MARI BUTLER
EDUCATION:
| Years | Institution | Degree (Major) |
| Present | University of Rhode Island | Ph.D. Candidate (Entomology) |
| 1993 | University of Connecticut | M.S. (Oceanography) |
| 1989 | Dartmouth College | B.A. (Biology) |
CERTIFICATIONS:
| Years | Institution | Certificate |
| 1996 | State of Massachusetts | Massachusetts Secondary School Teaching Certificate (Biology) |
| 1990 | State of New Hampshire | Secondary School Teaching Certificate (Biology) |
AWARDS:
| Year | Institution | Award |
| 2003 | National Science Foundation | Graduate Teaching Fellowship in K-12 Education |
| 2001, 2002 | Northeastern Mosquito Control Association | John L. McColgan Grant in Aid |
| 1993 | World Association of Copepodologists | Scholarship to present at the 5th International Conference on Copepods |
| 1993 | New England Estuarine Research Society | Ketchum Prize for best graduate student paper |
| 1988 | National Science Foundation | Undergraduate research grant |
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
| Year | Employer / (Supervisor) | Position |
| 2000 - Present | University of Rhode Island (Dr. Roger LeBrun) | Ph.D. Program |
| Enrolled in Ph.D. program in the Plant Sciences Department in the College of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. Teaching assistant duties include teaching lab sections, grading exams, and guest lecturing. Research focuses on ecology of catch basins and effects of the juvenile growth hormone mimic methoprene on mosquitoes, nontarget organisms, and the catch basin ecosystem. | ||
| May 2001 - Oct. 2002 | RI Dept. of
Envir. Mgnt. (Dr. Alan Gettman) | Mosquito Technician |
| Assist in mosquito surveillance in Rhode Island. In addition, experiment with juvenile growth hormone mimic larvicides and their effects on aquatic ecosystems. | ||
| May 1999 - Present | Consultant (Dr. Elizabeth Clark) | Plankton Technician |
| Enumerate plankton from experiments conducted by Dr. Clark in the Florida Keys. | ||
| June 1994 - Present | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Dr. Peter Wiebe, Dr. Carin Ashjian, Dr. Larry Madin, Dr. Stephen Bollens) | Research Assistant III |
| Collect and analyze plankton samples including several months of sea time in addition to microscopy, video analysis, data analysis using computers, and presentation of the data through graphics and written work. Supervise and train college students working on projects both in the lab and on ships. This job also included general lab management. I have maintained “casual” status during the times I have not been working full-time at WHOI enabling my participation on research cruises or other short term projects. | ||
| Sept. 1997-Aug. 1998 | Barnstable High
School, Hyannis, MA. (Dr. John Mika) | Biology teacher |
| Taught four general biology classes to high school students. Classes ranged from 15 to 30 students. Also, assisted coaching the track and field team and officiated at track meets. | ||
| Sept. 1996 - Dec. 1996 | San Francisco State
University (Dr. Stephen Bollens) | Faculty member |
| Assisted Dr. Stephen Bollens with his teaching and research activities as a professor at SFSU including setting up his new labs in San Francisco, CA and in Tiburon, CA. | ||
| Feb. 1994 - Mar. 1994 | Sea Education Association, Woods Hole (Dr. Richard Bohrer) | Assistant Scientist |
| Participated in a six week oceanographic cruise on SSV Corwith Cramer where my responsibilities included supervising undergraduate college students as they took part in scientific operations, lecturing on relevant oceanographic topics, and assisting students with implementation of individual research projects. | ||
| Nov. 1993 - Dec 1993 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Res. Inst. Pacific Grove, CA. (Dr. Francisco Chavez) | Technician |
| Basic technical work in a laboratory environment including preparation for cruises, data entry and analysis, and collection of samples to measure primary production using radio-isotopes at sea. | ||
| Sept. 1990 - July 1993 | University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. (Dr. Hans Dam) | Graduate Research Assistant |
| Helped set up a new lab at the University of CT as Dr. Dam's graduate student. Participated in collection and analysis of zooplankton pigment samples from the Equatorial Pacific and conducted my own research on fecal pellet production by a marine copepod and their contribution to carbon flux in Long Island Sound. | ||
| Mar. 1990 - Sept. 1990 | Waterford Country School, Quaker Hill, CT. (Ted Phillips) | Science Teacher |
| Taught science at a residential school for needy children between the ages of 5 and 21. Shared responsibility for care of farm animals kept on the school grounds. | ||
| June 1989 - Aug. 1989 Dec. 1989 - Mar. 1990 | Marine Fisheries Division, CT. Dept. Envir. Protection. (Mark Blake and Victor Crecco) | Research Assistant |
