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Chelsea M. Rochman
Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Toronto, St. George
25 Harbord St., Toronto, ON M5S3G5
Tel: +1 (416) 978-6952
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rochmanlab.com
Education
University of California, Davis and San Diego State University
Ph.D., Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology, May 2013
Dissertation Topic - Plastic and priority pollutants: a multiple stressor in aquatic habitats
University of California, San Diego
BS, Biology: Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, December 2007
Professional Academic Experience
University of Toronto, St George
Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, September 2016 – present
University of California, Davis/University of Toronto, St. George
David H. Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Society for Conservation Biology, September
2014 – 2016
University of California, Davis
Postdoctoral Scholar, Aquatic Health Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, June 2013 –
August 2014
Teaching Experience
Courses
Ecosystems and the Human Footprint, EEB208H1, Winter 2017
San Diego State University, Biology Lab 100, August 2008-May 2009
Individual Lectures
University of Toronto, St George, Science Communication, March 2016
University of Toronto, Mississauga, Science and Society, February 2016
York University, Resource Management, February 2016
University of Texas, Austin, Environmental Science Course, February 2015
University of California, Davis, Communication Beyond Academia, April 2015
University of California, Davis, Ecotoxicology, April 2013 & 2014
University of California, Davis, Environmental Science and Policy, February 2014
Workshops
University of Toronto, St. George, Scarborough and Mississauga, Science Communication
Workshops, 2015 and 2016
University of California, Davis, NSF GRFP Writing Workshop, September 2012-November
2012
Teaching Assistantships
University of California, San Diego, TA Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, MarchDecember 2007
Miscellaneous
Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Marine Science to K-12 and public programs, April 2006-August
2009
Publications
Journal Articles
Rochman, C. M., Parnis, J. M., Serrato, S., Browne, M. A., Reiner, E. J., Robson, M., Young, T.,
Diamond, M. L., Teh, S. J. Direct and indirect effects of different types of common
microplastics in a freshwater foodchain. In review.
Wagner, J., Wang, Z., Ghosal, S., Rochman, C. M., Gassel, M., Wall, S. A novel method for
extraction and identification of microplastics in ocean trawls and fish gut matrices.
Analytical Methods. Advance Article (2017).
Sagarin, R.D., Adams, J., Blanchette, C.A., Brusca, R.C., Chorover, J., Cole, J.E., Lubchenco, J.,
Micheli, F., Munguia-Vega, A., Rochman, C.M., Troch, P.A., van Haren, J. Between
control and complexity: Opportunities and challenges for marine mesocosms. Frontiers in
Ecology and the Environment. 14 (7) 389-386 (2016).
Rochman, C.M., Cook, A., Koelmans, A.A. Plastic debris and policy: Using current scientific
understanding to invoke positive change. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 35 (7)
1617-1626 (2016).
Rochman, C.M. Ecologically relevant data are policy-relevant data. Science. 352 (6290) 1172
(2016). Invited Perspective.
Rochman, C.M. Strategies for reducing ocean plastic debris should be diverse and guided by
science. Environmental Research Letters. 11, 014006 (2016). Invited Perspective. In ERL
Monthly Highlights.
Rochman, C.M., Browne, M.A., Underwood, A.J., van Franeker, J.A., Amaral-Zettler, L.A.,
Thompson, R.C. Perceived and demonstrated ecological impacts of marine debris.
Ecology. DOI: 10.1890/14-2070.1 (2016).
Green, S., Armstrong, J., Bogan, M., Darling, E., Kross, S., Rochman, C.M., Smyth, A.,
Verissimo, D. De-defining conservation. Conservation Letters. DOI: 10.1111/conl.12204
(2015).
Rochman, C.M., Tahir, A., Williams, S.L., Baxa, D.V., Lam, R., Miller, J.T., Teh, F.,
Werorilangi, S., Teh, S.J. Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from
textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption. Scientific Reports. 5, 14340
(2015). Sci Reports top 100 read articles for 2015.
