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Education

EDUCATION

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2019        Ph.D., Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University

                 

2008        B.A., Biology with Specialization in Marine Science, Boston University

                 summa cum laude

Experience

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

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2023-present        Associate Research Scientist, MassBays Metro Boston Regional 

                                Coordinator, Northeastern University

2021-2023             Courtesy Postdoctoral Associate, Florida International University

2020-2023             Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology, National Science Foundation/

                                University of Florida

2017-2019             Research Project Assistant, Stony Brook University

2013-2018             Graduate Research Fellow, National Science Foundation/Stony Brook

                                University, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Marine

                                Station at Fort Pierce, Radboud University Nijmegen

2009-2013             Scientist II, ARCADIS US

2009                       Risk Assessor, AMEC Earth & Environmental

2008                       Assistant Laboratory Technician, Boston University

Funding

GRANTS AND AWARDS

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2020-2023             National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology

2017-2018             National Science Foundation GROW Fellowship, Radboud University Nijmegen 

2017                       Link Foundation Fellowship, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce

2017                       National Science Foundation GRIP Fellowship, Smithsonian Marine Station at 

                                Fort Pierce

2016-2018             Stony Brook University Graduate Council Fellowship

2016                       Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short-Term Fellowship

2016                       National Science Foundation GRIP Fellowship, Smithsonian Tropical Research

                                Institute

2013-2016             National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

2007                       National Science Foundation REU Internship, Virginia Institute of Marine

                                Science

2004-2008             National Merit Scholar Corporate Scholarship, Rohm and Haas             

2004-2008             Boston University Trustee Scholarship             

Contributed
Presentations

SELECT CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS (LAST 5 YEARS)

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Chin DW, de Fouw J, van der Heide T, Cahill B, Katcher K, Paul V, Campbell J, Peterson BJ (2022) Environmental context dependence of positive interactions between chemosymbiotic bivalves and seagrasses. World Seagrass Conference 2022 and International Seagrass Biology Workshop 14, Annapolis, MD.

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Chin DW, de Fouw J, van der Heide T, Cahill B, Katcher K, Paul V, Campbell J, Peterson BJ (2022) Facultative and obligate facilitation of seagrasses by chemosymbiotic bivalves. 50th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, Portsmouth, NH.

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Chin DW, de Fouw J, van der Heide T, Cahill B, Katcher K, Paul V, Campbell J, Peterson BJ (2021) Facilitation of seagrasses by chemosymbiotic bivalves ranges from facultative to obligate. CERF 26th Biennial Conference, virtual.

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Chin DW, Zhu Q, Volkenborn N, Graffam M, Aller RC, Peterson BJ (2019) Multi-optode imaging supports potential biogeochemically mediated mutualism between a temperate seagrass and a chemosymbiotic bivalve. CERF 25th Biennial Conference, Mobile, AL.

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Chin DW, de Fouw J, van der Heide T, Cahill B, Katcher K, Paul V, Campbell J, Peterson BJ (2019) Lucinid clams increase the resilience of seagrass to multiple environmental stressors. 48th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, St. John’s, NL.

Invited
Talks

SELECT INVITED TALKS (LAST 5 YEARS)

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(2023) Feeding vs Flushing, and Other Outstanding Questions in Chemosymbiotic Bivalve-Sediment Interactions. Nereis Park Seminar Series (virtual).

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(2022) Help from Near and Far: Bivalve-Seagrass Symbioses and Their Potential Uses in Seagrass Restoration. Georgia Southern University Department of Biology Fall Seminar Series, Statesboro, GA.

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(2021) Power of the Positive: Ecological Interactions Between Chemosymbiotic Bivalves and Seagrasses. University of Vienna Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science (virtual).

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(2019) Introduction to Eelgrass, a Critical Estuarine Habitat. Shinnecock Bay Restoration Program Master Teacher Workshop, Southampton, NY.

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(2018) Lucinid Clams and the Resilience of Seagrasses. Radboud University Department of Aquatic Ecology and Environmental Biology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Teaching

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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   PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

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      2008-2010             Expert Tutor, Inspirica, Newton Center, MA

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   GUEST POSITIONS

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      2019                       Guest LecturerCoastal Oceanography, Stony Brook University

      2017-2018             Guest LecturerExperimental Marine Biology, Stony Brook University

      2014, 2015, 2018  Guest Speaker, Long Island Marine Habitats, Stony Brook University

      2013-2015, 2018   Guest Laboratory Instructor, Experimental Marine Biology, Stony Brook

                                       University

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   MENTORING, SERVICE, AND OUTREACH

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      2022-present        STEM Professional Pen PalLetters to a Pre-Scientist

      2022                       DocentDiscovery Days, University of Florida Nature Coast Biological 

                                      Station

      2021-2022             ESSIE Committee on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA),

                                      University of Florida

      2020-2022             Antiracist Action Working Group for Early Career Scholars, University

                                      of Florida

      2017                       Mentor, Brianna Cahill, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce

      2017                       Mentor, Emily Kollmer, Stony Brook University

      2016-2018             Mentor/Coordinator, Peterson Laboratory (45+ undergraduate and high

                                      school interns), Stony Brook University

      2016                       Mentor, William Wied, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

      2016                       Volunteer Instructor, Grads for Education and Outreach, Stony Brook

                                      University

      2014-2017             Volunteer Research Assistant, Shinnecock Bay Restoration Program

      2012-2013             Lead Co-Chair, Risk Assessment and Ecological Sciences Young Scientists,

                                      ARCADIS US

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   TRAINING

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      2021                       Great Teaching Certificate, University of Florida Center for Teaching

                                      Excellence

      2019                       Scientists Teaching Science, New York Academy of Sciences

Peer 
Review

PEER REVIEW

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Biogeochemistry

Communications Biology

Estuaries and Coasts

Experimental Results

Harmful Algae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

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Affiliations

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)

Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF)

Ecological Society of America (ESA)

National Shellfisheries Association (NSA)

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