williams, David Drinko, Elle Krellwitz, Gabrielle Hernandez, and Casey A. Pennock. In prep. Life histories of freshwater taxa respond more strongly to land use than to hydrology in an anthropogenic landscape. Ecology Letters. |
+Holupka, Sophia, Mack White, Benjamin J. Marcek, and Casey A. Pennock. In prep. Invasive Silver Carp exhibit spatial and temporal variation in residency across the Ohio River and its major tributaries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. |
Published datasets
White, Mack, Li Kui, Angel Chen, Bradley Strickland, Shalanda Grier, Joseph Peters, Dante Capone, Grace Cawley, Kyle Emery, Lauren Enright, Anya Stajner, James Nelson, Jennifer Caselle, Russell Hopcroft, Jennifer Rehage, Deron Burkepile, Nicholas Lyon, and Mark Ohman. 2025. Estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus excretion rates in individual marine and estuarine animals. Environmental Data Initiative. |
Rehage, Jennifer, Jordan Massie, Natasha Viadero, James Sturges, Mack White, and Cameron Atkinson. 2025. Seasonal Electrofishing Data from Rookery Branch and Tarpon Bay, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, November 2004 – ongoing. Environmental Data Initiative. |
Rehage, Jennifer, Michael Heithaus, Ross Boucek, Jordan Massie, Mack White, James Sturges, and Cameron Atkinson. 2025. Movements of aquatic predators within the Shark River estuary (FCE LTER), Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, June 2007 – ongoing. Environmental Data Initiative. |
Other products
White, Mack. 2025. Functional Consequences and Drivers of Fish Behavior in Coastal Ecosystems. Dissertation available on ProQuest – Florida International University. |
White, Mack. 2021. Nutrient Contributions from and Early Life History Variability of an Adfluvial Sucker in an Oligotrophic Southeastern Stream. Thesis available on ProQuest – Tennessee Technological University. |
Funding
Selected for funding
| Movement Ecology of American Paddlefish in the Scioto and Ohio Rivers: Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ($35,871) | 2026 |
| Long-Term Ecological Research Synthesis Grant: Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by the National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis ($20,000) | 2025 |
| Florida Forage Fish Research Fellowship: Funded by the Florida Forage Fish Coalition ($15,000) | 2024 |
| Supplemental Research Grant: Funded by NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Environment ($4,550) | 2023 |
| Long-Term Ecological Research Synthesis Grant: Principal Investigator, Funded by the National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis ($55,000) | 2023 |
| FIU ForEverglades Scholarship: Funded by the Everglades Foundation ($25,000) | 2022 |
Pending or not selected for funding
| Multi-scale habitat use and site fidelity of suckers in the Scioto River Basin; Principal Investigator. Pending funding decision by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ($574,836) | 2026 |
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship: Not selected for funding by the Ford Foundation ($30,000) | 2022 |
| Conservation Research Grant: Not selected for funding by the North American Native Fishes Association ($1,000) | 2020 |
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record
| Aquatic Ecology (EEOB 8896): The Ohio State University | Spring 2026 |
Teaching Assistant
| Principles of Ecology Lab (BIOL 3130): Tennessee Technological University | Spring 2020-2021, Fall 2020 |
| Principles of Biology Lab (BIOL 1113): Tennessee Technological University | Spring 2019, Fall 2019 |
Workshops Led
| Introduction to Git & GitHub - The Ohio State University | Spring 2026 |
| Storytelling with Science - Florida International University (Fall 2025), The Ohio State University (Spring 2026) | 2025-2026 |
| Incorporating animal movement into ecosystem models - United States LTER All Scientist Meeting | Fall 2022 |
Mentoring
| Graduate Students: The Ohio State University (3 students; Fall 2025-2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026) | 2025-2026 |
| Undergraduate Students: Florida International University (14 students; Fall 2021-2025, Summer 2021-2025, Spring 2022-2025); Tennessee Technological University (4 students; Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021) | 2020-2025 |
| NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates: Florida International University (2 students; Summer 2023, Summer 2024) | 2023-2024 |
Selected Presentations
| Why Y? Evaluating Genetic Biocontrol for Invasive Channel Catfish Management in the San Juan River Basin; American Fisheries Society national meeting – oral presentation | 2026 |
| Flux by fin: The ecological causes and consequences of animal movement; The Ohio State University – invited seminar | 2026 |
| Flux by fin: The ecological causes and consequences of animal movement; Oak Ridge National Laboratory – invited seminar | 2026 |
| Flow reductions shape invertebrate communities in dryland river systems; Society for Freshwater Science – oral presentation | 2026 |
