Emily Anne Haug
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
University of Florida
1408 24th Street SE
Ruskin, FL 33570
Phone: (352) 359-4573
email: ehaug@ufl.edu
website: www.emilyhaugzone.com
Education:
M.Sc. University of Florida Aug 2010 – present
School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
[Aquaculture concentration]
Thesis topic: Antipredator behavior and the effectiveness of predation as biotic resistance to invasive
species: small-bodied, non-native fishes and native piscivores in peninsular Florida
GPA: 3.47
GRE Scores: General 1510; Biology 800
B.Sc. Department of Biology 2009
[Physiology concentration]
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
B.A. Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies 2009
[Proficient in spoken and written Spanish]
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Employment History:
Graduate Assistant, 2010 – present
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University Florida, Gainesville, FL
Supervisor: Jeffrey E. Hill
• Assists major professor with research, teaching, and extension projects while conducting original research for master’s thesis and USDA grant and taking graduate courses in fisheries
• Constructs and maintains set-ups for conducting fish behavior trials
• Assists with non-native species projects, including electrofishing and species ID photography
• Animal husbandry: maintains greenhouse of research fish and liaises with research farm staff
Sage Grouse Research Technician, Mar 2010 – Aug 2010
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Supervisor: Jon Dinkins
• Monitored greater sage-grouse nests for raven depredation and brood success in southwest and south-
central Wyoming
• Conducted raptor point count surveys and monitored leks to assess avian predator densities using radial
distance sampling
• Captured, radio-collared and took anatomical measurements of adult and juvenile greater sage-grouse
hens
• Used radio telemetry to monitor survival and triangulation to locate hens using GPS to mark and relocate
sites
• Identified plant species, systematically recorded type, size and community composition at nest sites
• Operated manual transmission 4WD vehicles and ATVs in adverse field conditions in remote locations;
trailered ATVs to and from field sites
• Organized data, maintained equipment and liaised with PI to coordinate field work
Volunteer Interpreter, Dec 2009 – Mar 2010
Centro de la Raza, Seattle, WA
• Worked as an interpreter for tax counselors dealing with low-income, Spanish-speaking Seattle residents
• Helping with tax preparation and financial literacy services
Research Fellow, Jun – Sep 2009
Great Lakes Research Science Center, US Geological Survey, Ann Arbor, MI
Supervisors: Charles Madenjian and Bo Bunnell
• Worked on a diet study dealing with several species of Lake Michigan fish
• Conducted dissections and species identifications
• Recorded, organized, and disseminated data
• Participated in Great Lakes Summer Student Fellowship program
• Provided support at inter-agency meetings
Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship, Mar – Jun 2009
Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA
• Conducted a diet study in collaboration with a UW PhD student working with sea urchins and chitons
while taking courses in marine botany and zoology and benthic ecology
Research Assistant, Oct 2007 – Mar 2009
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, WA
Supervisor: Beth Sanderson
• Worked part-time during the academic year/full-time during the summer monitoring nutrient cycling in
riparian ecosystems within the context of salmonid ecology and marine-derived nutrients
• Carried out field work surveying habitats, identifying salmonids and collecting fish, macrophytes,
invertebrates, etc. for stable isotope analysis
• Identified plant and invertebrate specimens, prepared samples for analysis and maintained database
• Created a pdf library for the lab using EndNote software
Volunteer Research Assistant, Sept 2007 – Jun 2008
de la Iglesia Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Supervisor: Horacio de la Iglesia
• Conducted an undergraduate research project dealing with the genetic basis for circadian rhythms in two species of rock crab
• Used molecular techniques to answer questions about circadian and circatidal clock mechanisms in intertidal arthropods
• Assisted graduate students with dissections and genetics work
Nursery Technician/Research Assistant, Jun – Dec 2006
National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Supervisor: Greg Sandstrom
• Animal husbandry: cared for adult and infant macaques in a medical/psychological research setting
• Monitored vital signs, administered medications and recorded data for several research projects and for
the staff veterinarian
Volunteer Intern, Apr – Jun 2006
Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Supervisor: Julia Parrish
• Dealt with coordinating citizen-science volunteers and maintained research database
• Identified sea bird carcasses from photos and bone measurements
Honors and Awards:
EEEF Student Travel Grant 2012
Florida Chapter AFS Student Travel Grant 2012
UF Graduate Student Council Travel Grant 2012
Mary Gates Research Scholarship 2008, 2009
Competitive, proposal-based scholarship used to fund undergraduate research projects; awarded twice
Mary Gates Honors Scholarship 2004, 2005
Competitive scholarship for undergraduate students, awarded based on grades, standardized test
scores and application essays; funds covered all tuition and textbooks for two years
National Merit Commendation; National Merit Foundation
Professional society activities:
Memberships
American Fisheries Society
Florida Chapter
Introduced Fish Section
Southern Division
Fish Culture Section
Student Section
World Aquaculture Society
US Aquaculture Society
Animal Behavior Society
Society volunteer work
American Fisheries Society
Served as a member of the photography subcommittee for the 2011 annual meeting; photographed meetings, speakers, tradeshow and social events; organized and uploaded photos taken by the other volunteers; created Flickr page for the meeting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanfisheriessociety/collections/72157627609500904/
