Curriculum Vitae

 Education  

  • University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2005-Present
    • Pursuing Ph.D. in Zoology
    • Specializing in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
    • Committee Chair: Rob Toonen 
  • Brown University, 2001-2005
    • B.S. Biology, Honors

 Publications and Presentations 

  • Haney, R.A., Dionne, M., Puritz, J. B., Rand, D. M. Mitochondrial genetic variation in Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus. In prep.
  • Puritz, J. B., “Inferring Gene Flow from Nuclear Intron Sequences- Patiria miniata, a case study."Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting. 2006.
  • Walker, A. N., Bush, P., Puritz, J., Wilson, T., Chang, E. S., Miller, T., Holloway, K., Horst, M. N.  Bioaccumulation and Metabolic Effects of the Endocrine Disruptor Methoprene in the Lobster,  Homarus americanus.  Integrative and Comparative Biology 2005 45: 118-126.

 Awards and Honors

  • Arts and Sciences Advisory Council Award (2007) 
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention (2006, 2005)
  • Honors awarded to senior thesis, Brown University (2005)
  • Associate Member of Sigma Xi, Brown University Chapter (2005-present)
  • Hughes Fellowship Recipient (2004)

 Research and Work Experience (Condensed)

    To Full Research and Work Experience

  • Research Assistant, January 2007 to present, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
    • Under supervision of Dr. Robert Toonen
    • Investigating the impact of life history choice on population connectivity
  • Teaching Assistant, January 2007, “Recent Advances in Conservation Genetics”
    • Under supervision of Dr. Brian Bowen
  • Teaching Assistant, Fall 2006, University of Hawaii
    • Under supervision of  Dr. Julie Brock
  • Marine Biology Technician/ Research Assistant, Summer 2005-Summer 2006,Hawai’i and Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit
    • Under supervision of Dr. Larry Basch
    • Monitoring invertebrate recruitment on coral reefs along the Kona coast of the island of Hawaii  
  • Senior Thesis Research, Spring 2005, Brown University
    • Under supervision of Dr. David Rand
    • Investigated the origins of clinal variation in Fundulus heteroclitus 
  • Teaching Assistant, Spring 2005, Brown University
    • Principles of Ecology (BI42) with Dr. Jon Witman 
  • Teaching Assistant, Fall 2004, Brown University
    • Invertebrate Zoology (BI41) with Dr. Mark Bertness and Dr. Eric Sanford
  • Hughes Fellowship Researcher/Intern, Summer 2004, Brown University
    • Under supervision of Dr. Jon Witman
    • Investigated anthropogenic hypoxia as a selective force on Ilyanassa obsoleta
  • Research Intern, Summer 2003, Darling Marine Center (DMC)
    • Under supervision of Dr. Mike Horst
    • Investigated the Effects of Pesticide (Methoprene) Exposure to Homarus americanus