Chantale Bégin 841 Delaware Ave Palm Harbor, FL, 34683 USA 727-687-9701 [email protected]

Chantale Bégin 841 Delaware Ave Palm Harbor, FL, 34683 USA 727-687-9701 Cbegin@Usf.Edu

CITIZENSHIP: USA and Canada

EDUCATION

2008-2012 PhD, Biology, Simon Fraser University (BC) Advisor: Isabelle Côté Dissertation: Land-use and sedimentation impacts on coral reefs of the eastern Caribbean

2000-2002 MSc, Biology, Université Laval (QC) Advisors: Ladd Johnson & John Himmelman Thesis: Macroalgal canopies: distribution and diversity of associated invertebrates and effects on the recruitment and growth of mussels

1996-1999 BSc, Marine Biology, Dalhousie University (NS) Advisor: Bob Scheibling Thesis: Growth and survival of the invasive green alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides in tide pools on a rocky shore in Nova Scotia.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012-present Instructor, University of South Florida—Tampa, FL  Advanced Marine Biology, Biological Diversity, Lectures in Contemporary Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef & Underwater Research Methods field courses (Curaçao), Seminar in Marine Biology, Principles of Biology  2014-2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award  Active learning: flipped classroom, problem-based learning, field courses  Faculty Advisor, Marine Biology Club  Member, STEM Faculty Learning Community  Member, College of Arts and Science Academic Grievance Committee  Worked with Education Abroad office to facilitate School of Record relationship with Sea|mester Programs (approved in August 2014)

2013-present Educational consultant, Sea|mester Programs—Sarasota, FL  Curriculum development for university-level courses  Facilitation of research collaborations with various government entities  Programming, marine science practical activities

Summer 2012 Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College—Pond Inlet, NU, Canada Marine Biology—field-based class focused on Arctic ecosystems

2011-2012 Adjunct instructor, University of South Florida—St. Petersburg & Tampa, FL Principles of Ecology, Biological Diversity, Environment, Cellular Processes

2003-2008 Chief Scientist/Program Manager, Sea|mester, Sarasota, FL  Instructor: Introductory Oceanography and Introduction to Marine Biology  Coordination and supervision of research projects and outreach programs  Co-Principal Investigator of NOAA-funded project: Demographic monitoring of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) in the eastern Caribbean  First mate on schooners Ocean Star & Argo, sailing around the world

2002-2003 Scientific Technician, Dr. Bob Steneck, Darling Marine Center, ME  Population dynamics of American lobster, Gulf of Maine; led field crew of 6  Role of coralline algae in the settlement of juvenile corals in the Caribbean

November 2002 Visiting Scientist, NOAA Research cruise to Navassa (R/V Coral Reef II) Diversity of crustose coralline algae & structure of benthic communities

2000-2002 Teaching Assistant, Université Laval , QC Marine Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, Diversity and Ecology of Plants

Winter 2000 Research Assistant, Dr. Hal Whitehead, Dalhousie University, NS Behavior and acoustics of sperm whales off the coast of Chile

1998-1999 Research Assistant, Dr. Michael Hart, Dalhousie University, NS Molecular ecology and phylogeny of echinoderms

Winter 1998 Research Assistant, Dr. Luis Vinatea, UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil Developments in shrimp aquaculture

Summer 1994 Research Assistant, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, FL Participation in submersible dive (Clelia) to 300m in St. Lawrence Estuary

COMPUTER SKILLS

 Proficient in Microsoft Office, Endnote, SPSS, JMP, R, PRIMER, Sigmaplot, Photoshop, ArcGIS, CPCe, Blackboard, Canvas, Connect, PRAZE, CPS & i>Clicker, Panopto, Proctorio, Learning Catalytics

FIELD & LAB SKILLS

 Captain’s licenses: U.S. Coast Guard OUPV, IYT Master of Yachts 200 tons Offshore  Over 1200 days at sea; ~30 000 nautical miles; extensive experience with small boats  PADI OW Scuba Instructor; over 1200 dives including Nitrox and dry suit  Scientific diving: AAUS supervisor; certified scuba cylinder visual inspector  Current First Aid, CPR & O2 provider certifications  Fluent in French and English; professional working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese

