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Dr. CAROL J. PRIDE
Marine Science Program
Dept. of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA 31404
(912) 691-7446
pridec@savstate.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Marine sediments…paleoclimatology and paleoceanography…stable isotope
biogeochemistry…ecology of diatoms and foraminifera…micropaleontology.
EDUCATION
University of South Carolina, Marine Science Program, Columbia, SC, Ph.D., 1997
Dissertation: “An Evaluation and Application of
Paleoceanographic Proxies in the
Gulf of California”
Research Advisor: Dr. Robert Thunell
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, Environmental Science, B.A. with High
Honors, 1990
Senior Thesis: “Globorotalia truncatulinoides: A Key to
Eastern Mediterranean
Sapropel Deposition”
Research Advisors: Drs. G.P. Lohmann (WHOI) and Suzanne
O’Connell
West Indies Laboratory, Fairleigh Dickinson University, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.,
1987
Research Project: “Benthic Foraminifera Distribution in a
Coral Reef Environment”
Research Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Gladfelter
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Savannah State University, Savannah, GA, Assistant Professor, 2002 - present
Bachelor’s of Science in Marine Sciences Program:
MSCI 3101K Marine Science I
MSCI 4301K Biological Oceanography
MSCI 4401K Marine Sediments: Source,
Sinks and Significance
MSCI 4901 Senior Seminar
MSCI 4902 Senior Research/Internship
Master’s of Science in Marine Sciences Program:
MSCI 5201 Introduction to Marine
Sciences
MSCI 5402 Research/Marine Science
Seminar
MSCI 7600 Oceanic Change: Climatic
and Human Perturbations of Marine
Ecosystems
MSCI 7801 Directed Research
MSCI 7991 Thesis 1
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2000 – 2002
Department of Biology:
BIOL 112 Evolution, Ecology and
Biodiversity
BIOL 342 Oceanography and
Oceanography Lab
Graduate Program in Marine Biology, Grice Marine Laboratory:
BIOL 610 Physical Oceanography and
Physical Oceanography Lab
University of South Carolina, Marine Science Program, Columbia, SC
Updated marine science laboratory manuals, guest lecturer,
1997 - 1998
Teaching Assistant: Marine Environments Laboratory, 1991
Wesleyan University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Middletown,
CT
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant:
E&ES 101 Physical Geology: Our
Dynamic Earth
E&ES 106 Introductory Oceanography
E&ES 227/229 Geobiology /
Invertebrate Paleontology
E&ES 251/253 Marine Ecology and Lab
RESEARCH POSITIONS
University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa
Barbara, CA
Postdoctoral Researcher, 1998 – 2000
Research: Investigation of the use of 30Si of diatom opal as
a proxy for dissolved
silicon utilization
Research Advisors: Drs. Mark Brzezinski and Michael DeNiro
University of South Carolina, Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia, SC
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997 – 1998
Research: Influence of El Niño events on the faunal and
stable isotopic
composition of Guaymas Basin planktonic foraminifera
Research Advisor: Dr. Robert Thunell
National Geophysical Data Center, Paleoclimatology Program, N.O.A.A., Boulder,
CO
Visiting Scientist, 1993
Research: Compilation of climatic and oceanographic data
related to upwelling in
the Gulf of California. Digital analysis of varved sediments deposited in
an oxygen minimum zone.
Host Scientist: Dr. David Anderson
University of South Carolina, Marine Science Program, Columbia, SC
Research Assistant, 1991 – 1997
Research: Sediment trap and sediment core study of variable
production and
sedimentation in the Gulf of California.
Research Advisor: Dr. Robert Thunell
GRANT ACTIVITY
NSF Geosciences, Oceans of Opportunity: Enhancing African-American Participation
in
the Marine Geosciences, $100,000, 2005 - 2007
Subactivity Director, CASTME - Title III Program, 2005 - present
COSEE-SE Subaward, Preparing Underrepresented Undergraduate Students for Careers
in
Natural History Interpretation and Increasing Awareness of
Coastal Children to Sea
Island Ecology, $20,000, 2004 - 2005
Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Research and Development Grant,
$2000, 2000
STUDENT RESEARCH SUPERVISED
Master’s Thesis:
Nicole Abdul, Paleoceanography of the Benguela Current
upwelling system, M.S.
expected Dec. 2007
Joe Marshall, Salt marsh sediment properties and community
structure behind a
migrating oyster ridge, Fort Pulaski, Savannah, GA, M.S. expected Dec.