| Movement strategies dictate the spatial dynamics of consumer nutrient and energy fluxes; Society for Freshwater Science – oral presentation | 2026 |
| Flux by fin: The ecological causes and consequences of animal movement; Tennessee Technological University – invited seminar | 2026 |
| Flux and flow: Functional roles of fishes in the wake of global change; University of South Carolina, Beaufort – invited seminar | 2026 |
| Functional Consequences and Drivers of Fish Behavior in Coastal Ecosystems; Florida International University – oral presentation | 2025 |
| Cause and consequences of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) space use specialization in a subtropical riverscape; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – oral presentation | 2025 |
| Body size and temperature interact with time of day to shape the activity pattern of an ectothermic predator; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation | 2025 |
| Stability, Disturbance, and Consumer Nutrients: Insights from LTER Synthesis Research; National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis – invited seminar | 2024 |
| Temporal variability in consumer movement strategies mediates the spatial distribution of excreted nutrients; Ocean Tracking Network Symposium – oral presentation | 2024 |
| Inclusive facilitation for synthesis science; United States Long Term Ecological Research Network – invited seminar | 2024 |
| Species richness and functional diversity drive nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation | 2024 |
| Consumer nutrient dynamics across coastal ecosystems in the wake of global change; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation | 2023 |
| Consumer nutrient dynamics across coastal ecosystems in the wake of global change; NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Env. All-Scientists Meeting – poster presentation | 2023 |
| When worlds collide: Consumer nutrient dynamics in the coastal Everglades; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists meeting – poster presentation | 2023 |
| When worlds 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 & Environment Seminar Series – invited seminar | 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 | 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 – poster presentation | 2019 |
| Native brook trout conservation genetics; Tennessee Technological University Department of Biology Seminar Series – oral presentation | 2019 |
Awards & Honors
| Best Student Poster Award, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists Meeting | 2025 |
| Student Travel Grant, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program | 2025 |
| Student Travel Grant, Ocean Tracking Network | 2024 |
| Student of the Year, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER | 2023 |
| Best Student Poster Award, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists Meeting | 2023 |
| Student Travel Grant, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program | 2023 |
| Student Travel Grant, Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society | 2023 |
| Student Travel Grant, United States LTER Program | 2022 |
| Student Travel Grant, Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society | 2022 |
| Best Student Oral Presentation Award, Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting | 2021 |
| Colin Cone Writing Scholarship, Florida Outdoor Writers Association | 2021 |
| Best Student Poster Presentation Award, Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting | 2019 |
Departmental and Professional Society Service
| Annual Meeting Sponsorship Committee, American Fisheries Society (2026-Present) |
| Aquatic Technical Working Group Committee, National Ecological Observatory Network (2023-Present) |
| Broadening Participation Committee, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program (2025) |
| Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program (2022-2024) |
| Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, Southeastern Fishes Council (2021-2025) |
| Reefs to Rivers Blog Editor, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2022-2023) |
| Student Subunit Social Media Manager, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2022-2023) |
| Student Subunit Secretary, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program (2021-2022) |
| Biology Graduate Student Society President, 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, Tennessee Technological University (2019) |
Reviewer and Evaluation Service
| Edward Hayes Graduate Research Forum Abstract Judge – The Ohio State University (2026) |
Manuscript review for journals
| Ecosphere |
| Ecosystems |
| Estuaries and Coasts |
| Marine Ecology Progress Series |
| Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology |
Proposal review for granting bodies
| Ocean Tracking Network |
Professional Society Memberships
| American Fisheries Society |
| Society for Freshwater Science |
| Ecological Society of America |
Specialized Skills
| Proficiency in R, Git, GitHub, QGIS, and ArcGIS |
| Experience in Python, CSS, 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.) |