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David W. Ginsburg
Curriculum Vitae
Environmental Studies Program
University of Southern California
3502 Trousdale Parkway, SOS B15
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0036
Tel: (213) 740-8576
Fax: (213) 740-8566
dginsbur@usc.edu
http://dornsife.usc.edu/environmental-studies/
EDUCATION
2007
Ph.D., Marine Environmental Physiology, University of Southern California
1998
M.S., Chemical Ecology and Biology, University of Guam
1994
B.A., Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2012-pres.
Assistant Professor (Teaching), USC Environmental Studies Program
2012-pres.
Research Associate in Invertebrate Zoology (Echinoderms), Natural History Museum of
Los Angeles County
2009-2012
Lecturer, USC Environmental Studies Program
2008-2009
Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2007-2008
Knauss Marine Policy and Management Postdoctoral Fellow, National Oceanic
Atmospheric Administration, Washington DC
COURSES TAUGHT
ENST 298: Introduction of Scientific Diving (Spring 2011-2014, scheduled Spring 2015)
ENST 310: Sustainable Fisheries (Scheduled Spring 2015)
ENST 320a: Water and Soil Sustainability (Fall-Spring-Summer 2009-2014, scheduled Summer 2015)
ENST 480: Integrated Ecosystem Management in Micronesia (Summer 2010-2014, scheduled 2015)
ENST 495: Senior Seminar (Spring 2014)
ENST 500: Introduction to Environmental Studies (Fall 2009-2014)
ENST 530: Environmental Risk Analysis (Fall 2009-2013)
ENST 540: Coastal Zone Science and Policy (Spring 2010-2012, scheduled Spring 2015)
GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING
Graduate:
2013-pres.
Progressive Degree Advisor for Kaytee Canfield, Nathan Chen, Angie Nazarian, Austin
Reagan, Caroline Smith
2012-2014
Progressive Degree Advisor for Britanny Cheng, Victoria Chu, Daria Sarraf, Kayla
Duarte, Peter Raptis, Miller Zou
2011-2013
Progressive Degree Advisor for Elise Fabbro, Nathaniel Kinsey, Bridget McDonald,
Carolin Meier, Patrick Talbott
2010-2011
Progressive Degree Advisor for Eric Chiang, Kirby Culbertson, Luke Grunbaum, Luisa
Lam, Laura Wang, Sarah Westcott
2009-2011
Progressive Degree Advisor for Liz Scott
2009-2010
Progressive Degree Advisor for Lesley Forst
Undergraduate:
2014-pres.
McNair Scholar Advisor for Justin Pearce
2014-pres.
Interdisciplinary Studies Program Faculty Advisor for Adela Jones
2013-pres.
Directed Research Advisor for Albert Chang, Kali Staniec*, Madi Swayne, Richelle
Tanner*, Sarah Wood†, Berenice Yang Gonzalez
2013
Undergraduate Research Associates Program Co-Advisor (with Lisa Collins) for Corey
Bustamante, Casey Frost, Kali Staniec, Richelle Tanner
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2012-2013
Directed Research Advisor for Nathaniel Kinsey, Elise Fabbro, Michele Felberg*,
Wendy Whitcombe*
2013
Undergraduate Research Associates Program Co-Advisor (with Lisa Collins) for Justin
Bogda, Judy Fong, Stephen Holle, Dawnielle Tellez
2011-2012
Directed Research Advisor for Christine Sur*, Laura Wang*, Ada Lee
2010-2011
Directed Research Advisor for Liz Scott
*Provost Research Fellowship Recipient; †SOAR Funding Recipient
UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
University Service:
Research Advisory Committee, USC Wrigley Marine Science Center (Spring 2014-pres.)
Assistant Diving Safety Officer, USC ENST Program (Spring 2014-pres.)
Teaching with Technology Advisory Board, USC Center for Scholarly Technology (Spring 2014)
Faculty Reader, USC Commencement, Dornsife College (Spring 2014)
Faculty Advisor, USC ENST Scientific Dive Club (Fall 2013-pres.)
