CV
last updated 05/01/2026 - email mackwhiteecology@gmail.com for updated/detailed copy
| Postdoctoral Scholar | The Ohio State University | mackwhiteecology@gmail.com |
Education
| Florida International University - Ph.D., Earth Systems Science (4.0 GPA) | 2021-2025 |
| Tennessee Technological University - M.S., Biology (4.0 GPA) | 2019-2021 |
| Marshall University - B.S., Environmental Science (3.43 GPA) | 2013-2017 |
Relevant Employment
| Postdoctoral Research Scientists - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Advisor: Dr. Casey Pennock) | 2025-Present |
| Graduate Research Assistant - Florida International University, Miami, FL (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Rehage) | 2021-2025 |
| 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
In press or published
*Goldner, Victoria S., 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. |
Sturges, James W., 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. Ecosphere. |
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 diet of a generalist predator. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. |
Jonathan R. Rodemann, Mack White, W. Ryan James, Rolando O. Santos, Lucas P. Griffin, Sophia V. Costa, Bradley T. Furman, Simon J. Pittman, Danial Gann, Jennifer S. Rehage (2025). Hierarchical habitat selection by a predatory fish in a patchy seascape. Scientific Reports. |
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 |
Santos, Rolando O., 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 |
Hudson, Ryan R., 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 |
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 |
In review/revision
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; In revision). Taxonomic richness and population asynchrony drives temporal stability of consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics across diverse marine ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
White, Mack, Jonathan R. Rodemann, W. Ryan James, James W. Sturges, Cameron C. Atkinson, Rolando O. Santos, and Jennifer S. Rehage. In review. Body size and temperature interact with time of day to shape the activity pattern of an ectothermic predator. Royal Society Open Science |
White, Mack, Chloe E. Lyles, Lindsey A. Bruckerhoff, Charles Yackulic, Phaedra Budy, and Casey A. Pennock . In review. Flow reductions shape invertebrate community taxonomy and traits in dryland river systems. Freshwater Biology. |
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. Journal of Animal Ecology. |
*Palmieri, Michaela, Casey A. Pennock, and Mack White. In prep. Hydrology matters more than nonnatives for native fish assemblages in a pristine dryland river. In prep. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. |
Datasets published
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, Russel 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
| NSF Long-Term Ecological Research SPARC Synthesis Grant (Co-PI); Funded by US-LTER ($20,000) | 2025 |
| 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 Pre-doctoral Fellowship (PI); Ford Foundation ($30,000) | 2022 |
| Conservation Research Grant (PI); North American Native Fishes Association ($1,000) | 2020 |
Awards & Honors
| Best Student Poster Award, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists Meeting | 2025 |
| 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
Instructor of Record
| Aquatic Ecology (EEOB 8896): 1 Semester - The Ohio State University | 2026 |
Teaching Assistant
| 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 |
Workshops Led
| Introduction to Git & GitHub - The Ohio State University | Spring 2026 |
| Storytelling with Science -Florida International University and The Ohio State University | Fall 2025 + Spring 2026 |
| Incorporating animal movement into ecosystem models - United States LTER All Scientist Meeting | Fall 2022 |
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 |
Selected Presentations
| Flux by fin: The ecological causes and consequences of fish movement; Tennessee Technological University – invited talk | 2026 |
| Flux and Flow: Functional roles of fishes in the wake of global change; University of South Carolina Beaufort – invited talk | 2026 |
| Causes and consequences of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) space use specialization; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – oral presentation | 2025 |
| Balancing the budget: metabolic drivers modulate the foraging and activity of a coastal mesopredator; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation | 2025 |
| Synthesis Working Group Updates; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientist meeting – oral presentation | 2025 |
| Stability, Disturbance, and Consumer Nutrient Dynamics: Insights from LTER Synthesis Research; National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis - invited talk | 2024 |
| Inclusive Facilitation; United States Long Term Ecological Research Network - invited talk | 2024 |
| 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 |
Departmental and Professional Society Service
| Edward Hayes Graduate Research Forum Abstract Judge, The Ohio State University (2026) |
| Annual Meeting Sponsorship Committee, American Fisheries Society (2025-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 Services
Manuscript review for journals
| Ecosystems |
| Estuaries and Coasts |
| Marine Ecology Progress Series |
| Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
| Journal of Experimental Marine Biology |
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, 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.) |