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A. KIMO MORRIS
[abridged, revised 3/19/10]
Personal INFORMATION
Born: June 9, 1972, Harbor City, California, USA
Ethnicity: Filipino-American
Wife: April Hiraki-Morris (J.A. Rowland HS Class 1979)
Daughter: Jade (4th Grade, Blandford Elementary School)
Hobbies & Interests: scuba, distance running, camping, hiking, Scrabble, Wii, museums, entomology, guitar, ukulele, martial arts, science fiction movies.
EDUCATION:
- Ph.D., Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
- M.Sc., Entomology, Oregon State University, 1998
- B.A. with distinction, Zoology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1994
COMMUNITY EDUCATION VOLUNTEERING:
Community Awards
- Ada May Warner Service Award recipient - received from the Rowland Council PTA, January 27, 2010.
- Service Center One Council COAT (Community Outreach Action Team) Award, March 17, 2010 (nominated by the Association of Rowland Educators).
Rowland Unified School District
- Blandford Elementary School Involvement
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- Parent Teacher Association President, 2009-2011 (member since 2005)
- School Site Council, Parent Member, 2008-2009, 2009-2010
- 2010 – RUSD Instructional Cabinet/District School Leadership Team (DSLT) Committee (appointed parent representative)
- 2010 – RUSD Committee on Facilities Utilization (appointed parent representative)
- 2009 – RUSD Technology Planning Committee (appointed parent representative)
- 2007-2008 – RUSD-Ball Partnership, Strategic Planning Committee (volunteer parent representative) – Strategic Plan #2: “We will transform teaching and learning to ensure the actualization of each student’s unique potential”.
- July 2008 – RUSD Hiring Committee, Blandford School Principal Search (appointed parent representative)
- 2004-2010 – Volunteer presentations on science and critical thinking (invited lectures).
- John A. Rowland High School
Mrs. Karen Hunter (Biology): Humans and the Environment
Mr. Shay Lohman (Government): People, Politics and Sustainability
School-wide Assembly, Marc 19, 2010 (Environmental Politics): Human Impacts and Solutions
- Rincon Intermediate School
Career Day 2009: Marine Sciences As A Career
Career Day 2010: Marine Sciences As A Career
- Blandford Elementary School
K – World of Insects and Their Cousins
K – Caring For The Environment: Storm Drains & Sewers
K – Animals: From Whales to Mice
1 – First Grade Marine Biology!
1-2 – Be A Friend To The Earth
1-2 – Talking Trash with Dr. Kimo: Cleaning the Environment
2 – Let’s Go Whale Watching!
2 – Clean Beaches: Doing Your Part
2 – Talking About Fossils with Dr. Kimo
2 – Insects All Around Us
2-3 – Being A Conscious Consumer: The Case of Plastics
3 – Water As Matter
3 – World War II: The Morris and Hiraki Family Stories
3-5 – How Science Works: Uncovering Evidence
4 – Persistent Plastics in the Environment
4 – Ecosystems
5 – My Life as a Scientist
5 – The Water Story in Southern California
4-6 – GATE #1: Deciphering Animal Relationships
4-6 – GATE #2: Echolocation and Biosonar in Animals
4-6 – GATE #3: Animal Adaptations & Natural Selection
4-6 – GATE #4: Extreme Adaptations in Extreme Environments
- Rainbow Pre-School (on the John A. Rowland High School campus)
Working in the Ocean is Fun!
Undersea World on Scuba
Insects are Fun!
Miscellaneous Invited Educational Presentations and Lectures
- 2009 – Manhattan Beach Unified School District
- Grand View Elementary School – Career Night Science EXPO: Marine Sciences as a Career
- 2007 – East Whittier City School District
- Hillview Middle School – “Ask A Scientist” Night: Oceanography & Marine Biology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Title: Adjunct Professor
Department of Natural Sciences, Loyola Marymount University
Spring 2010 – Present
- Oceanography (Ntls310) – Upper-division lecture and field course in general oceanography to environmental science and biology majors. Topics include all aspects of geological, chemical, physical and biological oceanography.
Title: Adjunct Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Mount San Antonio College
Spring 2000 – Present
- General Biology (Bio1) – Lecture course in general biology to first and second year non-major students covering the scientific method, cell biology, organismic biology, genetics, ecology and evolution.
- General Biology (Bio1 Lab) – Lab course in general biology to first and second year non-major students. The lab is taught concurrently with the lecture course.
