Huston Curriculum Vitae

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Education

   Ph.D. Ecology and Environmental Science. In progress. University of Maine, Orono, ME

   Advisors: Jasmine Saros & Michael Kinnison

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   B.A. Marine Science. 2014. University of California, Berkeley, CA

   Advisor: Jim Bishop

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Professional Experience

   2020 - Present   Graduate Research Assistant, Maine-eDNA, University of Maine

   2018 - 2020       Aquatic Restoration Crew Leader, Yosemite National Park, CA (seasonal)

   2018 - 2019        Teaching Assistant & Lab Manager, Sea Education Association, Falmouth, MA

   2015 - 2018        Biological Science Technician, Yosemite National Park, CA (seasonal)

   2015 - 2018        Assistant Scientist, Sea Education Association, Falmouth, MA (seasonal)

   2014 - 2015        Marine Science Educator, Marine Science Institute, Redwood City, CA

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Awards

   2020   Maine-eDNA Fellowship

   2020   Department of the Interior, Special Thanks for Achievement Award

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Grants

   2021    Graduate Student Government Grant. University of Maine. $850

   2022    Graduate Student Government Grant. University of Maine. $800

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Publications

   Govindarajan, A., Cooney, L., Whittaker, K., Siuda, A., Huston, G.P., Freyer, H., ... Erriksson, F.A.A.,

      (2019). The distribution and mitochondrial genotype of the hydroid Aglaophenia latecarinata is

      correlated with its pelagic Sargassum substrate type in the tropical and substropical western 

      Atlantic Ocean. PeerJ, 10. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7814

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   Martin, L.M., Taylor, M., Huston, G.P., Goodwin, D.S., Schell, J.M., ,& Siuda, A.N.S., (2021) Pelagic 

      Sargassum morphotypes support different eipfauna communities. Marine Biology, 168(115)

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Professional Development

   2018 & 2019   Helped organize and run the Sea Education Association Ned Cabot Marine

                           Biodiversity & Conservation Symposium

   2021   Visiting guest researcher at Uppsala University, Sweden for the month of October

   2022   Helped organize the University of Maine, Maine-eDNA student symposium

   2023   Session Moderator during the eDNA session at the SNEC/NED AFS Conference

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Presentations

   2015    Ned Cabot Marine Biodiversity & Conservation Symposium

   2022    EPSCoR National Conference, Portland, ME, USA. Poster presentation

   2022    IPA/IAL Joint Conference, Bariloche, Argentina. Oral presentation

   2022    Maine-eDNA Student Symposium, Orono, ME, USA. Poster presentation

   2023    SNEC/NED AFS Conference, Boston, MA, USA. Poster presentation

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Affiliations and Memberships​

The sedaDNA Scientific Society