Academic Merit Scholarship Review Panel, USC Dornsife College (Spring 2012-2014)
Faculty Marshal, USC Commencement, Dornsife College (Spring 2012-2013)
Department Service:
Faculty Search Committee, Non-Tenure Track (Fall 2014)
Evaluation Chair, Faculty Evaluation Committee (Fall 2014)
Promotion Chair, Faculty Evaluation Committee (Spring 2014)
Consultative Committee for Selection of ENST Program Director (Spring 2014)
Faculty Evaluation Committee (Fall 2011-2014)
Director and Advisor, ENST Progressive Master’s Degree Program (Fall-Spring 2009-pres.)
Professional Service:
Vice President, Southern California Academy of Sciences (2014)
Seafood for the Future Advisory Board, Aquarium of the Pacific (2014)
Board of Directors, Southern California Academy of Sciences (2012-pres.)
Wisconsin Water Resources Review Panel, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Program (2012)
QuikSCience Challenge, USC Wrigley Institute of Environmental Studies (2010, 2011)
National Ocean Science Bowl, USC Wrigley Institute of Environmental Studies (2007-2012)
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program, NOAA Office of Education (2007-2008)
Bay-Watershed Education Training Grants Program, NOAA Office of Education (2007-2008)
Environmental Literacy Grants Program, NOAA Office of Education (2007-2008)
HONORS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2013
USC Provost’s Prize for Teaching with Technology
2004, 2005
Graduate Fellow, USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
2002
United States Antarctic Service Medal, National Science Foundation
2001, 2002
Outstanding Teaching Assistant, USC Department of Biological Sciences
1999
Best Student Paper, 2nd Asian-Pacific Phycological Forum, Hong Kong, China
GRANTS AWARDED
2013 USC Office of Undergraduate Programs: Undergraduate Research Associates Program. “The
Natural History of Catalina Island Summer Internship Program.” Co-PI with L.E. Collins. $6,400
2013 USC Office of the Provost: Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching. “Active Learning and
Enhanced Course Materials for the Catalina Sustainability Semester Program.” Co-PI with L.E.
Collins and K. Weiss. $5,300
2013 USC Dornsife College Faculty Development Grant. “Development of New Course Content and
Situated Learning Activities for Guam and Palau Maymester Program.” $1,500
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USC Center for Scholarly Technology: Teaching with Technology Grant. “Experiential Learning
and Mobile Technology.” Co-PI with J.F. Haw. Instructor iPads WiFi: 32GB
USC Office of Undergraduate Programs: Undergraduate Research Associates Program. “The
Natural History of Catalina Island Summer Internship Program.” Co-PI with L.E. Collins. $4,500
USC Office of the Provost: Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching. “Integrative
Approaches to Investigating Environmental Water Quality and Water Rights: Case Studies and
Field Experiences in California and China.” Co-PI with L.E. Collins and J. Wang. $5,300
USC Center for Scholarly Technology: Course Continuity in a Crisis Grant. “Effects of
Environmental Stressors on Student Learning Communities.” $5,000
USC Dornsife College Faculty Development Grant. “Environmental monitoring of coastal
seagrass located in Catalina Island Marine Science Center Marine Protected Area.” $500
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
2014 Mika KB, Ginsburg DW, Chang C, Lee CM, and Jay JA. Fecal indicator bacteria levels do not
correspond with incidence of human-associated HF183 Bacteroides 16S rRNA genetic marker in
two urban Southern California watersheds. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 225: 1-11
2013 Applebaum SL, Ginsburg DW, Capron C, and Manahan DT. Expression of amino acid
transporter genes in developmental stages and adult tissues of Antarctic echinoderms. Polar
Biology 36: 1257-1267
2009 Ginsburg DW, Manahan DT. Developmental physiology of Antarctic sea stars with different
life-history modes. Marine Biology 156: 2391–2402
2001 Ginsburg DW, Paul VJ. Chemical defenses in the sea hare Aplysia parvula: importance of diet
and sequestration of algal metabolites. Marine Ecology Progress Series 215: 261-274
2001 Thacker RW, Ginsburg DW, and Paul VJ. Effect of nutrient enrichment on algal community
structure. Coral Reefs 19: 318-329
1999 Matlock DB, Ginsburg DW, and Paul VJ. Spatial variability in secondary metabolite production
