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NANCY J. BROWN-PETERSON ADDRESS & TELEPHONE Center for Fisheries Research and Development Gulf Coast Research Laboratory School of Ocean Science Technology The University of Southern Mississippi 703 East Beach Dr. Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Voice: 228-872-4288; Fax: 228-872-4204; Cell: 228-217-8731 email: Nancy.brown-peterson@usm.edu EDUCATION B.A. 1978 University of Delaware, Newark, DE Major: Biological Sciences; Degree with Distinction

Thesis: Cortisol and glucose rhythms in Fundulus heteroclitus and Carassius auratus. Advisor: Malcolm H. Taylor.

M.A. 1981 College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

Gloucester Point, VA Major: Marine Science; Emphasis: Fish Biology

Thesis: Reproductive biology and recreational fishery for spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the Chesapeake Bay area. Advisor: John V. Merriner.

EXPERIENCE Research Scientist. January 2016 - present (retired/half-time January 2017-present). Center for

Fisheries Research and Development, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000. Supervisor: Jill M. Hendon. Duties: Design, implementation, data collection and analysis of reproductive biology component of multi-collaborator reef fish project, including writing manuscripts and reports and scientific presentations. Supervise graduate students and technical assistants.

President. October 2010 – Present. EcoFish Consulting, LLC. Ocean Springs, MS 39564. Duties:

President and CFO of environmental consulting firm. Histopathological analysis of fish and invertebrate tissues to evaluate environmental impacts.

Assistant Editor/Co-editor. July 2008 – November 2013; February 2015-present. Gulf Coast

Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi 39566. Duties: Read and edit all articles accepted for publication in Gulf and Caribbean Research. Proof-read final proof prior to publication.

Research Associate. July 1999 – December 2015. Department of Coastal Sciences, University of

Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000. Supervisors: Dr. William E. Hawkins, Dr. Marius Brouwer, Dr. Joe Griffitt. Duties: Design, implementation and data collection and analysis of toxicological laboratory experiments; histological preparation, examination and analysis of fish and tissue specimens with emphasis on reproductive biology; fecundity analysis; RNA and DNA isolation, DNA cloning; experimental design, analysis and presentation of data; writing and presentation of

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scientific manuscripts. Supervise graduate and undergraduate students, technical assistants.

Senior Laboratory Technician. February 1995 - June 1999. Department of Coastal Sciences,

University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000. Supervisor: Dr. William E. Hawkins. Duties: histopathological preparation and examination of fish and tissue specimens, immunohistochemical assays, analysis and presentation of data. Supervised graduate and undergraduate students, summer technical help.

Research Assistant I. January 1992 - January 1995. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology, Mississippi State University, Box 9650, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Supervisor: Dr. Marvin L. Salin. Duties: maintaining cultures of bacteria, standard molecular biology DNA isolation techniques, electrophoresis, chromatography, enzyme assays, protein purifications, writing manuscripts. Supervised 1 undergraduate student.

Research Assistant II. January 1990 - December 1991. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,

Mississippi State University, Box 9690, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Supervisor: Dr. Donald C. Jackson. Duties: organization and participation in field sampling in large river and small lake systems, data analysis, GIS mapping, interagency coordination, report writing, budgeting, presentation of scientific papers. Supervised 2 field personnel.

Remote Sensing Technician. October 1989-January 1990. Mississippi Remote Sensing Center,

Mississippi State University, Box 9681, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Supervisor: Mr. W. Frank Miller. Duties: Interpretation of vegetation types from aerial photography, transferring vegetation types from photos to topographical maps, ground truthing, vegetation mapping using ARC/INFO software.

Environmental Specialist II. September 1987-September 1989. Florida Department of

Environmental Protection, 4842 South U.S. 1, Ft. Pierce, FL 34982. Supervisor: Mr. Kalani Cairns. Duties: data collection for and creation of a three county spoil island management plan, development of computer-generated vegetation maps, monthly budgeting of project, scientific presentations for professional and popular audiences. Supervised 2 field personnel.

Research Assistant. June 1987-August 1987. Department of Biological Sciences, University of

Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5153. Supervisor: Dr. B.L. Middlebrooks. Duties: enzyme immunoassays, affinity chromatography, tissue culture, hybridoma production. Supervised 4 graduate students.

Laboratory Technician. July 1986-June 1987. Innovative Technology Inc., S.S. Box 10072,

Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0072. Supervisor: Dr. B.L. Middlebrooks. Duties: tissue culture, hybridoma production, enzyme immunoassays, bacteriology, electrophoresis, report and manuscript writing. Supervised 6 graduate students.

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Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX 78373. Supervisor: Dr. Peter Thomas. Duties: organization and participation in field sampling, reproductive histology, fecundity determinations, age-growth analysis, development of radioimmuno assays for steroid hormones, report and manuscript writing, scientific data presentation. Supervised 3 field personnel.

Graduate Research Assistant. August 1980-April 1981. Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

Gloucester Point, VA 23062. Supervisor: Mr. Frank Wojick. Duties: identifying, weighing and measuring fish and crustaceans during monthly trawl samples, taking water samples.

