Assistant Management
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae
for Steven D. Gaines
December *, 2011
Dean
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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Education
B.S. University of California, Irvine, 1977; major Biology;
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Regents Scholar.
Ph.D. Oregon State University, 1982; Ecology; advisors: Jane
Lubchenco and Bruce Menge.
Academic Positions
Dean, Bren School of Environmental Science & Managment, UC Santa Barbara;
2010 to present
Director, Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara; 1997 to 2009
Acting Dean of Science, UC Santa Barbara; 2007 to 2008
Acting Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Santa Barbara;
2002 to 2005
Professor, UC Santa Barbara; 1998 to present
Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara, with J. Roughgarden; 1982-1986
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Research Interests
conservation biology, biogeography, sustainable fisheries, climate change,
population and community ecology, biostatistics, marine ecology
Awards/Special Appointments
Editorial Board, Estuaries (1990-92)
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Co-chair, Organizing Committee for 20 Benthic Marine Ecology Meetings,
Newport, RI (1992)
Editorial Board, Ecology & Ecological Monographs (1992-95)
Scientific Advisory Board, GLOBEC program, National Science Foundation
(1992-95)
Scientific Advisory Board, Southern California Intertidal Monitoring Program
(1997-98)
Editorial Board, American Naturalist (1998-2001)
OUEVRE Visioning Committee for NSF Biological Oceanography (1998)
University of California, Marine Council (1999 to present)
Scientific Advisory Panel, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (1999 to
2002)
Curtis and Edith Munson Distinguished Lecturer, Yale University (2002)
Board of Trustees, Conservation Biology Research Institute, Aquarium of the
Pacific (2001-2002)
Master Planning Team, California Marine Life Protection Act (2001 to 2004)
Executive Committee, Board on Oceans and Atmosphere, NASULGC (2003 to
2006)
Pew Fellow in Ocean Conservation (2003 to 2006)
Science Advisory Panel, California Marine Life Protection Act (2005 to present)
Advisory Panel, California Ocean Policy (2004)
Advisory Board, Oiled Wildlife Care Network (2003 to present)
Jenner Lecturer, University of North Carolina (2005)
SCERP Lecturer, California State University, Fullerton (2006)
Science Advisory Group, Interagency Ecological Program, CA Dept of Water
Resources (2006 to present)
Science Advisor, Joint Ocean Commission (2006 to present)
MLPA Baseline Science-Management Panel (2006)
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Keynote Speaker, 3 International Biogeography Society Meeting, Tenerife,
Canary Islands (2007)
Keynote Speaker, Natural England, Towards a Coherent Network of Marine
Protected Areas (2007)
Keynote Speaker, Marine Protected Areas on the High Seas, Honolulu, Hawai i
(2007)
Ocean in Google Earth - MPA Advisor (2007 to 2009)
Bevan Lecturer, University of Washington (2008)
Chair, Science Advisory Panel, California Current Ecosystem Based Management
(2007-08)
Marine Protected Area Federal Advisory Committee (2008-2011)
Science Advisory Team, California Ocean Protection Council (2008-2010)
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development Best Paper Award
(honorable mention), Nha Trang, Vietnam; with J. Lynham and C. Costello
(2008)
Editorial Board, Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
(2008-2013)
Top Science Study 2008, Costello, Gaines
& Lynham (Science), chosen by Editors
of Nature magazine (2008)
Erskine Fellow, Canterbury University (2009)
America s Climate Choices, National Academy of Science Panel (2009-2010)
Inaugural Marc Hirshman Award for Excellence in Mentoring (2009), chosen by the
Joint Ocean Commission
Oceans Committee, Environmental Defense Fund Board (2009 to present)
Managing Principal, Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea -
COMPASS (2009 to present)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010)
National Science Foundation, Geosciences Advisory Panel (2011 to present)
MARVIVA Advisory Board (2011 to present)
Rare Board of Trustees (2011 to present)
Research Funding
National Science Foundation, Causes and Consequences of Variable
Recruitment in the Acorn Barnacle Semibalanus balanoides, 1990-94, with M.
Bertness -- $397,492.
A. W. Mellon Foundation, The Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems, 1992-96, with M.
Bertness -- $300,000.
National Science Foundation, Is Variable Retention of Larvae Nearshore a
General Cause of Variable Recruitment, 1994-97, with M. Bertness -- $408,796.
