Dr. Daniel Huber
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Tampa
401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Box: U
Tampa, FL. 33606-1490
Office: Science Annex #105
Phone: 813-257-3995
Fax: 813-258-7496
dhuber@ut.edu

Education
2000 Duke University, BS
2006 University of South Florida, Ph.D.

Courses Taught
Environmental Science (lecture), Biological Science (lecture), Biological Diversity (lecture & lab), Biological Unity (lecture & lab), Ecosystems & Ecophysiology (lecture & lab), Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (lecture & lab), Senior Seminar (seminar), Gateways (seminar)

Awards & Honors
2010 Outstanding Scholar Award, The University of Tampa College of Natural and Health Sciences

2006 University of South Florida Tharpe Scholarship 

2006 University of South Florida Provost’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student

2004 American Elasmobranch Society conference travel award

2003 Mote Marine Laboratory-University of South Florida Graduate Research Fellowship in Elasmobranch Biology

2003 University of South Florida Graduate Student Research Symposium – First Place Poster Award

2002 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists conference travel award

2002 Mote Marine Laboratory-University of South Florida Graduate Research Fellowship in Elasmobranch Biology

2001 University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories summer research grant

2000-2005 University of South Florida Foundation Presidential Fellowship

2000 Graduation with Distinction, cum laude, Duke University Biology Department

1999 Maryland Sea Grant Summer Research Fellowship

Research Experience
The University of Tampa, Biomechanics Laboratory (2006-present): Investigating the biomechanics of feeding and locomotion in cartilaginous fishes throughanalyses of structural and material properties of skeletal systems, digital imaging technologies (CT, MRI), theoretical modeling of musculoskeletal systems, finite element analysis, force transduction, and high-speed digital videography.

University of South Florida, Functional Morphology Laboratory (2000-2006): Investigated the evolution and performance of feeding mechanisms in cartilaginous fishes.

Shriners Hospital for Children, Skeletal Biology Laboratory (2004-2006): Investigated the structural and material properties of elasmobranch cartilage through biochemical assays and materials testing. 

Duke University, Molecular Systematics Laboratory (1999-2000): Investigated the evolution of visual systems in ostracod crustaceans through molecular and gene expression analyses of opsin genes.

University of Maryland, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory (1999): Investigated the environmental conditions facilitating Harmful Algal Blooms of “brown tide” in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 

Grants
2012 The University of Tampa Learning Enrichment Grant: Curricular revision for BIO 203 Biological Diversity ($6,000): Co-PI's: Hulathduwa, Y., Waggett, R., and Yokota, K.

2012 The University of Tampa Delo Grant: Structural mechanics of the jaws of cartilaginous fish ($4,536).

2009 National Science Foundation: "Symposium - Functional morphology of cartilaginous fishes (July 22 - 27, Portland, OR)" ($10,000); Co-PI: Dean, M.N.

2009 The University of Tampa Delo Grant: Finite element modeling of cranial biomechanics and evolution of feeding mechanisms in cartilaginous fish ($5,000).

2008 Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund Award: "The 2008 shark spine survey: Biomechanics of spinal deformities in captive sandtiger sharks" ($20,000); Co-PI's: Anderson, P.A., Berzins, I.K., Norkus, E., Murie, D.

2008 The University of Tampa Dana Grant: Finite element modeling of cranial biomechanics and evolution of feeding mechanisms in cartilaginous fish ($1,836).

2007 The University of Tampa Learning Enrichment Grant: Human anatomy in the evolutionary context($1,485).

2002 University of South Florida Research and Creative Grant Scholarship: Measurement of bite forces in sharks ($5,000).

2002 PADI Project A.W.A.R.E. Foundation Grant: Feeding behavior of cartilaginous fishes ($2,000).

Book Chapters
Motta, P.J. and Huber, D.R. (2012). Prey capture behavior and feeding mechanics of elasmobranchs. In (Eds: Carrier, J., Musick, J., and Heithaus, M.) Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, 3rd Edition. CRC Press LLC. Boca Raton, FL. click for pdf

Huber D.R., Soares M.C., and de Carvalho M.R. (2011) Cartilaginous Fishes Cranial Muscles. In:Farrell A.P., (ed.), Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment, volume 1, pp. 449–462. San Diego: Academic Press. click for pdf

Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., Grubbs, F.D. (In review). Myological variability in a decoupled skeletal system: batoid cranial anatomy. Journal of Morphology.

