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Wilmington, NC
Mary Clark, PhD
Communications experience I've had . . .
Freelance Writer, 1990-present. Edited various manuscripts for ecology journals, and contributed to an encyclopedia of oceanography.
Teaching I've done in various settings . . .
Large university lecture hall: oceanography --- Substitute Instructor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,1992-1994. Taught biological oceanography segment of Introductory Oceanography (90 students/lecture).
Mid-size university class/laboratory: ecology -- Part-time University Instructor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1998-2000. Taught upper-level undergraduate ecology lecture and lab (30 students/class).
University laboratory: biology/physiology -- Laboratory Instructor, Miami University and University of Delaware, 1982-1984 (30 students/lab).
Small/mid-size corporate workshops:
writing/editing -- Medical Communicator, ICI
Pharmaceuticals Group (now
AstraZeneca, Inc.),
Wilmington, Delaware, 1984-1989. Developed and presented
in-house writing/editing training workshops (10-30 attendees/workshop).
My field research in marine science/oceanography . . .
Researcher/Graduate student, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1989-1997.
Five seasons of field research on the foraging ecology of
blue crabs in the central Chesapeake Bay. Through the set-up and execution of
this project, I became adept at evaluating experimental design and
procedures--skills applicable across biological research disciplines. This
project also entailed heavy involvement in microelectronics and statistical
programming (SAS).
This is one of my crabs "dressed" up with an ultrasonic
transmitter for tracking.
Presented research findings, through slide/lecture presentations, for meetings of the American Society of Zoologists (now, the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology), the Society of Marine Benthic Ecology, the Duke University Marine Research Symposium, the Smithsonian Institution, and various groups at North Carolina State University.
Clark ME, Wolcott TG, Wolcott DL Hines AH. Foraging and agonistic activity co-occur in free-ranging blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus): observation of animals by ultrasonic telemetry. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 1999;233:143-160.
Clark ME, Wolcott TG, Wolcott DL Hines AH. Intraspecific interference among foraging blue crabs Callinectes sapidus: interactive effects of predator density and prey patch distribution. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 1999;178:69-78.
Clark ME, Wolcott TG, Wolcott DL Hines AH. Foraging behavior of an estuarine predator, the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in a patchy environment. Ecography. 2000;23:21-31.
Other skills/experiences that come in handy in the field . . .
SCUBA diver: NAUI-certified through Smithsonian Institution.
Research cruise experience: Research cruise/submersible dive on R/V Seward Johnson/Johnson Sea Link, 1989.
Lifeguard: Red-cross certified. Worked at pools in Wilmington, Delaware -- "way back" in the 80's!
Boats: Lots of experience with small motor boats, as well as kayaks/canoes.
For information: mailto:me_clark@mediwriter.com