Hannahrose Nevins Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge PO Box 1103 Aptos, CA 95001 email: hannah at oikonos dot org

EDUCATION

M.S. Marine Science candidate, Moss Landing Marine Labs, CA Spr. 99-Present. Advisor: Dr. J.T. Harvey

B.A. Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Fall 90 - Fall 93
Thesis: A review of the reproductive strategies of Echinodermata. Advisor: Dr. John Pearse

Marine Biology emphasis, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA Fall 87 - Sum 90 Advisor: Dr. John Carothers

CURRENT PROJECTS

Diet, demography and diving behavior of Common Murres in Monterey Bay, California.
Master's Thesis, Moss Landing Marine Laboratoeis

Beach Coastal Ocean Mammal and Bird Education and Research Surveys (BeachCOMBERS) in the Monterey Bay NMS
Database Management and Volunteer supervision more info

Seabird Ecology Curriculum and summer workshop for High School teachers (grade 9-12)
Developed with Simona Bartl, Summer Marine Research Institute, Moss Landing Marine Labs

Diving Behavior and Hematology of Common Murres in Monterey Bay, California.
Co-PI with Dr. James T. Harvey, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Funded by OWCN more info

Conserving Biodiversity on an Island Refuge - Ano Nuevo Island
Collaboration with Michelle Hester, Oikonos and Julie Thayer, PRBO and UC Davis more info

APPOINTMENTS

Data Coordinator, BeachCOMBERS project
Montery Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Moss Landing Marine Labs..
July 2001 to present

Research Biologist, Adélie Penguin Project, Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica
Dr. David Ainley, H.T. Harvey & Assoc. more info
1999 to Present

Seabird Biologist - South African Penguin Rehabilitation Effort, Treasure Spill, Cape Town, SA
Funded by NFWF
Summer 2000

Seabird Biologist, Common Murre Restoration Project, Castle/Hurricane Rocks, Big Sur, CA
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Summer 2000

Research Coordinator, Elephant Seal Project, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
1998 to Present

Seabird Biologist (GS-05-0404), Seabird monitoring, Semidi Islands, Alaska Maritime NWR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vernon Byrd and NBS, Scott Hatch
1995 and 1998 Seabird Seasons

Wildlife Biologist /Field Camp Leader, Hawaiian Monk Seal Project, Laysan & Lisisanski Is., HI
National Marine Fisheries Service, Brenda Becker
Spring 1996 and 1997

Biological Technician (GS-05-0404), Cenchrus project and wildlife monitoring, Laysan Is., HI
U S Fish & Wildlife Service, Pacific Is. National Wildlife Refuge, Beth Flint
1994

Research Assistant, Lubber grasshopper study, Fakahatchee State Park, Copeland, FL
Professor: Dr. Doug Whitman
1993

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Training workshop 2002: Coastal ocean mammal and bird surveys (BeachCOMBERs)
Moss Landing Marine Labs. & Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Classroom visits 2001 -02, Adélie Penguin Project slide show: Ms. Yew, Science Academy, Watsonville High School (Santa Cruz Co); Ms. Merrick, Marine Biology Class, Santa Catalina H.S. (Monterey Co); Charlie , Alonso Agguirre High School, Salinas (Monterey Co); Ms. Hunter, Salinas High School, Salinas (Monterey Co); Gault School Library, grades 1- 4, Santa Cruz (S. C. Co.); Valencia School, Aptos (Santa Cruz Co).

Teaching Assistant 1994, Intertidal Ecology, UC Santa Cruz, CA; Professor: Dr. John Pearse

RECENT GRANTS

Oiled Wildlife Care Network, UC Davis, Diving and Hematology of Common Murre in Monterey Bay, Ca. J.T.Harvey Oct. 2001.

SELECTED PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Adams, J. and Nevins, H. M. 1994. Trip Report: Laysan Island, 8 June - 23 October, 1994. Administrative report, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, HI. 43 pp.

Becker, B. L., Nevins, H. M., Adams, J. and Rutishauser, M. R. 1996. Chapter 3: The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1996. In: The Hawaiian Monk Seal In The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1996. Eds. Johanos, T. C. & Ragen, T. J. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS. pp. 23-37.

Nevins, H. M., Adams, J. and Rutishauser, M. R. 1997. Chapter 4: The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Lisianski Island, 1997. In: The Hawaiian Monk Seal In The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1997. Eds. Johanos, T. C. & Ragen, T. J. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS. pp. 40-51.

Nevins, H. M. and Adams, J. 1998. Seabird Monitoring in the Semidi Islands, 1994-98. USFWS tech. Report, Homer, AK.

Age and sex composition of oiled Common Murres (Uria aalge) in the 1997-98 Point Reyes Tarball Incidents. Presented at the 26st annual Pacific Seabird Group Meeting, Santa Barbara, Ca, 2002.

MEMBERSHIPS

Santa Cruz Bird Club
Pacific Seabird Group
Xerces Society: Invertebrate conservation

SPECIAL CERTIFICATION

Certified Oiled Wildlife Care Processing Training (HazMAT)
Radio communication aptitude with SSB and Vhf systems.
Standard first aid and CPR certified, American Cancer Society.
Watercraft operation and water safety certification, USFWS, Region 7.
Antarctic snow survival I , McMurdo Station.
Helicopter safety training, McMurdo Station.