Graduate Research Assistant. September 1978-January 1980. Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

Gloucester Point, VA 23062. Supervisor: Mr. Clarence Richards. Duties: coding data, writing and running computer programs. Supervised 2 CETA employees.

Laboratory Technician. May-July 1978. School of Life and Health Sciences, University of

Delaware, Newark, DE 19711. Supervisor: Dr. Malcolm Taylor. Duties: Collecting fish eggs in marshes, radioimmunoassay of steroid hormones.

Teaching Assistant. January-May 1978. School of Life and Health Sciences, University of

Delaware, Newark, DE 19711. Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Skopik. Duties: lab lectures, quizzes, preparing lab practical for introductory biology course.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES Graduate Faculty – status 2, University of Southern Mississippi Committee member (2 PhD and 8 MS students); University of Southern Mississippi, Nova Southeast University Instructor, Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi COA 690/790. Special Topics: Techniques in Fish Reproductive Histology Fall 2015, Spring 2017 COA 692. Special Problems: Histological Techniques in Fish Reproduction Fall 2008, Spring 2009 COA/BIOL 490. Special Topics: Histological Techniques Summers 2003, 2004, 2005 Instructor, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICIMAR Research Laboratory, La Paz, Mexico; Short

Course: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Ecological Metrics for Fishes, with emphasis on Fish reproduction, February 2014.

Instructor, Universidad Nacional Autonóma de Mexico, Iztacala Campus, Tlalnepantla, Mexico; Short Course: Biología Reproductiva en Peces Marinos, September-October 2002

Visiting Scholars; Ms. Itzigueri Burgos Vázquez, visiting Ph.D. student from Instituto Politecnico Nacional, CICIMAR, La Paz, Mexico. 12 April – 28 May 2016. Conducted dissertation data exploration, histological analyses and subsequent writing of one chapter of her dissertation. Jointly sponsored with Mark S. Peterson.

PUBLICATIONS Moncrief, T., N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2018. Age, growth and reproduction of

Vermillion Snapper in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American

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Fisheries Society in press:DOI:10.1002/tafs.10100 Leaf, T.R., J. Trushenski, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.J. Andres. 2018. Temporal dynamics of lipid

and fatty acid characteristics of Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.06.011

Burgos-Vázquez, M.I., P.A. Mejía-Falla, V.H. Cruz-Escalona and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2017.

Reproductive strategy of the Giant Electric Ray Narcine entemedor in the southern Gulf of California. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 9:577-596. https://doi.org/10.1080/19425120.2017.1370042

Moncrief, T., N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2017. Reproductive biology of Vermilion

Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) from the north central Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 69:286-287.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., R.T. Leaf, A.M. Schueller and M.J. Andres. 2017. Reproductive analyses of

Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico: effects on stock dynamics. Fishery Bulletin 115:284-299. DOI:10.7755/FB.115.3.2

Corey, M.M, R.T. Leaf, N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.S. Peterson, S.D. Clardy, and D.A. Dippold. 2017.

Growth and spawning dynamics of Southern Flounder in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 9(1):231-243. DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2017.1290722

Fogg, A.Q., N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2017. Reproductive life history characteristics

of invasive Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 93(3): 791-813 https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2016.1095.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., M.O. Krasnec, C.R. Lay, J.M. Morris and R.J. Griffitt. 2017. Responses of

juvenile Southern Flounder exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil-contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 36(4):1067-1076. DOI: 10.1002/etc.3629

Fogg, A.Q., J.T. Evans, G.W. Ingram, Jr., M.S. Peterson and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2016.

Comparing age and growth patterns of invasive lionfish among three ecoregions of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 68:197-198.

Ahrabi-Nejad, S.M., D.W. Kerstetter, N.J. Brown-Peterson, P. Blackwelder and D. A. Renegar.

2016. Reproductive parameters of two coastal pelagic fishes off Southeast Florida: blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus, and little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 68:454-455.

Leaf, R.T., N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.J. Andres, J.T. Trushenski and A. Bergman. 2016. Temporal

dynamics of lipid and fatty acid characteristics of Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 68:448-449.

Zetina-Rejón, M., N.J. Brown-Peterson, P. del Monte Luna, V.H. Cruz-Escalona, and M.S.

Peterson. 2016. Trophic circulation in ecosystems. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios 3(8):279-291.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., M. Krasnec, R. Takeshita, C.N. Ryan, K.J. Griffitt, C. Lay, G.D. Mayer,

K.M. Bayha, W.E. Hawkins, I. Lipton. J. Morris and R.J. Griffitt. 2015. A multiple endpoint analysis of the effects of chronic exposure to sediment contaminated with

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Deepwater Horizon oil on juvenile Southern flounder and their associated microbiomes. Aquatic Toxicology: 165:197-209.

Fogg, A.Q., N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2015. Northern Gulf of Mexico lionfish:

insights into their reproductive life history. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 67:194-195.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., J.S. Franks, D.M. Gibson and C. Marshall. 2014. Aspects of the reproductive

biology of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 66:509-510.