2007
Undergraduate Research in the South Atlantic Bight:
Estuarine phytoplankton and water column studies: Timothy Butterbaugh, Zachary
Hagey (MAGEC STEM), Siobhan Lloyd (MAGEC STEM), Rachel McEvers (College of
Charleston), J.J. Wilson (NOAA LMRCSC)
Georgia shelf and estuarine benthic foraminifera studies: Sigourney Bain (Oceans
of Opportunity/NOAA LMRCSC), Clement Bolton (Oceans of Opportunity), Sara
Mackenzie (NOAA LMRCSC), LaDonza McGruder (MAGEC STEM), Chad Ogden
Salt marsh ecosystem studies: Courtney Dorsey, Ajmal Gordon (NOAA LMRCSC), Julia
Pearson
PUBLICATIONS
Dean, W., C. Pride, R. Thunell. Geochemical cycles in sediments deposited on the
slopes of the Guaymas and Carmen basins of the Gulf of California over the last
180 years. Quaternary Science Reviews, v.23, p.1817-1833, 2004.
Varela, D., C. Pride, and M. Brzezinski. Biological fractionation of silicon
isotopes in Southern Ocean surface waters. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, v.18,
Art. No. GB1047, 2004.
Pride, C. Crisis in the geoscience workforce. Scenes. Skidaway Marine Science
Foundation, Nov. 2003.
Brzezinski, M., C. Pride, V. Franck, D. Sigman, J. Sarmiento, K. Matsumoto, N.
Gruber, G. Rau, and K. Coale. A switch from Si(OH)4 to NO3- depletion in the
glacial Southern Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, v. 9, n. 11, Art. No.
1564, 2002.
Pride, C., R. Thunell, D. Sigman, M. Altabet, L. Keigwin, and E. Tappa. Nitrogen
isotopic variations in the Gulf of California since the last deglaciation:
Response to global climate change. Paleoceanography, v.14, n.3, p.397-409, 1999.
Thunell, R., E. Tappa, C. Pride, and E. Kincaid. Sea surface temperature
anomalies associated with the 1997/98 El Niño recorded in the oxygen isotopic
composition of planktonic foraminifera. Geology, 27, n.9, p.843-846, 1999.
Altabet, M., C. Pilskaln, R. Thunell, C. Pride, D. Sigman, F. Chavez, and R.
Francois. The nitrogen isotopic biogeochemistry of sinking particles from the
margin of the eastern North Pacific. Deep-Sea Research, I, v.46, p.655-679,
1999.
Thunell, R., C. Pride, P. Ziveri, F. Muller-Karger, C. Sancetta, and D. Murray.
Plankton response to physical forcing in the Gulf of California. Journal of
Plankton Research, v.18, n.11, p.2017-2026, 1996.
Thunell, R., C. Pride, E. Tappa, and F. Muller-Karger. Biogenic silica fluxes
and accumulation rates in the Gulf of California. Geology, v.22, p.303-306,
1994.
Thunell, R., C. Pride, E. Tappa, and F. Muller-Karger. Varve formation in the
Gulf of California: Insights from time series sediment trap sampling and remote
sensing. Quaternary Science Reviews, v.12, p.451-464, 1993.
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS (1998 – 2006)
Mackenzie, S. and C. Pride. Evaluating the influence of abiotic factors on
benthic foraminifera in the Wilmington River estuary (Savannah, GA). Southeast
Estuarine Research Society Meeting, March 2006.
Pride, C., B. Christensen, A. Castner and S. Bohlen. Oceans of Opportunity: A
Model of Effective Outreach and Research Activities to Advance More
African-American Students Into the Marine Geosciences. Ocean Sciences Meeting,
February 2006.