AFS Introduced Fish Section
Section webmaster: 2011 – present
Designed and set up current section website
www.fisheriessociety.org/introduced/
Designed section logo
Presented website proposal to IFS membership at 2011 annual meeting; recorded section meeting minutes at 2011 annual meeting; photographed members, EXCOM members and award presentation for website
AFS Florida Chapter Student Subunit
Current section webmaster
Designed and set up current section website
http://www.sdafs.org/flafs/Students/index.html
Recent volunteer/extension work:
University of Florida FAS 15th Research Symposium
Organizing committee: Moderator; Clean up
Florida Chapter AFS Annual Meeting
AV committee; Social committee; Poster session set up
UF Grad School Research Communications Science Blog
Volunteer writer; 1st posts to be released in March 2012
Ornamental, non-native species regulation, production and distribution workshop
Volunteered answering questions, handled sign-in, and distributed informational materials for
interagency workshop at the Florida Aquarium; included participants from FDACS, UF, FTFFA, funded
by USFWS
Florida State Fair
Helped format and construct the Tropical Aquaculture Lab display for the state fair in Tampa, FL; Fair
attendance > 400,000
AFS Annual Meeting
Volunteered with photography committee and Introduced Fish Section at meeting in Seattle
Sunbelt Ag Expo
Co-ran the University of Florida’s invasive fish exhibit for three days, speaking to the public about non-
native fish species; worked on setup, teardown, designing the display, and transporting materials and
animals; the Ag Expo is a multi-state exhibition that takes place in Moultrie, GA with attendance levels
upwards of 100,000 people
Environmental Science AP Teachers’ Workshop
Spoke to a group of educators about invasion ecology research; assisted with distributing materials
and photographing workshop
University of Florida FAS 14th Research Symposium
AV committee
Elmira’s Wildlife Sanctuary
Volunteered from September-November, working with large exotic mammals and birds; efforts
included food prep, feeding and cleaning cages, and helping with fundraising
Professional development:
American Fisheries Society Education Workshop
Digital Photography for Aquatic Ecologists
Basic/Intermediate GIS for Fisheries BIologists
Reports:
Sanderson B., Coe H., Pelekis V., Vizza C., Haug E. & Radmer Z. 2008. Assessment of three alternative methods of nutrient enhancement (salmon carcass analogs, nutrient pellets, and carcasses) on biological communities in Columbia River tributaries. BPA report #P108490.
Abstracts/Posters/Presentations:
• Emily Haug, Jeffrey E. Hill, Colette St. Mary. 2012. Effects of native predatory fish on behavior and survival of exotic cichlids Hemichromis letourneuxi and Maylandia lombardoi. Ecological and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes, oral presentation, June 17-21, Windsor, Ontario.
• Haug E, J.E. Hill, and C.M. St. Mary. 2012. Antipredator behavior and survival of invasive African jewel cichlid (Hemichromis letourneuxi) in the presence of piscivorous fish native to peninsular Florida. Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, poster, June 10-14, Albequerque, New Mexico.
• Haug, E. 2012. Predator/prey interactions between Micropterus salmoides, Gambusia holbrooki, and non-native, small-bodied fish. University of Florida FAS Graduate Research Symposium, oral presentation, March 23, Micanopy, Florida.
• Haug, E. and J.E. Hill. 2012. Native predators Micropterus salmoides and Gambusia holbrooki as a resistance to invasions by small-bodied, Ornamental Fish. Aquaculture America 2012, oral presentation, February 28-March 2, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Haug, E. and J.E. Hill. 2012. Predator/prey Interactions Between Micropterus salmoides, Gambusia holbrooki, and Non-native, Small-bodied Fish. Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, oral presentation, February 21-23, Ocala, Florida.
• Jeffrey E. Hill, Kelly B. Gestring, Larry L. Lawson, Murray S. Stanford, and Emily A. Haug. 2012. Experimental Prey Selection by Non-native Bullseye Snakehead from southern Florida. Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, oral presentation, February 21-23, Ocala, Florida.
• Haug, E. 2010. Intraguild predation and Florida’s resistance to the establishment of small, non-native, freshwater ornamentals. University of Florida Graduate Student Research Symposium, Gainesville, Florida.
• Haug, E. 2009. It’s a fish-eat-fish world: Foraging ecology of lake trout and Chinook salmon in Lake Michigan. University of Michigan Summer Student Fellowship, USGS Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Invited Local Presentation, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Haug, E. 2009. Characterizing the diet of red urchins Strongylocentrotus franciscanus found on subtidal rockwalls, Research Apprenticeship exit symposium, Friday Harbor Laboratory, San Juan Island, Washington.
• Haug, E. 2008. Crabs with rhythm: Characterizing a clock gene in Cancer productus. Poster, Mary Gates Undergraduate Research Symposium, Seattle, Washington.
Other research experiences at the University of Florida:
American eel research
Collecting glass eels at a dam site for an FFWCC project thesis dealing with American eel populations
Snakehead diet study and prey selection experiments
Experimental work, husbandry, fish collecting, dissections, designing and implementing biosecurity
measures
Fish ID photo database
Helped collect specimens by electrofishing to be photographed for a fish identification database;
database contains > 4,300 fish photos
Blue tilapia risk analysis
Helped with reviewing literature and compiling source material
Work-related skills:
Testing water quality; working with aquaculture systems; experimental design; statistics; animal husbandry; electrofishing (boat and backpack); molecular laboratory techniques; web design; digital photography; post-production digital photo editing; oral and written Spanish language; habitat survey techniques; GPS navigation in remote locations; driving standard and automatic vehicles off-road and with trailers
References available upon request
