Experience

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  New England Aquarium

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Research Scientist

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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  Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation

  • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

  • Board Member

    • Feb 2022 - Present
    • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

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  Shoals Marine Laboratory

  • Appledore Island, ME

  • Faculty

    • Jun 2014 - Present
    • Appledore Island, ME

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  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  • Woods Hole, MA

  • Guest Investigator

    • May 2014 - Present
    • Woods Hole, MA

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  Suffolk University

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Assistant Professor of Marine Ecology

    • Jul 2019 - Jun 2023
    • Greater Boston Area

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  Marine Studies Consortium

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Faculty

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2019
    • Greater Boston Area

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  UMass Boston

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Lecturer

    • Jun 2011 - May 2019
    • Greater Boston Area

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  New England Aquarium

  • Boston, MA

  • Research Associate

    • Jul 2014 - Jun 2018
    • Boston, MA

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  Baylor University

  • Waco, Texas

  • Postdoctoral Fellow & Adjunct Faculty

    • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015
    • Waco, Texas

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  Bridgewater State University

  • Bridgewater, MA

  • Visiting Assistant Professor

    • Jan 2009 - May 2014
    • Bridgewater, MA

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  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  • Woods Hole, MA

  • Research Associate II

    • Aug 2009 - Feb 2014
    • Woods Hole, MA

    I had three primary responsibilities as a Research Associate II, where I conducted the following activities:1. PROJECT MANAGER: conceived of independent research projects, developed project budgets and oversaw spending, obtained funding for research by writing competitive grants, completed required reporting to granting agencies, documented project compliance with federal permits & regulations, presented results at scientific conferences and in scientific publications2. LABORATORY MANAGER: ensured lab compliance to institutional and environmental safety standards, supervised research staff and oversaw daily lab functioning3. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: conducted original, collaborative research on large whale foraging ecology, participated in oceanographic and marine mammal ecology research cruises, certified and trained to operate small boats in proximity of large whales

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  Boston University Marine Program

  • Woods Hole, MA

  • Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant

    • Sep 2004 - Aug 2008
    • Woods Hole, MA

    I was a teaching assistant for the course, Global Coastal Change, and conducted independent research in fish chemosensory biology (which has been published in Animal Behaviour, Gerlach & Lysiak 2006) and large whale ecology. The latter is published in my PhD dissertation from Boston University and two articles detailing this work are in review in Marine Ecology Progress Series.

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  Gustavus Adolphus College

  • St. Peter, MN

  • Undergraduate Research and Teaching Assistant

    • Jun 2001 - May 2003
    • St. Peter, MN

    I was a teaching assistant for the course, Invertebrate Zoology, and conducted independent research on zooplankton phototactic behavior. The results of these studies were presented at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) and National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Lysiak, N.S., A.A. Hamp, and N.M. Butler. 2002. The Phototactic Behavior of Marine and Freshwater Zooplankton as Influenced by Habitat and Light Quality. American Society of Limnology & Oceanography Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI. (poster) Hamp, A.A., N.S. Lysiak, and N.M. Butler. 2002. Investigations into the Phototactic Behaviors of Marine and Freshwater Mysids. American Society of Limnology & Oceanography Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI. (poster)Ortenblad, M., K.N. Howe, N.S. Lysiak, and N.M. Butler. 2001. Field and Laboratory Investigations of the Phototactic Behaviors of Diaptomus and Daphnia in Response to Four Wavelengths of Light. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Louisville, KY.