CURRICULUM VITAE Katherine McFarland, Ph.D.

Current Position Contact Information: Postdoctoral Research Associate Phone: 440-567-7335 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Email: [email protected] Horn Point Laboratory Cambridge, MD 21613

EDUCATION 2011-2015: Doctor of Philosophy Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France (European Institute of Marine Science) Marine Dissertation Title: Population dynamics of the invasive green mussel Perna viridis and their response to the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis: application of Dynamic Energy Budget theory to assess population trends Advisors: Dr. Fred Jean, Ph.D and Dr. Aswani Volety, Ph.D. *Both U.S. and French component to the program and advisors in each respective country

2009-2011 Master of Science Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL Marine and Ecological Science Thesis Title: Effect of salinity on the physiological responses of the non-native green mussel Perna viridis and the native Crassostrea virginica Advisor: Dr. Aswani Volety, Ph.D.

2004-2008 Bachelor of Science The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Biological Sciences

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Jan 2018 – present Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences Conservation Genomics / Understanding domestication selection in hatchery production of

May 2016 – Oct 2017 Postdoctoral Research Associate Cornell University Conservation genomics / oyster restoration in urban

Oct 2015 – May 2016 Affiliate Faculty and Adjunct Lecturer Virginia Commonwealth University

Oct 2014 – May 2015 Research Technician Center for Marine Science University of North Carolina Wilmington

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Aug 2011 – Oct 2014 Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D. student) Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences Florida Gulf Coast University / Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Aug 2009 – July 2011 Graduate Research Assistant (Masters student) Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Summer 2010 Laboratory Intern Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin Université de Bretagne Occidentale Brest, France

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Spring 2016 Affiliate Faculty / Lecturer (Adjunct) Class: Estuarine (ENVS 491) Class: Water Pollution Biology / Ecotoxicology (BIOL 532) Virginia Commonwealth University

2011- 2012 Lecturer (Adjunct; 2 Semesters) Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences Class: Marine Systems (OCE 1001C) Florida Gulf Coast University

2009-2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant (field based coursework) Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences Vester Marine Research and Field Station Florida Gulf Coast University

AWARDS/HONORS

2014 Dean’s Award for best Graduate Student Poster Research Day at Florida Gulf Coast University. April 18, 2014.

2014 Gordon Gunter Award for outstanding student poster presentation National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting. Jacksonville, FL March 29 - April 2, 2014.

2013 2nd Place Overall Poster Winner Université de Bretagne Occidentale Third Year Doctoral Student Forum. Plouzané France, October 24-25.

2012 Graduate Student Poster Winner Florida Gulf Coast University Research Day. April 2012

AWARDS/FUNDING 2013 LabexMER (French Investment for the Future Program supported by the French Ministry of Research and Education) Travel and accommodations to the University of Western Brittany, Brest, France (Funded: 2,800€).

2013 l’Ecole Doctorale des Sciences de la Mer (Doctoral school of Marine Science) 2nd Place Overall Poster Winner Conference travel and accommodation (Funded: 500€).

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2012 LabexMER (French Investment for the Future Program supported by the French Ministry of Research and Education) Travel and accommodations to the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France (Funded: 2,800€).

2010 Marco Island Shell Club Graduate Research Award Graduate Research Grant (Funded: $2,500).

PEER REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

1. McFarland K. and Matthew Hare. Restoring oysters to urban estuaries: redefining habitat quality for eastern oyster performance near New York City. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0207368

2. McFarland K., P. Soudant, F. Jean and A.K. Volety, 2016. Seasonal variation in gametogenesis and energy storage of the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, in southwest Florida. Aquatic Invasions 11: 411- 423

3. McFarland K., F. Jean, J. Thébault and A.K. Volety, 2016. Potential impacts on growth, survival and juvenile recruitment of the green mussel Perna viridis during blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis in southwest Florida. Toxicon 109: 94-102 (DOI:10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.11.017)

4. McFarland K., F. Jean, P. Soudant and A.K. Volety. 2015. Uptake and elimination of brevetoxin in the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, during natural Karenia brevis blooms in southwest Florida. Toxicon 97: 46-52. (DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.02.005)