Fogg, A.Q., M.S. Peterson and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2014. Northern Gulf of Mexico lionfish:

distribution and reproductive life history trajectories. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 66:206-207.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., R.A. Brewton, R.J. Griffitt and R.S. Fulford. 2014. Impacts of the

Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the reproductive biology of Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Pages 231-246 in B.A. Alford, M.S. Peterson and C. Green, eds. Impacts of Oil Spill Disasters on Marine Fisheries in North America. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Fulford, R.S., R.J. Griffitt, N.J. Brown-Peterson, H. Perry and G. Sanchez-Rubio. 2014. Impacts of

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, larval settlement in Mississippi. Pages 247-261 in B.A. Alford, M.S. Peterson and C. Green, eds. Impacts of Oil Spill Disasters on Marine Fisheries in North America. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Clardy, S.D., N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.S. Peterson and R.T. Leaf. 2014. Age, growth and

reproduction of the Southern Kingfish, Menticirrhus americanus: multivariate comparison to life history patterns in other sciaenids. Fishery Bulletin 112:178-197.

Flinders, C.A., W.R. Streblow, R.E. Philbeck, D.L. Cook, D.E. Campbell, N.J. Brown-Peterson and

T.S. Gross. 2014. Fathead Minnow response to broad-range exposure of β-sitosterol concentrations during life cycle testing. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: 33:458-467.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., C.S. Manning, M. Brouwer and R.G. Griffitt. 2013. The effects of pyrene

exposure on Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegates) reproduction. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 76:842-852.

Bardon-Albaret, A., N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.T. Lemus, A. Apeitos and E.A. Saillant. 2013. A

histological study of gametogenesis in captive red snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Aquaculture Research 46(4):901-908.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and J.R. Hendon. 2013. Notes on the biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois

spp). from the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 25:117-120. Stoner, A.W., K.M. Mueller, N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.H. Davis and C.J. Booker. 2012. Maturation

and age in queen conch (Strombus gigas): urgent need for changes in harvest criteria. Fisheries Research 131-133:76-84.

Saillant, E.A., E. Leclercq, A. Bardon-Albaret, B. Sarkisian, A. Apeitos, N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.T.

Lemus, A. Buentello, C. Pohlenz, and D.M. Gatlin. 2012. Development of aquaculture of the Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus: Research on larval nutrition. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 65:352-356.

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Lowe, M.R, W. Wu, M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson, W.T. Slack and P.J. Schoefield. 2012.

Survival, growth and reproduction of nonindigenous Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). II. Fundamental niche projections in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 7(7): e41580. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041580.

Lang, E.T, N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.S. Peterson and W.T. Slack. 2012. Seasonally and tidally-driven

reproductive patterns in the saltmarsh topminnow, Fundulus jenkinsi (Evermanm 1892). Copeia 2012(3):451-459.

Stein, W. III, N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.S. Franks and M.T. O’Connell. 2012. Evidence of spawning

capable tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) off the Louisiana coast. Gulf and Caribbean Research 24:75-76.

K. D. Simon, Y. Bakar, A. G. Mazlan, C. C. Zaidi, A. Samat, A. Arshad, S. E. Temple and N. J.

Brown-Peterson. 2012. Aspects of the reproductive biology of two archer fishes Toxotes chatareus, (Hamilton 1822) and Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas 1767). Environmental Biology of Fish 93: 491-503.

Griffitt, R.J., N.J. Brown-Peterson, D.A. Savin, C.S. Manning, I. Boube, R.A. Ryan and M.

Brouwer. 2012. Effects of chronic nanoparticulate silver exposure to adult and juvenile sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31:160-167. Doi:10.1002/etc.709.

Kadison, E., R. Nemeth, N. Brown-Peterson, J. Blondeau, T. Smith and J. Calnan. 2011. Yellowfin

grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa): reproductive biology, behavior and conservation of a large Caribbean grouper. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 63: 157-160.

Schofield, P.J. M.S. Peterson, M.R. Lowe, N.J. Brown-Peterson and W.T. Slack. 2011. Survival,

growth and reproduction of nonindigenous Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus [Linnaeus 1758]). I. Physiological capabilities in various temperatures and salinities. Marine and Freshwater Research 62:439-449.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., D.M. Wyanski, F. Saborido-Rey, B.J. Macewicz and S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri.

2011. A standardized terminology for describing reproductive development in fishes. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 3:52-70.

Lowerre-Barbieri, S.K., N.J. Brown-Peterson, H. Murua, J. Tomkiewicz, D.M. Wyanski and F.

Saborido-Rey. 2011. Emerging issues and methodological advances in fisheries reproductive biology. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 3:32-51.

Peterson, M.S., N.J. Brown-Peterson, S.E. LeCroy, J.M. Shaw, J.S. Franks and R.W. Heard. 2011.

A 50 year accomplishment in marine science: A history of the journal published by the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Gulf and Caribbean Research 23:1-12.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., C.S Manning, N.D. Denslow and M. Brouwer. 2011. Impacts of cyclic

hypoxia on reproductive and gene expression patterns in the grass shrimp: field vs. laboratory comparison. Aquatic Sciences-Research Across Boundaries 73: 127-141. Doi: 10.1007/s00027-010-0166-3.

