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Drew Harvell
Alma materUniversity of Washington, University of Alberta
Scientific career
Thesis Partial predation, inducible defenses, and the population biology of a marine bryozoan (Membranipora membranacea)  (1985)

Catherine Drew Harvell is a marine ecologist that researches ocean biodiversity and ocean health, specializing in diseases in marine ecosystems.

Early life and education

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Harvell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[1] Harvell completed her bachelor's degree in zoology with honors from the University of Alberta in 1978. She remained at University of Alberta to complete a master's degree in zoology, supervised by Fu-Shiang Chia. She completed her thesis and graduated in 1981.[1] She attended the University of Washington to complete a Ph.D. in zoology and graduated in 1985.[2]

Research career

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In 1986, Harvell joined the faculty in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University.[3] Her research group focuses on a range of topics, including marine invertebrate biology and diversity to climate change and its impacts on disease ecology.[4][5]

In 1998 Harvell co-edited a book with Ralph Tollrian on The Ecology and Evolution of Inducible Defenses.[6] In 2016, Harvell published her first book for the popular media, A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschkas' Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk.[7] The book explores Harvell's work as curator of the Cornell University Collection of Blaschka Invertebrate Models, which includes 570 detailed and highly accurate sculptures of marine creatures.[3] Her second book in the popular press was published in 2019, titled Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease.[8] This book explores how corals, abalone, salmon, and starfish are being impacted by outbreaks of infectious diseases and suggestions actions that can be taken.

Awards and honors

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Harvell's recognitions for her writing and professional accomplishments include:

2015 - Elected to the Ecological Society of America (ESA) Fellows Program[9]

2016 - National Outdoor Book Award Winner, in the category of Natural History Literature for A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschkas’ Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk.[10]

2016 - The Best “Art Meets Science” Books of 2016, one of eight books named by Smithsonian Magazine, for A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschkas’ Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk.[11]

2017 - Honorable Mention, Rachel Carson Environment Book Award, Society of Environmental Journalists, for A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschkas’ Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk.[12]

2020 - Ecological Society of America (ESA) Sustainability Science Award, which recognizes the authors of the scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences.[13]

2020 - PROSE Award for Biological Sciences, for Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease.[14]

2020 - Selected to give the Rachel Carson Lecture for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2020 on "Oceanic Pandemics from Foundation to Keystone Species."[15]

Personal life

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Harvell is married with a daughter and a son who is a writer.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Harvell, Catherine Drew (1981). The larval behavior, life history traits, and adaptations to predation and competition of Dendrobeania lichenoides (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Publishing, ProQuest Document ID 303210700: University of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-315-06014-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Harvell, C. Drew (1985). Partial predation, inducible defenses, and the population biology of a marine bryozoan (Membranipora membranacea). OCLC 13024784.
  3. ^ a b Saulnier, Beth (2019). "A Sea of Troubles". Cornell Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  4. ^ Campbell, Katie; Ahearn, Ashley (2014-06-29). "Infectious disease cited in die-off". Statesman Journal. pp. A6. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. ^ Yong, Ed (2019-01-30). "A Starfish-Killing Disease Is Remaking the Oceans". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. ^ The ecology and evolution of inducible defenses. Ralph Tollrian, C. Drew Harvell. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. 1999. ISBN 0-691-01221-0. OCLC 38890836.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ Harvell, Drew (May 2016). A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschkas’ Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk. Organisms and Environments, 13. (1st, hardcover ed.). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28568-2. LCCN 2015029740. OL 27209890M. Wikidata Q114635674.
  8. ^ a b Harvell, C. Drew (2019). Ocean outbreak : confronting the rising tide of marine disease. Oakland, California. ISBN 978-0-520-29697-8. OCLC 1055264300.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Mize, Alison (May 7, 2015). "Ecological Society of America announces 2015 fellows". ESA. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  10. ^ National Outdoor Book Awards Foundation. "Winners of the 2016 National Outdoor Book Awards". National Outdoor Book Awards. Archived from the original on 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  11. ^ Fessenden, Marissa (December 2, 2016). "The Best "Art Meets Science" Books of 2016". Smithsosnian Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  12. ^ The Society of Environmental Journalists (2017). "Winners: SEJ 16th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment". Society of Environmental Journalists. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  13. ^ "ESA Announces 2020 Award Recipients and 2019 Student Awards". The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 102 (1): e01790. 2021. Bibcode:2021BuESA.102E1790.. doi:10.1002/bes2.1790. ISSN 2327-6096.
  14. ^ Association of American Publishers (AAP) (2020). "2020 Winners". Winners. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  15. ^ Harvell, D. (2020), "Oceanic Pandemics from Foundation to Keystone Species", AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2020, Bibcode:2020AGUFMOS027..01H, retrieved 2021-06-08
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