Dr. Stuart Sandin | Assistant Professor | ssandin@ucsd.edu
Office: 4150 Hubbs Hall | Phone: 858-534-4150 | Fax: 858-822-1267
Education: University of California: San Diego, B.S. Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution | Princeton University, Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research Interests: I am a quantitative ecologist with specific interests in the population and community ecology. My research addresses questions in which ecology can most effectively inform marine management. What have been the impacts of human activities on marine ecosystems? How have changes in the structure of these ecosystems affected their functioning, especially related to important ecosystem services? Finally, how can ecological insights best be applied to develop creative and effective solutions to marine management problems? Much in the same way that an engineer provides informed solutions to practical commercial problems, an ecologist can provide informed recommendations for the protection and sustained use of natural resources. I firmly believe that novel and fundamental ecological discoveries are yet to be learned, and that such discoveries hold promise to enhance current management strategies. My research focuses largely on the ecology of coral reefs, with the goal of finding effective management and restoration approaches for this imperiled ecosystem.
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Stuart A. Sandin Curriculum Vitae
Marine Biology Research Division
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0202
858.822.1267 (Fax)
ssandin@ucsd.edu
sandinlab.ucsd.edu cmbc.ucsd.edu
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Education
2002 Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - Princeton University
1994 B.S. in Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution - University of California, San Diego
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Professional History
2010 – present Assistant Professor
Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2009 – 2010 Assistant Research Marine Ecologist
Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2007 – 2009 Assistant Project Scientist
Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2004 – 2007 Postdoctoral Researcher
Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2002 – 2003 Lecturer & Research Associate
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
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Publications
Please see the publications page for a full list of publications.
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Teaching Experience
2012 Instructor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(1) SIO 296: Advanced Statistical Techniques
(2) SIO 286: Marine Science, Economics & Policy, Marine Protected Areas
2009, 2010 Instructor, University of California, San Diego
BIEB 100: Biometry
2007-2012 Instructor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SIO 295: Ecology section, Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (summer course)
2004 – 2007 Guest lecturer, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(1) SIO 295: Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (summer course)
(2) Marine Conservation Ecology
(3) Marine Biodiversity
(4) SIO 294: Biology of Fishes
(5) SIO 276: Quantitative Theory / Population & Community Ecology
2007 Guest lecturer, University of California, San Diego
BIEB 100: Biometry
1999, 2001 – 2003 Instructor, Princeton University
EEB 346: Coral Reef Ecology (field course in Panamá)
2002 Instructor, Princeton University
EEB 321: Population & Community Ecology
1997 – 1998, 2001 Assistant in Instruction, Princeton University
(1) Population & Community Ecology, 2001
(2) Evolution & Genetics, 1998
(3) Biology of Organisms, 1997
1994 Teaching Assistant, University of California, San Diego
(1) Sociobiology Laboratory, Spring quarter
(2) General Ecology, Winter quarter
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Advising
Postdoctoral advisor
2010 – present Dr. Gareth Williams, SIO
Graduate student advisor (PhD)
2011 – present Kathryn Furby, SIO, Ph.D.
2010 – present Marlene Brito, SIO, Ph.D.
2010 – present Rachel Morrison, SIO, Ph.D.
2008 – present Brian Zgliczynski, SIO, Ph.D.
2007 – 2011 Tali Vardi, SIO, Ph.D.
2005 – 2010 Kristen Marhaver, SIO, Ph.D.
Graduate student advisor (Master of Science in Ecology, Behavior & Evolution [UCSD])
2012 – present Cristiane Palaretti
2011 – present Elisabeth Cordner
2011 – present Cara Simonsen
2009 – present Chris Sullivan
Graduate student advisor (Master of Advanced Studies in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation [SIO])
2011 – 2012 Kristin Anderson, Rory Driskell
2010 – 2011 Zachary Caldwell, Ariana Merlino, Katy Seto
2009 – 2010 Julianna Mullen
2007 – 2008 Adam Baske
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(Stuart Sandin CV – PDF version)