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wide fish metabolic network model. Genome Biology 11:R115. doi:10.1186/gb-2010-11-11-r115.

Spade, D.J. R.J. Griffitt, L. Liu, N.J. Brown-Peterson, K.J. Kroll, A. Feswick, R.A. Glazer, D.S.

Barber and N.D. Denslow. 2010. Queen conch (Strombus gigas) testis regress during the reproductive season in the near-shore Florida Keys. PLoS ONE 5(9) e12737. doi: 10.1371.journal.pone.0012737.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., D.M. Wyanski, S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri, F. Saborido-Rey, J. Tomkiewicz and

B.J. Macewicz. 2010. A standardized terminology for describing reproductive development in fishes. Pages 224-229 in N.J. Brown-Peterson and D.M. Wyanski, editors. Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Gonadal Histology of Fishes. El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. http://hdl.handle.net/10261/24937.

Heins, D.C. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2010. Influence of the pseudophyllidean cestode

Schistocephalus solidus on oocyte development in threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus. Parasitology 137:1151-1158. doi:10.1017/S0031182009992046

Baumberger, R.E. N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.K. Reed and R.G. Gilmore. 2010. Spawning aggregation

of Polymixia lowei in a deep-water sinkhole off the Florida Keys. Copeia 2010: 41-46. Grammer, G.L., N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.S. Peterson and B.H. Comyns. 2009. Life history of silver

perch Bairdella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1803) in north-central Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Gulf of Mexico Science 27:62-73.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., K.M. Burns and R.M. Overstreet. 2009. Regional differences in Florida red

snapper reproduction. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 61: 149-155.

Carter, B.J., R.J. Griffitt, N.J. Brown-Peterson, H.R. Hammers and D.S. Barber. 2009. Size matters:

The outer diameter of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) affects gene expression in female fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Pages 387-390 In M. Loudon and B. Romanowicz, eds. Nanotech Conference & Expo 2009, Vol 2, Technical Proceedings - Nanotechnololgy 2009: Life Sciences, Medicine, Diagnostics, Bio Materials and Composites. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Sun, P., W.E. Hawkins, R.M. Overstreet and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2009. Morphological deformities

as biomarkers in fish from contaminated rivers in Taiwan. International Journal of Research and Public Health. 6:2307-2331. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6082307

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and D.C. Heins. 2009. Interspawning interval of wild female threespine

stickleback in Alaska. Journal of Fish Biology. 74:2299-2312. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02237.

Borton, D.L., D.L. Cook, W.K. Bradley, R.E. Philbeck, M.G. Dubé, N.J. Brown-Peterson and W.R.

Streblow. 2009. Responses of fathead minnows (Pimephelas promelas) during life-cycle exposures to pulp mill effluents at four long-term receiving water study sites. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 5:270–282.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., J.S. Franks, B.H. Comyns and J.R. McDowell. 2008. Do blue marlin spawn

in the northern Gulf of Mexico? Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute

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60:372-378. Brown-Peterson, N.J., C.S. Manning, V. Patel, N.D. Denslow and M. Brouwer. 2008. Effects of

cyclic hypoxia on gene expression and reproduction in grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Biological Bulletin 214:6-16.

Brouwer, M., N.J. Brown-Peterson, T. Hoexum-Brouwer, S. Manning and N. Denslow. 2008.

Changes in mitochondrial gene and protein expression in grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, exposed to chronic hypoxia. Marine Environmental Research 66:143-145.

Kroll, K.J., R.A. Glazer, G.A. Delgado, D. Barber, P.D. McLellan-Green, N.J. Brown-Peterson and

N.D. Denslow. 2008. Multiple stressors resulting in reproductive failure of queen conch (Strombus gigas) in the Florida Keys. Marine Environmental Research 66:52-53.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., J.S. Franks, M.S. Peterson, P. McConney and B. Luckhurst. 2007. Where Do

We Go From Here? A Summary of Issues of Concern and Recommendations developed during the Panel Discussion of the Large Pelagic Fishes Symposium. Gulf and Caribbean Research 19(2): 161-162.

Peterson, M.S., N.J. Brown-Peterson and J.S. Franks. 2007. Editorial Comments. Large Pelagic

Fishes in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico: Current Status and Integrated Management. Gulf and Caribbean Research 19(2): 1-2.

Abarca-Arenas, L., J. Franco-Lopez, M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson and V. Valero-Pacheco. 2007. Sociometric analysis of the role of penaeids in the continental shelf food web off Alvarado coast, Veracruz, based on by-catch. Fisheries Research 87:46-57.

Brouwer, M., N.J. Brown-Peterson, P. Larkin, V. Patel, N. Denslow, S. Manning and T. Hoexum Brouwer. 2007. Molecular and whole animal responses of grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, exposed to chronic hypoxia. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 341:16-31.

