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DOUGLAS BRIAN RASHER
BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES
60 BIGELOW DRIVE Ÿ EAST BOOTHBAY, MAINE 04544
207-315-2567 x 318 Ÿ [email protected]
EDUCATION
2012
2005
PhD, Biology
BSc, Zoology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Michigan State University
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
201620162013-2016
2012-2013
Senior Research Scientist, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Research Faculty, Colby College
Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine
Teasley Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology
RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Research Grants
2016
Effects of Climate Change on Sea Urchin Productivity and Trophic Interactions in the Aleutian
Islands: Consequences for Sea Otter Recovery, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Co-PI; $100,000)
2013-2016
Ocean Acidification: Century Scale Impacts to Ecosystem Structure and Function of Aleutian Kelp
Forests, National Science Foundation (Co-writer and Senior Personnel; $574,617)
2008
International Research Grant, Georgia Institute of Technology (PI; $10,000)
Fellowships
2011-2012
2006-2008
2004
Teasley Predoctoral Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology ($11,000)
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, NSF ($60,000)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Fellowship, NSF ($5,000)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2014
2013
2011
2010
2010
George Mercer Award, Ecological Society of America
Best PhD Thesis Award, Sigma Xi
Graduate Research Excellence Award, Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduate Research Excellence Award, Georgia Institute of Technology
Best Student Paper Award, Science Applications International Corporation
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Scholarly Journals
DB Rasher, AS Hoey, ME Hay (under review) Predator fear effects interact with reefscape to create a trophic
cascade on a coral reef. Science Advances.
JA Estes, M Heithaus, DJ McCauley, DB Rasher, B Worm (2016) Megafaunal impacts on structure and function of
ocean ecosystems. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 41:83-116.
DB Rasher, EP Stout, S Engel, TL Shearer, J Kubanek, ME Hay (2015) Marine and terrestrial herbivores display
convergent chemical ecology despite 400 million years of independent evolution. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences USA 112:12110-12115.
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Covered in popular articles by: American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences, Chemical and
Engineering News, Hakai Magazine, etc.
DB Rasher, ME Hay (2014) Competition induces allelopathy but suppresses growth and anti-herbivore defense in a
chemically rich seaweed. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281:20132615.
DB Rasher, AS Hoey, ME Hay (2013) Consumer diversity interacts with prey defenses to drive ecosystem
function. Ecology 94:1347-1358.
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Recipient of the Ecological Society of America’s 2014 Mercer Award, given annually for the top research
paper published by a young scientist (under 40) during the previous 2 years.
Covered in popular articles by: National Science Foundation, Thomson-Reuters News, American Museum
of Natural History, Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Coral Reef Alliance, etc.
TL Shearer, DB Rasher, TW Snell, ME Hay (2012) Gene expression patterns of the coral Acropora millepora in
response to contact with macroalgae. Coral Reefs 31:1177-1192.
DB Rasher, S Engel, V Bonito, GJ Fraser, JP Montoya, ME Hay (2012) Effects of herbivory, nutrients, and reef
protection on algal proliferation and coral growth on a tropical reef. Oecologia 169:187-198.
RS Lasley-Rasher, DB Rasher, ZH Marion, RB Taylor, ME Hay (2011) Predation constrains host choice for a
marine mesograzer. Marine Ecology Progress Series 434:91-99.
DB Rasher, EP Stout, S Engel, J Kubanek, ME Hay (2011) Macroalgal terpenes function as allelopathic agents
against reef corals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108:17726-17731.
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Covered in popular articles by: National Geographic Society, Time Magazine, Wired Magazine, AAAS
Science Now! (Science Magazine), NBC News, C&E News, BBC Radio, ABC Radio, Fiji Radio, etc.
Hay ME, Rasher DB (2010) Coral reefs in crisis: reversing the biotic death spiral. F1000 Biology Reports 2:71.
DB Rasher, ME Hay (2010) Seaweed allelopathy degrades the resilience and function of coral reefs. Communicative
and Integrative Biology 3:564-566.
DB Rasher, ME Hay (2010) Chemically rich seaweeds poison corals when not controlled by herbivores.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 107:9683-9688.
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Covered in popular articles by: National Science Foundation, Discover Magazine, National Geographic
Society, R&D Magazine, MSNBC News, Yahoo News, Sydney Morning Herald, Times of Malta,
Telegraph UK, Fiji Sun, Bionieuws Netherlands, San Diego Times, National Public Radio, CBC Radio, etc.
Technical Reports
RS Steneck, SN Arnold, R de Leon, DB Rasher (2015) Status and Trends of Bonaire’s Coral Reefs: Slow But Steady
Signs of Resilience. STINAPA Government Report, 93 pages plus Appendices.
