AMBER ILONA SZOBOSZLAI
Ecosystem Scientist
Farallon Institute
101 H Street, Suite Q
Petaluma, CA 94952
[email protected]
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Ecology, University of California, Davis, 2012. GPA: 3.96. Exam topic: Response of optimal vs. stressed eelgrass populations to environmental stress. Co-advisors: Drs. Kevin Rice, Sharon Lawler, Susan Williams.
Master of Science, Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Labs, San Jose State University, Moss Landing, 2007. GPA: 3.96, Thesis: Facilitative effect of intertidal macroalgal canopies on Pelvetiopsis recruitment. Advisor: Dr. Michael Graham; Co-advisors: Drs. D. Steller and E. McPhee Shaw.
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1998. Evaluation-based transcript. Concentration in ecology and writing, proficient in Russian language.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Farallon Institute for Advanced Ecosystem Research, staff scientist, Petaluma, CA. Research focused on the role of forage fish in marine food webs, bioenergetic modeling, information management.
M.S. by Exam, Ecology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis.
NSF Research Assistant, Bodega Marine Lab, University of California, Davis.
Influences of non-random biodiversity change on marine ecosystem functioning.
Advisors: Drs. S.L. Williams and M.E. Bracken
M.S. Thesis, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Independent research included manipulative field experiments on the effect of algal canopies on algal recruitment. Advisors: Dr. M.H. Graham, Dr. D. Steller, Dr. E. McPhee-Shaw.
NSF Research Assistant, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Biodiversity and ecosystem function in intertidal seaweed communities. Implemented field study comparing the effects of high and low algal diversity on marine invertebrates. Development of lab-based photosynthesis system. Co-advisors: Drs. M. H. Graham & J.J. Stachowicz.
Seagrant Trainee, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Migration patterns in the Nassau grouper. Data analysis of spatial movement. Website design and maintenance. Behavior monitoring of Tiger groupers on SCUBA. Advisor: Dr. R. M. Starr.
SELECTED GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS
Professional Travel Award, American Fisheries Society, Western Division 2015
NSF Graduate-K-12 Teaching Fellow, UC Davis 2009-2010
Bodega Marine Lab Graduate Fellowship (4 quarters), UC Davis 2008-2009, 2010-2011
Bodega Marine Lab Travel Grant, UC Davis, 2008
University of California Block Grant, UC Davis 2007-2009
Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program, California State University, 2007-2010
Emerging Public Policy Leader Award, American Institute of Biological Sciences, 2007
California Sea Grant State Fellow, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 2007
Best Student Poster, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium, 2007
College of Science Dean’s Scholarship, San Jose State University, 2006
Grant in Aid of Research & Hoshaw Award, Phycological Society of America, 2006
Martha Johnston Memorial Scholarship, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 2006
Harvey Research Fellowship, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, 2006
Best Student Poster, Western Society of Naturalists (honorable mention), 2005
Packard Foundation Grant, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 2005
Departmental Lottery Funds, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, 2005
Arthur & Karin Nelson Scholarship, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, 2005
POLICY & MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
California Sea Grant State Fellow, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Marine resource and policy fellowship. Synthesized biological research projects conducted in the Sanctuary with management needs and goals. Considered performance measures and ecosystem based management approaches to evaluating ecosystem health. Supervisor: Dr. A. DeVogelaere.
Emerging Public Policy Leader, American Institute of Biological Sciences. Met with policymakers in Washington, DC to discuss and promote federal science funding; policy and communication training; Congressional Visitation Day for Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
REPORTS
Szoboszlai, A.I., J. Takekawa, A. Weinstein, A. Jones, J. Kelly, L. Sagramoso, H.V. Houten. 2017. Eelgrass, herring, and waterbirds in San Francisco Bay. Audubon Report to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Richardson Bay Center and Sanctuary. Tiburon, California. 52 pp.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. How much forage? A view from the stomachs of California Current predators. CalCOFI, December 2017, San Diego, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. Synthesis of predator diet data to inform forage fisheries management. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Nov. 11 2015, Portland, OR.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. Putting the predator in forage fish management. Western Society of Naturalists, Nov. 6 2015, Sacramento, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. Data synthesis to assess anchovy and sardine consumption by seabirds, fish and mammals in the California Current. American Fisheries Society, Aug. 18, 2015, Portland, OR.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. California Current Predator Diet Database: Seabirds and forage species. Pacific Seabird Group, Feb. 21, 2015, San Jose, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. The California Current Predator Diet Database. CalCOFI, December 2013, San Diego, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., S.L. Williams and E.D. Grosholz. Oyster mariculture-eelgrass interactions: Developing scientific critera for managing eelgrass persistence. 2009. Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation. Portland, OR.