Waggy, G.L, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2006. Evaluation of the reproductive life history of the Sciaenidae in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea: “Greater” versus “lesser” patterns? Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 57: 263-282.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., P. Larkin, N. Denslow, C. King, S. Manning and M. Brouwer. 2005.

Molecular indicators of hypoxia in blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 288:203-215.

Peterson, M.S. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2005. Special section on research activities at the Iztacala

campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México. Gulf and Caribbean Research 17(1):121.

Morán-Silva, A., L.A. Martínez-Franco, R. Chávez-López, J. Franc- López, C.M. Bedia-Sánchez, F.

Contreras-Espinosa, F. Gutiérrez-Mendieta, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2005. Seasonal patterns in hydrology, nutrients and chlorophyll a in the Alvarado lagoonal system, Veracruz, Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 17(1):133-144.

Chávez-López, R., M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson, Morales-Gómez, A.A. and J. Franco-

López. 2005. Ecology of the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus Günther, in the Alvarado lagoonal system, Veracruz, Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean research 17(1):123-132.

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Peterson. 2005. Trophic relationships of demersal fishes in the shrimping zone off Alvarado LAgoon, Veracruz, Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 17 (1):157-168.

Brouwer, M., N.J. Brown-Peterson, P. Larkin, S. Manning, N. Denslow and K. Rose. 2005.

Molecular indicators and organismal effects of chronic and intermittent hypoxia in marine crustacean. Pp. 261-276 In Estuarine Indicators. (S. Bortone, Ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Peterson, M.S., W.T. Slack, N.J. Brown-Peterson and J.L. McDonald. 2004. Reproduction in

nonnative environments: establishment of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, in coastal Mississippi watersheds. Copeia 2004:842-849.

Marure-Miranda, M.E., J.A. Martínez-Peréz and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2004. Reproductive biology

of the opossum pipefish, Microphis brachyurus lineatus, in Tecolutla estuary, Veracruz, Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 16:101-108.

Hernandez-Saavedra, R., J.A. Martínez-Peréz, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2004.

Gonadal development and sexual dimorphism of Gobiomorus dormitor from the estuarine system of Tecolutla, Veracruz. Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 16:95-100.

Peterson, M.S. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2004. Introduction of special section on research

activities at the Iztacala campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 16:77-78.

Delgado, G.A., C.T. Bartels, R.A. Glazer, N. J. Brown-Peterson and K.J. McCarthy. 2004.

Translocation as a strategy to rehabilitate the queen conch (Strombus gigas) population in the Florida Keys. Fishery Bulletin 102:278-288.

Brouwer, M., P. Larkin, N.J. Brown-Peterson, C. King, S. Manning and N. Denslow. 2004. Effects

of hypoxia on gene and protein expression in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Marine Environmental Research 58:787-792

Brouwer, M., T. Hoexum Brouwer, W. Grater and N. Brown-Peterson. 2003. Replacement of a

cytosolic copper/zinc superoxide dismutase by a novel cytololic manganese superoxide dismutase in crustaceans that use copper (haemocyanin) for oxygen transport. Biochemical Journal 374:219-228.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2003. The reproductive biology of spotted seatrout. Pp. 99-133 In The

Biology of Seatrout (S. Bortone, Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Brown-Peterson, N.J., H.J. Grier and R.M. Overstreet. 2002. Annual changes in the germinal

epithelium determine male reproductive classes of cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Journal of Fish Biology 60: 178-202.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., M.S. Peterson, D.L. Nieland, M.D. Murphy, R.G. Taylor and J.R. Warren.

2002. Reproductive biology of female spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the Gulf of Mexico: differences among estuaries? Environmental Biology of Fishes 63:405-415.

Franks, J.S. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2002. A review: age, growth and reproduction of cobia,

Rachycentron canadum, from U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico and south Atlantic Ocean. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 53:553-569.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 10 Brown-Peterson, N.J. and J.W. Warren. 2001. The reproductive biology of spotted seatrout,

Cynoscion nebulosus, along the Mississippi Gulf coast. Gulf of Mexico Science 2001:61-73. Brown-Peterson, N.J., R.M. Overstreet, J.M. Lotz, J.S. Franks and K.M. Burns. 2001.

Reproductive biology of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, from coastal waters of the southern United States. Fishery Bulletin 99:15-28.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and J.S. Franks. 2001. Aspects of the reproductive biology of tripletail,

Lobotes surinamensis, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 52:586-597.

Franks, J.S., J.L. Shea, N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.S. Griggs and K.M. Larsen. 2001. Attempts to

enhance the contrast of presumed growth marks on sagittal otoliths from wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the northern Gulf of Mexico and Bimini, Bahamas. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 52:577-585.

Brown-Peterson, N. J., J.S. Franks and A.M. Burke. 2000. Preliminary observations on the

reproductive biology of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the northern Gulf of Mexico and Bimini, Bahamas. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 51:414-427.

Franks, J.S. N. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Griggs. 2000. Potential of the first dorsal spine for

estimating the age of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the northern Gulf of Mexico, with comments on specimens from Bimini, Bahamas. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 51:428-440.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., R.M. Krol, Y. Zhu and W.E. Hawkins. 1999. N-nitrosodiethylamine

initiation of carcinogenesis in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes): hepatocellular proliferation, toxicity and neoplastic lesions resulting from short term, low level exposure. Toxicological Sciences: 50:186-194.

