Mr. Nicholas A. Farmer
PhD Candidate

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Integration of Marine Protected Areas into predictive fisheries models
  • Teleost and elasmobranch behavior/ecology

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. Student, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. Scheduled time of graduation: 2006. Advisor: Jerald S. Ault
  • B.S. (2001) Biology with Honors (Summa Cum Laude) & B.A (2001) English (Summa Cum Laude), Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (2002-2005)
  • International Women's Fishing Association Ryan Kelley Memorial Scholarship (2002)
  • University of Miami Summer Tuition Fellowship (2002)
  • University of Miami Graduate Fellowship (2001)
  • Murchinson Scholarship, Trinity University (1997-2001)
  • Phi Beta Kappa (2001)
  • Runner-Up, Outstanding Senior Biology Student Award, Trinity University (2001)
  • NSF Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Hawaii, Manoa (2000)
  • Mortar Board National Honor Society (2000)
  • Golden Key National Honor Society (1999)
  • Selected applicant, Blue Key/Mortar Board National Honor Society Ana Unruh Man of the Year Award (1999)
  • Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society (1998)
  • Alpha Lambda Delta First-Year Honor Society (1998)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Elasmobranch Society (2000- )

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Farmer, N.A., Ribble, D.O., and Miller III, D.G. (Submitted). The Role of Familiarity in the Shoaling Behaviour of Cyprinid Fishes. Journal of Fish Biology.
  • Farmer, N.A. 2001. The Role of Familiarity in the Schooling Behavior of Cyprinid Fishes. Senior Undergraduate Thesis, Trinity University.

Contact: Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149, Office Phone: (305)-421-4029, Email: nfarmer@rsmas.miami.edu

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