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Curriculum Vitae (PDF) Rev. 09/26/17 BRENDEN S. HOLLAND College of Natural & Computational Sciences Voice: 808-236-3548 Hawaii Pacific University Email: [email protected] 45-045 Kamehameha Highway Kaneohe, HI 96744-5297 Professional Preparation 1999-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, Kewalo Marine Lab 1992-1997 PhD in Biological Oceanography Texas A&M University 1988-1991 MS in Biological Oceanography, Texas A&M University 1981-1986 BA in Biological Science, University of California at San Diego Academic Positions 2017-present Assistant Professor Hawaii Pacific University 2011-2016 Associate Research Professor PBRC, SOEST, UH Manoa 2013-present Graduate Faculty Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, Center for Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, UH Manoa 2006-2011 Assistant Research Professor Center for Conservation Research & Training, UH Manoa 2003-2006 Junior Researcher Center for Conservation Research & Training, UH Manoa 2005-2016 Graduate Faculty Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Program, UH Manoa 2004-2016 Associate Graduate Faculty Biology, UH Manoa 1997-1999 Visiting Professor Faculty of Biology, Mahasarakham University, Thailand 1992-1997 Graduate Research Assistant Animal Genetics, Texas A&M University 1995-1996 Marine Science Policy Officer, Sea Grant Fellow NOAA, Silver Spring, MD 1989-1997 Scientific Dive Master/NitrOx/Rescue Diver/ Texas A&M University, Flower Gardens Long-term Monitoring Project, (14 cruises, >350 logged scientific dives) Research Summary Statement My primary professional focus lies within biological sciences and environmental integrity of Pacific ecosystems. While my scientific focus has been on the use of field observations and molecular tools to understand the pace and pattern of diversification and biogeography of endemic Pacific Island taxa, objectives of numerous recent projects include elucidation and mitigation of impacts of and solutions to the global escalation of biological invasions. Fellowships & Scholarships Packard Foundation Conservation Biology Fellow, 1999-2000. Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, Washington, D.C., 1995-1996. Sea Space Graduate Marine Science Scholarship, Houston, TX (2) 1992, 1994. Sea Grant College Program Graduate Student Research Abstract Award, 1992. 1 Rev. 09/26/17 Professional Interests Conservation Biology, Biological Invasions, Molecular Ecology, Phylogeography, Phylogenetics, Island Biogeography, Oceanography, STEM Education Grants & Awards NSF, IOS Behavioral and Biochemical Ecology of Gastropod Trail Following. (PI), Co-PI's: J.Y. Yew, N. James, D. Takagi. 2017 Preproposal, declined. USFWS, 2016. Hawaiian Tree Snail Conservation Lab operating cost, 2015-16, $59,864 (PI). UROP, University of Hawaii, 2016. The Shell Game: Isotope Analysis of Extinct Prehistoric Land Snail Shells from Leeward Oahu, $1,200 (PI, advisor to undergraduate student C. Thompson). Life Sciences Division, Army Research Office, Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry for Extraction-Free Chemical Profiling of Live Biological Tissues and Fluids. (Senior Personnel, PI Joanne Yew) $240,000. 2016-2018. Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept. of Public Works, 2015-16. $51,681 (PI). USFWS, Hawaiian Tree Snail Conservation Lab operating cost, 2015-16, $60,000 (PI). Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept of Public Works, 2014-15. $54,000 (PI). Hawaii Sea Grant, Ecology of circalunar aggregations of the box jellyfish Alatina moseri, 2014. $9,999 (PI). Dept. of the Navy, Candidate Endangered Species Surveys on Guam, 2014-15. $135,470. (PI). UROP, University of Hawaii, 2014. Predatory Behavior of Hawaii’s Land Dwelling Flatworms, $5,000 (PI, advisor to undergraduate student M. Khramov). Conchologists of America, 2013-2014. Ecology of Euglandina rosea in Hawaii, $1,500. (PI, advisor to MS Student B. Dietrich). Yoshimoto Scholarship, Ecology Evolution and Conservation Biology, UH. Movement behavior in invasive Jackson’s chameleons. 2013. $2,300 (PI, advisor to PhD Student M. Wright). Conchologists of America, 2012-2013. Harmful Herpetofauna in Hawaii, $1,500. (PI, advisor to PhD Student M. Wright). East Texas Herpetelogical Society, Interspecific interactions: competition among invasive Anolis lizards in Hawaii. 2012-2013 $500 (PI, advisor to PhD student M. Wright). UROP, University of Hawaii, 2012. Feeding Behavior in Endemic Snail-Eating Caterpillars, $5,000. (PI, advisor to undergraduate Honors student Z. Williams). NSF, Biodiversity Discovery and Analysis Program. 2011-2013, $650,000. Co-PI (PI K. Hayes). Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept of Public Works, 2013-2014. $82,000. (PI). Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept of Public Works, 2012-2013. $157,000. (PI). Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept of Public Works, 2011-2012. $260,000 (PI). Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept of Public Works, 2010-2011. $220,000 (PI). Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept of Public Works, 2009-2010. $203,845 (PI). Department of Defense, US Army Garrison, Dept of Public Works, 2008-2009. Startup funds for molecular lab set-up. $38,188 (PI). EPSCoR II REAP, 2007-2008. Phylogeography of the endemic Hawaiian achatinellid land snails. $29,325. Proposal #R21622583122007. (PI, Co-PIs R.H. Cowie and M. DeMaintenon). Sea Grant Biennium Institutional Program. 2005-2007. Genetic partitions and stock structure in Hawaiian opihi (Gastropoda: Cellana spp.). $74,276. (Co-PI, PI R. Toonen). University of Hawaii Research Council Faculty Travel Grant, 2007 Evolution meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand. $1,920 (PI. University of Hawaii Research Council Faculty Travel Grant, 2005 Japan Evolution Society meeting, Sendai, Japan. $1,620. PI. Conchologists of America. 2005. Island biogeography of endemic Pacific amber snails (Gastropoda: Succineidae). $1,500 (PI). University of Hawaii Research Council Faculty Travel Grant, 2005 SICB meeting, San Diego, CA. 2 Rev. 09/26/17 $1,400 (PI). Sea Grant Program Development Grant. 2005. Molecular systematic status of Hawaiian box jellyfish. $9,814 (PI, Co-PI G. Crow). Conchologists of America. 2004. Biogeography of a widely distributed land snail family: Colonization pathways, evolutionary patterns and systematics of Pacific Island Succineidae. $1,500. PI. National Park Service, Defining Genetic Stock Structure in Opihi. 2004. $27,000. Co-PI (Co-PIs E.A. Kay and C. Smith; Graduate Research Assistant C.E. Bird). Sea Grant Program Development Fund. 2004. Genetic partitions and stock structure in Hawaiian opihi (Gastropoda: Cellana sp.). $9,920. (Co-PI, PI B. Bowen) National Science Foundation. 2003-2006. Revision and phlyogeographic analysis of Pacific island succineid land snails. Biodiversity and Inventories Program, #0316308. $400,086. Contributor (PI R.H. Cowie, Co-PI M.J. deMaintenon) US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Hawaiian tree snail implementation and recovery plan surveys for Molokai and Maui. $19,070 (Co-PI). Conchologists of America. 2002. Use of genetic tools in the efforts to save vanishing Hawaiian tree snails. $1,200 (PI). U.S. Department of the Army Environmental Division Grant. 2001. Conservation genetics of endangered Hawaiian tree snails. $43,000 (Co-PI). Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE. Field supplies for Endangered Herbivores of Thailand Study. 1998. $3,000 (Co-PI). Oceanography Graduate Student Council Field Work Minigrant. 1997. $250 (PI) Corpus Christi State University Cooperative Study Grant. 1993. $3,000 (PI). Texas A&M Sea Grant College Program International Travel Grant. 1992. $2,000 (PI). Texas A&M Experiment Station International Travel Grant. 1992. $900 (PI). Texas A&M Sea Grant College Program Discretionary Fund Grant. 1991. $6,000 (PI). Center for Marine Conservation, Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Survey. 1990. $2,000 (PI). Publications: Peer-reviewed Articles & Book Chapters ∆ graduate student co-author (23), * undergraduate student co-author (9) Van Kleeck M.J. ∆, T.A.H. Smith∆ & B.S. Holland. Cannibalism and ontogenetic resource partitioning in an invasive lizard. (In review) Holland, B.S., M. Gousy-Leblanc*, & J.Y. Yew. Strangers in the dark: Conspecific trail following in adult Hawaiian tree snails (In review) Holland, B.S., M. Gousy-Leblanc*, & N. Tutic*. Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in three species of Hawaiian tree snails (Auriculellinae): Range reduction without a genetic bottleneck. Biodiversity and Conservation (In revision, accepted) 2017 Van Kleeck M.J. ∆ & B.S. Holland. Gut check: Predatory impact in the Hawaiian Islands and comparison of native and invasive range diets of the wrinkled frog (Glandirana rugosa). Pacific Science, 62 (In press) 2017 Van Kleeck M.J. ∆ & B.S. Holland. Chemical control of the invasive Jackson’s chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus) in Hawaii. (In press) 2017 O’Rorke, R., L. Tooman, K. Gaughan*, B.S. Holland, & A.S. Amend. Not just browsing: An animal that grazes microbes facilitates community diversity. ISMEJ 11(8):1788-1798. 2017 Holland, B.S., L.M. Chiaverano & C.K. Howard*. Diminished fitness in an endemic Hawaiian snail in nonnative host plants. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 29(3): 229-240. 2016 O’Rorke, R., B.S. Holland, G.M. Cobian∆, K. Gaughen* & A.S. Amend. Dietary preferences of Hawaiian tree snails to inform culture for conservation. Biological Conservation 198:177-182. 2015 Van Kleeck, M.J.∆, L.M. Chiaverano & B.S. Holland. Prey-associated head-size variation in an invasive lizard in the Hawaiian Islands. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 116(3):626-636.
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