by the tropical red alga Portieria hornemannii. Hydrobiologia 398/399: 267-273
Technical Report:
1999 Amesbury SS, Ginsburg DW, Rongo T, Kirkendale, LA, and Starmer J. War-in-the-Pacific
National Historical Park Marine Biological Survey. University of Guam Marine Laboratory
Technical Report 156
Research and Reflective Blogs:
2013 Ginsburg DW “Guam and Palau Wrap Up: Another Successful Field Course Comes to an End”
[Weblog entry] <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/expeditions/2013/07/08/ guam-and-palauwrap-up-another-successful-field-course-comes-to-an-end/> Scientific American
2013 Young M, Ginsburg DW “Before and After the Storm: The Impacts of Typhoon Bopha on
Palauan Reefs” [Weblog entry] <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/ expeditions/2013/06/11/
before-and-after-the-storm-the-impacts-of-typhoon-bopha-on-palauan-reefs/> Scientific American
2013 Ginsburg DW “Guam and Palau 2013: New Recruits and New Experiences” [Weblog entry]
<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/expeditions/2013/05/28/guam-and-palau-2013-new-recruitsand-new-experiences/> Scientific American
2012 Haw JF, Ginsburg DW “USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Moving Forward to Guam and Palau
2012” [Weblog entry] <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/ expeditions/ 2012/04/19/ movingforward-to-guam-and-palau-2012/> Scientific American
2012 Ginsburg DW “USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Marine Ecology from Antarctica to
Micronesia” [Weblog entry] <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/expeditions /2012/05/ 03/uscdornsife-scientific-diving-marine-ecology-from-antarctica-to-micronesia/> Scientific American
2012 Ginsburg DW “USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Ecosystem Monitoring in the Ngederrak
Marine Conservation Area” [Weblog entry] <http://blogs.scientific american.com/expeditions/
2012/05/31/usc-dornsife-scientific-diving-ecosystem-monitoring-in-the-ngederrak-marine-
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conservation-area/> Scientific American
Ginsburg DW “USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Think Like a Brittle Star” [Weblog entry]
<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/expeditions/2012/06/18/usc-dornsife-scientific-diving-thinklike-a-brittle-star/> Scientific American
Haw JF, Ginsburg DW “Let Guam decide its own fate.” [Weblog entry] <http://
www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-haw/let-guam decide_b_912723.html> Huffington Post
Ginsburg DW “Problems without passports: Scientific research diving at USC Dornsife Looking
ahead.” [Weblog entry] <http://www.scientificamerican.com/ blog/ post.cfm?id= problemswithout-passports-scientif-2011-06-14> Scientific American
Ginsburg DW “Problems without passports: Scientific research diving at USC Dornsife –
Reflections at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.” [Weblog entry] <http://
www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=problems-without-passports-scientif-2011-0602> Scientific American
SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED
2015 Symposium on Nature as a Classroom. Co-organized with Lisa Collins, USC ENST Program.
Southern California Academy of Sciences. Loyola Marymount University, Scheduled May 2015
2014 Symposium on California’s Channel Islands. Co-organized with Lisa Collins, USC ENST
Program. Southern California Academy of Sciences. California State University Channel Islands
2013 Workshop on Industry, Transportation, and Health. Co-organized with Ed Avol, USC Keck
School. USC Environmental Sustainability Research Network. Davidson Conference Center
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2013 “How do we leverage our mobilized generation to support learning off-site? Lessons from an
undergraduate research program in Guam and Palau.” USC Teaching with Technology
Conference, Davidson Conference Center
2011 “What we know about climate change.” USC Dornsife College Global Briefings Program, Mark
Taper Hall of Humanities
2010 “Biodiversity and ecology.” California Mathematics and Science Partnership, USC Doheny
Memorial Library
2009 “Greenwashing: Lets go green! Or should we?” USC Academic Culture Assembly, Doheny
Memorial Library
2007 “Physiological rates during development of marine invertebrates in temperate and polar oceans.”
