Ariana Snow Huffmyer
ashuff@hawaii.edu
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
46-007 Lilipuna Rd
PO Box 1346
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: 808-236-7455
Fax: 808-236-7443
Research Interests
I am pursuing a dual-disciplinary PhD program in coral biology and science education with Drs. Judy Lemus and Ruth Gates. My research interest in coral biology is to understand how temperature exposure and early life history experiences influence coral response to climate change conditions. In particular, I am conducting research to understand how energetic conditioning and biological interactions influence thermal resilience in juvenile corals. In my science education research, I am investigating the effects of research involvement on community college student science identity development and how interacting in a cohort-based environment impacts their transition from a community college to a four-year university .
Education
2014-Current
Ph.D. Candidate in Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Integrated PhD in marine science and science education
2010-2014
Honors B.S. in Biology with Marine Biology Option and minor in Chemistry from Oregon State University
Marine Biology Undergraduate Programs:
- Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean CIEE Tropical Marine Biology
- Coastal Marine Ecology, Hatfield Marine Science Center
Publications
5. Huffmyer AS, SB Matsuda, AE Eggers, JD Lemus, RD Gates. 2019. Evaluation of confocal microscopy as a method to characterize reef-building coral tissue thickness and Symbiodiniaceae fluorescence. Journal of Experimental Biology 223(6) jeb220335. Cover image featured.
4. Matsuda S, AS Huffmyer, EA Lenz, J Davidson, J Hancock, A Przybylowski, T Innis, RD Gates, KL Barott. 2020. Coral bleaching susceptibility is predictive of subsequent mortality within but not between coral species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. In revision, March 2020.
3. Huffmyer AS and JD Lemus. 2019. Graduate TA teaching behaviors influence student achievement in a research-based undergraudate course. Journal of College Science Teaching 48(3): 56-65.
2. Meltvedt A. and C. Jadot. 2014. Progression of the Coral-Algal Phase shift in the Caribbean: A Case Study in Bonaire,
Dutch Caribbean. Ariana Meltvedt, Catherine Jadot. Marine Technology Society Journal 48(6) 33-41.
*** The Marine Technology Society is a not-for-profit, international, professional association. Founded in 1963, the Society believes that the advancement of marine technology and the productive, sustainable use of the oceans depend upon the active exchange of ideas between government, industry, and academia. See www.mtsociety.org. This article is for personal use only, and is not to be redistributed in any format.
1. Meltvedt A. 2014. Population structure and genetic variation in the Hawaiian Opakapaka (Pristipomoides filamentosus): Evidence of a genetic bottleneck in a captive broodstock. Oregon State University Senior Undergraduate Thesis.
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/1v53jz91p.
Presentations
*= Presentation speaker, † = Invited speaker, § = Poster presentation, ~ Mentee presentation
* Huffmyer AS. Getting a head start: Influential early experiences for juvenile corals and science students. PhD Dissertation Defense. University of Hawaii at Manoa. January 2020.
* Huffmyer A. S. (2019) Conditioning and physiological flexibility in juvenile corals. Coral Assisted Evolution Symposium. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville, QLD, Australia.
* Huffmyer A. S. (2019) Strength in numbers: Fusion in juvenile corals. HIMB Scholarship Symposium. Kaneohe, HI.
† Huffmyer A. S. and E. A. Lenz. (2019) Coral reef resiliency and recovery in the face of global climate change. ARCS Honolulu Chapter. Honolulu, HI. Invited speaker.
~§ Epps A, AS Huffmyer, RD Gates. (2019) Survivorship and growth in fused juvenile corals. Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium. UH Manoa, Honolulu HI. Presenter: A. Epps
* Huffmyer A. S., J. D. Lemus, R. D. Gates (2018) Getting a head start: Thermal and nutritional conditioning of juvenile corals. Albert L. Tester Memorial Sympsoium. UH Manoa, Honolulu HI. Award: Best Graduate Paper.
~ + Epps A, AS Huffmyer, RD Gates. (2018) Up, down, and all around: Growth patterns in reef-building corals. Western Society of Naturalists Meeting. Tacoma, WA. Presenter: A. Epps
~ Wolke C. S., N. T. Chan, A. S. Huffmyer, L Del Rio Torres, S. R. Gulko. (2018) Feed me! The transition from autotrophy to heterotrophy to aid in coral tissue recovery. Regional Aquatics Workshop. Tampa, Florida. Presenter: C. Wolke.