GRANTS

 NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant ($18,000), 2009-2011; (Co-PI: I. Côté, Simon Fraser University)  ESRI: ArcInfo Software License Donation ($10,000), 2010  Panasonic Corporation: Computer Donation ($5,000), 2009  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant ($14,004) 2006-2008; Co-PI (PI: M. Miller, NOAA)  PADI Project Aware Foundation Grant ($1,000), 2001

COURSES TAUGHT

Traditional lectures Field courses  Marine Biology  Underwater Research Methods: Curaçao  Coral Reef Ecology  Coral Reef Ecology: Curaçao  Biological Diversity  Advanced Marine Biology: Florida  Environment  Arctic Marine Biology: Nunavut  Principles of Ecology  Introduction to Oceanography: Caribbean, South Pacific  Biological Oceanography  Marine Biology: Caribbean, SE Asia, Indian Ocean  Seminar in Marine Biology  Cellular Processes

AWARDS

 2014-2015 University of South Florida Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award  Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship ($6,250), 2011 & 2012  Simon Fraser University President’s Research Stipend ($6,250), 2011  NSERC Alexander Graham Bell D-2 Canada Graduate Scholarship ($70,000), 2008-2010  NSERC Michael-Smith Foreign Study Scholarship Supplement ($6,000), 2009  NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship A ($34,600), 2000-2002  Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Postgraduate Scholarship Supplement ($5,000), 2001  Dalhousie Marine Biology medal, 2000  Dalhousie Dr. Ming Fang Li Memorial Prize ($500), 1999  NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award ($3,500), 1999  Dalhousie scholarship ($2,100), 1997 and 1999

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed publications:  Bégin C, Schelten CK, Nugues MM, Hawkins J, Roberts C, Côté IM. 2016. Effects of protection and sediment stress on coral reefs in Saint Lucia. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0146855. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146855.  Bégin C, Brooks G, Larson R, Dragićević S, Ramos Scharron CE, Côté IM. 2014. Increase in sediment loads over coral reefs in Saint Lucia in relation to changes in land use in contributing watersheds. Ocean and Coastal Management 95:35-45.  Bégin C, Wurzbacher J, Côté IM. 2013. Variation in benthic communities of eastern Caribbean coral reefs in relation to surface sediment composition. Marine Biology 160:343–353.  Kramer KL, Williams DE, Miller MW, Bégin C, Fry J, Valdivia A. 2009. Demographic comparison of the threatened coral species, Acropora palmata, in the Eastern Caribbean. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  Bégin C, Johnson LE and Himmelman JH, 2004. Macroalgal canopies: distribution and diversity of associated invertebrates and effects on the recruitment and growth of mussels. Marine Ecology Progress Series 271: 121-132.  Miller MW, McClellan D and Bégin C, 2003. Observations on fisheries activities at Navassa Island. Marine Fisheries Review. 65: 43-49.  Bégin C and Scheibling RE, 2003. Growth and survival of the invasive green alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides in tide pools on a rocky shore in Nova Scotia. Botanica Marina 46:404-412.

Non-refereed publications:  Bégin C and Stephenson E. 2004. Abundance and species composition of juvenile corals. In: Steneck RS, Bégin C, Brown J, Paddack M and Slingsby, S (Eds). A report on the status of the coral reefs of Bonaire with advice on the establishment of fish protection areas. 22-30.  Bégin C and Steneck RS, 2003. The role of crustose coralline algae in coral settlement around Navassa Island. In: Miller, MW (Ed): Status of reef resources around Navassa Island: Cruise Report Nov. 2002. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-501. 90-99.  Miller MW, McClellan D and Bégin C, 2003. Fisheries observations on Navassa Island. In: Miller, MW (Ed): Status of reef resources around Navassa Island: Cruise Report Nov. 2002. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-501. 57-65.