Rochman, C.M., Kross, S.M., Armstrong, J.B., Bogan, M.T., Darling, E.S., Green, S.J., Smyth,
A.R., Veríssimo, D. Scientific evidence supports a ban on microbeads. Environmental
Science and Technology 49, 10759-10761 (2015). Most read article in ES&T for
December, 2015.
Rochman, C. M., Kurobe, T., Flores, I., Teh, S. J. Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in
adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants
from the marine environment. Sci. Tot. Environ. 493, 656-661 (2014).
Klepadlo, C., Rochman, C. M., Davison, P. Report of Myctophum phengodes (Osteichthyes,
Myctophidae) with extraneous photophores. Copeia. 2014(1), 106-108 (2014).
Rochman, C. M., Boxall, A. B. A. Environmental relevance: A necessary component of
experimental design to answer the question, “SO WHAT?”. Integrated Environmental
Assessment and Management 10, 311-312 (2014).
Rochman, C. M., Lewison, R. L., Eriksen, M., Allen, H., Cook, A., Teh, S. J. Polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in fish tissue may be an indicator of plastic contamination in
marine habitats. Science of the Total Environment 476-477, 622-633 (2014).
Rochman, C. M., Hentschel, B. T., Teh, S. J. Long-term sorption of metals is similar among
plastic types: implications for plastic debris in aquatic environments. PLOS ONE 9(1),
e85433 (2014).
Rochman, C. M., Hoh, E., Kurobe, T., Teh, S. J. Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals
to fish and induces hepatic stress. Scientific Reports 3, 3263 (2013).
Rochman, C. M., Manzano, C., Hentschel, B., Massey-Simonich, S. L., Hoh, E. Polystyrene
plastic: a source and sink for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment.
Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1021/es403605f (2013).
Rochman, C. M. Plastics and priority pollutants: a multiple stressor in aquatic habitats.
Environmental Science and Technology. 47, 2439-2440 (2013).
Rochman, C. M., Browne, M. A., Halpern, B. S., Hentschel, B. T., Hoh, E., Karapanagioti, H.
K., Rios, L. R., Takada, H., Teh, S., Thompson, R. C. Classify plastic waste as hazardous.
Nature, 494, 169-171 (2013).
Rochman, C. M., Hoh, E., Hentschel, B. T., Kaye, S. Long-term field measurement of sorption
of organic contaminants to five types of plastic pellets: implications for plastic marine
debris. Environmental Science and Technology. 47, 1646-1654 (2013).
Van, A., Rochman, C., Flores, E., Hill, K., Vargas, E., Vargas, S., Hoh, E. Persistent organic
pollutant content of marine debris found on beaches in San Diego, California.
Chemosphere 86, 258-263 (2011).
Edited Volumes
Rochman, C. M., Thompson, R. T., Regan, F. Microplastics in the Environment. Analytical
Methods. In press.
Koelmans, B, Rochman, C.M. Plastic debris in the aquatic environment – Mechanisms and
implications. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 35 (7) 1617 -1676 (2016).
Reports
GESAMP (2016). “Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: part
two of a global assessment” (Kershaw, P.J., and Rochman, C.M., eds).
(IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/UNEP/UNDP Joint Group of
Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection). Rep. Stud.
GESAMP No. 94.
Book Chapters
Rochman, C.M. The role of plastic debris as another source for the bioaccumulation of chemicals
in lower-trophic level organisms. Springer Online Textbook Chapter in The Handbook of
Environmental Chemistry. Springer International Publishing. 1-15 (2016).
Rochman, C.M. The complex mixture, fate and toxicity of chemicals associated with plastic
debris in the marine environment. Springer Online Textbook Chapter in Marine
Anthropogenic Litter. Springer International Publishing. 117-140 (2015).
Grants and Fellowships
MOECC, Ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics in fish, 2017-2020, $130K
David H. Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship 2014-2016, $140K
UOIP Seed Grant UC Davis Protecting habitats from pollutants to improve aquaculture and
livelihoods in Indonesia, 2014, $10,000, Co-PIs: Swee J. Teh, Dolores Baxa, Tomo Kurobe
NOAA FY2013 Marine Debris - Research Grant, Ecotoxicological effects of microplastic and
priority pollutants in food chains, 2013-2015, $200K, Co-PIs: Swee J. Teh (lead PI), Mark A.