Huber, D., Jones, L., and Waggett, R. (In review). Using biological context in geometry education. Mathitudes.

Huber, D.R., *Neveu, D.E., *Stinson, C.M., Anderson, P.A., and Berzins, I.K. (2013). Mechanical properties of sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus vertebrae in relation to spinal deformity. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216: 4256-4263. click for pdf

*Tate, E.E., Anderson, P.A., Huber, D.R., and Berzins, I.K. (2013). Correlations of swimming patterns with spinal deformities in the sandtiger shark, Carcharias taurus. International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 26: 75-82. click for pdf

Anderson, P.A., Huber, D.R., and Berzins, I.K. (2012). Correlations of capture, transport, and nutrition with vertebral deformities in captive sandtiger sharks, Carcharias taurus. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 43 (4): 750-758. click for pdf

Habegger, M.L, Motta, P.J, Huber, D.R., and Dean, M.N. (2012). Feeding biomechanics in bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) during ontogeny. Zoology. 115 (6): 354-364. click for pdf

Habegger, M.L, Motta, P.J, Huber, D.R. and Deban, S. (2011). Feeding biomechanics in the great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) during ontogeny. Journal of Zoology. 283 (1): 63 – 72. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00745.x). click for pdf

Ferrara, T.L., Clausen, P., Huber, D.R., McHenry, C.R., Peddemors, V., and Wroe, S. (2011). Force versus speed: Mechanics of biting in great white and sandtiger sharks. Journal of Biomechanics. 44 (3): 430 – 435. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.028). click for pdf

Mara, K.R., Motta, P.J., and Huber, D.R. (2010). Bite force and performance in the durophagous bonnethead shark Sphyrna tiburo. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 313A (2): 95-105. click for pdf

*Kolmann, M.A. and Huber, D.R. (2009). Scaling of feeding biomechanics in the horn shark Heterodontus francisci: Ontogenetic constraints on durophagy. Zoology. 112: 351-361. click for pdf

Huber, D.R., Claes, J.M., Mallefet, J., and Herrel, A. (2009). Is extreme biting performance associated with extreme morphologies in sharks? Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 82 (1): 20 - 28. (DOI: 10.1086/588177). click for pdf

Wroe, S., Huber, D., Lowry, M., McHenry, C., Moreno, K., Clausen, T.L. Ferrara, P., Cunningham, E., Dean, M., and Summers, A. (2008). How hard can a great white bite? Jaw mechanics in Carcharodon carcharias and the gigantic megatooth. Journal of Zoology. 276: 336-342. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00494.x). click for pdf

Motta, P.J., Hueter, R.E., Tricas, T.C., Summers, A.P., Huber, D.R., Lowry, D., Mara, K.R., Matott, M.P., Whitenack, L.B., and Wintzer, A.P. (2008). Functional morphology of the feeding apparatus, feeding constraints, and suction performance of the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum. Journal of Morphology. 269: 1041-1055. (doi: 10.1002/jmor10626). With cover. click for pdf

Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., and Summers, A.P. (2008). Hard prey, soft jaws, and the ontogeny of feeding mechanics in the spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei. Proceedings of the Royal Society Interface. 5: 941-952. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1325). click for pdf

Huber, D.R., *Weggelaar, C.L., and Motta, P.J. (2006). Scaling of bite force in the blacktip sharkCarcharhinus limbatus. Zoology. 109: 109-119. click for pdf