Pride, C. Use of Stable Isotopic Tools in Paleoceanographic Reconstructions.
Dept. of Geology and Geography Seminar Series, Georgia Southern University,
October 2005.
Pride, C., J.J. Wilson, and T. Butterbaugh. Estuarine Phytoplankton Monitoring
to meet Undergraduate and Faculty Research Objectives. Eos Trans. AGU,
85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED51D-0044, 2004.
Pride, C. and M. Olsen. Turning the Tables: Double Benefits Attained from
Training HBCU Students to Teach Geosciences in African-American Communities. Eos
Trans. AGU,
85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED23A-0091, 2004.
Pride, C. Laying the Groundwork for Benthic Foraminiferal Studies: Downstream
Variations in Sediment and Water Column Properties of the Wilmington and
Savannah River Estuaries. ASLO Summer Meeting Conference Proceedings, Abstract
SS12-15, 2004.
Kendrick, T., B.A. Christensen, and C.J. Pride. Induced Preservational Bias in
Marsh Foraminifera: Examples from Skidaway Island, Georgia. ASLO Summer Meeting
Conference Proceedings, Abstract SS12-03, 2004.
Pride, C.J., “Marine Plankton as Recorders of Seasonal to Orbital Scale
Variations in Upper Water Column Properties”, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Seminar Series, March 2004.
Pride, C.J. Silicic Acid Utilization by Southern Ocean Diatoms: Variations on
Seasonal to Orbital Time Scales, Dept. of Geology Seminar Series, University of
Georgia, 2003.
Kendrick, T., B.A. Christensen, and C.J. Pride. Foraminiferal Abundance Trends
in Vibracores of Recent Macrotidal Salt Marsh Sediments on Skidaway Island, GA.
GSA Abstracts with Programs v.35, n.6, 2003.
Varela, D., C. Pride, M. Brzezinski. Biological Fractionation of Silicon by an
Oceanic Diatom Bloom in Southern Ocean Surface Waters. AGU Chapman Conference on
the Role of Diatom Production and Si Flux and Burial in the Regulation of Global
Cycle., Paroikia, Paros, Greece, 22-26 September 2003
Pride, C.J. Silicic Acid Utilization by Southern Ocean Diatoms: Variations on
Seasonal to Orbital Time Scales, Dept. of Geology Seminar Series, Georgia State
University, 2003.
Pride, C.J., Varela, D.E., Brzezinski, M.A. and DeNiro, M.J. Latitudinal
Variations in Dissolved Silicon Utilization in the Southern Indian Ocean Based
on the30Si of Diatoms From Modern and Glacial Sediments. EOS Trans. AGU, v.83,
n.19, Spring Meet. Suppl., Abstract GS31A-10, 2002.
McEvers, R., C. Pride, and Biol 342 classes. Physical Properties of the
Charleston Harbor and Their Relation to Phytoplankton Distribution, Annual
Scientific Research Poster Session, The College of Charleston, School of Science
and Mathematics, 2002.
Varela, D., C. Pride, M. Brzezinski, and M. DeNiro. Natural Variations in
Silicon Isotope Abundances as Indicators of Silica Production in the Southern
Ocean. EOS - Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v.83, n.4, Ocean
Sciences Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS21L-08, 2002.
Pride, C. Marine Plankton as Recorders of Seasonal to Glacial-Scale Variations
in Upper Water Column Properties, Marine Science Seminar Series, Savannah State
University, 2002.
De La Rocha, C., C. Pride, M. Brzezinski, and M. DeNiro. Silicone isotope-based
reconstructions of diatom utilization of silicon: recent developments and
potential. Book of Abstracts - Paleoceanography and Climate Change, The William
Smith meeting of the Geological Society 25-26 April 2001, London, U.K., 2001.
Pride, C. Stable Isotopic Proxy Records of Nutrient Utilization: Examples from
the Gulf of California and Southern Ocean, Fort Johnson Marine Sciences Seminar
Series, Charleston, SC, 2000.
Pride, C. Seasonal and Inter-annual Variability in Upper Water Column Properties
and Nutrient Cycling in the Gulf of California, Department of Biology Seminar
Series, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 2000.