- Biology for Majors (Bio4) – Lecture course in general biology for students majoring in the biological sciences, covering the scientific method, cell biology, DNA synthesis, molecular evolution and ecology.
- Marine Biology (Bio20) – Lecture course in ocean sciences to first and second year students covering general oceanography, marine organisms, ecology, ecosystems, and human impacts.
Title: Adjunct Professor
Biology Department, Cypress College
January 2009 – Present
- General Biology (Bio101) – Lecture and lab course in general biology covering the scientific method, cell biology, organismal biology, genetics, ecology and evolution.
- Marine Biology (Bio122) – Lecture and laboratory course in general marine biology covering general oceanography, marine organisms, ecology and ecosystems, and human impacts. Laboratory and field instruction is part of this course.
Title: Adjunct Professor
Department of Earth Sciences, Fullerton College
January 2008 – Present
- Intro Oceanography Lecture (ESC130F) – Lecture course in general oceanography, covering geological, chemical, physical and biological oceanography.
- Oceanography Field Experience (ESC130LF) – Laboratory and field instruction in general oceanography.
Title: Graduate Teaching Associate
University of California, Los Angeles
Spring 2000 – March 2006
- General Biology – Introduction to ecology, evolution, and organismic biology for lower division majors.
- Current Issues in Biology – Introduction to science and society for upper division non-majors.
- Invertebrate Zoology – Development, systematics, and taxonomy of invertebrates for biology majors.
- Marine Biology – Biology and physical studies of the marine environment for upper division majors.
- Marine Biology Quarter – Off campus course in marine research in Hawaii (2001) and Mo’orea (2004)
Title: Graduate Teaching Associate
Oregon State University
1995-1997
- General Entomology – Systematics and taxonomy of insects for upper division majors.
- Integrated Pest Management – Systematics and management of insects for upper division majors.
PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
Title: Owner, Principal Scientist
Ecomarine Consulting LLC
May 2008 – Present
- Principal and Senior Scientist responsible for marine biological and oceanographic assessments in intertidal, subtidal and estuarine habitats. Clients include Federal, State and local municipal agencies, academic institutions, international environmental consulting firms, and private industry.
Title: Biologist II
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
October 2007 – April 2008
- Staff biologist responsible for bioassay testing of treated effluent and receiving waters in compliance with State and Federal NPDES permit requirements.
- Special studies development and testing related to emerging contaminant issues.
Title: Director of Marine Sciences
Weston Solutions
October 2006 – October 2007
- Project Manager responsible for the successful management of projects for Federal, State, and Municipal clients throughout the United States.
- Laboratory Manager in charge of staff and equipment in the benthic processing lab.
- Director of Marine Sciences in charge of business development for marine science projects throughout California.
Title: Project Scientist
MBC Applied Environmental Sciences
August 1997 – October 2006
- Project Manager in charge of overseeing contracts to conduct marine sciences research throughout California.
- Data Analyst for all scientific investigations occurring throughout southern California.
- Research Biologist / Scientific Diver tasked with managing and carrying out all field investigations along the southern California coast.
Title: Divemaster
Bubbles Below Scuba Charters, Inc./Sea Fun Kauai
1994-1995
- Divemaster and underwater tour guide working in the tourist industry in Hawaii.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (industry publications furnished upon request)
- Morris, A.K., Kalman, J.A., "Incidence of bopyrid isopod infection in a nearshore southern California shrimp assemblage, Crangon sp." (in prep)
- Morris, A.K., Graham, W.M., and W.M. Hamner, "Directional swimming behavior facilitates the aggregation of the sea nettle Chrysaora fuscescens along the Monterey upwelling shadow, Monterey, California" (in prep)
- Morris, A.K., W.M. Hamner, and M.C. Rigby, "Physical and biological factors determining spatial distribution of zooplankton near a seasonal front, Monterey Bay, California " (in review)
- Morris, A.K., 2006, Zooplankton Aggregations in California Coastal Zones, Ph.D. thesis, UCLA, 309pp.
- Morris, A.K., 2006, Macrozooplankton Assemblages in California Fronts, Coastal Environmental Quality Initiative, Paper 034. http://repositories.cdlib.org/ucmarine/ceqi/034
- Morris, A.K., 1997, A Model of Trophic Evolutionary Pathways, M.Sc. thesis, Oregon State University, 147pp.