Dean, M., Huber, D., and Nance, H. (2005). Functional morphology of jaw trabeculation in the lesser electric ray Narcine brasiliensis. Journal of Morphology. 267 (10): 1137-1146. (doi: 10.1002/jmor.10302). With cover. click for pdf

Huber, D.R., Eason, T.G., Hueter, R.E., and Motta, P.J. (2005). Analysis of the bite force and mechanical design of the feeding mechanism of the durophagous horn shark Heterodontus francisci. Journal of Experimental Biology. 208: 3553-3571. click for pdf

Lowry, D., Patel, A.N., Matott, M.P., Whitenack, L.B., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., and Motta, P.J. (2005). Aerial and aquatic feeding in the silver arawana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 73:453-462. click for pdf

Huber, D.R. and Motta, P.J. (2004). Comparative analysis of methods for determining bite force in the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 301A(1): 26-37. click for pdf

Oakley, T.H. and Huber, D.R. (2004). Differential expression of duplicated opsin genes in two eye-types of ostracod crustaceans. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 59: 239-249. click for pdf

* Undergraduate researcher

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
Huber, D.R., Jones, L.B., and Waggett, R.J. (Accepted). Geometric analysis of stingray feeding behavior. Mathematics in School.

Presentations
Habegger, M.L., Motta, P.J., Dean, M, Huber D., Dunlop, J., Mullins, G., Stokes, M. J. and Winters, D. (2013). Feeding biomechanics in billfish: Inferring the role of the rostrum during feeding in two billfish species. International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology. July 8 – 12, Barcelona, Spain.
 
Habegger, M.L., Motta, P. and Huber, D. (2013). Theoretical calculations of bite force in billfishes. International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology. July 8 – 12, Barcelona, Spain.

Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., & Grubbs, R.D. (2013). Feeding ecomorphology ofdurophagous stingrays. American Elasmobranch Society. July 10 – 15, Albuquerque, NM.

Huber, D., Jones, L., and Waggett, R. (2013). The geometry of shark teeth. Mathematical Association of America. January 9 – 12, San Diego, CA.

Huber, D.R., Noaker, D.E., *Stinson, C.M., Tate, E.E., Anderson, P.A., and Berzins, I.K. (2013).Etiology of spinal deformities in captive sand tiger sharks Carcharias taurus. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 3 – 7, San Francisco, CA.

Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M., and Grubbs, R.D. (2012). Feeding performance of adurophagous ray. American Elasmobranch Society. August 8 – 14, Vancouver, Canada.

Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M., Erickson, G.M., and Grubbs, R.D. (2012). Muscle, shell, and
tooth: A comprehensive investigation of durophagy in the cownose ray. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 3 – 7, Charleston, SC.

Dean, M., Huber, D., Goo, B., Danos, N., Shimada, K., and Summers, A. (2012). On the jaws oflamniform sharks. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 3 – 7, Charleston, SC.

Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., & Grubbs, R.D. (2011). Scaling of bite force generation in the Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, with comments regarding on-bottom aquaculture. 8th International William R. & Lenore Mote Symposium. November 8 – 10, Sarasota, FL.

Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., & Grubbs, R.D. (2011). Scaling of bite force generation in the Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, with comments regarding on-bottom aquaculture. American Fisheries Society: Symposium on Elasmobranch Fisheries. September 4 – 8, Seattle, WA.

Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., & Grubbs, R.D. (2011). Scaling of bite force generation in the Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, with comments regarding on-bottom aquaculture. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. March 25 – 27, Auburn, AL.

Anderson, P., Huber, D.R., *Noaker, D., & Berzins, I.K. (2010). Correlations of capture, transport, andnutrition with vertebral deformities in captive sandtiger sharks (Carcharias taurus). International Symposium for Aquatic Animal Health. September 5 – 9, Tampa, FL.

Huber, D. *Noaker, D., Anderson, P., & Berzins, I.K. (2010). Biomechanics of spinal deformities in captive sandtiger sharks Carcharias taurus. American Elasmobranch Society. July 7 – 12, Providence, RI.