NOAA, Sea Grant, Dispersal of zebra mussels, 1994-97, with L. Johnson --
$19,303.
Department of Energy, National Institute for Global Environmental Change,
Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems: the Integrity of Biogeographic
Boundaries, 1995-98 -- $247,000.
NASA, Investigations of Coastal Marine Communities as a Means to
Understanding Effects of Global Climate Change, 1995-98, with R. Sagarin --
$66,000
A. W. Mellon Foundation, The Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: Measuring the
Connectedness of Marine Communities, 1996-99 -- $300,000
W. M. Keck Foundation, The Coastal Research Initiative: New Links Between
Ocean Physics and Marine Population Dynamics, 1996-98, with S. Holbrook, R.
Schmitt, R. Warner, L. Washburn -- $650,000.
US Dept. of Interior-Minerals Management Service, Application of Coastal
Ocean Dynamics Radars for Observation of Near-Surface Currents off the South-
Central California Coast, 1996-99, with L. Washburn -- $299,790.
InterAmerican Institute for Global Change Research, Links Between Coastal
Productivity, Benthic Communities, and Biogeographic Boundaries in Chile and
California, 1996-98, with S. Navarrete & L. Washburn -- $94,114.
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, The role of limited-
recruitment in coral-reef deterioration, 1997-2000, with A. Abelson & L. Washburn
-- $168,000.
National Science Foundation, What Sets Range Limits in the Ocean? The
Stability of Biogeographic Boundaries in a Changing Climate, 1998-99; $29,000
National Science Foundation, LTER: Land/Ocean interactions and the Dynamics
of Coastal Reef Communities, 1999-2005; with D. Reed, S. Cooper, S. Holbrook,
& J. Melack -- $4,200,000
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, PISCO: Partnership for Interdisciplinary
Studies of Coastal Oceans, 1999-2004; with R. Warner -- $6,475,000
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Interhemispheric Comparisons of Marine
Ecosystems, 1999-2002, $200,000
Andrea W. Mellon Foundation, International Partnership in Environmental
Informatics, 2000-2003; $170,000
UC Mexus, Environmental Suitability Across Geographic Ranges, 2000-01;
$15,000
University of California Faculty Outreach Grants, Floating Classroom Program,
2000-2002; $100,000
Minerals Management Service, Observing the Surface Circulation along the
SouthCentral California Coast Using High Frequency Radar, 2000-02; with L.
Washburn -- $224,000
Minerals Management Service, Advancing Marine Biotechnology, 2000-02; with
R. Schmitt, L. Wilson, S. Holbrook, A. Brooks, R. Jacobs -- $500,000
Arenz Foundation, Enhancing the Science of Marine Reserves, 2002-2004;
$30,000
National Science Foundation, Capturing Data in the Field: An Application
Framework for Easily Creating Custom Data and Metadata Entry Forms on
Handheld and Desktop Computers, 2002-2005; with M. Jones, C. Jones, & C.
Blanchette -- $887,634
UC Mexus, Effects of climate change on marine ecosystems, 2002-2004; $20,000
University of California Marine Council, Dynamic characterization of marine
habitats, 2002-2004; $50,000
University of California Faculty Outreach Grants, Floating Classroom Program,
2002-2003; $105,000
University of California Faculty Outreach Grants, Floating Classroom Program,
2003-2004; $45,000
Boyd Foundation, Summer Enrichment and Sabbatical Experience for Teachers
(SEASET); $130,000
National Science Foundation, Biocomplexity: Flow, Fish, and Fishing: Disparate
Scales of Process Make Fishery Management a Difficult Task, 2003-2008; with D.
Siegel, C. Costello, R. Hilborn, R. Warner, 2003-2008; $1,995,951
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Linking community ecology and biogeography:
the causes of large scale variation in marine ecosystems, 2003-2006; $360,000
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, PISCO: Partnership for Interdisciplinary
Studies of Coastal Oceans, 2004; with R. Warner; $1,290,000
Pew Foundation, The science of marine reserve networks, 2003-2006; $150,000
National Science Foundation, with D. Zacherl and R. Warner.Tracking Larval
Invertebrate Dispersal Using Calcified Structures, 2004-2007; $268,000.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation & Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation, PISCO: Partnership for Interdisciplinarly Studies of Coastal Oceans,
2005-2009; with R. Warner, L. Washburn, and G. Hofmann; $24.5 million (UCSB
share $8 million)
Vulcan Inc., planning grant for the Global Solutions Institute; with J. Reichman, J.