Sun, P.L., N.J. Brown-Peterson, W.E. Hawkins, R.M. Overstreet, R.M. Krol, S.H. Tsaio and Y.

Zhu. 1998. Morphological and histological abnormalities in tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from two contaminated rivers in southern Taiwan. Environmental Sciences 6:129-152.

Franks, J.S., N.J. Brown-Peterson, D.P. Wilson, R.J. Russell and J.K Welker. 1998. Occurrence of

a synchronous hermaphroditic striped mullet, Mugil cephalus, from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Research Reports 10:33-39.

Jackson, D.J. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 1995. Habitat, accessibility and watershed variables as

they relate to largemouth bass and bluegill in Mississippi’s National Forest impoundments. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern. Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 49:26-36.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and M.L. Salin. 1995. Purification and characterization of a mesohalic

catalase from the halophilic bacterium Halobacterium halobium. Journal of Bacteriology 177(2):378-384.

Salin, M.L. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 1995. Purification of superoxide dismutase and a catalase-

peroxidase in a high salt environment. In Archaea: A Laboratory Manual, F.T. Robb, A.R. Place, L.R. Sowers, H.J. Schreler, S. Das Sarma and E.M. Fleischman, eds. Pp. 101-105, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., G.B. Begonia and M.L. Salin. 1995. Alterations in oxidative activity and

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superoxide dismutase in Halobacterium halobium in response to aerobic respiratory inhibitors. Free Radaidcals in Biology and Medicine 18(2):249-256.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., H. Chen and M.L. Salin. 1994. Enhanced superoxide production by

membrane vesicles from Halobacterium halobium in a hyposaline enviroment. Biochemistry and Biophysical Research Communications 205:1736-1740.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and M.L. Salin. 1994. Salt stress in a halophilic bacterium: alterations in

oxidative metabolism and oxy-intermediate scavenging systems. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 40:1057-1063.

Jackson, D.C., N.J. Brown-Peterson and T.D. Rhine. 1993. Perspectives for rivers and their fishery

resources in the upper Yazoo River basin, Mississippi. pp. 255-265 in Rivers of the Mississippi River Ecosystem, L.W. Herse, C.B. Stalmakia, N.G. Bensdon and J.R. Zuboy, eds. Biological Report 19, Natl. Biol. Surv., U.S. Dept. Interior, Washington, D.C.

Salin, M.L. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 1993. Dealing with active oxygen intermediates: A

halophilic perspective. Experientia 49:523-530. Brown-Peterson, N.J. and M.L. Salin. 1993. Purification of a catalase-peroxidase from

Halobacterium halobium: characterization of some unique properties of the halophilic enzyme. Journal of Bacteriology 175:14197-14202.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., M.S. Peterson, D.A. Rydene and R.W.Eames. 1993. Fish assemblages in

natural versus well-established recolonized seagrass meadows. Estuaries 16:177-189. Peterson, M.S. and N. Brown-Peterson. 1992. Growth under stressed conditions in juvenile

channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) as measured by nucleic acids. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 103A:323-327.

Brown-Peterson, N. and R.W. Eames. 1990. Ichthyofauna associated with spoil islands in the

Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Florida Scientist 53:226-238. Brown-Peterson, N. and M.S. Peterson. 1990. Comparative life history of female mosquitofish,

Gambusia affinis, in tidal freshwater and oligohaline habitats. Environmental Biology of Fish, Vol. 27 (1): 33-41.

Brown-Peterson, N. and P. Thomas. 1988. Differing reproductive characteristics of temperate and

subtropical groups of Cynoscion nebulosus. Contributions in Marine Science, supplement to Vol. 30:71-78.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., P. Thomas and C. R. Arnold. 1988. Reproductive biology of spotted

seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in south Texas. U.S. Fishery Bulletin 86:373-388. Middlebrooks, B.L., N.J. Brown-Peterson, P.M. Toom and W.L.Douglas. 1988. Evaluation of

specific binding affinity and biochemical properties of fish eye-lens reagents from seven teleost species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 90B:721-729.

Thomas, P., N.J. Brown and J.M. Trant. 1987. Plasma levels of gonadal steroids during the

reproductive cycle of female spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium of Reproductive Physiology of Fish, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, 26 August 1987. D.R. Idler, L.W. Crim and J.M. Walsh. (eds). PUDOC, St. Johns. p.105.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 12 Thomas, P., N.J. Brown and C.R. Arnold. 1982. Seasonal variations of plasma androgens and

gonad histology in male spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus (Family: Sciaenidae). Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on reproductive Physiology of Fish, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 26 August 1982. C.J.J. Richter and H.J.Th. Goos (Comp.) PUDOC, Wageningen. p. 111

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Brown-Peterson, N.J., J.S. Franks and B.H. Comyns. 2007. Reproductive patterns of tournament-

captured female blue marlin from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 58:491. (Presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2005).