Dean, M., Huber, D., Bizzarro, J., & Ferry-Graham, L. (2010). Durophagy in cartilaginous fishes. American Elasmobranch Society. July 7 – 12, Providence, RI.

Anderson, P., *Tate, E., Huber, D., *Noaker, D., & Berzins, I.K. (2010). Potential etiologies of spinal deformity in captive sandtiger sharks (Carcharias taurus). American Elasmobranch Society. July 7 – 12, Providence, RI.

Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M., & Grubbs, R.D. (2010). Ecomorphological consequences of the feeding mechanism in the cownose ray. American Elasmobranch Society. July 7 – 12, Providence, RI.

Anderson, P., *Tate, E., Huber, D., *Noaker, D., & Berzins, I.K. (2010). The shark spine study. Regional Aquatics Workshop. June 7 – 11, Omaha, N.E.

Berzins, I.K., Anderson, P., *Tate, E., *Noaker, D., Huber, D. (2010). Further studies on spinal deformities in captive sand tiger sharks (Carcharius taurus). International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine. May 8 – 12, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Kolmann, M.A. and Huber, D.R. (2010). Ontogenentic constraints on the feeding ecology of the horn shark Heterodontus francisci. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. March 26 – 28, Atlanta, GA.

*Noaker, D., Huber, D., Anderson, P., & Berzins, I.K. (2010). Biomechanics of spinal deformities in captive sandtiger sharks Carcharias taurus. Florida Academy of Sciences. March 19, Ft. Pierce, FL.

*Jagnandan, K. and Huber, D. (2010). Structural and material properties of the jaws of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris and horn shark Heterodontus francisci. Florida Academy of Sciences. March 19, Ft. Pierce, FL.

*Siu, N., Huber, D.R., and Whitenack, L. (2010). Claw biomechanics of the Stone crab Menippemercenaria. Florida Academy of Sciences. March 19, Ft. Pierce, FL.

*Goo, B.Y., Dean, M.N., Huber, D.R., Summers, A.P. (2010). Jaw morphology and structure in lamniform sharks. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 3 – 7, Seattle, WA.

Ferry-Graham, L.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., Claes, J.M., and Mallefet, J. (2010). Prey processing in chimaeroid fishes. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 3 – 7, Seattle, WA.

Ferry-Graham, L.A., Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., Claes, J.M., and Mallefet, J. (2009). Hard prey processing in chimaeroid fishes. Western Society of Naturalists. November 12 – 15, Monterey, CA.

Huber, D., Whitenack, L., and Wroe, S. (2009). Structural mechanics of primitive and derived shark jaws and teeth. American Elasmobranch Society. July 22 - 27, Portland, OR.

Huber, D. and Dean, M. (2009). Functional morphology of cartilaginous fishes: Past, present, and future. American Elasmobranch Society. July 22 - 27, Portland, OR.

Ferrara, T., Wroe, S., Huber, D., McHenry, C., Clausen, P., Peddemors, V., Dean, M., and Lowry, M., (2009). Three-dimensional computer analysis of jaw mechanics in great white and sandtiger sharks. American Elasmobranch Society. July 22 - 27, Portland, OR.

Ferrara, T., Huber, D., McHenry, C., Clausen, P., Peddemors, V., Lowry, M., and Wroe, S. (2009). Three-dimensional computer analysis of jaw mechanics in white, tiger, bull, and grey nurse sharks. Australian Society for Fish Biology. July 1 - 5, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Habegger, M.L., Motta, P.J., and Huber, D.R. (2009). Theoretical calculations of feeding biomechanics in bull sharks over ontogeny. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 3 - 7, Boston, MA..

Huber, D.R., *Kolmann, M.A., Herrel, A., and Claes, J. (2008). Chondrichthyan feeding biomechanics: Intra- and inter-specific scaling patterns. American Elasmobranch Society. July 23 - 28, Montreal, QC, CA.