| Collected and analyzed zooplankton samples as part of a team of researchers trying to estimate potential lobster catches in Long Island Sound. Computed statistical analysis of Striped Bass stock assessment data using the SAS statistical program. | ||
| Aug. 1989 - Dec. 1989 | Lebanon High School, Lebanon, NH. (Cally Avery) | Student Teacher (Biology) |
| Primary responsibility for two tenth grade general biology classes and a ninth grade accelerated class. Coached men's and women's cross -country with the women finishing fourth in New Hampshire in their division. | ||
| Aug. 1987 - Dec. 1988 | Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. (Dr. Carol Folt) | Undergraduate Laboratory and Field Assistant |
| Collected zooplankton from a small pond in New Hampshire and microscopically analyzed zooplankton samples from Lake Mead, Nevada as part of a fertilization study. Also, maintained several live cultures of microscopic plants and animals. | ||
SEA TIME:
| Year | Research Vessel | Cruise |
| 2002 | USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) | Western Arctic Shelf Basin Interactions Project Nome, Alaska–Barrow, Alaska |
| 2001 | Nathanial B. Palmer | GLOBEC-SOUTHERN OCEAN Punta Arenas, Chile–Punta Arenas, Chile |
| 2000 | Johann Ruud | Tromsø, Norway–Tromsø, Norway |
| 1999 | Endeavor | GLOBEC–Gulf of Maine Narragansett, RI–Narragansett, RI (2 cruises) |
| 1997 | Endeavor | GLOBEC – Georges Bank. Narragansett, RI–Narragansett, RI (2 cruises) |
| 1995 | Malcolm Baldrige | GLOBEC – Arabian Sea Cruise Muscat, Oman–Diego Garcia |
| 1995 | Endeavor | GLOBEC – Georges Bank. Woods Hole, MA –Woods Hole, MA. |
| 1995 | Seward Johnson | GLOBEC – Georges Bank Cruises. Woods Hole, MA.–Woods Hole, MA. (3 cruises) |
| 1994 | Albatross | GLOBEC – Georges Bank Cruise. Woods Hole, MA.–Woods Hole, MA. |
| 1994 | SSV Corwith Cramer, C130, SEA. | Miami, FL.–Key West, FL. |
| 1993 | Point Sur, Monterey Bay Cruise | Moss Landings, CA.–Moss Landings, CA. |
| 1992 | Thomas G. Thompson | JGOFS- Equatorial Pacific Cruise. Papeete, Tahiti–Honolulu, Hawaii. |
PUBLICATIONS:
Ashjian, C.J., Campbell. R.G., Welch, H.E., Butler, M. and D. Van Keuren. Annual cycle in abundance, distribution, and size in relation to hydrography of important copepod species in the Western Arctic Ocean. Submitted to Deep-Sea Research.
Avent, S. R., S. M. Bollens, M. Butler, E. Horgan, and R. Roundtree. 2001. Planktonic hydroids on Georges Bank: ingestion and selection by predatory fishes. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 48:673-684.
Bollens, S. M., E. Horgan, S. Concelman, L. P. Madin, S. M. Gallagher and M. Butler. 2001. Planktonic hydroids on Georges Bank: effects of mixing and food supply on feeding and growth. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 48:659-672.
Bollens, S, J. Cordell, M. Butler, and B. W. Frost. (In Prep) Diet, prey selection, and potential competitive overlap of juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in a northeast Pacific fjord. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.
Butler, M. 1993. Pellet production rates and fecal pellet characteristics of the copepod Acartia tonsa under simulated bloom conditions. Masters thesis. University of Connecticut.
Butler, M, S. M. Bollens, B. Burkhalter, L. M. Madin, and E. Horgan. 2001. Mesopelagic fishes of the Arabian Sea: distribution, abundance and diet of Chauliodus pammelas, Chauliodus sloani, Stomias affinis, and Stomias nebulosus. Deep-Sea Research II. 48:1369-1383.
Butler, M. and H.G. Dam. 1994. Production rates and characteristics of fecal pellets of the copepod Acartia tonsa under simulated phytoplankton bloom conditions: implications for vertical fluxes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 114:81-91.
Campbell R.G., Ashjian C.J., Welch H.E., Van Keuren D., Butler M. Reproduction, growth, and development of selected copepod species in the Western Arctic Ocean. Submitted to Deep-Sea Research.
Concelman, S., S. M. Bollens, B. K. Sullivan, L. P. Madin, E. Horgan, M. Butler, D. van Keuren. 2001. Distribution, abundance and benthic-pelagic coupling of suspended hydroids on Georges Bank. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 48:645-658.
Dam, H.G., X. Zhang, M. Butler, and M.R. Roman. 1995. Mesozooplankton grazing and metabolism at the equator in the central Pacific: implications for carbon and nitrogen fluxes. Deep-Sea Res. II. 42(2-3):735-756.
Dionne, M., M. Butler, and C. Folt. 1990. Plant-specific expression of antipredator behavior by larval damselflies. Oecologia. 83: 371-377.
Ginsberg, H.S., M. Butler, and E. Zhioua. 2002. Effect of deer exclusion by fencing on abundance of nymphal Amblyomma americanum (Acari:Ixodidae) on Fire Island, New York, USA. J. Vector Ecol. 27(2):215-221.
Madin, L. P., S. M. Bollens, E. Horgan, M. Butler, J. Runge, B. K. Sullivan, G. Klein-MacPhee, E. Durbin, A. Durbin, A. Bucklin, M. E. Clarke. 1996. Voracious planktonic hydroids: unexpected predatory impact on a coastal marine ecosystem. Deep-Sea Res. 43:1823-1829.