- Lafferty, K.D., and Morris, A.K., 1996, Altered Behavior of Parasitized Killifish Increases Susceptibility to Predation by Bird Final Hosts, Ecology 77(5): 1390-1397.
SELECTED INVITED HIGHER ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
- April 2010 – Mt. San Antonio College, “Environmental Action Group for a Livable Earth” Club – “Humans and the Marine Environment ”. (invited lecture)
- May 2009 – Mt. San Antonio College, “Environmental Action Group for a Livable Earth” Club – “Persistent Plastics in the Environment”. (invited lecture)
- April 2008 – Ohlone College, Biology Department – “Applied Marine Biology, Environmental Policy and Practice”. (invited lecture)
- March 2007 – California State University, Fullerton, Department of Biology (departmental seminar series), “Zooplankton Patch Dynamics in Coastal Fronts: Designed to Drift or Selected to Swim". (invited talk)
- November 2006 – Occidental College, Department of Biology, "Plankton Aggregations in California Coastal Fronts". (invited lecture)
- March 2005 – Ohlone College, Biology Department – “Current trends in California Environmental Policy and Practice”. (invited lecture)
- October 2004 – EEB Department, Coral Reef Biology (EEB 187), UCLA, “Oceanic Fronts and Plankton Patch Dynamics”. (invited talk)
- November 2003 – OBEE Department, Marine Biology (OBEE c109), UCLA, “Applied Marine Biology in Southern California”. (invited lecture)
- April 2000, 2001 – OBEE Department, Biology of Invertebrates (OBEE 105), UCLA, “Trematodes Impacting The World Around Us” (invited lecture)
SELECTED INVITED INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS
- August 2007 – State Water Resources Control Board, Region Nine – “Current Progress on the Development and Testing of the Regional Harbor Monitoring Program Statistical Design”. (invited presentation)
- June 2006 – Central Region Kelp Survey Consortium, “Status of the Kelp Beds – Results from the 2005 Quarterly Aerial Surveys”. (invited presentation)
- May 2006 – Weston Solutions, “Zooplankton Patch Dynamics in Coastal Fronts: Designed to Drift or Selected to Swim? (invited presentation)
- August 2004 – Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists, “Oceanic Fronts: The Great Meeting Place”. (invited presentation)
- June 2004 – American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, "Caught On Video! Jellyfish Aggregations Along The Monterey Upwelling Shadow, Monterey, California"
- September 2002 – Dana Point Marine Science Center, Marine Science Teaching Colloquium, "Thirty Years of Environmental Monitoring in Long Beach Harbor - For Better or For Worse?" (invited presentation)
HONORS & COMPETITIVE AWARDS
Graduate (UCLA)
- 2004-2005 Dissertation Year Fellowship, Graduate Division, UCLA - $24,000/1 year
- 2004 Travel Grant, Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution, UCLA - $500
- 2003 Summer Research Mentorship Fellowship, Graduate Division UCLA - $3000/Summer
- 2002-2003 Research Mentorship Fellowship, Graduate Division UCLA - $21,000/1 year
- 2002 Coastal Environmental Quality Initiative (CEQI) Graduate Fellowship, UCMC - $27,000/1 year
- 2000-2004 Graduate Teaching Assistantships, UCLA Depts. OBEE/EEB/LS
Graduate (OSU)
- 1996 NSF Minority Graduate Fellowship, Honorable Mention recipient
- 1995 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, OSU Dept. Entomology
- 1995 College of Agriculture, Graduate Research Fellowship, OSU. - $24,000/2 years
Undergraduate (UCSB)
- 1994 Graduated with distinction in the major of Zoology
- 1994 Robert M. Norris UC Natural Reserve System Undergraduate Grant - $1000
- 1994 Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award
- 1994 UCSB Track & Field Team Captain
- 1993, 1994 Big West Conference Scholar Athlete
- 1993 Joseph Lantagne Award for Athletic and Scholastic Leadership - $500
ACADEMIC REFERENCES
- Dr. Bill Hamner, UCLA Dept. EEB
- Dr. Rebecca Shipe, UCLA Dept. EEB
COLLEGE TEACHING REFERENCES
- Mr. David Mirman, Chair of Biology, Mt. San Antonio College
- Dr. Stephanie Spooner, Chair of Biology, Cypress College
CHARACTER REFERENCES
- Dr. Jeff Watanabe, Ohlone College
- Dr. Shelly Anghera, Anchor QEA
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