RS Steneck, SN Arnold, DB Rasher (2013) Status and Trends of Bonaire’s Coral Reefs: Causes For Optimism.
STINAPA Government Report, 98 pages plus Appendices.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Invited Departmental Seminars
2017
Maine Department of Marine Resources (Boothbay, ME, USA)
2017
Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL, USA)
2016
College of William and Mary / VIMS (Gloucester Point, VA, USA)
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2016
2016
2015
2015
2015
2014
2013
2011
2009
University of California (Santa Barbara, CA, USA)
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (East Boothbay, ME, USA)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
Brown University (Providence, RI, USA)
University of California (Santa Cruz, CA, USA)
University of Maine (Orono, ME, USA)
Darling Marine Center, University of Maine (Walpole, ME, USA)
University of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
University of the South Pacific (Suva, Fiji)
Invited Presentations
2017
Florida State University Biology Colloquium (Tallahassee, FL, USA)
2016
Gordon Research Conference on Ocean Global Change Biology (Waterville Valley, NH, USA)
2013
European Union Global Climate Change Alliance Workshop (Koror, Palau)
2012
12th International Coral Reef Symposium (Cairns, QLD, Australia)
2012
Teasley Symposium, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA, USA)
Invited University Lectures
2017
Marine Communities (ES 244), Colby College (Waterville, ME, USA)
2017
Chemical Ecology (CRN 23499), University of California (Davis, CA, USA)
2016
The Changing Arctic (INT 500), University of Maine (Orono, ME, USA)
2014
Introduction to Ocean Sciences (NFA 117), University of Maine (Walpole, ME, USA)
2013
Coral Reefs (SMS 531), University of Maine (Walpole, ME, USA)
2012
Chemical Ecology (BIOL 6620), Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA, USA)
2011
The Pacific Program, Georgia Institute of Technology (Heron Island, QLD, Australia)
2009
Marine Ecology (BIOL 4417), Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA, USA)
Contributed Oral Presentations
2016
45th Benthic Ecology Meeting (Portland, ME, USA)
2014
95th Western Society of Naturalists Meeting (Tacoma, WA, USA)
2012
41st Benthic Ecology Meeting (Norfolk, VA, USA)
2011
92nd Western Society of Naturalists Meeting (Vancouver, WA, USA)
2010
95th Ecological Society of America Meeting (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
2010
39th Benthic Ecology Meeting (Wilmington, NC, USA)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Maine
2013
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Research Diving (SMS 491)
Georgia Institute of Technology
2011
Assistant Program Director, Pacific Program
2011
Teaching Assistant, Organismal Biology Laboratory (BIOL 1520)
2011
Teaching Assistant, Ecology and Evolution - An Australian Perspective (BIOL 3100)
Michigan State University
2005
Teaching Assistant, Organismal Biology Laboratory (LBS 144)
2004
Teaching Assistant, Organismal Biology Laboratory (LBS 144)
EXTERNAL SERVICE
Scholarly Peer Review
2010- Manuscript Reviewer for: AAAS Science Advances, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Biology Letters,
Bioscience, Coral Reefs, Current Biology, Ecology, Ecosphere, Ecological Applications, Ecology Letters,
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Functional Ecology, Global Change Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Experimental Marine
Biology and Ecology, Journal of Phycology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Nature Climate Change,
Nature Scientific Reports, Oecologia, Oikos, PLoS One, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
USA, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Trends in Ecology and Evolution
2014-
Proposal Reviewer for: National Geographic Society, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, US National Science Foundation, North Pacific Research Board, Australian Museum
Doctoral Fellowship
2015
External PhD Thesis Examiner, University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia)
Disciplinary Societal Service
2015
Session Co-organizer, 13th International Coral Reef Symposium
• Functional management of multispecies reef fisheries
2012
Session Co-organizer, 12th International Coral Reef Symposium
• Ecological dynamics, resilience & phase shifts
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
2016Member, Education Committee
2016Member, Safety Committee
2016Member, Dive Safety Control Board
University of Maine
2016-2017
Capstone Project Mentor (G. Dickey, BSc)
2014-2016
Thesis Committee Member (R. Camacho, MSc)
2016
Panel Member, Graduate Professional Development Program
2015
Symposium Co-organizer, Darling Marine Center 50th Anniversary Celebration
2014
Search Committee Member, Darling Marine Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
2009-2010
Treasurer, Biology Graduate Student Association
2007-2009
President, Biology Graduate Student Association
2007
Seminar Series Chair, NSF IGERT Program
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