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Achievements, Awards, Honors: • 2003 Earthwatch Young Scientist Award • 2001-2006 Earthwatch Center for Field Research Grant • 2000 Lerner-Gray Marine Science Grant, American Museum of Natural History • 1998-2001 NSF Graduate Fellowship • 1997 Outstanding Marine Science Graduating Senior • 1997 President's Academic Excellence Nominee • 1996 Exchange student to Deakin University, Australia • 1995 NSF-REU Fellowship • 1994-1997 Nelson Scholarship • 1993 Freshman Essay Contest • 1993-1997 President's Honor List • 1993-1997 Dean's Honor List • Sigma Zeta Beta Mu Honor Society • Who's Who among Students in American Colleges and Universities • Omicron Delta Kappa Society • Pi Mu Epsilon Honor Society Grants and Fellowships: • Earthwatch Institute, Center for Research 2003 Young Scientist Award. Amount funded $2500. • Earthwatch Institute, Center for Research 2001-2006. Project Title: Ecology and Behavior of Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in The Drowned Cayes Area of Belize, Central America. Amount funded: $24,000 - $48,000/year (funds for research expenses dependent on volunteer participation - no salary). • Conservation Action Fund, New England Aquarium 2001. Project Title: Ecology and Behavior of Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in The Drowned Cayes Area of Belize, Central America. Amount funded: $5,000. • American Museum of Natural History: Lerner-Grey Fund for Marine Research 2000. Project Title: Ecology and Behavior of Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in The Drowned Cayes Area of Belize, Central America. Amount funded: $2,000. • National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship 1998-2001. Project Title: Individually Distinct Vocalizations of Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) within Mother-Calf Pairs. Amount funded: $75,000 (tuition and stipend only – no research funds). Other Recent Presentations and Popular Publications: Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2003. Editor, Sirenian Song Quarterly Newsletter. 2000-Present. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2003. Editor and Designer, Sirenian International Webpages. 1999-Present. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2003. Special Presentation to the New England Aquarium Staff, Boston, 4 November 2003. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2003. Belize: Manatee Research in Belize. Oral Presentation. Botany Class, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2001-2003. Manatees and Dugongs: Endangered Mermaids. Three-day public exhibit in the Educational Tent, Urbanna Oyster Festival, Urbanna, VA. 1 st weekend in November. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2002. Sirenia: Research and Conservation in Belize. Oral Presentation. Ecology of Marine Mammals Class, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2002. Manatees: Life History, Ecology, and Conservation. Oral Presentation. 6th Grade Science Team, Stafford, VA. Self-Sullivan, Caryn 2002 . Sirenia: Research and Conservation in Belize. Oral Presentation and Discussion. Coral Reef Ecology Field Class, University of Mississippi, South Water Caye, Belize. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2002. Manatees and Science. Oral Presentation. 6th Grade Science Team, Thornburg Middle School, Spotsylvania, VA. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2002. A Passion for Mermaids. Oral Presentation. Battlefields Sierra Club, Fredericksburg, VA. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2002. Manatees: One path to a career in Marine Science. Oral Presentation. Marine Science Class, Courtland High School, Spotsylvania, VA. Caryn Self-Sullivan Page 2 11/30/2003
Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2001. Mermaids: Elusive and Endangered Sirens of the Sea. Three-day public exhibit in the Educational Tent, Urbanna Oyster Festival, Urbanna, VA. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2001. Ecology and Behavior of Endangered Sirenians, with a focus on research in Belize. Oral Presentation. Texas A&M Scuba Club, College Station, TX. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 2000. Endangered Species: Sirenians. Oral Presentation. Bryan-College Station Sierra Club, College Station, TX. Self-Sullivan, Caryn, Jane M. Packard, and William E. Evans. 2000. Spring distribution and behavior of Antillean manatees in the Drowned Cayes, Belize. Oral presentation - WFSC Student Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, February 26, 2000. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1999. The Elusive Manatee: Understanding the Behavior of The West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) - An Ethological Approach. Species Brief initiated for WFSC 422 Ethology Course at Texas A&M University (available online at http://www.sirenian.org/SpeciesBrief.html). Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1999. Ecology and Behavior of the Antillean Manatee in Belize. Annual report to the Coastal Zone Institute & Authority. 8 St. Mark Street, Belize City, Belize. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1999. The Elusive Manatee: Ecology and Behavior of Antillean Manatees in the Drowned Cayes, Belize, C. A. Public poster presentation during Belize National Manatee Week 4-8 October 1999 (available online at http://www.sirenian.org/research99_1.html). Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1998. Call of the Siren. A resource page for the sirenian researcher, scientist, or student, who is interested in any aspect of manatees and dugongs. This comprehensive page presents the Steller's sea cow extirpation in detail and links to sirenian research around the world, online documents such as the Florida Manatee Recovery Plan, ESA, CITES, and online bibliographies. http://www.sirenian.org. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1997. Proposal to Investigate Individually Distinct Vocalizations of Manatees within Mothercalf Pairs. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: Oral presentation to field research class and to my master's committee. Written proposal submitted to NSF and funded via NSF Graduate Fellowship. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1996. The Effects of Benthos on Acartia tonsa Population Dynamics. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ashville, NC: POSTER - Results of NSF-REU Fellowship research. Oral presentation to Horn Point Environmental Lab and Coastal Carolina University. Written paper graded for Directed Undergraduate Research Credit. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1996. A Survey of Macroalgae in Discovery Bay, Jamaica: Species Diversity and Zonation Differences in the Lagoon. Senior Thesis, Coastal Carolina University, SC: Oral presentation to Discovery Bay Lab, Jamaica, written paper graded for Ecology of Coral Reefs credit. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1995. Sea Shells Alive! Life Before Collection. Myrtle Beach, SC: Oral presentation and field trips to interested public through Coastal Carolina University's outreach program. Also given as invited guest to the Grand Strand Sea Shell Club. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1995. An Introduction to Sea Turtles. Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC: Oral presentation to intro marine science class of non-majors for Dan Able, Ph.D. Self-Sullivan, Caryn. 1994. Crabs, Clams, and other Tidal Marsh Inverts. 4-H Marine Science Camp, SC: Oral presentation and field trip taught for 8-15 year old campers. Miscellaneous: Computer Skills Matlab, Canary, Endnote, HTML, Fortran, MS Office 2000 (Word, Excel, Power Point), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, MS Works, Word Perfect 5.1 (DOS), Word Perfect 6.1 (WIN), et al. Seminars and Conferences Attended • Society for Marine Mammalogy 15 th Biennial Conference, Greensboro, NC 2003 • Earthwatch Principal Investigators Conference, Boston, MA 2003 • Earthwatch Principal Investigators Conference, Boston, MA 2002 • Society for Marine Mammalogy 14 th Biennial Conference, Vancouver, BC 2001 • Earthwatch Principal Investigators Conference, Boston MA 2001 • Summer Program in Acoustics, Penn State, June 2000. Shallow Water Acoustics and Digital Signal Processing Courses. 4 Credit Hours - Audit. • Earthwatch Principle Investigators Conference, Boston, MA 2000 • Society for Marine Mammalogy 13th Biennial Conference, Maui, HA 1999 • Bioacoustics Short Course, SMM, Maui, HA 1999 Caryn Self-Sullivan Page 3 11/30/2003
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