University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone: (252) , ext. 380 Department of Biology Fax: (252)

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1 AVERY BYRD PAXTON University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone: (252) , ext. 380 Department of Biology Fax: (252) Institute of Marine Sciences Website: Arendell Street; Morehead City, NC EDUCATION PhD Biology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (expected) Dissertation: Marine ecology and conservation of natural and artificial hard substrates. Advisor: Dr. Charles Pete Peterson BS Environmental Science, University of Virginia Specialization: Environmental and Biological Conservation; Advisors: Dr. Carleton Ray and Dr. Howard Epstein; Charlottesville, VA; Aug 2007-May Benthic Ecology of Salish Sea Research Apprenticeship, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories. Advisors: Dr. Kenneth Sebens and Dr. H. Gary Greene; Friday Harbor, WA; Sept-Dec Sea Semester, Oceans and Climate Study Abroad Program; Woods Hole, MA and Central Pacific Ocean, Oct-Dec HONORS AND AWARDS pres. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, $132,000: Three years stipend plus tuition awarded for academic merit and hard substrate research proposal Distinguished Major, High Distinction: High distinction for undergraduate distinguished majors thesis NOAA Hollings Scholar, $20,000: Scholarship for academic merit and fellowship for shipwreck research Echols Scholar, University of Virginia Honors Program: 1 of 200 selected from class of 3,000 incoming students. RESEARCH GRANTS Avery Byrd Paxton Curriculum Vitae, October

2 North Carolina Coastal Resource Fishing License Grant ($207,195), Fish utilization of low- and high- relief natural and complex artificial hard bottom habitat. Peterson, C.H. (PI) and A.B. Paxton (PhD Student). Paxton conceptualized project and methods with guidance from Peterson. Paxton will conduct associated fieldwork and analysis. Peterson will assist with results interpretation and guide final publications and presentations Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Contract ($733,618), Studies towards fulfillment of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act offshore of North Carolina: Stakeholder uses and essential fish habitat in wind energy call areas. Peterson, C.H., C. Voss, C. Taylor, C. Freeman, and S. Fegley (Co-PIs) and A.B. Paxton (PhD Student). Paxton is the lead scientist for biological-sedimentary field assessments and associated products, which account for $90,000 of the total contract. Peterson will assist with results interpretation and guide final publications and presentations Waitt Foundation Rapid Ocean Conservation Grant ($9,640), Protecting Ksamil Bay: Fostering Marine Conservation and Sustainable Tourism on the Albanian Riviera. Paxton, A.B. and D.M. Smith (Co-PIs) Harrison Research Grant, $3,000: University of Virginia grant for shipwreck research. Paxton, A.B. (PI) College of Arts and Sciences, Small Research Grant, $500: University of Virginia grant for shipwreck research. Paxton, A.B. (PI). PUBLICATIONS Paxton, A.B., G.C. Ray, J. McCormick-Ray. In prep. A protocol for prioritizing shipwreck conservation. Paxton, A.B Establishing a biological baseline for shipwrecks in North Carolina coastal waters. Undergraduate Distinguished Majors Thesis, Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012 pres. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Albanian Center for Marine Research, Saranda, Albania. Conduct baseline data collection, habitat mapping, and hypothesis driven research on fish and invertebrate communities on submerged structures dating from 4 th Century BC to 21 st Century SUBTIDAL ECOLOGY RESEARCH TECHNICIAN, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA. Monitored Avery Byrd Paxton Curriculum Vitae, October

3 long-term rocky subtidal transects with SCUBA surveys and analyzed photoquadrat images INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA. Investigated effect of substrate angle on benthic invertebrate assembly patterns in the San Juan Channel rocky subtidal with SCUBA surveys and related invertebrate community composition to resolution of multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Developed protocols to establish ecological baseline for and prioritize conservation of shipwrecks. Collected baseline data on five shipwrecks in NC with SCUBA methods to determine effect of wreck distance from shore, depth, and age on assemblages INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA and Pacific Ocean. Designed and conducted field research to determine vertical migration type for Thaliacea (salp) species, e.g. normal, reverse, or none, and to investigate link between Thaliacea vertical migration and the lunar and carbon cycles. TEACHING EXPERIENCE GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Taught two introductory biology laboratory sections per semester of twenty students each on topics ranging from photosynthesis and enzymes to molluscs and vertebrate anatomy INSTRUCTOR, Independent SCUBA Instructor, Friday Harbor, WA. Taught basic through advanced SCUBA courses as an independent instructor on San Juan Island INSTRUCTOR, DIVEMASTER, CREW, Outer Banks Dive Center, Nags Head, NC. Taught basic through advanced diving courses. Guided up to four divers on wreck dives ft deep. Managed six to twenty passengers on R.V. Go-Between to provide safe, fun mid-atlantic wreck diving experience for beginner to technical SCUBA divers; oversaw boat deck and delivered dive briefings INSTRUCTOR, DIVEMASTER, RETAIL STAFF, Dive Connections, Charlottesville, VA. Taught basic through advanced level SCUBA courses; marketed and sold SCUBA equipment PRESIDENT & FOUNDER, SCUBA Club at UVA, Charlottesville, VA. Co-founded SCUBA Club, recruited members, organized club events, including Avery Byrd Paxton Curriculum Vitae, October

4 international dive trips, and taught basic through advanced courses. OUTREACH EXPERIENCE 2013 pres. SCIENTIST COORDINATOR, Scientific Research and Education Networking (SciREN). Recruit and coordinate scientists to participate in SciREN, an annual outreach event that connects scientists and teachers to share new marine science research pres. STUDENT LEADER, Scientists with Stories. One of seven student leaders for collaborative UNC and Duke program that teaches scientists how to communicate their research as a story through media. Team leader for five-minute documentary on Wrecks as Reefs. CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFICIENCIES SCIENTIFIC DIVING: 2013 AAUS Lead Diver at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute for Marine Sciences 2012 AAUS Lead Diver at Albanian Center for Marine Research 2011 AAUS Scientific Diver to 100 ft PROFESSIONAL DIVING: 2012 PADI Dry Suit Specialty Instructor 2011 PADI Master SCUBA Diver Trainer 2010 PADI Enriched Air Specialty Instructor 2010 PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor 2010 PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor 2010 PADI Search and Recovery Specialty Instructor 2010 PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor 2010 Emergency First Responder CPR / AED / First Aid Instructor 2009 PADI Assistant Instructor 2008 PADI Divemaster RECREATIONAL DIVING: 2009 NSS-CDS Intro Cave Diver 2008 NSS-CDS Cavern Diver 2008 PADI Master Diver 2008 NAUI Nitrox Diver 2007 PADI Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver 2005 PADI Open Water Diver SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY: Statistics: R, SAS, PRIMER-E Photoquadrat Analysis: CPCe, PhotoGrid, Image J Geographic Information Systems: ArcGIS 10.1 Avery Byrd Paxton Curriculum Vitae, October

5 Media: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Prelude; Adobe Premier PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2008 pres. Diver s Alert Network 2013 pres. American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), Student Member 2013 pres. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Student Member 2013 pres. Ecological Society of America (ESA), Student Member 2013 pres. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), Student Member Avery Byrd Paxton Curriculum Vitae, October