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Curriculum Vitae Stephanie M. Watson Contractor to Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System 1431 Wood Hollow Drive #26205 Houston, TX 77057 Ph: (713) 952-9011 Email: steph_Watson@sbcglobal.net Professional Preparation

University of Maine - Orono Spatial Information Science and Engineering M.S. 2002

University of Maine – Orono Ecology and Environmental Sciences (marine) M.S. 1996

University of Maine – Orono Psychology B.S. 1991 Appointments

Data Management Consultant, Texas A&M University, Department of Oceanography (Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System), June, 2005 – present. Coordinator, Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS), Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 2004 - present Marine Mapping Users Group (MMUG) Coordinator/GIS Specialist, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission/California Department of Fish and Game, 2003 (one year contract) Research Associate/Project Manager, Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, 2001-2003 Coastal Planner, Maine Coastal Management Program, 1998-2000 NOAA Coastal Management Fellow, Florida Coastal Management Program, 1996-1998 (two year contract)

Publications

1. Watson, S. 2004. Researchers Converge to Improve Metadata Standards, EOS, 85(9), p. 91. 2. Ames, E., S. Watson, and J. Wilson. 2000. Rethinking over fishing: Insights from oral

histories with retired fishermen. In B. Neis and L. Felt (Eds.) Finding Our Sea Legs: Linking Fishery People and Their Knowledge with Science and Management. St. John’s, Newfoundland: ISER Books, pp. 153-164.

3. Watson, S. 1999. Where It Counts: Community-based Initiatives in Coastal Management. In Proceedings of the 1999 Coastal Zone Conference, San Diego, CA, pp. 475-477.

4. Watson, S. 1998. Local Coastal Hazard Mitigation Strategies in Florida. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of The Coastal Society: Minding the Coast – It’s Everybody’s Business, Williamsburg, VA, pp. 304-309.

5. McCleave, J.D., P.J. Brickley, K.M. O’Brien, D. A. Kistner, M.W. Wong, M. Gallagher, and S.M. Watson. 1998. Do leptocephali of the European eel swim to reach continental waters? Status of the question. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 78, 285-306.

Synergistic Activities

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Management and Communications, Organizing Committee and Steering Team Member (2004-2005)

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National Federation of Regional Associations, Organizing Committee Member (2004-2005) West Coast Observation System of the National Marine Sanctuaries Program, Steering Committee Member (2004-2005) San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, System Wide Monitoring Program, Steering Committee Member (2004-2005) Marine Metadata Interoperability Initiative, Steering Committee and Technical Team Member (2004-present)

Collaborators and Other Affiliations Collaborators and Co-editors Barnard, Patrick, USGS

Bogden, Philip, Southeastern Universities Research Association Botsford, Lou, University of California at Davis Chao, Yi, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Chavez, Francisco, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Cheng, Ralph, USGS Crawford, Greg, Humboldt State University Doyle, James, Naval Research Laboratory Garfield, Newell, San Francisco State University

Graybeal, John, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Howard, James, Humboldt State University Martin, Lora Lee, Monterey Bay Education, Science, and Technology Center

McNutt, Marcia, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute McWilliams, James, University of California Moline, Mark, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Morgan, Steve, University of California at Davis O’Reilly, William, University of California at Berkeley Paduan, Jeff, Naval Postgraduate School Thornton, Edward, Naval Postgraduate School Williams, Susan, University of California at Davis Wright, Dawn, Oregon State University

Graduate and Post-doctoral Advisors Beard-Tisdale, Mary Kate, University of Maine at Orono – Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering (10 students) Wilson, James, University of Maine at Orono – School of Marine Sciences (6 students)

Thesis Advisors

Beard-Tisdale, Mary Kate, University of Maine at Orono – Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering (10 students) Wilson, James. University of Maine at Orono – School of Marine Sciences (6 students)

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