Szoboszlai, A.I. Positive and negative effects of intertidal macroalgal canopies on fucoid recruitment. 2007. Ecological Society of America. San Jose, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I. Seaweed recruitment in a stressful environment. 2006. Western Society of Naturalists. Redmond, WA.
ACADEMIC & PUBLIC SERVICE
Weekly Seminar Committee Coordinator, Bodega Marine Lab, University of California, Davis.
Ocean Science Bowl, San Francisco, CA. Moderator for regional high school competition in ocean science.
Ocean Discovery Volunteer, Sonoma County, CA. Elementary school science workshops.
Application Review Committee, Graduate Group in Ecology, University of California, Davis.
Congressional Visitation Day, Biological & Ecological Sciences Coalition. Promoting the importance of federal support for biological research.
Docent Training Seminar, NOAA Coastal Discovery Center, San Simeon, CA. Developed seaweed identification and information seminar with Carolyn Skinder.
Public Seminar, Moss Landing Marine Labs Open House. “Life in the intertidal: Do seaweeds matter?”
Student Committee Member, Western Society of Naturalists. Symposium development, managed student funds, coordinated student workshop.
Student Body Treasurer, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Managed finances for student activities, including weekly seminar series and annual open house events.
Ecosystem Scientist
Farallon Institute
101 H Street, Suite Q
Petaluma, CA 94952
[email protected]
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Ecology, University of California, Davis, 2012. GPA: 3.96. Exam topic: Response of optimal vs. stressed eelgrass populations to environmental stress. Co-advisors: Drs. Kevin Rice, Sharon Lawler, Susan Williams.
Master of Science, Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Labs, San Jose State University, Moss Landing, 2007. GPA: 3.96, Thesis: Facilitative effect of intertidal macroalgal canopies on Pelvetiopsis recruitment. Advisor: Dr. Michael Graham; Co-advisors: Drs. D. Steller and E. McPhee Shaw.
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1998. Evaluation-based transcript. Concentration in ecology and writing, proficient in Russian language.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Farallon Institute for Advanced Ecosystem Research, staff scientist, Petaluma, CA. Research focused on the role of forage fish in marine food webs, bioenergetic modeling, information management.
M.S. by Exam, Ecology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis.
NSF Research Assistant, Bodega Marine Lab, University of California, Davis.
Influences of non-random biodiversity change on marine ecosystem functioning.
Advisors: Drs. S.L. Williams and M.E. Bracken
M.S. Thesis, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Independent research included manipulative field experiments on the effect of algal canopies on algal recruitment. Advisors: Dr. M.H. Graham, Dr. D. Steller, Dr. E. McPhee-Shaw.
NSF Research Assistant, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Biodiversity and ecosystem function in intertidal seaweed communities. Implemented field study comparing the effects of high and low algal diversity on marine invertebrates. Development of lab-based photosynthesis system. Co-advisors: Drs. M. H. Graham & J.J. Stachowicz.
Seagrant Trainee, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Migration patterns in the Nassau grouper. Data analysis of spatial movement. Website design and maintenance. Behavior monitoring of Tiger groupers on SCUBA. Advisor: Dr. R. M. Starr.
SELECTED GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS
Professional Travel Award, American Fisheries Society, Western Division 2015
NSF Graduate-K-12 Teaching Fellow, UC Davis 2009-2010
Bodega Marine Lab Graduate Fellowship (4 quarters), UC Davis 2008-2009, 2010-2011
Bodega Marine Lab Travel Grant, UC Davis, 2008
University of California Block Grant, UC Davis 2007-2009
Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program, California State University, 2007-2010
Emerging Public Policy Leader Award, American Institute of Biological Sciences, 2007
California Sea Grant State Fellow, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 2007
Best Student Poster, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium, 2007
College of Science Dean’s Scholarship, San Jose State University, 2006
Grant in Aid of Research & Hoshaw Award, Phycological Society of America, 2006
Martha Johnston Memorial Scholarship, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 2006
Harvey Research Fellowship, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, 2006
Best Student Poster, Western Society of Naturalists (honorable mention), 2005
Packard Foundation Grant, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 2005
Departmental Lottery Funds, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, 2005
Arthur & Karin Nelson Scholarship, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, 2005
POLICY & MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
California Sea Grant State Fellow, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Marine resource and policy fellowship. Synthesized biological research projects conducted in the Sanctuary with management needs and goals. Considered performance measures and ecosystem based management approaches to evaluating ecosystem health. Supervisor: Dr. A. DeVogelaere.
