THEODORE (TED) GRANTHAM
CENTER FOR WATERSHED SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
ONE 1 SHIELDS AVE, DAVIS, CA 95616
PHONE: (510) 495-4130 EMAIL: tgrantham@ucdavis.com
EDUCATION________________________________________________________________________________
University of California, Berkeley. Ph.D. in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management,
Division of Ecosystem Sciences, 12/2010. Dissertation title: Stream flows for salmon and society: managing water for
human and ecosystem needs in Mediterranean-climate California
Stanford University. B.S. in Biological Sciences with Departmental Honors and Distinction, Minor in German Studies,
6/2000.
Hopkins Marine Station. Marine biology program, Monterey, California, 1/2000 – 3/2000.
Stanford-In-Berlin. Study abroad program, Berlin, Germany, 3/1999 – 6/1999.
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________
Postdoctoral Scholar: Center for Watershed Sciences, Davis, 1/2012-present.
Associate Specialist: University of California, Berkeley, 10/2011 – 12/2011.
U.S. Fulbright Research Scholar: University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 9/2010 – 7/2011.
Graduate Student Researcher: University of California, Berkeley, 9/2005 – 8/2010.
Consulting Biologist/Environmental Planner: SHN Consulting, Eureka, California, 9/2003 – 5/2005.
Consulting Biologist: Helix Environmental Planning, La Mesa, California, 10/2000 – 5/2002.
Research Assistant: World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Husum, Germany, 9/1999 – 12/1999.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE______________________________________________________________________
Graduate Student Instructor: University of California, Berkeley, 9/2009 – 12/2009.
Teaching assistant and lab instructor for Fish Ecology (ES 115C).
Volunteer Math Instructor: Prison University Project, San Quentin, California, 4/2008 – 12/2009.
Developmental math instructor to inmates at San Quentin State Prison.
Workshop Instructor: Napa, California, 4/2007.
Organizer and co-instructor of workshop on the hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology of coastal streams for staff of
the California State Water Resources Control Board.
Graduate Student Instructor: University of California, Berkeley, 1/2007 – 5/2007.
Teaching assistant, discussion leader, and lab instructor for General biology (BIO 1B).
Workshop Instructor: University of California, Berkeley, 5/2007.
Organizer and co-instructor of workshop on water management approaches in California and Europe (LA C229).
PUBLICATIONS______________________________________________________________________________
Grantham, T.E., Newburn, D.A., McCarthy, M.A. & Merenlender, A.M. In Press. The role of stream flow and land use
in limiting over-summer survival of juvenile steelhead trout in California streams. Transactions of the American
Fisheries Society.
Grantham, T.E., Perrée, I., Cañedo-Argüelles, M., Rieradevall, M. & Prat, N. 2011. A mesocosm approach for detecting
stream invertebrate community responses to treated wastewater effluent. Environmental Pollution 160:95-102.
Grantham, T.E. 2011. Use of hydraulic modelling to assess passage flow connectivity for salmon in streams. River
Research and Applications [online].
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Grantham, T.E., Merenlender, A. M. & Resh, V.H. 2010. Climatic Influences and Anthropogenic Stressors: An
integrated framework for stream-flow management in mediterranean-climate California, USA. Freshwater Biology 55
(S1):184-200.
Natali, J., Kondolf, M., Landeiro, J., Christian-Smith, J. & Grantham, T. 2009. A Living Mediterranean River:
Restoration and Management of the Rio Real in Portugal to Achieve Good Ecological Status. University of California,
Water Resources Center Contribution #209.
Grantham, T., Christian-Smith, J., Kondolf, G.M. & Scheuer, S. 2008. A Fresh Perspective for Managing Water in
California: Insights from Applying the European Water Framework Directive to the Russian River. University of
California, Water Resources Center Contribution #208.
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION__________________________________________________
Grantham, T.E., de Figueroa, R., & Prat, N. In Review. Water management in mediterranean rivers: a multiregional
assessment of physical impacts, ecological responses, and management strategies. Invited paper to Hydrobiologia.
Cañedo-Argüelles, Grantham, T.E., M., Rieradevall, M. & Prat, N. In Review. Stream invertebrate community
responses to salinization: a mesocosm approach.
PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS______________________________________________________________
Grantham, T. Use of hydraulic modeling to assess fish passage flow connectivity for salmon in streams. American
Fisheries Society Annual Conference. Seattle, Washington. Oral Presentation. September 5, 2011.
Grantham, T., Perrée, I., Cañedo-Argüelles, M., Rieradevall, M. & Prat, N. Stream macroinvertebrate community
response to treated wastewater in a mesocosm experiment. Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences. Girona,
Spain. Poster. June 28, 2011.
Grantham, T. Use of two-dimensional hydraulic modeling to assess passage flow connectivity for salmon in streams.
Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences. Girona, Spain. Oral Presentation. June 27, 2011.
Grantham, T. Managing water for human and ecosystem needs in Mediterranean-climate California. Department of
Ecology Seminar Series, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Invited speaker. January 28, 2011.
Grantham, T. Managing water for human and ecosystem needs in Mediterranean-climate California. Graduate Research
Symposium, University of California, Berkeley, CA. Oral Presentation. May 7, 2010.
Grantham, T. Instream flow needs for salmon and the pursuit of sustainable river management. California State
University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA. Invited speaker. April 16, 2010.
Grantham, T. An integrated framework for streamflow management in Mediterranean climate streams: examples from
Sonoma County, California. Joint American Fisheries Society Cal-Nevada Chapter and Salmonid Restoration
Federation Annual Conference. Redding, CA. Oral Presentation. March 13, 2010.
Grantham, T. Advancing ecological understanding through observational studies: identification of limiting factors to
juvenile salmon populations in northern California streams. Introduction to Environmental Sciences (ES 100) Guest
speaker. University of California, Berkeley, CA. Invited speaker. April 7, 2009.
Grantham, T., Newburn, D., McCarthy, M. & Merenlender, A. Effects of summer flow variability on juvenile salmonid
survival in coastal California streams. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada. Oral Presentation.
August 20, 2008.
Grantham, T., Newburn, D., McCarthy, M. & Merenlender, A. Summer flow variability and juvenile steelhead
survivorship in Russian River tributary streams. Salmonid Restoration Federation Annual Conference, Santa Rosa,
California. Oral Presentation. March 10, 2007.
GRANTS AND AWARDS_______________________________________________________________________
U.S. Scholar Fulbright Fellowship; Edward A. Colman Watershed Fellowship; National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship; Nominated Phi Beta Kappa; Bing Undergraduate Research Fellowship; Robert C. Byrd
Scholarship; George C. Jacobs Scholarship
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS_________________________________________________________________
Ecological Society of America; American Fisheries Society; American Geophysical Union; Salmonid Restoration
Federation
SERVICE___________________________________________________________________________________
Graduate Student Representative (ESPM Ecosystem Sciences Division); Graduate Admissions Committee Member
(ESPM Ecosystem Sciences Division); Reviewer for: Marine and Freshwater Research, Transactions of the American
Fisheries Society, Journal of Applied Ecology
AREAS OF EXPERTISE_______________________________________________________________________
Ecological modeling and statistical analysis; hydrologic data analysis and flow regime characterization; watershed
hydrologic modeling; hydraulic modeling of river flows; and field methods for freshwater fish and aquatic
macroinvertebrate sampling, installation and operation of discharge gaging stations, topographic surveying, and
characterization of river geomorphology, hydrology and habitat.
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