Craig W. Osenberg

Education

Ph.D. Michigan State University: Zoology, 1988
B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara: Biological Sciences, 1980 

Academic Appointments (since 1988)

Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Florida (2003-present)
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Florida (1998-2003)
Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Florida (1995-1998)
Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley (1992-1995)
Assistant Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara (1989-1996)
Research Associate, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University (1988-1995)
Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, UC Santa Barbara (1988-1992)
Post-graduate Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara (1988-1991) 

Other related appointments:

Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences (Pymatuning Lab), University of Pittsburgh (2003)
Honorary Research Associate, Victoria University of Wellington (2007-2009)
Invited Professor, Universite de Perpignan, France (2007)
UF Research Foundation Professor (2002-2005)

Selected Service (since 1995)

Editor-in-Chief:
    Oecologia (2001-present)

Associate Editor/Editorial Board:
    Oecologia (1997-2000)
    Ecology/Ecological Monographs (1998-2001)

Graduate Coordinator, Dept of Zoology (2003-2007)

Chair, Aquatic Ecology section of the Ecological Society of America (2001-2003)

Vice-Chair, Aquatic Ecology section of the Ecological Society of America (1999-2001)

Consultant:  Marine Review Committee; California Coastal Commission; Southern California Edison; South Florida Water Management District

Reviewer:         Journals, books and publishers: American Naturalist; Australian Journal of Ecology; Bulletin of Marine Sciences; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Canadian Journal of Zoology; Copeia; Ecological Monographs; Ecological Morphology: Integrative Organismal Biology; Ecology; Ecology Letters; Environmental Biology of Fishes; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology; Food Webs: Integration of Patterns and Dynamics; Journal of the North American Benthological Society; Marine Environmental Research; Oecologia; Oikos; Oxford University Press; Springer-Verlag; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society; Zoomorphology.  Funding Agencies: Academy of Finland (Research Council for Biosciences and Environment); Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission; Israel Science Foundation, Minerals Management Service (U.S. Department of the Interior); National Geographic Society; National Science Foundation; National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada; NOAA's National Undersea Research Program; NOAA/NURC (Caribbean Marine Research Center); Netherland Organisation for Scientific Research; Oregon Sea Grant Program; U.S. Department of Energy; University of California Pacific Rim Research Program.

Science Advisor:  “EMPAFISH: European marine protected areas as tools for fisheries management and conservation.”  This project is funded by the European Commission, involves ~40 scientists from 14 institutions and 5 EU countries, and is designed to evaluate the use of MPAs in the Mediterranean.  I serve as the Science Advisor with particular reference to ecological effects, impact assessment and the application of meta-analysis. (2006-2008).

Chair, Moorea Marine Protected Area Consortium; a committee representing scientists from France, US and New Zealand (2006-present)    

Organizer of working group at the NSF National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis: Meta-analysis, interaction strength and effect size: application of biological models to the synthesis of experimental data. (1996-1998)

Review Panel -- charged with Independent Technical Review of Studies by Southern California Edison on Impact to Kelp Resulting from the Operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (May-June 1996); 3-member panel convened by California Coastal Commission and Southern California Edison.

Chair, External Scientific Advisory Committee for the University of California Coastal Toxicology Program (1998-2005)

Courses taught at UF:

Zoo 6927: Advanced Ecology Seminar
Zoo 6927 and Zoo 6005: Integrative Principles I & II (required first-year graduate course)
Zoo 6927: Concepts of Ecology (graduate course)
Zoo 6927: Research Reviews in Ecology and Evolution (graduate seminar)
Zoo 6927: Readings in Population and Community Ecology (graduate seminar)
Zoo 6927: Quantitative Methods and Ecological Inference (graduate course)
Zoo 4905: Independent Research (undergraduate research)
PCB 4044: General Ecology
BSC 2011: Integrative Principles of Biology (introductory biology for majors) 

Grants and Contracts (since 1990)

National Science Foundation

"Cryptic density dependence: the effects of spatial, ontogenetic, and individual variation in reef fish" (PI with C. St. Mary , B. Bolker, J. Shima, and M. Meekan) 2003-2007.

"Species introductions as ecological experiments -- linking biogeographical pattern and ecological mechanisms" (with G.G. Mittelbach and C.J. Huckins), 1996-1999

"Meta-analysis, interaction strength and effect size: application of biological models to the synthesis of experimental data". (with O. Sarnelle); National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 1996-1998

Supplements for Research Experiences for Undergraduates, 1991, 1994, 1997

"Stage-structured interactions in lake communities". (with G.G. Mittelbach), 1992-1995

"Two-stage life-histories and species interactions: models and tests with sunfishes" (with G. G. Mittelbach), 1989-1992

Minerals Management Service (Department of Interior)

"Detecting ecological impacts: effects of taxonomic aggregation in the Before-After/Control-Impact Paired Series design" (with S. Holbrook and M. Carr), 1996-2000

"Environmental effects of produced water: a BACIP field assessment" (with M Carr, S. Holbrook, and P. Raimondi), 1994-1995

"Environmental recovery following cessation of a produced water discharge" (with R. Schmitt), 1994-1996

"Spatial scale of produced water impacts as indicated by plume dynamics and biological field assays" (with S. MacIntyre and L. Washburn), 1992-1994

"Ecological effects of chronic exposure to produced water: a field test" (with S. J. Holbrook and R. J. Schmitt), 1989-1994

"Effects of produced water on demographic rates: integration of individual responses with population consequences" (with R. J. Schmitt), 1989-1992

Others, including training grants and support for my PhD students

“NSF/IGERT: Spatial ecology and evolution: Integrative quantitative training in biology, statistics and mathematics” (co-PI, with Ben Bolker, PI, and other investigators from UF). 2009-2014.

“Ocean Bridges II: A Florida-France training and research cooperative in coral reef health, dynamics, and conservation”  Partnership University Fund:  PI, with Gustav Paulay; joint proposal with Suzanne Mills et al. at Ecole Pratique Hautes Etude in Perpignan, France.  [This program is a continuation of the next program.]

"Oceanic bridges: A Florida - France training and research cooperative in coral reef conservation and biodiversity".  French-American Fund for Academic Partnerships, managed by French American Cultural Exchange (with C. St. Mary and G. Paulay), 2005-2008.  [this program funds graduates students to work at UF, France, and Moorea, French Polynesia]

John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (awarded to Jacqueline Wilson; I'm technically the PI on this award, although Jackie wrote this fellowship proposal and it supports her post-doc in Washington DC ), National Sea Grant Program, 2005.

"Effects of predators of different life-history stages on the population dynamics of Hyperolius treefrogs".  (EPA STAR Fellowship for James Vonesh).

"Population dynamics of a coral reef fish: an empirical and modeling approach”.  (EPA STAR Fellowship for Jacqueline Wilson).

"Out of the frying pan and into the fire: assessing stage-specific predation in a complex life history".  Dissertation research award for James Vonesh, 2000.

"Factors influencing the dynamics of Vallisneria americana and their effects on restoration of Kings Bay and other spring-fed systems" (with T. Frazer).  Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2000-2002.

"Fisheries habitat: a field assessment of the effects of artificial reefs and its role in fisheries management" (with C. St. Mary and B. Bolker). National Sea Grant Program, 2000-2002.

"Pilot studies to assess the use of artificial reefs in marine ornamental fisheries" (with C. St. Mary).  Florida Sea Grant Program, 2000.

University of California Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program (Coastal Toxicology Component): "Assessing ecological impacts of human activities in aquatic environments", 1993-1995. 

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