Curriculum Vitae


MEGAN HEPNER 

301-642-6611 | mhepner@mail.usf.edu | ecomegan.blogspot.com

Complete CV

- - - EDUCATION - - - 
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Fl | Dec. 2017
M.S. Marine Science and Marine Resource Assessment 
University of Maryland, College Park, MD | Graduated: Dec. 2012  
B.S. Environmental Science & Policy 
Major GPA: 3.57 | Cum. GPA: 3.31 
Study Abroad: Boston University, School for Field Studies, South Caicos, BWI | Jan. 2011 – May 2011
Marine Resource Management Studies

- - - PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - - - 
Graduate Assistant, Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, USF, St. Petersburg, Fl | Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2017 
Research Assistant, Dr. Steve Gittings, NOAA, ONMS, Silver Spring, MD | Feb. 2014 - Nov. 2014
Volunteer Research Assistant, Dr. Sorte, Mussel Sea Grant, Gulf of Maine, ME | two weeks in May & July 2014
Research Assistant, Cora Johnston, Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, FL | Sept. 2013 – Oct. 2013
Constituent & Legislative Affairs Intern, NOAA, ONMS, Silver Spring, MD | May 2013 – Aug. 2013
Marine Science Instructor Intern, Seacamp Association (NHMI), Big Pine Key, FL | Jan. 2013 – March 2013
Research Assistant, Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Beltsville, MD | Sept. 2012 – Dec. 2012 
Volunteer Husbandry Assistant, National Aquarium, Washington, D.C. | Jan. 2012 – Dec. 2012
Volunteer Education Docent, National Aquarium, Washington, D.C. | Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2012
Student Field Research, School for Field Studies, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | Jan. 2011 – May 2011

- - - PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE - - -
R statistical programming Jan. 2015 – Present
Illustrator | June 2017 - Present 
GitHub | Jan. 2017 – Present
ArcGIS | Dec. 2016 – Present
Access VBA | Fall 2016 - Present
Microsoft Office | Jan. 2010 – Present

- - - SHIPBOARD AND SCUBA DIVING EXPERIENCE - - -
AAUS Certified, USF, St. Petersburg, Fl | Jan. 2016 - Present 
SSI Advanced Open Water Certified, Jims Dive Shop, Gulf Port, FL | Jan. 2016 - Present
Proficient with shipboard and bio. laboratory methods | Jan. 2015 - Present 
REEF Check Caribbean Certified, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | Feb. 2011 – Present
PADI SCUBA Open Water Certified, Providence, Turks and Caicos Islands | Jan. 2011 – Present 
American Red Cross Certified, Seacamp, Big Pine Key, FL | Jan. 2013 – Present
NAUI Skin Diving Leader Training, Seacamp, Big Pine Key, FL | Jan. 2013 – Present
Captain’s Workshop, Seacamp, Big Pine Key, FL | Jan. 2013 – Present 

- - - PUBLICATIONS - - -
Hepner M, Shulzitski K, Best B, Gittings S, Stallings C, Muller-Karger F. 2018. Reef Fish Biodiversity and Composition in the Florida Keys. Marine Ecology Progress Series. In review.
Benjamin B D, Brown J, Murray T, Hepner M, McEachron L, Otis D, Michisaki R, Anderson C, O’Keife K, Montes E, Djurhuus A, Closek C, Santora J, Messi M, Gittings S, Sayre R, Klein E, Benson A, Provoost P, Appeltans W, Canonico G, Turner W, Chavez F, Muller-Karger F. 2018. Interactive Infographic and Explorer Applications for Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Assessments. Journal of Operational Oceanography. In review. 
Sawaya N,  Closek C, Hepner M, Olesin E, Visser L, Kelble C, Hubbard K, Breitbart M, Djurhuus A. 2018. Assessing Eukaryotic Biodiversity in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Through Environmental DNA. Marine Ecology Progress Series. In review.
Cockrell M, Dubickas K, Hepner M, Illich A, McCarthy M. 2018. Embracing Advocacy in Science, Fisheries. Accepted.
Hepner, M. 2017. Reef Fish Biodiversity in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&I. Restricted until December 2018.

- - - ORAL PRESENTATIONS - - - 
Hepner M. Patterns and drivers of Reef Fish Biodiversity in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Thesis Defense. St Petersburg, FL. Oct. 2017
Muller-Karger F, Montes E, Best B, Hepner M, Chavez F, Gittings S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) products to support Sustainable Development Goals. Group on Earth Observations Plenary XIV Side Event. Washington, D.C. Oct. 2017
Hepner M, Montes E. United Nations Sustainable Development Framework and Goal 14 and MBON Connections. Sustainable Development Goal 14 Tool Development Workshop. St. Petersburg, FL. Mar. 2017
Hepner M. Functional Diversity Verse Traditional Diversity Measures. Graduate Student Symposium. St Petersburg, FL. Jan. 2016
Chavez F, Montes E, Hepner M. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Pole to Pole. Group on Earth Observations Plenary XIII Side Event. Mexico City, Mexico. Nov. 2015
Hepner M. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Demonstration. National Marine Sanctuaries Research Coordinator Meeting. Galveston, TX, USA. June 2015

- - - POSTERS - - - 
Hepner M, Shulzitski K, Best B, Stallings C, Gittings S, Muller-Karger F. Patterns and drivers of demersal reef fish community in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 1999 – 2016. Ocean Sciences Meeting. Portland, OR. Feb. 2018
Hepner M, Muller-Karger F. Monitoring Reef Fish Diversity in the Florida Keys National Marne Sanctuary with a Fifteen Year Time Series and Novel Environmental DNA. Ocean Sciences Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Feb. 2016
Muller-Karger F, Montes E, Breitbart M, Hepner M, Chavez F, Kavanaugh M, Doney S, Tartt M, Gittings S, Anderson D, Kirkpatrick B. National Marine Sanctuaries as Sentinel Sites for a Demonstration Marine Biodiversity Observation Network. Ocean Science Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Feb. 2016
Muller-Karger F, Gittings S, Chavez F, Hepner M. Building a demonstration Marine Biodiversity Observation Networks in the Florida Keys and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. OCB Trait-Based Approach to Ocean Life. Waterville Valley, NH, USA. Oct. 2015
Davidson V.E, Sorte CJB, Franklin M, Doellman M, Benes K, Gannett A, McQuinn L, Hepner M. Historical comparisons indicate declines in mussel abundances in the Gulf of Maine. Western Society of Naturalists. Tacoma, WA, USA.

- - - AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS - - -
FL Sea Grant Fellowship in D.C. (Declined for personal preferences) | Feb. 2017 – Feb. 2018
College of Marine Science Fellowship | Jan. 2015 – Present
College of Marine Science Graduate Assistantship | Jan. 2015 – Present

- - - MEMBER - - - 
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS Science) | Feb. 2016 – Present
The Oceanography Society (TOS) | Nov. 2015 – Present
Diving Alert Network | Jan. 2010 – Present

  
 

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