Emerging Public Policy Leader, American Institute of Biological Sciences. Met with policymakers in Washington, DC to discuss and promote federal science funding; policy and communication training; Congressional Visitation Day for Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman, L.E. Koehn. In review. A model of predator consumption of anchovy and sardine in the California Current. ICES Journal of Marine Science.
- Koehn, L.E., T.E. Essington, K.N. Marshall, W.J. Sydeman, A.I. Szoboszlai, J.A. Thayer. 2017. Tradeoffs between forage fish fisheries and their predators in the California Current. ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsx072.
- Koehn, L.E., T.E. Essington, K.N. Marhsall, I.C. Kaplan, W.J. Sydeman, A.I. Szoboszlai, J.A. Thayer. 2016. Developing a high taxonomic resolution food web model to assess the functional role of forage fish in the California Current Ecosystem. Ecological Modelling 335:87-100.
- Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman, S.A. Wood, L.E. Koehn. 2015. Forage species in predator diets: Synthesis of data from the California Current. Ecological Informatics 29:45-56.
- Komoroske, L.M., S.O. Hameed, A.I. Szoboszlai, A.J. Newsom, S.L. Williams. 2015. A scientist’s guide to achieving broader impacts through K-12 STEM collaboration. Bioscience 65:313-322.
- Brander, S.M., R.E. Fontana, T.M. Mata, S.A. Gravem, A. Hettinger, J.R. Bean, A.I. Szoboszlai, C.A. Keiper and M. Marrero. 2011. The ecotoxicology of plastic marine debris. American Biology Teacher 73:474-478.
- Stachowicz, J. J., M. Graham, M. E. S. Bracken, and A. I. Szoboszlai. 2008. Diversity enhances cover and stability of seaweed assemblages: The role of heterogeneity and time. Ecology 89: 3008-3019.
REPORTS
Szoboszlai, A.I., J. Takekawa, A. Weinstein, A. Jones, J. Kelly, L. Sagramoso, H.V. Houten. 2017. Eelgrass, herring, and waterbirds in San Francisco Bay. Audubon Report to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Richardson Bay Center and Sanctuary. Tiburon, California. 52 pp.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. How much forage? A view from the stomachs of California Current predators. CalCOFI, December 2017, San Diego, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. Synthesis of predator diet data to inform forage fisheries management. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Nov. 11 2015, Portland, OR.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. Putting the predator in forage fish management. Western Society of Naturalists, Nov. 6 2015, Sacramento, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. Data synthesis to assess anchovy and sardine consumption by seabirds, fish and mammals in the California Current. American Fisheries Society, Aug. 18, 2015, Portland, OR.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. California Current Predator Diet Database: Seabirds and forage species. Pacific Seabird Group, Feb. 21, 2015, San Jose, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman. The California Current Predator Diet Database. CalCOFI, December 2013, San Diego, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I., S.L. Williams and E.D. Grosholz. Oyster mariculture-eelgrass interactions: Developing scientific critera for managing eelgrass persistence. 2009. Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation. Portland, OR.
Szoboszlai, A.I. Positive and negative effects of intertidal macroalgal canopies on fucoid recruitment. 2007. Ecological Society of America. San Jose, CA.
Szoboszlai, A.I. Seaweed recruitment in a stressful environment. 2006. Western Society of Naturalists. Redmond, WA.
ACADEMIC & PUBLIC SERVICE
Weekly Seminar Committee Coordinator, Bodega Marine Lab, University of California, Davis.
Ocean Science Bowl, San Francisco, CA. Moderator for regional high school competition in ocean science.
Ocean Discovery Volunteer, Sonoma County, CA. Elementary school science workshops.
Application Review Committee, Graduate Group in Ecology, University of California, Davis.
Congressional Visitation Day, Biological & Ecological Sciences Coalition. Promoting the importance of federal support for biological research.
Docent Training Seminar, NOAA Coastal Discovery Center, San Simeon, CA. Developed seaweed identification and information seminar with Carolyn Skinder.
Public Seminar, Moss Landing Marine Labs Open House. “Life in the intertidal: Do seaweeds matter?”
Student Committee Member, Western Society of Naturalists. Symposium development, managed student funds, coordinated student workshop.
Student Body Treasurer, Moss Landing Marine Labs. Managed finances for student activities, including weekly seminar series and annual open house events.