Peterson, M.S., N.J. Brown-Peterson, A.A. Morales-Gomez, R. Chavez-Lopez and J. Franco-Lopez.

2006. Habitat use, feeding and reproduction of the Mayan cichlid, Cichlisoma urophthalmus Gunther, in the Alvarado Lagoonal system, Veracruz, Mexico. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 57:1028. (Presented at the 57th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2004).

Brown-Peterson, N.J., M.S. Peterson and J. Franco-Lopez. 2005. Getting the word out: English

language publication of undergraduate student research in Latin America. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 56: 819-820. (Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2003).

Brown-Peterson, N.J., J.S. Franks, B. H. Comyns, L. A. Hendon, E.R. Hoffmayer, J.R. Hendon and

R.S. Waller. 2004. Aspects of the reproduction of large pelagic fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 55:1016-1017. (Presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2002).

Chiluiza, D., R.M. Krol, N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.T. Ogle W.E. Hawkins. 2002. Ontogeny of cultured

larvae of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus with emphasis on development of the digestive system. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 47:63. (Presented at the 66th annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 2002).

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and W.E. Hawkins. 1998. Cell proliferation in elasmobranch and bony fish

tissues. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 43:22. (Presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 1998.)

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and W.E. Hawkins. 1997. Cell proliferation and carcinogenesis following

short-term exposure of diethylnitrosamine in a small fish species. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 42:19. (Presented at the 61st annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 1997.)

Brown-Peterson, N.J., W.E. Hawkins and R.M. Overstreet. 1997. Assessment of histopathological

biomarkers in blacktip sharks from the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 42:59. (Presented at 61st annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 1997.)

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and M.L. Salin. 1995. Purification and characterization of a mesohalic

catalase from Halobacterium halobium. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 40:43. (Presented at 59th annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 1995.)

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 13 Brown-Peterson, N.J. and M.L. Salin. 1994. Effects of aerobic respiratory inhibitors on superoxide

dismutase and oxidative activity in Halobacterium halobium. Journal of the Missisisppi Academy of Science 39:37 (Presented at 58th annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 1994)

Butler, T.C., N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.L. Salin. 1994. Alterations of oxidative metabolism by

salt stress in Halobacterium halobium. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Science 39:37. (Presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 1994.)

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and M.L. Salin. 1993. Purification and characterization of a catalase-

peroxidase from Halobacterium halobium. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Science 38:31. (Presented at the 57th annual meeting of the Mississppi Academy of Science, February 1993.)

Thomas, P., N.J. Brown and C.R. Arnold. 1984. Annual and diurnal rhythms of circulating gonadal

steroids in wild-caught mature female spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). American Zoologist 24:69A. (Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, December 1984.)

Brown, N.J., P. Thomas and C.R. Arnold. 1983. Different life history strategies of the spotted

seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus in a Texas and a Virginia estuary. Estuaries 6:260. (Presented at the 7th biennial conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, October 1983.)

TECHNICAL REPORTS Hendon, J.R., J.M. Hendon, J.S. Franks, N.J. Brown-Peterson, K. Dillon, K. and S. Milroy. 2017.

Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Gulf Waters: Restoration through Improved Data Collection and Management. Annual Report to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 90 p.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and R.T. Leaf. 2016. Characterization of reproductive biology and somatic

relationships of Gulf Menhaden through an academic, government and industry partnership. Final Report, NOAA/NMFS CRP grant # NA14NMF4500064. 60 pages.

Leaf, R.T. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2015. Escapement rate estimate and assessment of the current,

minimum size limit for Mississippi’s Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) stock. Final Report, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Office of Marine Fisheries. 40 p.

Franks, J.S., E.A. Saillant and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2015. Studies of reproductive biology, feeding

ecology and conservation genetics of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Final Report, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, grant #CFMS #718119. 79 pages.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., J.S. Franks, B.H. Comyns and J.R. McDowell. 2008. Reproductive biology,

potential spawning and nursery areas and larval identification of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. In: Proceedings from the Atlantic Billfish Research Program Symposium, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, GSMFC No. 158: 92-133.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 14 Glazer, R., N. Denslow, N.J. Brown-Peterson, P. McClellan-Green, D. Barber, N. Szabo, G.

Delgado, K. Kroll, I. Knoebl and D. Spade. 2008. Anthropogenic effects on queen conch reproductive development in south Florida. Final Report, EPA grant X7974799-03.

Burns, K.M., N.J. Brown-Peterson and R.M. Overstreet, J. Gannon, P. Simmons, C. Weaver and J.

Sprinkle. 2008. Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Current Minimum Size Regulation for Selected Reef Fish Based on Release Mortality and Fish Physiology. Final Report NOAA/NMFS MARFIN Grant # NA17FF2010.

Burns, K.M., N.J. Brown-Peterson, R.M. Overstreet, J.G. Gannon, J.M. Sprinkel, B.D. Robbins, and

C.A. Weaver. 2006. Geographic comparison of age, growth, reproduction, movement, and survival of red snapper off the state of Florida. Final Report, NOAA/NMFS MARFIN Grant # NA17FF288.