Melack, and D. Aigner. 2005-2007. $400,000.
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, MLPA Initiative Evaluation Tool.
2005-2008; with W. McClintock. $326,372.
University of California Marine Council, Population connectivity of coastal
fishery species across the US-Mexico international border, 2005-2008; with G.
Bernardi, and R. Grosberg; $370,000.
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Construction funds for the
headquarters of the National Marine Sanctuary Program and the Outreach Center
for Teaching Ocean Science (OCTOS). 2005-2010; $6,495,699.
Paul G. Allen Foundation, New Approaches to Sustainable Fisheries; with C.
Costello, J. Melack, and J. Reichman. 2006-2009. $5,000,000.
Foundation for Research Science and Technology, New Zealand, The Effect
of Marine Reserves on Fishing.
2006-2009; with N. Shears. $159,237.
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Graduate Fellowship.
2006-2008; with C. Addison. $22,400.
National Science Foundation, LTER:Land/Ocean Interactions and the Dynamics
of Kelp Forest Communities. 2006-2012; with D. Reed, and more than 20 other
UCSB investigators. $5,039,999.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, New Advances in the Science of Marine
Reserves, Second Editions of: The Science of Marine Reserves. United States
and International Versions. 2006-2008; with J. Lubchenco, B. Simler and S.
Airame. $250,000.
NASA, Remote Sensing of Kelp Forest Dynamics; with D. Siegel, D. Reed, P.
Kyriakidis, R. Zimmerman. 2007-2010. $859,049.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Science of Marine Reserves. Latin
American and Caribbean Version. 2007-2008; with J. Lubchenco, K. Grorud-
Culver and S. Airame. $250,000.
Henry Luce Foundation, Science to Solutions. 2007-2011; with J. Melack, A.
Alldredge, B. Luyendyck, O. Chadwick, and J. Reichman. $450,000
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Making Connections: Predicting Variation in
Larval Dispersal at Biogeographic scales. 2007-2009. $200,000
Marisla Foundation, Sustainable Fisheries Group - California Fisheries Fund.
2007-2008; with C. Costello. $1,000,000.
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation, GIS Support for the Analysis of
Data Gaps on Habitats and Resources in Santa Monica Bay; with W. McClintock.
2007-2008. $75,602.
UC Discovery Grant-Fellows Program, Venture Acceleration Initiative; fellow
funding for Raphael Simon; 2007-2008. $115,400.
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, The California Marine Life Protection Act
Decision Support System: Recommendations for Development and Maintenance
for the North Central Coast Study Region. 2007-2008; with W. McClintock.
$203,196.
Paul G. Allen Foundation, Digital Ocean. 2008; with C. Penley, J. Melack, R.
Rice. $100,000.
Society for Conservation Biology, Forecasting the Ecosystem-Level Effects of
Marine Reserves to Inform Ecosystem-Based Management. Smith Fellowship for
Anne Salomon. 2008-2010. $78,174.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, PISCO Organizational Effectiveness
Project: Securing the future for an integrated large marine ecosystem research
program. 2008; with J. Lubchenco, K. Milligan. $150,000.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The Science of Marine Reserves. Web
Edition. 2008-2009; with J. Lubchenco, K. Grorud-Culver, B. Simler. $100,000.
MacArthur Foundation. Sampling the Sea: Using Social Networking Tools to
Enhance Marine Education and Conservation; with C. Penley, R. Rice, and J.
Melack. $230,000.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation. PISCO: Partnership for Interdisciplinary
Studies of Coastal Oceans. 2010-2014; with R. Warner, G. Hofmann and 9 other
PIs across 4 universities. $5,000,000
Gordon and Better Moore Foundation. PISCO: Partnership for Interdisciplinary
Studies of Coastal Oceans. 2010-2012; with J. Caselle, M. Carr, P. Raimondi.
$2,000,000
Walton Family Foundation. Sustainable Fishing at the Bottom of the Food Web;
with C. Costello. 2010; with C. Costello. $125,000.
Waitt Foundation. Sustainable Ocean Solutions through Rights-Based
Management, Fisheries Certification, and Marine Protected Areas; with C. Costello
and R. Deacon. $2,400,000.
