Dr. Catherine E. deRivera- Curriculum Vitae
Address:
Aquatic Bioinvasions Research & Policy Institute,
Department of Environmental Sciences & Resources,
Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751
E-mail: derivera@pdx.edu
Phone: 503 725 9798
Research Interests/Expertise:
Ecology and behavior of marine and estuarine invertebrates, especially: noninidigenous species; predator-prey interactions; modeling the potential spread of species; management of nonindigenous species; biogeography; sexual selection
Education:
1999 Ph.D. Department of Biology, University of California San Diego
1990 B.A. with honors, Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
Professional History:
2005-Present
Assistant Professor, with courses in Marine Ecology, BioInvasions, &
Environmental Sustainability; Aquatic Bioinvasions Research & Policy Institute, Environmental Sciences & Resources, Portland State University, Portland, OR
2001-2005
Biologist, Coordinator for Research on Patterns of East Pacific Marine
Invasions, and Postdoctoral Fellow, Marine Invasions and Crab Laboratories, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD
2000-2001
Assistant Professor, with courses in Behavioral Ecology, Biodiversity, Organismal &
Population Biology, Dept. Biology, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
2000
Lecturer for Behavioral Ecology Laboratory and Lecture courses, Department of Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1995-1997
Teaching Assistant for Ecology Laboratory, Population Genetics, and Sociobiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1992-1994
Laboratory Technician, Lab of Immunopathology, NIH, Bethesda, MD
1992
Cetacean Research Intern and Naturalist, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
1990-1991
Science Faculty, Sandy Spring Friends High School, Sandy Spring, MD
1988-1990
Curator of Ornithology and Tour Leader, Joseph Moore Natural History Museum; Teaching Assistant for Ecological Biology, Genetics & Evolution, Biological Diversity, Ornithology, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards:
2006 Western Regional Panel for Aquatic Nuisance Species
2006 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (with Ruiz, Grosholz, Sytsma)
2006 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (with Ruiz, Grosholz, Sytsma)
2006 Portland State University, Faculty Enhancement Grant
2004-05 Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (with Ruiz (PI), Hines)
2003 Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellowship
2002 Biology of Small Populations Research Training Grant Postdoctoral Fellowship
2001 Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellowship
1998 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short-term Fellowship
1998 Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research
1994-98 Cota-Robles Fellowship, University of California San Diego
1988 Millard Markle Award in Biology, Earlham College
Recent Presentations:
September 2006: Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Seminar Series, “Limits to the spread of Carcinus maneas”
June 2006: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Annual Meeting, “Spatial patterns of nonindigenous invertebrates in west coast Reserves and Sanctuaries”
Feb 2006: Oregon Invasive Species Council, “Coastal Marine Nonindigenous Species”
Feb 2006: Dept Biology, PSU, “Mate Searching in Fiddler Crabs”
Dec 2005: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: Green Crab Technical Meeting presentation, “Spread and impacts of Carcinus maenas”
Nov 2005: Western Society of Naturalists presentation: “Spatial patterns of nonindigenous invertebrates in west coast Reserves and Sanctuaries”
Nov 2004: Western Society of Naturalists presentation: “Carcinus maenas invasion alters the demography and microhabitat use of the native crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis.”
Recent Collaborators and Advisors (non-PSU):
Ted Grosholz, University of California, Davis (collaborator)
Tuck Hines Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (postdoctoral advisor)
Greg Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (postdoctoral advisor & recent collaborator)
Sandy Vehrencamp (graduate advisor)
Mentoring (at PSU): Serve on dissertation committees, teach classes in Biological Invasions and Marine Ecology, lead a reading and conference group. At past institutions I have also served on additional thesis committees and directed research for undergraduate students, and student interns.
Service: Reviewer for Animal Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, Ecology, Journal of Ethology, Hydrobiologia
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Ecological Society of America, Western Society of Naturalists
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