Browne
EPA Superfund Region 9/Marine Debris Program - Research Funding, 2011-2013, $200K
Knauss Fellowship Recipient 2013
COAST Travel Award 2012
COAST Graduate Student Award for Marine Science Research 2012, $3K
SETAC-ACS Environmental Division Student Exchange Award 2011
ARCS Scholarship 2011-2013, $15K
AWIS San Diego Chapter Student Scholarship 2011
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 2010-2013, $120K
Kickstarter Crowd-sourced Funding 2010, $1.2K
PADI Foundation Grant 2010, $7K
SoCal SETAC Research Grant 2010-11, $1.5K
Selected Research Presentations
*Invited; **Invited Plenary
Oral Presentations
**Rochman, C. Plastic pollution in the Marine Environment. Our Oceans. US State Department.
Washington, D.C., USA, September, 2016.
Rochman, C., Browne, M.A., Underwood, A.J., van Franeker, J.A., Thompson, R.C., AmaralZettler, L.A. What do we know about the ecological impacts of microplastic debris?
MICRO2016. Lanzarote, Spain. May, 2016.
*Rochman, C. Plastic and priority pollutants: a chemical cockTALE. Virginia Institute of Marine
Science Seminar. Gloucester Point, VA, USA. September, 2015.
Rochman, C., Tahir, A., Williams, S., Baxa, D., Lam, R., Miller, J., Teh, F., Werorilangi, S.,
Teh, S. Plastic in my seafood! Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish sold for human
consumption. Society for Conservation Biology. Montpellier, France. August, 2015.
*Rochman, C. Plastic and priority pollutants: a chemical cockTALE. Bodega Bay Marine Lab
Department Seminar. Bodega Bay, CA, USA. May, 2015.
*Rochman, C. Plastic and priority pollutants: a chemical cockTALE. GYRE Symposium. Atlanta,
GA, USA. March, 2015.
*Rochman, C. The sources, sinks and effects of plastic and priority pollutants in urban
watersheds. Ministry of the Environment Lunchtime Seminar. Toronto, ON, Canada.
March, 2015.
*Rochman, C. Plastic and priority pollutants: a chemical cockTALE. University of Texas, Austin,
Hydrology Department Seminar Austin, TX. February, 2015.
*Rochman, C. Plastic and priority pollutants: a multiple stressor in aquatic habitats. UC Davis,
Pharmacology and Toxicology Department Seminar Davis, CA. January, 2015.
*Rochman, C. Plastic and priority pollutants: a multiple stressor in aquatic habitats. Heriot-Watt
University, Department Seminar Edinburgh, Scotland. August, 2014.
Rochman, C., Browne, M. A., Underwood, A. J., Thompson, R. C., van Franeker, J. A., AmaralZettler, L. Perceived and demonstrated impacts of marine debris. SCB International
Marine Conservation Congress. Glasgow, Scotland. August, 2014.
*Rochman, C. The invisible consequences of mistaking plastic for dinner. Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary Symposium. Monterey, California, 2014.
**Rochman, C. The consequences of our plastic age. CWEA Annual Conference. Santa Clara,
California. April, 2014.
*Rochman, C. Plastic and priority pollutants: a multiple stressor in aquatic habitats. Department
of Toxic Substances Control, Berkeley, CA. December, 2013.
Rochman, C., R. Lewison, M. Eriksen, S. Teh. Plastic contamination in marine habitats may be a
source of PBDEs in fish tissue. SETAC North America. Nashville, TN. November, 2013.
Rochman, C. The consequences of our plastic age. SETAC North America. Long Beach, CA.
November, 2012.
*Rochman, C., Hentschel, B., Teh, S., Hoh, E. Discarded plastics and priority pollutants: A
multiple stressor in aquatic habitats. American Chemical Society National Conference.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Aug, 2012.
*Rochman, C., Hentschel, B., Teh, S., Hoh, E. Discarded plastics and priority pollutants: A
multiple stressor in aquatic habitats. Ecological Society of America National Conference.