Barott K., J. Davidson, A. S. Huffmyer, B. Lenz, J. Hancock, B. Glazer, R. Gates. (2018) Developing strategies to promote the resilience of coral symbiosis in the face of climate change. International Symbiosis Society Congress. Corvallis, OR. Presenter: K. Barott
~ + Epps A, AS Huffmyer, RD Gates. Up, down, and all around: Growth patterns in reef-building corals. Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium. UH Manoa, Honolulu HI. Presenter: A. Epps
* Huffmyer A. S. and R.D. Gates (2018) Getting a head start: Conditioning increases resilience in juvenile corals. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. San Fransisco, California.
* Huffmyer A. S., H.M. Putnam, R. D. Gates (2017) Parental influence on growth and survivorship of juvenile Pocillopora damicornis corals exposed to increased temperature. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Honolulu, Hawaii.
§ Huffmyer A. S. and J.D. Lemus (2017) Teaching styles impact student achievement in a research-based undergraduate science course.
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. New Orleans, Louisiana.
§ Huffmyer A. S., H.M. Putnam, R. D. Gates (2016) Parental influence on patterns of growth and survivorship in juvenile Pocillopora damicornis corals exposed to thermal stress conditions. 100th Meeting of the Western Socity of Naturalists. Monterey, California.
§ Huffmyer A. S. and J.D. Lemus (2016) Teaching styles impact student achievement in a research-based undergraduate science course. 13th International Coral Reef Symposium. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
* Huffmyer A. S. and J.D. Lemus (2016) Impacts of graduate teaching assistant (GTA) instruction styles on student achievement. UH Mānoa Albert L. Tester Symposium. UH Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Award: Best Rapid-Fire Presentation
§ Huffmyer A. S. and R. D. Gates (2016) Utilizing heterotrophy: Nutritional provisioning for juvenile corals in climate change. UH Mānoa Albert L. Tester Symposium. UH Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Award: Best Graduate Poster
§ Meltvedt A., M. Rivera, V. Weis. (2014) Population structure and genetic variation in the Hawaiian Opakapaka (Pristipomoides filamentosus): Evidence of a genetic bottleneck in offspring of a captive broodstock. Undergraduate Thesis Defense. Oregon State University Corvallis.
*Meltvedt A. and M. Rivera (2013) Increasing literacy in marine science: A summer education program for Hawaii high school students. Hawaii NOAA Scholars Symposium. UH Manoa.
*Meltvedt A. and M. Rivera (2013) Increasing literacy in marine science: A summer education program for Hawaii high school students. NOAA Hollings Scholar Symposium. Silver Springs, MD. Award: Honorable Mention.
*Meltvedt A. (2013) Site and light: factors affecting growth rates of Saccharina sessilis kelp. Hatfield Marine Science Student Symposium. Newport, Oregon.
*Meltvedt A. (2012) Reef health at Yellow Sub, Bonaire: progression of a coral-algal phase shift. CIEE Student Research Symposium. Bonaire Dutch Caribbean.
§ Meltvedt A. (2011) Novel nematode characterization and phylogeny. Science Education Alliance Symposium. Janelia Farms Virginia.
Mentoring
Awards
2019 UH Manoa Graduate Student Organization Merit-Based Award in Mentorship
Mentees
2019-2020: Gyasi Alexander, University of Rhode Island, Indepenent Research
2017-2019: Ashleigh Epps, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Directed Research
Effects of fusion on survivorship and growth in juvenile corals.
Growth patterns in two coral species in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
2018-2019: Sonia Colon, Leeward Community College Marine Option Program.
2017-2018: Mentor and Coordinator: HIMB Community College Internship (6 students).
2016-2017: Colton Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Directed Research
Growth and survivorship of juvenile Pocillopora corals.
2017-2019: Resource for high school, middle school, and college science projects (12 students)
2017: Selina Anderson, California Lutheran University
Effects of fusion on survivorship and growth in juvenile corals.
Growth patterns in two coral species in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
2018-2019: Sonia Colon, Leeward Community College Marine Option Program.
2017-2018: Mentor and Coordinator: HIMB Community College Internship (6 students).
2016-2017: Colton Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Directed Research
Growth and survivorship of juvenile Pocillopora corals.
2017-2019: Resource for high school, middle school, and college science projects (12 students)
2017: Selina Anderson, California Lutheran University
Teaching Experience
2016-2019: Invited guest lecturer: Corals and Coral Reefs ZOOL 410. UH Manoa.
2015: Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Summer Research Experience in Marine Biology for Hawaii High School Students: Full-Time Instructor and student mentor. 25 high school students.
2015 Fall Semester: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Biology 265 Laboratory, University of Hawaii at Manoa. 24 undergraduate students.
