NORINE E. DOBIESZ. Home: 240 McCormick St. Williamston, MI SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

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1 NORINE E. DOBIESZ Home: 240 McCormick St. Williamston, MI Work: Quantitative Fisheries Center Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan State University 293 Farm Lane, Room 153 East Lansing, MI Office: SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS - Experience conducting applied research on large aquatic ecosystems - Ability to lead large projects and successfully employ statistical methods to analyze data - Work and research experience handling large databases from design, creation, maintenance, and access - Background in computer programming, web design, and user needs assessment - Aptitude in translating research findings into understandable, user-friendly stakeholder information - Ability to facilitate student learning and development of critical thinking skills - Teaching experience in ecology, statistics, and computer courses - Capability of applying for and procuring grant funding for research EDUCATION Dual Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife; and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior; 2003; Michigan State University M.S., Environmental Science, 1998, University of Wisconsin Green Bay B.S., Computer Science; 1984, University of Michigan Dearborn Associate Degree in Liberal Arts, 1977, Schoolcraft Community College RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Fisheries Center, Michigan State University Develop and utilize computer models to support research in support of Great Lakes fisheries management issues. Research topics include applying bioenergetics model to estimate consumption of major Lake Huron predators; conducting statistical modeling of sea lamprey marking data to examine effects of host size, season, and depth; creating a model to examine the tradeoffs of TFM-induced mortality versus sea lamprey mortality on lake sturgeon; and building population models to enhance our understanding of round goby dynamics in Lake Huron. Also provide programming assistance or advice on programming approaches to staff as needed to enhance the projects completed at the QFC. Lend oversight and management of the QFC s computing resources and provide expertise and advice to management on ongoing or emerging technology issues. Research Associate, University of Minnesota Duluth (Apr 2007-Feb 2013) Investigate the state of ecosystem health in large lakes and seas through a series of workshops with an international forum. Identify changes in the interactions of trophic states, food web processes, and fisheries to determine simple metrics of ecosystem and fish community properties that may be indicators of healthy ecosystems for the Laurentian Great Lakes. Develop and facilitate operation of the Global Great Lakes web site to provide data acquisition and management, decision support modeling, and

2 informative visualization. Design and build a prototype for a common fish database for Lake Superior. Design and build web site for public access to GLFC sea lamprey data. Work includes GIS, Django, postgresql, Access, and Excel. Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto (Mar 2004-Mar 2007) Explore the challenges of managing fisheries under varying environmental conditions. This research focuses on the impacts of light and temperature on the fish community across Lakes Huron, St. Clair, Erie, and Ontario. Establish and analyze a long-term dataset for changes in water clarity and temperature on each lake system. Employed Access for database management and SAS for statistical analyses. Research Associate, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (May 2003-Mar 2004) Work with Lake Huron fisheries managers to update and disseminate a consumption projection model for the lake s piscivores. Produce synthesis manuscript outlining an updated case history of Lake Huron salmonid communities and participate in preparation of the cross-lake comparison of salmonine predators dynamics and their top-down effects manuscript, both a part of the Salmonid Communities of Oligotrophic Lakes Revisited Task. Employed ADModel Builder, C++, SAS, Access, and Excel. Other research/training positions Aug 1998 May 2003 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Jan 1998 Aug 1998 Instructor, Lakeland College, Green Bay, Wisconsin Sep 1995 May 1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Statistics Jun 1996 May 1998 Graduate Research Assistant, Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey Sep 1996 May 1997 Computer Instructor, Minitab PUBLICATIONS He, J.X., Bence, J.R., Madenjian, C.P., Pothoven, S.A., Dobiesz, N.E., Fielder, D.G., Johnson, J.E., Ebener, M.P., Cottrill, R.A., Mohr, L.C., Koproski, S.R., Coupling age-structured stock assessment and fish bioenergetics models: a system of time-varying models for quantifying piscivory patterns during the rapid trophic shift in the main basin of Lake Huron. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 72, Dobiesz, N. E. and R. E. Hecky Ecosystem health of the world s great lakes and its influence on the sustainability of their fisheries. Pages in W. W. Taylor, A. J. Lynch, and M. G. Schechter, editors. Sustainable fisheries: multi-level approaches to a global problem. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. Dobiesz N.E., Hecky R.E., Johnson T.B., Sarvala J., Dettmers J.M., Lehtiniemi M., Rudstam L., Madenjian C.P., Witte F Metrics of Ecosystem Status for Large Aquatic Systems - A Global Comparison. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36:1. Dobiesz, N.E. and N.P. Lester Changes in mid-summer water temperature and clarity across the Great Lakes between 1968 and Journal of Great Lakes Research 35: Dobiesz, N.E., D.A. McLeish, R.L. Eshenroder, J.R. Bence, L.C. Mohr, B.A. Henderson, M.P. Ebener, T.F. Nalepa, A.P. Woldt, J.E. Johnson, R.L. Argyle, J.C. Makarewicz Ecology of the Lake Huron Fish Community Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62:

