Christina Tanner
ctanner@ucsd.edu
EDUCATION:
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Biological Oceanography graduate student, begin 9/2007.
UC Santa Barbara
B.S. March 2006, Honors, Distinction in Major - Aquatic Biology.
RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Summer Intern, 2007 to present
• Collaborating with the Benthic Ecology and Biology Lab to study the effects of
hypercapnia on the brachiopod Laqueus californianus and the effects of ocean acidification
on the larval development of California grunion.
Kaplan, Pre-college SAT Teacher, 11/2006 to present
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Summer Intern, 2006
• Discussed ongoing research with marine labs throughout central California and especially
Monterey Bay and utilized provided data to compile the State of the Central California Marine
Ecosystem as part of MBARI’s summer internship program under the mentoring of
Francisco Chavez. Click here for copy of report.
Gaines Lab, 07/2005 to 06/2006
• During the summer of 2005 traveled the coast of South Africa in part of an
interhemispheric study of the major upwelling zones of the world. In conjunction with
being a field/lab assistant I developed a Senior Honors Thesis.
Field and Lab Assistant
•Holbrook/Schmitt Lab, 09/2004 to 06/2005 Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant and
Research Diver for as part of an ongoing study of the temporal and spatial variations in
the community structure of the subtidal zone along Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands. I
partook in annual collections of data (SCUBA), sorting of samples, and upkeep of lab.
• Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans, 08/2004 to 07/2005
Research Diver and Field/Lab Assistant for PISCO, a large-scale, multi-campus
marine research program that focuses on links between nearshore oceanography and
biology along the U.S. West Coast. I participated in sorting intertidal recruitment
samples and assisted in collection of field data from intertidal and subtidal sites.
SKILLS:
Certified Scuba Diver & AAUS/Research Certified includes advanced, nitrox, and rescue
diver certifications, as well as certified scientific diving with AAUS, and CPR certification.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
MBARI Intern Symposium, 08/23/2007 oral presentation entitled, Effects of Hypercapnia on
the Brachiopod, Laqueus californianus.
MBARI Intern Symposium, 08/17/2006 oral presentation entitled State of the Central
California Marine Ecosystem based on my summer internship project at MBARI.
Undergraduate Research Colloquium, 05/18/2006 presented poster entitled, Spatial
variation of benthic microalgae on rocky shores of South Africa based on independent research
conducted with the Gaines Lab in South Africa.
West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Seminar, 4/22/2006 oral
presentation entitled, Causes of variation in rocky shore communities of South Africa.
Western Society of Naturalists, 11/19/2005 presented poster entitled, Linking rock type,
microalgal abundance, and grazer population dynamics along the intertidal zone of South Africa
Education Volunteer, Fall 2003, Assistant Marine Biology Educator with Waves on Wheels
at the Museum Of Natural History, Santa Barbara
AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS:
Director’s Fellowship, SIO Fall 2007
Audrey Lynn Copeland Memorial Award 2006, given annually to an outstanding student in
the biological sciences at UCSB. Informational Link
Nomination for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
2006 by the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at UCSB.
National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship 2006, Honorable Mention
Worster Family Grant, $2500
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Award, $500
Funding awards received to conduct summer research in South Africa, 2005.
Dean’s Honors, Fall 2002/2004/2005, minimum GPA of 3.75 for the quarter.