CHRISTINE M. MINGIONE
MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Biological Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
MS #50, Marine Research Facility 225
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Work: (508) 289-3978 Mobile: (630) 779-2530
cmingione@whoi.edu
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA
PhD Candidate in Biological Oceanography, 2010 (expected)
Thesis: Species-specific bivalve larval transport in a coastal embayment
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
BS, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude, May 2005
Honors Thesis: Comparative effects of freshwater crustaceans on leaf litter
decomposition in temperate and tropical streams.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., Department of Biology
Advisor: Scott Gallager
Woods Hole, MA
 Completed three summers of field studies on the distribution of bivalve larvae in a
coastal embayment
 Applied image processing and DNA molecular techniques to determine species of
individual larvae from samples
 Used automated plankton sampling techniques such as the Video Plankton
Recorder to sample plankton in Cape Cod, MA and Panama
 Participated in research cruises to Georges Bank and Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary operating biological, hydrographic and video sampling
equipment
(June 2005-present)
Univ. of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences
Notre Dame, IN
Biostatistics undergraduate/graduate course, Undergraduate teaching assistant
 Assisted graduate student in preparing laboratory sessions, teaching, and grading
homework assignments (Spring 2005)
Univ. of Puerto Rico Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies
Advisor: Todd Crowl
Rio Piedras, PR
Research Experience for Undergraduates, Tropical Ecology and Evolution
 Performed an independent research project studying rates of leaf decomposition by
a freshwater shrimp (Summer 2004)
Univ. of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center
Advisor: Todd Crowl
Land O’Lakes, WI
Student/Researcher
 Completed four weeks of classes in the basics of field ecology
 Performed an independent research project on the impact of a freshwater crayfish
on leaf decomposition in streams (Summer 2003)
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Univ. of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences
Notre Dame, IN
Research Assistant, Gary Belovsky Lab
 Assisted with population dynamic experiments of brine shrimp from the Great Salt
Lake, UT (Fall 2002 – Spring 2005)
AWARDS/
FELLOWSHIPS
National Estuarine Research Reserve System Graduate Research Fellowship (20072010), WHOI Coastal Ocean Institution Student Research Proposal Award (2006),
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
(2006)
POSTERS/
Mingione CM, York R, and Gallager SM. (CERF 2009) Effects of the Vertical
PRESENTATIONS/ Position of Bivalve Larvae on Transport through a Shallow Estuarine System.
PUBLICATIONS
Mingione CM, York R, and Gallager SM. (ASLO Aquatic Sciences 2009) The Role of
Tidal Currents in the Transport of Bivalve Larvae Through an Estuarine Inlet.
Gallager, SM, York AD, Lerner S, Mingione C, Miller E. (ASLO Aquatic Sciences
2009). The role of plankton behavior, breaking internal waves, and mixing in the
formation of fine-scale plankton layers.
Mingione, CM (2008) Where do they roam before they grow up to be scallops? In:
Oceanus Magazine, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Vol. 47, No. 1.
Mingione, CM and Gallager SM. (8th Larval Biology Symposium, Lisbon, 2008).
Shell birefringence patters: A method for automated identification of bivalve larvae in
the field.
Mingione, CM, York R, Gallager SM. (National Shellfisheries Annual Meeting 2007).
Identifying bivalve larval cohorts throughout the 2007 summer spawning period in
Waquoit Bay, MA.
Mingione, CM, York R, Gallager SM. (16th International Pectinid Workshop 2007,
Halifax) Using polarized microscopy to identify larval scallop populations in a coastal
embayment.
Mingione, CM, York R, Gallager SM. (Ocean Sciences 2006) Species-specific growth
and condition in bivalve larvae during the summer of 2005 in Waquoit Bay, MA.
INTERESTS AND American Academy of Underwater Sciences certified scientific diver (2006-present).
ACTIVIES
MIT/WHOI Joint Program Student Representative and Treasurer to MIT’s Association
of Student Activities (2007-2008). Member, Falmouth Track Club (2009-2010).
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COMMUNITY
SERVICE/
OUTREACH
Various outreach presentations to public audiences (2008-2009: WHOI OceanScience
Journalism Workshop, Cape Cod Natural History Conference, Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve, Menauhant Yacht Club, WHOI Exhibit Center ‘Science
Made Public’ Talk). Volunteer 4th Grade Instructor, Falmouth Public Schools (2008).
Science Fair Judge, Falmouth and Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools (2008-2010).
Volunteer, MIT Sea Grant Blue Lobster Bowl (2006).