2014: Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Summer Research Experience in Marine Biology for Hawaii High School Students: Instruction Assistant and student mentor. 24 high school students.
2014 Fall Semester: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Biology 265 Laboratory, University of Hawaii at Manoa. 23 undergraduate students.
Research Collaborations
Australia Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD: Coral Assisted Evolution
Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu HI: Coral Nutrition in Nursery Settings
CRIOBE, Mo’orea, French Polynesia: Coral Reproduction in the 21st Century
Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu HI: Coral Nutrition in Nursery Settings
CRIOBE, Mo’orea, French Polynesia: Coral Reproduction in the 21st Century
Media Appearances
CBC: "Reef Rescue. Documentary. March 2020.
UHMTV: "Coral Reef Research in Hawaii" Student Film. March 2019.
Lorraine Garnier: “What is a coral biologist?”. Independent Film. July 2018.
Gizmodo: “How a Superheroic Breed of Coral could help save the reefs”. July 2018.
Voice of the Sea: “Human Assisted Corals”. Episode 5-7. June 2018.
NOVA PBS: “Decoding the Weather Machine”. April 2018.
HBO Vice: “Rebuilding our Reefs”. Episode 5. September 2017.
Wavelengths Podcast: “Super Corals – Getting Ahead of Climate Change”. Episode 3. January 2018.
Outreach, Education, & Leadership
2019
44th Annual Albert Tester Memorial Symposium co-organizer
2020 National Marine Educators Association conference committee member
Judge: Windward District Science Fair, Kaneohe, HI
PEO organization outreach presentations: coral reef ecosystems
2018
Stanford Ignite Fellow co-host
Imi Wai Ola Student Conference workshop volunteer
NOAA PIRO workshop session coordinator
Expanding Your Horizons Girls in Science workshop leader
New Mexico State University undergraduate student laboratory visit (15 students)
Chasing Coral screening invited panelist (Kapiolani Community College)
seaHarmony Collaboration Network blog series writer
2017
Resource interview for international high school science project (1 student)
STEMplus program educator HIMB workshop coordinator
Congressional Higher Education Committee delegate visit to HIMB
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Open House volunteer
Resource interview for middle school science projects (4 students)
Assets School biodiversity laboratory at HIMB (22 students)
Science project resource mentor (Kauai High School, Wellesley Middle School)
2016
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Open House volunteer
Guest lecturer in marine biology, Nanakuli High School
School for Examining Essential Questions in Sustainability, Oahu group leader
Climate Science Teachers Institute co-coordinator, American Samoa
Graduate Women in Science Professional Development Series co-coordinator
Expanding Your Horizons Girls in Science Workshop volunteer
Taiwan Coral Reef Ambassadors education outreach coordinator
Connecting culture and coral reefs: teacher workshop coordinator
Undergraduate marine science education tour guide
2015
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Open House volunteer
Biology Undergraduate Student Marine Biology RLP at Coconut Island volunteer
Rhodes Family Scholars Program, Oahu Hawaii Tour volunteer
Waikiki Family Night - Coral Reproduction and Biology education volunteer
COSEE Island Earth Traditional Hawaiian Knowledge curriculum co-coordinator
COSEE Island Earth reef health education series volunteer, North Shore Oahu
Climate Science Teachers Institute co-coordinator, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Expanding Your Horizons Girls in Science Workshop volunteer
Oahu Elementary Schools Tide Walks Program volunteer
2014 & earlier
Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
Eastern Oregon Agriculture outreach and education program assistant
Community Sustainability Fair in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean coordinator
Agriculture in the Classroom Elementary Program youth teacher
Funding Sources
2016-2019: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
2019: HIMB Colonel Willys E. Lord, DVM and Sandina L. Lord Endowed Scholarship
2019: Graduate Student Organization, UH Manoa, Merit-Based Award in Mentorship
2019: UH Manoa Department of Biology Charles H. and Margaret B. Edmondson Research Fund
2018-2019: PEO Scholar Award, Mary Louise Remy Endowed Scholar Award
2017: HIMB Colonel Willys E. Lord, DVM and Sandina L. Lord Endowed Scholarship
2016: HIMB Colonel Willys E. Lord, DVM and Sandina L. Lord Endowed Scholarship
2016: UH Manoa Department of Biology Charles H. and Margaret B. Edmondson Research Fund
2016: Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Research Assistant
2016: University of Hawaii at Manoa Opportunity Grant
2015: University of Hawaii at Manoa Teaching Assistant
2015: University of Hawaii at Manoa Opportunity Grant
2015: Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Research Assistant
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