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
CO-AUTHORED STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
2014 “Correlating secondary productivity and habitat composition of eelgrass beds in a Southern
California marine protected area.” Staniec KJ, Tanner RL, Obaza AK, and Ginsburg DW.
Southern California Academy of Sciences, California State University Channel Islands, Poster
Presentation
2014 “The enigmatic pacific brittle star genus Ophiotylos: Reopening a taxonomic cold case.” Swayne
MR, Hendler G, and Ginsburg DW. Southern California Academy of Sciences, California State
University Channel Islands, Poster Presentation
2013 “Monitoring surfgrass and Sargassum density in a marine protected area off Santa Catalina
Island.” Felberg MA, Whitcombe WR, and Ginsburg DW. Southern California Academy of
Sciences, Occidental College. Poster Presentation
2013 “The new frontier of water quality regulation: Ballona Creek TMDLs.” Kinsey N, Fawcett JA,
Ginsburg DW. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Occidental College. Poster
Presentation
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
2013 “Scientific research diving for experiential learning about coastal marine management and
policy.” Western Society of Naturalists, Oxnard, CA. Oral Presentation
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“Scientific diving at USC Dornsife College: Experiential learning and communicating.”
American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Monterey Bay, CA. Poster Presentation
“It’s not what you make; it’s what you keep: Biochemical “taxation” helps explain the gap
between laboratory and field measurements of sea urchin larval growth.” Society for Integrative
and Comparative Biology, Salt Lake City, UT. Oral Presentation
“Rapid methods for microbial source-tracking and pathogen detection in southern California
watersheds and beach areas.” Southern California Society of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, Dana Point, CA. Poster Presentation
“Nutritional status of invertebrate larvae in the ocean.” American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography, Honolulu, HI. Poster Presentation
“Biochemical bases of metabolic intensity during sea urchin development.” Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, CA. Oral Presentation
“The role of diet-derived secondary metabolites in the sea hare Aplysia parvula.” 2nd AsianPacific Phycological Forum, Hong Kong, China. Oral Presentation
MEDIA ATTENTION
2013 Quoted in Alert Diver about marine natural products chemistry. <http://www.alertdiver.com/
Poison_and_Venom>
2012 Featured on German National Public Radio program focused on California environmental policy.
< http://www.hr-online.de/website/radio/hr2/index.jsp? rubrik=53485&key= standard_document_
46429377>
2012 Featured in Neon Tommy article highlighting Guam and Palau Maymester. <http://www.
neontommy.com/news/2012/06/making-most-maymester-dispatches-college-trip-palau>
2012 Featured on National Public Radio’s Marketplace about sales of sustainable seafood at Whole
Foods markets. <http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/food-and-drink/whole-foodsbans-red-rated-fish-its-stores>
2012 Quoted in The Sacramento Bee about public health hazards at the Salton Sea. <http://www.
sacbee.com/2012/04/08/4398293/clock-is-ticking-on-salton-sea.html>
2012 Quoted in Time about Southern California’s water crisis. <http://www.time.com/time/nation/
article/0,8599,2103327,00.html>
2011 Quoted in Los Feliz Ledger about reclaimed water in Los Angeles. <http://www.los felizledger.
com/2011/12/labonge-wants-reclaimed-water-for-griffith-park/>
2011 “USC students study Guam and Palau.” Oceania Television Network <http://www.oceaniatv.net/
on_otv/palaunews110527.html>
2011 “Dispatches from the oceans of Micronesia.” USC Dornsife College News <http://dornsife.usc.
edu/news/stories/954/dispatches-from-the-oceans-of-micronesia/>
2010 "Navigating through kelp and swimming with the sharks." USC Dornsife College News
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/781/navigating-through-kelp-and-swimming-with-the-sharks/
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Underwater Sciences
Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences
Divers Alert Network
National Association of Underwater Instructors
Southern California Academy of Sciences
Western Society of Naturalists