Habegger, M.L., Huber, D.R. and Motta, P.J. (2008). Theoretical calculations of feeding biomechanics in bull sharks over ontogeny. American Elasmobranch Society. July 23-28, Montreal, Canada.

Habegger, M.L., Motta, P., and Huber, D.R. (2008). Theoretical calculations of bite force in the great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 2-6, San Antonio, TX.

Mara, K.R., Huber, D.R., and Motta, P.J. (2008). Bite force and performance in the durophagous bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 2-6, San Antonio, TX. 

*Kolmann, M.A. and Huber, D.R. (2007). Ontogenetic constraints on the feeding ecology of the horn shark Heterodontus francisci. Florida Ichthyology Student Congress. November 16-18, Tampa, FL.

*Flint, S.G., *Kolmann, M.A., Huber, D.R., and Dean, M.N. (2007). Functional morphology and feeding biomechanics of the cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus. Florida Ichthyology Student Congress. November 16-18, Tampa, FL.

Habegger, M.L., Motta, P., Huber, D.R. (2007). Bite force of the great barracuda Sphyraena   barracuda. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. July 11-16, St. Louis, MO.

Mara, K.R., Huber, D.R., and Motta, P.J. (2007). Durophagy in the bonnethead shark Sphyrna tiburo: an ecomorphological conundrum. American Elasmobranch Society. July 11-16, St. Louis, MO.

Huber, D.R. and Motta, P.J. (2006). Mechanical factors in the evolution of chondrichthyan jaw suspension mechanisms. American Elasmobranch Society. July 12-17, New Orleans, LA.

Motta, P.J., Hueter, R.E., Tricas, T.C., Summers, A.P., Lowry, D., Matott, M.P., Whitenack, L.B., Wintzer, A.P., and Huber, D.R. (2005). Functional morphology, suction performance, and the enigma of protrusion in the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum. American Elasmobranch Society. July 7-11, Tampa, FL.

Huber, D.R., Dean, M.N., and Summers, A.P. (2005). The crushing bite of the water bunnyHydrolagus colliei. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 4-8, San Diego, CA.

Huber, D.R. and Motta, P.J. (2004). Cranial biomechanics of sharks utilizing durophagous and piscivorous feeding mechanisms. International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology. July 27–August 1, Boca Raton, FL.

Huber, D.R., Motta, P.J., and Hueter, R.E. (2004). Crushing and gouging: a bite performance analysis of durophagous and piscivorous sharks. American Elasmobranch Society. May 26–June 1, Norman, OK.

Huber, D.R. (2004). Bite force and cranial design of a hard-prey specialist the horn shark Heterodontus francisci. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 5-9, New Orleans, LA.

Dean, M.N., Huber, D.R., and Nance, H. (2004). Functional morphology of jaw trabeculation inNarcine brasiliensis. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. January 5-9, New Orleans, LA.

Patel, A., Lowry, D., Whitenack, L., Matott, M., Huber, D., Dean, M., Barker, A. and Motta, P. (2003). Getting high with arawana: Aquatic and aerial prey capture in the silver arawana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 26-July 2, Manaus, Brazil.

Matott, M., Lowry, D., and Huber, D. (2003). Feeding kinematics of the sandtiger shark Carcharhiastaurus: Contributions of cranial elevation and jaw protrusion to gape. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 26-July 2, Manaus, Brazil.

Huber, D.R. (2002). A comparative analysis of methods for determining bite force in the spiny dogfishSqualus acanthias. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 3-8, 2002, Anaheim, CA.

Huber, D.R. (2002). Continuity of locomotor force generation in the longnose killifish Fundulus similis. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 3-8, 2002, Kansas City, MO.

* Undergraduate researcher

Invited Lectures
Allegheny College (2012): “Conservation biomechanics: Etiology of spinal deformities in captive sandtiger sharks.”

The University of Tampa Faculty Colloquium (2012): “Conservation biomechanics: Etiology of spinal deformities in captive sandtiger sharks.”

