Graduate Student

Department of Oceanography
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Marine Science Building #603A
1000 Pope Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel.: 808-956-6346

Email: wagnerda(at)hawaii.edu

EDUCATION

• University of Hawaii at Manoa
  Department of Oceanography
  Master’s program
• Hawaii Pacific University
  Bachelor of Science in Biology
  Graduated in January 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE

• HAWAII INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY - Kaneohe, HI
  Graduate research assistant: 10/2005-Present
  Ecology of Phyllodesmium poindimiei and implications for biocontrol of Carijoa riisei in
  Hawaii
• DEPARTMENT OF OCEANOGRAPHY - University of Hawaii, HI
  Coral Laboratory Technician: 10/2004-10/2005
  Investigation of life history, taxonomy, and ecological impact of Carijoa riisei in Hawaii
• GALAPAGOS NATIONALPARK - San Cristóbal, Ecuador
  Park Ranger: Summer 1999
  Enforcement and instruction of park rules

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Wagner D, Kahng SE & Toonen RJ. Accepted. New report of nudibranch predators of the
  invasive octocoral Carijoa riisei in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Coral Reefs.
• Kahng SE, Benayahu Y, Wagner D & Rothe N. Accepted. Sexual reproduction in the
  invasive octocoral Cariijoa riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) in Hawaii. Bulletin of Marine Science.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & ABSTRACTS

• Wagner D & Kahng SE (2005) The spread of an alien octocoral (Carijoa riisei) across the
  main Hawaiian Islands and implications for Kauai and the NWHI’s. 2005 Hawaii Conservation Conference.
• Wagner D (2006) The ecology of a specialized nudibranch predator (Phyllodesmium
  poindimiei) and implications for biocontrol for an alien octocoral (Carijoa riisei) in Hawaii. 2006 Hawaii Conservation Conference.

DIVING CERTIFICATIONS

AAUS Scientific Diver to 130 fsw, NAUI Master Diver, NAUI Rescue Diver, NAUI Nitrox Diver, DAN Oxygen First Aid, American Red Cross First Aid & Adult CPR, PADI Open Water.

FIELD EXPERIENCE

• October 21-27, 2006: Observer, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (R/V KOK) Deep water coral survey of the Au’Au Channel, Maui.
• 2006 – Present: Field research in Hawaii involving over 90 SCUBA dives within the guidelines of the University of Hawaii Dive Safety Program.