Pride, C., M. Brzezinski, M. DeNiro, and A. Shemesh. Glacial-Interglacial
Variability in the Stable Isotopic Composition (30Si) of Diatomaceous Silica in
the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Zone): 2 to 300 kyr BP. EOS - Transactions of the
American Geophysical Union, v.80, n.46S, p.567, 1999.
Pride, C., R. Thunell, and E. Tappa. Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Gulf of
California Planktonic Foraminifera: A Reflection of Seasonal and Interannual
Variability in Upper Water Column Properties. EOS - Transactions of the American
Geophysical Union, v.79, n.45S, p.453, 1998.
Pride, C. El Niño Disruptions of Seasonal Faunal and Geochemical Cycles in Gulf
of California Surface Waters. Marine Science Seminar Series, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1998.
Thunell, R., C. Pride, and E. Kincaid. Sea Surface Temperature Changes
Associated with the 1997/98 El Niño Recorded in the Oxygen Isotopic Composition
of Planktonic Foraminifera: Results From Santa Barbara and Guaymas Basins. EOS -
Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v.79, n.45S, p.514, 1998.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Graduate School of the Univ. of South
Carolina, 1997
Baruch Institute Student Travel Award, 1997
South Carolina Space Grant Research Enhancement Award, 1995
Santee-Cooper Environmental Scholarship, 1995
U.S. Department of Energy Graduate Fellowship for Global Change, 1992 - 1997
Honorable Mention in N.S.F. Graduate Fellowship Competition, 1992
University of South Carolina Research Foundation Fellowship, 1991 - 1992
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Grant in Aid, 1991
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellowship, 1989
Shell Companies Foundation Grant, 1987
Charles E. Culpepper Grant for studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1986
– 1987
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Plankton ecology outreach sessions to > 130 Thunderbolt Marine Science
Academy and Charles Ellis Montessori Academy students, Funded by CASTME, 2006
Estuarine ecology training sessions for AASU early childhood education majors,
2005 - 2006
Facilitated teacher participation in research cruises, Southeast Phytoplankton
Monitoring Network training & SSU Natural History Interpretation Training
Program, 2005 - 2006
Plate tectonics service learning activity, Marine Science majors delivered
lessons to > 160 Johnson High, Thunderbolt Marine Science Academy and Charles
Ellis Montessori Academy students, Funded by NSF “Oceans of Opportunity” grant,
2005
Sponsored visits of GSU Bio-Bus to Johnson High School science classes (> 160
students served), Funded by NSF “Oceans of Opportunity” grant, 2005 - 2006
Science fair judge:
Savannah Christian Preparatory School, 2006
Savannah-Ogeechee Regional Science Fair, 2005
Science Career Day presentations at Bradwell Institute to 3 oceanography
classes, 2005
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Savannah State University Committee Work:
Academic Affair’s Round Table, 2005 - 2006
Hurricane Katrina Task Force, 2005
Dean Advisory Council, College of Science and Technology, 2005
MSMS Admissions Committee, 2002 – present, Chair since 2003
MSMS Provisional Status Review committee, 2002 - present
Faculty Manual Committee, Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2003
Meeting Session Co-Chair:
2004 Summer ASLO Meeting, Reconstruction of Marginal Marine Environments Using
the Sediment Record
1999 Fall AGU Meeting, Evolution and Oscillation of Major Upwelling Systems
1998 Fall AGU Meeting, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology I
Books / Chapters Edited:
Nitrogen in the Marine Environment
Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography 3/e, W. H. Freeman and Company Publishers
Manuscript and Proposal Reviewer:
NSF Geosciences
Paleoceanography
Journal of Foraminiferal Research
Estuaries
Professional Society Memberships and Committee Work:
American Geophysical Union
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Georgia Coastal Research Council
Georgia Geological Society
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society
Geological Society of America Southeastern Section Student Support Committee,
2006
Volunteer Work:
Charles Ellis Montessori Academy School Council, Vice Chair, 2003-2006
Science Partners for Charleston County Schools, Charleston, SC, 2001-2002
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