The University of Tampa Honors Program (2011): “Conservation biomechanics: Etiology of spinal deformities in captive sandtiger sharks.”

Tampa Theatre (2011): “Jaws: Fact, Fiction, and Shark Feeding.”

Eckerd College (2011): “Feeding biomechanics of cartilaginous fishes: Ontogeny, Ecology, and Evolution.”

Bimini Biological Field Station (2010): “Feeding biomechanics of cartilaginous fishes: Ontogeny, Ecology, and Evolution.”

University of Tampa Honors Program (2009): "Feeding biomechanics of cartilaginous fishes: Ontogeny, ecology, & evolution."

American Elasmobranch Society (2008): "Is graduate school enough? How to get a job in academia."

Teak Fellowship (2007): "Shark tales: diversity, mythology, and biomechanics."

University of Tampa (2006): "Cranial biomechanics and feeding performance of sharks."

Eckerd University (2004): "Shark feeding mechanics and why you shouldn't believe everything you see on TV."

Mote Marine Laboratory Center for Tropical Research (2003): "Functional diversity of the cartilaginous fishes."

Media Consulting
Daily Planet Television: Shark feeding biomechanics consultant: “Shark Bite” (2007)

Discovery Channel: Shark feeding biomechanics and behavior consultant: “River Monsters” (2009),“Mythbusters” (2008), “Everything You Want to Know: Sharks” (2006), “Shark Rebellion” (2006), “Shark Attack: Predator in the Panhandle” (2005), “Animal Face Off” (2004).

Hillman, B. (2008). How Strong Is It? A Mighty Book About Strength. Scholastic Publishing. New York.

History Channel: Shark feeding biomechanics and behavior consultant: “Evolve: Jaws” (2008)

National Geographic Television: Shark feeding biomechanics and behavior consultant: “Dangerous Encounters/Shark Bite” (2010), “When Sharks Attack: Florida Frenzy” (2013), “When Sharks Attack: Panic in Paradise” (2013)

Science World Magazine: Physical forces for primary education. In: O’Hanlon, L. (2004). SHARK- BITE Science. Science World. 60 (14): 13-15.

Smithsonian Magazine: Shark feeding biomechanics consultant. In: Kemper, S. (2005). Shark.Smithsonian Magazine. 36 (5): 42-51. 

United Kingdom Television: Shark feeding biomechanics consultant: “Shark Watch: Live” (2005).

Weighing and Measurement Magazine: Featured article on the use of engineering equipment in biological research. In: Levine, J. (2005). The force of JAWS. Weighing and Measurement. November/December.

University Service
The University of Tampa Faculty Sustainability Committee (2008 – present) – chairman (2008 – 2012)

The University of Tampa Academic Standards Committee (2007 – 2008)

The University of Tampa Department of Biology Biological Diversity Lab Coordinator (2008 – 2009, 2011 – 2012); Biological Unity Lab Coordinator (2009 – 2011); Budget Committee (2007 – 2011); Curriculum, Outcomes, & Planning Committee (2008 – 2012); Summer Research Fellowship Committee (2008 – 2011); Website Committee (2006 – 2012)

The University of Tampa Focus UT – faculty advisor (2011 – present)

The University of Tampa Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society – faculty advisor (2009– 2012)

The University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition – faculty advisor (2007 – 2012)

Professional Organizations & Activities
American Elasmobranch Society, (1999 - present); Student Affairs Council Chairman (2004 - 2005), Newsletter Coordinator (2003 - 2005), Webmaster (2005 - 2006), Grant Committee (2012 - present)

Florida Academy of Sciences (2010 - present)

Florida Aquarium Research and Conservation Committee (2008 – present)

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, (2001 - present); Division of Vertebrate Morphology nominating committee (2008 - 2009)

Reviewer for Belgian Journal of Zoology, Biology Letters, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Functional Ecology, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal of Experimental Zoology, Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Journal of Zoology, National Science Foundation, Northeastern Naturalist, PeerJ, Zoology