Kimberly Tugend 3240-A Ibis Ct. Kissimmee, FL 34741 (407)846-8610 tugendk@gfc.state.fl.us

EDUCATION:

M. S.  in Fisheries Ecology/Minor in Geography.  2001.  Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.  Thesis title "Changes in the Plant and Fish Communities in Enhanced Littoral Areas of Lake Kissimmee Following a Major Habitat Enhancement."

B. S.  in Marine Science.  1998.   Marine Science Program, South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.  Senior thesis title "The migratory behavior of barramundi, an economically important fish of Australia, as determined by otolith microchemistry."
 

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Biological Scientist II, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, March 2002 - present

Biological Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, August 2001 - February 2002 (Dr. Mike Allen, Assistant Professor)

• assisted with ongoing research efforts, including field work, collection and analysis of data, and written and oral presentation of results
• assisted with writing of state reports and professional publication

Fisheries Technician, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, May 1998 - June 1999 (Dr. Mike Allen, Assistant Professor)

•  assisted with study investigating largemouth bass recruitment
•  identified and measured freshwater zooplankton, conducted diet analyses of largemouth bass (> 30 mm TL), familiar with otolith aging techniques, GPS, and aquatic vegetation identification
•  assisted with rotenone blocknet, electrofishing, gill net, and trawl net sampling
• designed and maintained lab website
•  experienced with operation of motor boats and backing trailers

• operated energy dispersive instrument and scanning electron microscope (SEM)
• investigated crystal microstructure of spotted sea trout otoliths

• investigated the use of clays as a possible control mechanism for red tide blooms
• experience culturing different algal species
• presented results

Summer 1996

• microconstituent analysis of redbreast sunfish otoliths
• use of scanning electron microscopy and otolith polishing techniques

• designed and conducted research involving the interaction of two species of flatfish
• use of electroshocking techniques in obtaining an Index of Biotic Integrity
• presented results to facult

• participated on research cruise investigating post larval cod predation
• determined length measurements, sex/sexual maturity, and species of collected fish, crustaceans,and mollusks
• identified and preserved stomach contents of target predatory species

• "Biogeochemical Carbon Cycle in Winyah Bay, SC"

ACTIVITIES:

Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
    Newsletter Editor, 2002 - present

Graduate Student Advisory Committee, University of Florida
    Member, 2000-01

Graduate Student Symposium Coordinating Committee, University of Florida
    Member, 2000-01

Marine Science Undergraduate Society, University of South Carolina
    Membership Secretary, 1995-96
    Vice President, 1996-97
    President, 1997-98

National Ocean Sciences Bowl Coordinating Committee
    Undergraduate volunteer coordinator, 1997-98

Strategic Planning Committee for the Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina
    Undergraduate representative, Spring 1996

Other:
Volunteer at Loften High School in pre-GED adult classroom, 1998-99
Tutor at the Carolina Children's Home and with the USC Athletic Academic Enrichment Center, Columbia, South Carolina, 1997 - 98
 

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Public Pesticide Applicator License for Aquatic Pest Control, 2001
Completed safe boating course (ID # 71453)
SCUBA - PADI certified, 1995

HONORS:

Magna Cum Laude, University of South Carolina (GPA = 3.96)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 1998 - present
Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, 1995-1998
Dean's List and President's Lists

AWARDS:

John E. Skinner Memorial Fund Award, Honorable Mention, 2001

Best Student Paper, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, paper presented at the Southern Division Midyear Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, February 21-25, 2001 (see below)

Roger Rottmann Scholarship - Winner, 2001; Honorable Mention, 2000

Loften High School’s Outstanding School Volunteer for 1998, Spring 1999

The Outstanding Achievement and Student Triumph Award, University of South Carolina, March 1998

The Marine Science Program Outstanding Undergraduate Award, University of South Carolina, April 1998
 

PUBLICATIONS:

K. I. Tugend, and M. S. Allen.  In press.  Use of artificial habitat structures in U.S. lakes and reservoirs: A survey from the Southern Division AFS Reservoir Committee.  Fisheries.

Allen, M. S., and K. I. Tugend.  In press.  Effects of habitat enhancement on habitat quality and largemouth bass recruitment at Lake Kissimmee, Florida. Proceedings of the International Black Bass Symposium 2000, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

Tugend, K. I., and M. S. Allen.  2001.  Habitat structures in lakes and reservoirs: if you build it, will they come? LakeLine: A Publication of the North American Lake Management Society 21(3):25-28.

Sengco, M. R., A. S. Li, K. Tugend, D. Kulis, and D. M. Anderson.  2001.  Removal of red- and brown-tide cells using clay flocculation. I. Laboratory culture experiments with Gymnodinium breve and Aureococcus anophagefferens.  Marine Ecology-Progress Series 210:41-53.

Tugend, K. I., and M. S. Allen.  2000.  Temporal dynamics of zooplankton community composition and mean size at Lake Wauberg, Florida.  Florida Scientist 63:142-154 . Abstract

Tugend, K. I.  2000.  Abiotic Habitat Enhancement Online Manual, Southern Division American Fisheries Society Reservoir Committee.  http://www.sdafs.org/reservor/manuals/habitat/Main.htm
 

PRESENTATIONS:

Tugend, K. I., M. S. Allen, and M. Binford.  Submitted.  Use of remote sensing and GIS technologies for studying plant community dynamics: a case study.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  August 18-22, 2002.  Baltimore, Maryland.

Tugend, K. I., M. S. Allen, and M. Binford.  2002.  Use of satellite imagery and GIS to identify factors affecting plant re-establishment in Lake Kissimmee, Florida. Southern Division Midyear Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  February 21-24, 2002.  Little Rock, Arkansas.

Tugend, K. I., and M. S. Allen.  2001.  Effects of a habitat enhancement on littoral plant and fish communities.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  August 19-23, 2001.  Phoenix, Arizona.

Tugend, K. I., and M. S. Allen.  2001.  Plant and fish communities in enhanced littoral areas of Lake Kissimmee, Florida following a major habitat enhancement.  Southern Division Midyear Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  February 21-25, 2001.  Jacksonville, Florida.

Allen, M. S., and K. I. Tugend.  2000.  Effects of habitat enhancement on habitat quality and largemouth bass recruitment at Lake Kissimmee, Florida.  Black Bass Symposium, Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  August 19-24, 2000.  St. Louis, Missouri.

Tugend, K. I., M. S. Allen, and M. A. Webb.  2000.  Abiotic habitat enhancements in U.S. lakes and reservoirs: a survey of the Southern Division Reservoir Committee.  Southern Division Midyear Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  February 3-6, 2000.  Savannah, Georgia.
 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Newsletter Editor, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2002-present

Member, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2000-present

Organizer, Abiotic Habitat Enhancement Manual for U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs, Southern Division American Fisheries Society Reservoir Committee, 1998-present.

National Member, American Fisheries Society, 1998-present

Member, South Carolina Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 1996-1998
 

REFERENCES:

Dr. Mike S. Allen, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st St. Gainesville, FL  32653, (352) 392-9617 ext. 252.

Dr. Debra Murie , Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st St. Gainesville, FL  32653, (352) 392-9617 ext. 245.

Dr. Stephen E. Stancyk , Professor Marine Science and Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, 712 Earth and Water Sciences Building, Columbia, SC 29208, (803)777-3944.
 

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