5. McFarland K., S. Baker, P. Baker, M. Rybovich and A.K. Volety, 2014. Temperature, salinity, and aerial exposure tolerance of the invasive mussel, Perna viridis, in estuarine habitats: Implications for spread and competition with native oysters, Crassostrea virginica. Estuaries and Coasts 38(5): 1619- 1628. (DOI: 10.1007/s12237-014-9903-5)

6. McFarland K., L. Donaghy and A.K. Volety, 2013. Effect of acute salinity change on hemolymph osmolality and clearance rate of the non-native mussel, Perna viridis, and the native oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Southwest Florida. Aquatic Invasions 8(3): 299-310. (DOI: 10.3391/ai.2013.8.3.06)

SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS

1. Mcfarland, K., E. Standen and A.K. Volety Synergistic effects of salinity and temperature on all life stages of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica from gametes to adults. In prep (full draft completed)

2. McFarland K., P. Soudant and A.K. Volety. Impacts of freshwater releases on oyster density, reproduction and disease in the . In prep (full draft completed)

3. McFarland, K., L. Plough, M. Nguyen and M. Hare Inadvertent trait changes under domestication selection: starvation tolerance in eastern oyster larvae. In prep

4. McFarland K., F. Jean, R. Lavaud and A.K. Volety. Application of the Dynamic Energy Budget theory to model growth and reproduction of established population of the non-native green mussel Perna viridis in southwest Florida coastal waters. In prep

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5. McFarland K., P. Soudant and A.K. Volety. Effect of freshwater input in the Caloosahatchee River Estuary, Florida on early growth of the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica. In prep

TECHNICAL REPORTS

1. Volety, A.K. and K. McFarland. Oyster monitoring in the Caloosahatchee river and Estuary. Annual Report 2016. Submitted to the South Florida Water Management District. March 2016.

2. Volety, A.K., K. McFarland, E. Darrow, D. Rumbold, S.G. Tolley, and A.N. Loh. Oyster monitoring network for the Caloosahatchee Estuary: 2000 – 2015. Final Report Submitted to: South Florida Water Management District. July 2016.

PRESENTATIONS (* denotes student presentation under my mentorship)

1. McFarland, K., M. Hare, M. Gray, M. Nguyen, B. Campbell, and L. Plough, 2019. Phenotypic response of Crassostrea virginica larvae under starvation stress: A comparison between wild and lines to test for unintended domestication selection. National Shellfisheries Association. , LA March 7-11. Oral presentation.

2. McFarland, K., M. Hare, and K. Gregory, 2019. Eastern oyster performance depends on habitat quality and population source, but not neutral genetic diversity. National Shellfisheries Association. New Orleans, LA March 7-11. Oral presentation.

3. Knauss, C.* and K. McFarland 2018 Physiological responses of Crassostrea virginica larvae exposed to microplastics. MICRO. Lanzarote, Spain November 19-23. Oral presentation.

4. McFarland, K. 2018 Physiological response to stress during the larval development of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Invited Speaker: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Seminar Series. November 7, 2018. Cambridge, MD. Seminar: Invited Speaker

5. McFarland, K., L. Plough, M. Nguyen and M. Hare, 2018. Testing fitness consequences of domestication selection at the larval stage in eastern oysters. National Shellfisheries Association. Seattle, WA March 18 – 22. Oral presentation.

6. McFarland, K. and M. Hare, 2018. Effects of genetic diversity on eastern oyster fitness-related performance in nature. National Shellfisheries Association. Seattle, WA March 18 – 22. Poster presentation.

7. Nguyen, M.*, K. McFarland, M. Hare and L. Plough, 2018. Physiological responses of wild and aquaculture Crassostrea virginica larvae to starvation conditions. Association for the Sciences of and : Ocean Sciences. Portland, OR. February 11 – 16, 2018. Poster presentation.

8. McFarland, K. and M. Hare, 2017. Restoring oysters to urban estuaries: The importance of genotype and habitat quality for Eastern oysters near New York City. Global Marine Summit. Wilmington, NC. November 5 – 8. Poster presentation.

