JOANNA R. BERNHARDT. EDUCATION University of British Columbia, PhD (in progress) Advisor: Mary O Connor

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1 JOANNA R. BERNHARDT Biodiversity Research Centre and Department of Zoology University of British Columbia 6270 University Boulevard Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z4 EDUCATION University of British Columbia, PhD (in progress) Advisor: Mary O Connor 2009 Brown University B.Sc. Biology (Honors), Magna Cum Laude Honors thesis: Substrate size mediates thermal stress in the rocky intertidal. Advisor: Heather Leslie 2006 Duke University and Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica Undergraduate Semester Abroad FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 2011 University of British Columbia Four Year Fellowship $ National Defense Science & Engineering Fellowship (declined) $ National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, $ Julie Payette-NSERC Research Scholarship, $ Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Training (BESTNet) award $ Swearer Community Service Award, Brown University 2009 Kidwell Prize in Population Biology, Brown University $ Environmental Change Initiative Brown University, travel award $ Center for Environmental Studies Brown University, travel award $ Brown University Harold Ward Research Collaboration Award $ NSF-EPsCOR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship $ Brown Undergraduate Research Assistantship (declined) $ NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award $ NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award $5625 1

2 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Natural Capital Project, Stanford University, Research Assistant Advisors: Mary Ruckelshaus and Anne Guerry Modeling of marine ecosystem services, including nearshore habitat quality and coastal marine carbon storage and sequestration Brown University, Research Assistant Advisor: Heather Leslie, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Conducted a literature review of resilience to climate change in coastal ecosystems. Led a field study on the effects of multiple stressors, including climate change and nutrient pollution, on New England intertidal ecosystems Brown University, Undergraduate thesis research Advisor: Heather Leslie, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Conducted field surveys and experiments on the effects of thermal refugia on the distribution of rocky intertidal organisms in New England and British Columbia B.C. Ministry of the Environment, Undergrad Field Assistant Advisor: Jordan Rosenfeld, BC Ministry of the Environment Set up and monitored a field study of the effects of stream restoration on growth and survival of juvenile Coho salmon in British Columbia Dept of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Undergrad Research Assistant Advisor: Tony Farrell, Dept of Zoology, UBC Ran a series of lab experiments investigating the effects of low oxygen levels on the metabolism and cardiac function of Rainbow trout University of British Columbia, Undergrad Research Assistant Advisor: Tony Farrell, Dept of Zoology Assisted in a lab study of the effects of vegetable-based fish feed on the digestive physiology of Atlantic salmon. TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE Mentor Undergrad thesis research, Kristen Sebasky, Brown University Teaching assistant Foundations of Living Systems, Brown University Teaching assistant Evolutionary Biology, Brown University Mentor, Women in Science and Engineering, Brown University Leader and mentor Brown Outdoor Leadership Training Program 2

3 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES Guerry, AD, MH Ruckelshaus, K Arkema, J.R. Bernhardt, G Guannel, CK Kim, M Marsik, M Papenfus, ML Pinsky, JE Toft, G Verutes, SA Wood, M Beck, F Chan, KMA Chan, G Gelfenbaum, BD Gold, BS Halpern, WB Labiosa, SE Lester, PS Levin, M McField, M Plummer, S Polasky, P Ruggiero, DA Sutherland, H Tallis, A Day, J Spencer. Modelling Benefits from Nature: Using ecosystem services to inform coastal and marine spatial planning. In press. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. Gedan, K., Bernhardt, J.R., Bertness, M.D. and H.M. Leslie, Substrate size mediates thermal stress in the rocky intertidal. Ecology 92(3): Rosenfeld, J.S., Campbell, K., Leung, E.S, Bernhardt, J.R., and J. Post, Habitat effects on depth and velocity frequency distributions: Implications for modeling hydraulic variation and fish habitat suitability in streams. Geomorphology 131(1): Leung, E.S., Rosenfeld, J.S., and J.R. Bernhardt, Habitat effects on invertebrate drift in a small trout stream: implications for prey availability to drift-feeding fish. Hydrobiologia 623: In preparation Bernhardt, J.R. and H.M. Leslie. Invited Review. Resilience to climate change in coastal marine ecosystems. Annual Review of Marine Science. NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Tallis, H.T., Ricketts, T., Guerry, A.D., Nelson, E., Ennaanay, D., Wolny, S., Olwero, N., Vigerstol, K., Pennington, D., Mendoza, G., Aukema, J., Foster, J., Forrest, J., Cameron, D., Lonsdorf, E., Kennedy, C., Verutes, G., Kim, C.K., Guannel, G., Papenfus, M., Toft, J., Marsik, M., Bernhardt, J.R, Wood, S.A., and Sharp, R InVEST 2.1 beta User s Guide. The Natural Capital Project, Stanford University. CONTRIBUTED AND INVITED TALKS 2011 Bernhardt, J.R. Ecosystem services provided by eelgrass: new methods for mapping, modeling and valuation. Community Eelgrass Symposium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C Bernhardt, J.R., K.K. Arkema. Ecological risk assessment to support marine spatial planning. Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, Vancouver, Canada Bernhardt, J.R., Arkema, K.K., Ruckelshaus, M., Guerry, A.D., Kim, C.K., Guannel, G., and J.E. Toft. Calming the waves of marine spatial planning: Modeling ecosystem services in a multi-stakeholder process on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX. 3

4 2011 Bernhardt, J.R. Arkema, K.K., Kim, C.K., Guannel, G. Tradeoffs among coastal ecosystem services on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC), Victoria, Canada Leslie, H.M. and J.R. Bernhardt. Marine Spatial Planning: Through the Lens of Ecological Resilience. AAAS Annual Meeting, Washington D.C Bernhardt, J.R. and K.K. Arkema. Assessing human impacts on coastal ecosystems and services. A Community on Ecosystem Services, Phoenix, AZ Bernhardt, J.R., Gedan, K.B., Leslie, H.M. and M.D. Bertness. The role of substrate size in shaping the thermal landscape of rocky shores. Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM Bernhardt, J.R. Substrate size mediates thermal stress on the East and West coasts of North America. Brown Bag Seminar, Brown University, RI Chu, N., Bernhardt, J.R., and H.M. Leslie. Thermal limits of three Atlantic rocky shore species. Brown University Undergraduate Research Day. (Poster) WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED 2011 New tools for informing and facilitating marine spatial planning. Tofino, B.C., Canada (Co-organized with the West Coast Aquatic Management Board) Practical science for incorporating ecosystem services into corporate decisionmaking, Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Co-organized with the Brazilian Sustainable Business Council). SCIENCE OUTREACH, POLICY AND SERVICE 2010-present. West Coast Aquatic Management Board, Science advisor. Working with West Coast Aquatic s marine planners to bring science capacity (including ecosystem service models) to their ongoing spatial planning process (with the Natural Capital Project) MET School Community Literacy Program, Program coordinator Managed family literacy program for recent immigrants to Providence, RI. Hired and trained literacy instructors and designed curricula Invited reviewer for PetWatch, a program of EcoHealth Alliance Reviewed Pet Reports, which provide consumers with a science-based list of Best, Fair and Worst choices of exotic pets aimed at protecting native wildlife and resources, global biodiversity and public health. 4

5 2009. Brown Environmental Leadership Lab, Visiting teacher Organized and led marine field ecology activities for high school Middle School Urban Science Explorers Program, Co-founder and teacher Organized and led after-school science program for Providence middle-school students Fundacion Jatun Sacha, Ecuador, Education and restoration intern. Coordinated environmental education program, assisted in cloud forest restoration Providence Science Outreach Program, Elementary school science teacher 5