Walton Family Foundation. Latin American Fisheries Fellows; with C. Costello.
$2,783,155.
Students Supervised
Post-doctoral Scholars:
Phil Yund currently Director, Marine Science Center, University of New England
Richard Wahle currently Senior Research Scientist, Bigelow Lab for Ocean
Sciences
Ladd Johnson currently Professor, UniversitE Laval
Suzi Worcester currently Assoc. Professor, Calif. State Univ., Monterey Bay
Sergio Navarrete currently Assoc Professor, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de
Santiago, Chile
Carol Blanchette currently Research Biologist, UCSB
Laura Gonzalez currently Research Scientist, University of Texas, Austin
Cynthia Cudabak currently Oceanography Consultant, North Carolina
Brian Gaylord currently Associate Professor,
UC Davis
Dov Sax currently Assistant Professor, Brown University
Michael Hickford currently Research Biologist, University of Canterbury, New
Zealand
William McClintock currently Associate Project Scientist,
UCSB
Ellen Damschen currently
Assistant Professor, Washington University
Anne Salomon currently Assistant Professor, Simon Frasier University,
Vancouver, Canada
Nick Shears -- currently Research Biologist, Aukland University, New Zealand
Cesar Vilas currently Research Professor of Fisheries, Instituto de InvestigaciOn
y FormaciOn Agraria y Pesquera, Sevilla, Spain
Brian Kinlan currently Marine Spatial Ecologist, NOAA National Ocean Service
Christy HenzlerCrow WhiteAndrew Rassweiler*
Graduate Students:
PhD:
Alice Brown
Sally HackerAssociate Professor, Oregon State University
Patricia Halpin Lecturer, UCLA
Ginny Eckert Associate Professor, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Rafe Sagarin Assistant Research Scientist, Institute of the Environment,
University of Arizona
Carol Thornber Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island
Danielle Zacherl Assistant Professor, Cal State University
Fullerton
Nicole Phillips
Senior Lecturer, Wellington University, New Zealand
Bernardo Broitman Director, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas
Aridas, Chile
Julie Kellner Assistant Professor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Kim Selkoe Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hawaii
Mike Behrens Associate Professor, Pacific Lutheran University
Kate Smith Assistant Research Professor, Brown University
Sarah Lester Project Coordinator, Sustainable Fisheries Group,
UC Santa
Barbara
Brian Kinlan Marine Spatial Ecologist, NOAA National Ocean Service
Elizabeth Madin (co-chair) NSF International Postdoctoral Fellow,
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Robin Pelc (co-chair) Fisheries Analyst, Center for the Future of the Ocean
Katherine Emery* (co-chair)
Lisa Needles*
Sarah Teck*
Lisa Max*
Kristin Carden*
Stephen Gosnell*
Rebecca Selden*
Jorge Cornejo Donoso*
Ashley Larsen*
Sarah Rathbone* (co-chair)
Laura Dee*
Steve Miller* (co-chair)
Lindsey Peavy*
Rebecca Gentry*
April Ridlon
Darcy Bradley*
Masters:
UCSB
Peter Taylor Science Writer, Waterview Consulting
Stephanie Best (co-chair) PhD candidate, Clinical Psychology, Duke
Cristine McConnell Photographer/Filmmaker, Cristine McConnell, Inc.
Jason Bram (co-chair) Biology Instructor, Palo Verde College
Clara Svedlund Science Teacher, Laguna Blanca School
Thom Young (co-chair) Organic Farmer, Maine
Christine Addison (co-chair) Research Biologist, NOAA
Peggy Lynch Medical Student
Rebecca Toseland*
Undergraduates: more than 100 research projects and honors theses
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107:182**-*****.
139. 2010 Pelc., R. A., R. R. Warner, S. D. Gaines, and C. B. Paris. Detecting larval
export from marine reserves. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences. 107:182**-*****.
140. 2010 Grorud-Colvert, K., S. E. Lester, S. D. Gaines, and S. Airame. Connecting
marine reserve science to diverse audiences: Lessons learned from
regional and international communication efforts. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. 107:182**-*****.
141. 2010 Gaines, S. D., S. E. Lester, K. Grorud-Colvert, C.Costello and R. Pollnac.
The evolving science of marine reserves: new developments and
emerging research frontiers. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences. 107:182**-*****.
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