9. McFarland, K. and M. Hare, 2017. Testing for genetic effects on oyster stress tolerance and fitness- related performance measures. National Shellfisheries Association. Knoxville, TN March 27 – 31, 2017. Oral Presentation

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10. McFarland, K. and M. Hare, 2017. Testing for genetic effects on oyster stress tolerance and fitness- related performance measures. Department of Natural Resources Graduate Student Association Symposium. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. January 20, 2017. Oral Presentation

11. Hare M., J. Holley, K. McFarland, K. McComas, 2016. Back to the Big Oyster: Biological and social challenges to scaling up oyster restoration in urban estuaries. Annual Meeting of the Board, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. October 28, 2016. Poster Presentation

12. McFarland K., F. Jean, R. Lavaud and A.K. Volety, 2015. Population dynamics of the invasive green mussel Perna viridis and their response to the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis: application of Dynamic Energy Budget theory to assess population trends. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. September 14, 2015. Invited speaker

13. McFarland K., F. Jean, R. Lavaud and A.K. Volety, 2015. Application of the Dynamic Energy Budget theory to Perna viridis to model growth and reproduction under various environmental conditions. 4th Symposium on the Dynamic Energy Budget Theory. Marseille, France. April 28 – 31, 2015. Oral Presentation

14. McFarland K., F. Jean, R. Lavaud and A.K. Volety, 2015. Application of the Dynamic Energy Budget theory to Perna viridis to model growth and reproduction under various environmental conditions. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting. Monterey, CA March 22 - 26, 2015. Oral Presentation

15. Segal, D.*, K. McFarland, and A.K. Volety. Effects of the Red Tide Karenia brevis on early life stages of the Asian green mussel Perna viridis. Benthic Ecology 44th Annual Meeting. Quebec City, Canada. March 4-7, 2015. Poster Presentation

16. McFarland K., F. Jean, P. Soudant, J. Thébault, A.K. Volety, 2014. Monitoring seasonal cycles in growth, reproduction and energy storage of the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, to understand their potential spread using Dynamic Energy Budget theory. Research Day at Florida Gulf Coast University. April 18, 2014. Poster Presentation

17. McFarland K., F. Jean, P. Soudant, J. Thébault, A.K. Volety, 2014. Monitoring seasonal cycles in growth, reproduction and energy storage of the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, to understand their potential spread using Dynamic Energy Budget theory. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting. Jacksonville, FL March 29 - April 2, 2014. Poster Presentation 18. McFarland K., M. Rybovich, A.K. Volety, 2014. Investigation of environmental tolerances of the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, to predict the potential spread in southwest Florida. Annual Southwest Florida Exotic Species Workshop. Fort Myers, FL January 23, 2014. Oral Presentation

19. Segal, D.*, K. McFarland, and A.K. Volety, 2014. Effects of the Red Tide Karenia brevis on early life stages of the Asian green mussel Perna viridis. Research Day at Florida Gulf Coast University. April 18, 2014. Poster Presentation

20. McFarland K., F. Jean, J. Flye-Sainte-Marie, J. Thébault and A.K. Volety, 2013. Seasonal variation of growth, gametogenesis and biochemical composition of the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, in Estero Bay Florida. Florida United Malacologists, Sarasota, FL March, 2, 2013. Oral Presentation

21. McFarland K., M. Rybovich, A.K. Volety, 2013. Investigation of environmental responses of the invasive green mussels, Perna viridis, to predict the potential spread through southwest Florida estuaries. Caloosahatchee Science Workshop. November 20, 2013. Including a panel discussion. Oral Presentation 5

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22. McFarland K., F. Jean, J. Flye-Sainte-Marie, J. Thébault and A.K. Volety, 2013. Seasonal variation of growth, gametogenesis and biochemical composition of the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, in Estero Bay Florida. National Shellfisheries Association/World of Aquaculture, Nashville, TN February 22-25, 2013. Oral Presentation

23. McFarland K., L. Donaghy and A.K. Volety, 2014. Effects of Decreased Salinity on the Survival, Osmolality and Clearance Rate of the Green Mussel, Perna viridis, and the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program Watershed Summit, Punta Gorda, FL March 25-27. Poster Presentation