Portland, Oregon. Aug, 2012.
**Rochman, C. Consequences of plastic debris in aquatic habitats. CWEA Annual Conference.
Sacramento, California. April, 2012.
*Rochman, C., Hoh, E., Kaye, S., Hentschel, B. 2011. The fate of organic pollutants to discarded
plastic in marine environments. CWEA Annual Conference. Sacramento, California. April,
2012.
Rochman, C., Hoh, E., Kaye, S., Hentschel, B. 2011. The fate of organic pollutants to discarded
plastic in marine environments. SETAC North America. Boston, Massachusetts. November,
2011.
*Rochman, C. 2011. The next young WIST to watch: hunting plastic pollution on the open sea.
Women in Science and Technology. San Diego, California.
Rochman, C., Hentschel, B., Kaye, S., Oei, M., Hoh, E. 2011. Adsorption of persistent organic
pollutants to plastic pellets varies among resin types and locations in San Diego Bay.
Southern California Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Huntington
Beach, California.
Rochman, C., Hentschel, B., Kaye, S., Oei, M., Hoh, E., 2011. Adsorption of POPs to different
types of plastic pellets deployed in San Diego Bay, California. 5th International Marine
Debris Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii.
*Rochman, C., Hoh, E., Hentschel, B., Teh, S. 2010. The “other” plastic problem: toxicity
associated with plastic debris. Modeling and Analysis of Marine Environmental Problems
Symposium. Matsuyama, Japan.
*Rochman, C. 2009. The “other” plastic problem: toxicity associated with plastic debris. Scripps
Institution of Oceanography: Perspectives in Ocean Science Lecture Series. San Diego,
CA.
Rochman, C. 2008. Changes in macrofaunal community structure across the Oregon margin
oxygen minimum zone. Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting. Vancouver, B.C.
Poster Presentations
Rochman, C., Serrato, S., Teh, S. J. Ecotoxicological effects of plastic and sorbed priority
pollutants in aquatic food chains. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada. November, 2014.
Davis, T., Rochman, C., Kaye, S., Oei, M., Hoh, E. 2012. Comparing polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) profiles across types of polystyrene foam. American Chemistry
Society. San Diego, CA.
Kaye, S., Rochman, C., Hentschel, B., Oei, M., Hoh, E. 2011. Comparing persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) adsorbed to high- and low-density polyethylene plastic pellets
deployed in the San Diego Bay. Southern California Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry. Huntington Beach, California.
*Rochman, C., Hentschel, B., Hoh, E., Teh, S. 2011. Chemical and toxicological aspects of
plastic debris in the sea. CSU COAST Faculty-Student Poster Reception. Long Beach,
CA.
Session-Chair:
Rochman, C. and J. Conkle. Plastic debris from land to sea. Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry. Orlando, Florida, USA. November, 2016.
Rochman, C and T. Henry. Environmental impacts of microplastics. Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. November, 2014.
Rochman, C and M. A. Browne. Increasing the sustainability of plastic from cradle to grave.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Long Beach, California.
November, 2012.