Mincks, S. L., S. M. Bollens, L. P. Madin, E. Horgan, M. Butler, P. M. Kremer, J. E. Craddock. 2000. Distribution, abundance, and feeding ecology of decapods in the Arabian Sea, with Implications for vertical flux. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 47:1475-1516.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
Butler, M., Gettman, A., LeBrun. R., and Ginsberg, H. Catch Basin Ecosystems: Effects of Methoprene. Northeastern Mosquito Control Association, 48th Annual Meeting, Mystic, CT, Dec.2-4, 2002.
Butler, M., Gettman, A., LeBrun. R., and Ginsberg, H. Movement and Efficacy of Methoprene used for West Nile Virus Mosquito Management in Sewer Catch Basins. Rhode Island, Natural history Survey. Ecological Research in Rhode Island. Warwick, Rhode Island, March 1, 2002.
Ashjian, C., R. Campbell, H. Welch, M. Butler, and D. Van Keuren. Population dynamics, vertical distribution, and secondary production of Calanus species over an annual cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Gordon Conference on Polar Marine Science, Ventura, CA., March 12-15, 2001
Ashjian, C., R. Campbell, H. Welch, M. Butler, and D. Van Keuren. Population dynamics, vertical distribution, and secondary production of Calanus species over an annual cycle in the Arctic Ocean. ARCSS - OAII all hands meeting and planning workshop, Virginia Beach, VA, Oct. 20-22, 1999.
Ashjian, C., R. Campbell, H. Welch, M. Butler, and D. Van Keuren. Population dynamics, vertical distribution, and secondary production of Calanus species over an annual cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Population dynamics of Calanus in the North Atlantic: Results from the Trans-Atlantic Study of Calanus finmarchicus, an ICES Symposium. Tromsø, Norway 24-27 1999.
Bollens, S. M., L. P. Madin, E. F. Horgan, B. K. Sullivan, G. Klein-MacPhee, H. M. Franklin, M. Butler, W. Michaels, R. Roundtree and M. Fogarty. Impacts of invertebrate and vertebrate predation on GLOBEC target species on Georges Bank: regional, seasonal, and interannual comparisons. American Geophysical Union/American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 1998.
Mincks, S. L., S. M. Bollens, L. P. Madin, E. Horgan, M. Butler, P. Kremer and J. Craddock. Distribution, abundance and feeding ecology of decapods in the Arabian Sea, with implications for vertical flux. American Geophysical Union/American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 1998.
Madin, L. P., J. E. Craddock, E. R. Horgan, M. Butler, P. Kremer and S. M. Bollens. Macrozooplankton and fishes in the Arabian Sea. American Geophysical Union/American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 1998.
Mincks, S. L., S. M. Bollens, L. P. Madin, E. Horgan, M. Butler, P. Kremer and J. Craddock. Distribution, abundance and feeding ecology of decapods in the Arabian Sea, with implications for vertical flux. Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, Dec. 1997.
Madin, L. P., E. F. Horgan, B. K. Sullivan, G. Klein-MacPhee, S. M. Bollens and M. Butler. Estimating the Impact of Invertebrate Predation on Target Species of Copepods on Georges Bank. International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) 1997 Annual Science Conference, Baltimore, MD, September 25 - October 3, 1997.
Madin, L. P., E. Horgan, M. Butler, B. K. Sullivan, G. Klein-MacPhee, and S. M. Bollens. Estimated Predation on Target Species by Invertebrate Predators. U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Georges Bank Scientific Investigators' Meeting, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, July 21 - 23, 1997.
Bollens, S. M. , L. P. Madin, E. Horgan, S. Concelman, M. Butler, B. K. Sullivan, D. Van Keuren, and J. Manning. Planktonic hydroids: A newly recognized and important component of the Georges Bank ecosystem. American Geophysical Union/American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 1996 (invited talk).
Madin, L. P., B. K. Sullivan, G. Klein-MacPhee, S. M. Bollens, M. Butler, E. Horgan. Invertebrate predators of copepods and larval cod and haddock on Georges Bank: distribution, feeding rates and impact. American Geophysical Union/American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 1996.
Madin, L. P, S. M. Bollens, E. Horgan, M. Butler, P. Wiebe, B. Sullivan, G. Klein-MacPhee, E. Durbin, A. Durbin, J. Runge, and M. E. Clarke. Voracious Planktonic Hydroids on Georges Bank. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, Reno, NV, June 1995.
Madin, L. P., E. Horgan, S. M. Bollens, M. Butler, B. Sullivan, G Klein-MacPhee. Predation Mortality on target species of copepods and larval fish on Georges Bank. The Oceanography Society Meeting, Newport, RI, April 1994
Butler, M. Fecal Pellet Production Rates and Pellet Characteristics of Acartia tonsa under Simulated Bloom Conditions. New England Esuarine Research Society. Spring 1993.
Butler, M. and H.G. Dam. Fecal Pellet Production Rates and Pellet Characteristics of Acartia
tonsa under Simulated Bloom Conditions. Fifth International Conference on Copepoda, Baltimore, Maryland, June 6-11, 1993.