24. Volety A. K., K. McFarland, M. Rybovich, S. Baker, P. Baker, 2014. Temperature and Desiccation Tolerance of the Invasive Green Mussel, Perna viridis, in Southwest Florida. Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program Watershed Summit, Punta Gorda, FL March 25-27. Poster Presentation

25. McFarland, K. F. Jean, P. Soudant, J. Thébault, A.K. Volety, 2013. No limit for green mussel invasion in Estero Bay? Monitoring seasonal cycles in growth, reproduction and energy storage to understand their potential spread. Université de Bretagne Occidentale Third Year Doctoral Student Forum. Plouzane France, October 24-25. Poster Presentation

26. McFarland, K., L. Donaghy1, A.K. Volety, 2012. Growth and gametogenesis of the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis, in Estero Bay, Florida. National Shellfisheries Association March 2012: National Shellfisheries Association, Seattle, WA, March. Poster Presentation

27. McFarland, K, J. Devine, L. Donaghy, and A.K. Volety, 2011. Effects of lowered salinity on the survival and clearance rate of the green mussel, Perna viridis, and the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation, November 6-10. Poster Presentation

28. McFarland, K., J. Devine, A.K. Volety, 2011. Influence of acute and gradual salinity change on the hemolymph osmolality and survival in the green mussel, Perna viridis, and the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, MD March 27-31. Poster Presentation

29. Snauwaert, K*., K. McFarland, R. Wasno, L. Heine, J. Devine, A.K. Volety, 2011. Predation of green mussels (Perna viridis) and oysters (Crassostrea virginica) by stone (Menippe mercenaria). National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, MD March 27-31. Poster Presentation

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Honorary Crew Member to the Science Barge, Yonkers, NY. 2016 Oyster conservation and restoration community outreach.

Oysters in the classroom. Organized pilot tanks and aided in the development of curriculum for high school classrooms to learn the importance of restoring oyster reefs through hands on learning in their own classroom. Virginia Shell Recycling Program and Virginia Commonwealth University. 2016 Armstrong High School (Richmond City) and Cosby High School (Chesterfield County)

NBC 2, Fort Myers, Florida March 19, 2013. “FGCU student researches green mussel impact on SWFL” http://www.nbc-2.com/story/21724230/fgcu-student-researches-green-mussel-impact-on- swfl#.VEpVWyJ4pw4 (included a segment on the 6pm news)

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Florida Gulf Coast University YouTube Channel. Fort Myers, Florida August 21, 2013. “Research @ FGCU: Asian Green Mussels” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpyH7Lgz30s&feature=player_profilepage

Summer 2010: Aid in the completion of a drift algae brochure

Fall 2010: underwater filming and editing of commercial for VSR drift algae monitoring dive team.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED TRAINING

Application of the Dynamic Energy Budget theory to model bioenergetics of organisms Training: April 2013; DEB class Texel, Holland April 2015; DEB class Marseille, France

Flow Cytometry Analysis of immune response in bivalves under environmental stress Algae cell counts Machines used: Cytomics FC 500, FACS Calibur, Guava Biochemical Techniques Brevetoxin ELISA Protein and Glycogen extraction assays Lipid extraction and analysis (CAMAG) Care and Maintenance of live organisms (bivalves, and ) Building of the tanks, water and airflow systems Raising of Red Drum fingerlings for release Culture and maintenance of phytoplankton Histological Techniques Preparation techniques and Analysis Bomb Calorimetry Vapor Pressure Osmometer Otolith Training Course Sectioning, mounting and reading otiliths Scientific / Research Dive Experience Extensive experience leading projects using experimental outplants in a subtidal environment utilizing SCUBA Boat Experience Estuary and Offshore navigational skills YSI Data Sondes Data collection and calibration 600 and 6600 series for continuous monitoring Shark Tagging and Biopsy Remote Operated Video Ray (ROV) and editing

CERTIFICATIONS 2013 Rescue Diver (PADI) Certification Number: 13100X5328 2011 Advanced SCUBA Diver (PADI) Certification Number: 12070T9204 2010 Open Water SCUBA Diver (NAUI) Certification Number: mcfa101385katsd

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