Professional Memberships and Service
Member, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2015-present
Editorial Board Member, Science of the Total Environment, 2014-present
Member, Society for Conservation Biology, 2014-present
Member, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC); National Chapter,
2010-present
Referee Activities
Chemosphere; Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology; Defra; Environmental Chemistry;
Environmental Science and Technology; Environmental Pollution; Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciences; Frontiers in Ecology and Environment;
Marine Environmental Research; Marine Pollution Bulletin; Nature Ecology and Evolution;
Science; Science Advances; Science of the Total Environment; Scientific Reports
Other Relevant Professional Activities
GESAMP Working Group 40 – ‘Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine
environment—a global assessment’ Co-chair of working group, 2015 – present
NCEAS (National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis)
Participant in a working group on Marine Debris, 2012 – 2014
Relevant Professional Development Trainings
Media Training Led by Intermedia Communications, January, 2016
Policy Training Led by Dr. Mike Dombeck, January, 2016
Storytelling Training Led by Intermedia Communications, October, 2015
Facilitation Training Led by Julian Griggs of Dovetail Consulting, January, 2015
Leadership Training Led by Dr. Maureen Ryan, October, 2014
Selected Community Service/Contribution to Diversity
Trash Free Seas Alliance, Ocean Conservancy, Scientific Advisor (2013-present)
Science Communication Training, taught seminars at UC Davis, EPA (2015)
Biosphere 2 Earth Day, led talks at the B2 Ocean (2015)
WiSci, Women in Science Group at UC Davis, co-founder (2014-present)
Ocean Plastic Pollution Teacher Training, Speaker, Farallones Marine Sanctuary (2015)
Ocean Plastic Pollution Teacher Training, Session Leader, Monterey Bay Aquarium (2014)
Oceans of Plastic: from Science to Solutions Presenter in 5Gyres Webinar (2014)
Plastics, Ahoy! Advised on Content (2010-2013)
DeepSea News Guest Blog Entries (2010, 2013, 2014)
Community Outreach Academy, Guest Lecture Assembly (2013)
VetMed 3B Open House, Organizer (2013)
Santa Monica College, Plastics Pollution Panel, Panelist (2012)
“So you think you can be a marine biologist?” Student Seminar SDSU, Speaker (2012)
SDSU Marine Ecology and Biology Student Association, Seminar Coordinator (2011-2012)
Pacific Ridge School, Guest Lecture Assembly (2011)
Surfrider, Education and Outreach for San Diego Rise Above Plastics Campaign (2011)
Retired Teacher Association, Presentation (2011)
Algalita Youth Summit, Presenter (2011)
Girls in Ocean Science, Presenter (2010, 2011)
Surfrider, Lecture on Marine Debris at Meetings (2010, 2011)
New Ocean Blue, Board of Directors, secretary (2011-present)
5Gyres Science Advisory Board (2010- present)
Scripps Magazine, Guest Article (2010)
Price Fellows, Presentation (2009, 2010)
Expand Your Horizons, Volunteer (2009)
SEAPLEX, Blog from cruise to N. Pacific Gyre (2009)
Policy Experience
FAO, Working group on microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture (2016)
Speaker, Our Oceans Conference hosted by the US Secretary of State (2016)
Expert Witness, testified regarding AB888 (CA microbead ban bill) to CA Assemblymembers
(2015)
Science Communication Training, led workshop at USEPA (2015)
Policy Brief Published through SCB: Banning Microbeads from Personal Care Products,
1st author (2015)
United Nations, Reviewer of Global Oceans Assessment (2014)
National Academies, Discussion Forum on Microplastics in the Marine Environment and
Potential Human Health Risks, Invited Speaker (2014)
USEPA Region 9, Advise regarding hazards associated with plastic marine debris (2010present)
EPA Border 2012 Meeting, Invited Lecturer (2012)
Ocean Conservancy, Summit on Marine Debris, Washington, D.C. (2010)
COMPASS Meeting, Sacramento, CA (2010)
American Chemistry Council, Marine Debris Meeting, La Jolla, CA (2007)
Selected Media Coverage
CBC Metro Morning, radio interview, July 4, 2016
The Atlantic, online article, April 1, 2016
Washington Post, online article, January 7, 2016
Capitol Insight Radio, radio interview, Sept 24, 2015
Popular Science, interview for online article, Sept 24, 2015
CBS Local News Sacramento, television interview, May 28, 2015
Canadian Broadcast Company, radio interview, May 15, 2015
PNAS News Feature, interview for online article, May 5, 2015
Huffington Post, online article, March 23, 2015
National Geographic News, online article, Dec 18, 2014
New York Times, online article, Dec 10, 2014
Newsweek, online article, Dec 10, 2014
Time Magazine, online article, May 6, 2014
NPR News, online article, December 13, 2013
Smithsonian, online article, November 21, 2013
Living on Earth, Public Radio International, podcast, March 8, 2013
Los Angeles Times, online article, February 13, 2013
Chemical and Engineering News, online article, August 22, 2012
New Scientist, online article, March 25, 2011