3 Dobiesz, N.E. and J.R. Bence Predator-prey interactions. In The state of Lake Huron in Edited by M.P. Ebener. Great Lakes Fish. Comm. Spec. Pub pp Dobiesz, N.E An Evaluation Of The Role Of Top Piscivores In The Fish Community Of The Main Basin Of Lake Huron. Ph.D. Dissertation for Michigan State University. Dobiesz, N.E. and J.R. Bence Estimating forage fish consumption by predators in Lake Huron. Great Lakes Fishery Commission completion report SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Dobiesz, N.E Standardization, sharing, and ownership: key areas of concern for Great Lakes database integration. Oral Presentation: International Association of Great Lakes Research 2015, May 24-29, 2015, Burlington, Vermont. Dobiesz, N. E., J.R. Bence, and J.X. He Improving Our Understanding of Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus Population Dynamics in Lake Huron Using Estimates of Consumption by the Top Piscivores. Presented at the International Association of Great Lakes Research conference held on May 26-30, 2014 in Hamilton, Ontario. Dobiesz, N. E Lampricide toxicity vs. sea lamprey predation: which mortality factor has greater impact on lake sturgeon population dynamics. Presented at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission 2014 Lake Committee Meetings, held at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts, Windsor, Ontario, March 24-28, Dobiesz, N.E. and R.E. Hecky The state of the Great Lakes fisheries -- Why an integrated, lake-wide database system is critical but challenging. International Association of Great Lakes Research, June , West Lafayette, Indiana. Dobiesz, Norine and Robert Hecky The challenges of integrating Great Lakes fisheries and environmental data to enable an ecosystem approach to data management. 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, August 19-23, 2012; Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dobiesz, Norine and Robert Hecky Different lakes, same problems: common data management challenges of North American and East African great lakes. GLOW VII Protecting Great Lakes of the World: Managing Exploitation with Ecosystem-based Science. June 17-20, 2012; Bujumbura, Republic of Burundi. Dobiesz, N.E. and R.E. Hecky A web-based tool to aid fisheries management in the Great Lakes. 54th Annual Conference, International Association for Great Lakes Research, May 30 June 3, 2011, Duluth, Minnesota. Dobiesz, N.E. and R.E. Hecky Integrating fisheries data: addressing the challenges and creating new tools. International Association of Great Lakes Research Conference 2010, Toronto, Ontario. May 18-22, Dobiesz N.E and R.E. Hecky What do the world s deepest great lakes tell us about ecosystem health? An examination of lakes Baikal, Tanganyika, and Superior. Ecology of Lake Superior: Integrated Approaches & Challenges of the 21st Century Conference. Duluth, Minnesota. May 3-5, Dobiesz N.E. and Hecky R.E Ecosystem Health of Large Lakes and Its Influence on Sustainable Fisheries. American Fisheries Society Conference, September Dobiesz, N.E., T.J.Lawrence, O.C.Mkumbo Comparing the socio-economic drivers of fisheries management practices in Lake Victoria and the Laurentian Great Lakes. International Association of Great Lakes Research, May

4 Dobiesz, N.E. and R.E. Hecky Metrics of Ecosystem Health: comparing the African and Laurentian Great Lakes. American Fisheries Society conference Aug Dobiesz, N.E. and N.P. Lester The importance of long term datasets: A case study from the Great Lakes. International Association of Great Lakes Research, May Dobiesz, N.E. and N.P. Lester Fish community responses to changes in water temperature and light transparency across the Laurentian Great Lakes. SIL 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August Dobiesz, N.E. and N.P. Lester Environmental changes in the Great Lakes and its effect on walleye habitat and abundance. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 5-7, 2006 Dobiesz, N.E. and N.P. Lester Has walleye distribution across the Great Lakes been affected by changes in water clarity? International Association of Great Lakes Research, May 2005, Dobiesz, N.E Ecology of the fish community in Lake Huron, th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, August 22-26, Dobiesz, N.E. and J.R. Bence Consumption Projection Model update: Expanding the use of fish models for Lake Huron. Upper Lakes Meeting, Lake Huron Symposium, March 22-25, Dobiesz, N.E. and J.R. Bence Parameterization of a Type II Functional Response Model for Chinook Salmon in Lake Huron. International Association for Great Lakes Research conference, June Dobiesz, N.E. and J.R. Bence Predator-Prey Dynamics: Prey Consumption by Key Predators in Lake Huron. Upper Lakes Meeting, Lake Huron Symposium, March 19-23, 2001 Dobiesz, N.E Design and Implementation of a Decision Support System for the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey Data. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) American Fisheries Society (AFS) Aquatic Ecocsystem Health and Management Society (AEHMS) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Instructor, Great Lakes Ecology and Management, Biology Department, University of Minnesota Duluth (Fall 2009) Led graduates and undergraduates in discussions based on readings and group presentations. Guest Lecturer, Lake Ecology, Biology Department, University of Minnesota Duluth ( ) Presented multiple 90 minute lectures and discussions as needed. Topics included an introduction to fish biology and population dynamics, overview of world s great lakes, Lake Superior chemical toxins, and Lake Victoria s changing fish community. Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Ecology, Biology Department, University of Minnesota Duluth (Winter 2008) Presented an hour long discussion of bioenergetics and their use in ecological studies. Instructor, Business Information Processing, Lakeland College, Green Bay WI, ( ) Design and teach computer-based course in Microsoft Office and its application to the office environment. Create syllabus, grading scale, lectures, homework assignments, and tests. 4

5 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Statistics, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Green Bay, WI Design teaching aids and assist students with statistical theory and computer software for analyzing statistical problems. Meet with students in the computer lab for 10 hours each week. Grade weekly assignments and proctor tests. Computer Instructor, Minitab, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Green Bay WI Design and teach seminar computer courses as part of the Computer Department supplementary training program. Courses taught include Introduction to Minitab and Advanced Functions in Minitab. OUTREACH For Great Lakes' Sakes. By Breining, G In Momentum, Published By University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. Large Lakes Observatory booth at Love Lake Superior Artisan and Info Fair. Coppertop Church, Duluth, Minnesota July 18, Interview on Catching Up with Aquatic Science, Radio episode 12, Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 2:00 p.m. Minnesota Sea Grant. Presentation of One fish, two fish: How to count what you can t see. Girls in Math and Science 13 th Annual Conference, Ingham County Schools, February 23,