Burns, K.M., B.D. Robbins, N.J. Brown-Peterson and D.R. Gregory, Jr. 2006. Combining a

partnership among researchers, commercial, recreational, and recreational for-hire fishers with a cooperative tagging program to elucidate the life history and habitat utilization of select reef fish and coastal pelagic species in the Florida Keys. Final Report, NMFS/NOAA, CRP grant NA04NMF4540208.

Hawkins, W.E. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 1997. Modification of diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-

initiated carcinogenesis in medaka (Oryzias latipes) by test compounds. Project completion report, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO.

Jackson, D.C., T.D. Rhine and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 1992. Riverine fisheries resources

assessments in the Upper Yazoo River Basin. Annual Report, Federal Aid Project F-94-2. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Jackson, MS.

Jackson, D.C. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 1991. Factors influencing stock structure of principal

sport fishes in impoundments located on national forests in Mississippi. Project completion report, USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, Oxford, MS.

Jackson, D.C. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 1991. Riverine fisheries resource assessments in the

Upper Yazoo River Basin. Annual Report, Federal Aid Project F-94-1. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Jackson, MS.

Florida Department of Natural Resources. 1990. Indian River Lagoon Spoil Island Management

Plan. Brown-Peterson, N.J., R.W. Eames and G. Burzycki, editors. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Tallahassee.

GRANTS National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. September 2015-April 2018. “Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Gulf Waters” (co-PI, with R. Hendon, K. Dillon, A. Evans, J. Franks, J. Hendon, S. Milroy) $4,582,500. National Marine Fisheries Service, CRP Cooperative Research Program, September 2014-August 2015. $101,286 for “Characterization of Reproductive Biology and Somatic Relationships of Gulf Menhaden through an Academic, Government, and Industry Partnership” (PI, with Robert Leaf). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, July 2012-June 2015. $546,845 for “Studies of reproductive biology, feeding ecology and conservation genetics of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacores) in the northern Gulf of Mexico” (Co-PI, with J. Franks and E. Salliant).

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 15 Northern Gulf Institute, March 2011- February 2012. $83,481 for “Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Health and Growth of Estuarine Fish and Ecosystem Functionality” (Co-PI, with R. Fulford and R. Griffitt). National Marine Fisheries Service, Saltonstall-Kennedy program, August 2009 – January 2014. $137,983 for “Development of hatchery procedures for aquaculture of the red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus): investigations on larval nutrition and potential alternative diets” (Co-PI, with E. Saillant, J. Lemus, D. Gatlin and A. Buentello). EcoArray, Inc. July 2008 –December 2008. $10,000 for “Histological analysis of fathead minnows exposed to nanotubules”. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, January 2005 – March 2008. $215,080 for “Atlantic billfish research program: reproductive biology, potential spawning and nursery areas and larval identification of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, in the north-central Gulf of Mexico” (PI, with J. Franks and B. Comyns). Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, June 2004 - May 2006. $4,000 for “Anthropogenic Effects on Queen Conch Reproductive Development in South Florida”. National Marine Fisheries Service, Cooperative Research Program, June 2004-December 2005 $191,035 for “Combining a partnership among researchers, commercial, recreational, and recreational-for-hire fishers with a cooperative tagging program to elucidate the life history and habitat utilization of selected reef fish and coastal pelagic species in the Florida Keys” (Co-PI, with K.M. Burns, B.D. Robbins and D.R. Gregory).

Harte Research Institute, January - December 2003. $2,000 for “English Language Publication of

Student Research from the Southern Gulf of Mexico” (Co-PI, with M.S. Peterson).

Environmental Defense, January - December 2003. $3,000 for “Jump-starting the Environmental Careers of Minority Students from the Southern Gulf of Mexico” (Co-PI, with M.S. Peterson). National Marine Fisheries Service, MARFIN, November 2002-October 2005. $825, 613 for “Geographic Comparison of Age, Growth, Reproduction, Movement and Survival of Red Snapper off the State of Florida” (Co-PI, with K. Burns and R. Overstreet). National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, August 2002 - October 2011. $26,830 for “Histopathological Analysis of Fathead Minnow Gonadal Tissues National Marine Fisheries Service, MARFIN, November 2001-December 2007. “Evaluation of the Efficacy of Current Minimum Size Regulations for Selected Reef Fish based on Release Mortality and Fish Physiology” (Co-PI, with K. Burns and R. Overstreet). $359,804 National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, September 2001-August 2002. $3,450 for “Histological Analysis of Gonadal Tissue from Fathead Minnows” (PI, with W.E. Hawkins)

Tulane University, June 2000-May 2001. $1,180 for “Histological Analysis of Liver Tissues”

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, December 1998-December 1999. $12,000 for “Histopathological Analysis of Queen Conch Gonadal Tissues from the Florida Keys” (PI, with W.E. Hawkins).

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Florida Inland Navigation District, October 1989-September 1990. $44,000 for "Management of Indian River Lagoon Spoil Islands" (Co-PI, with K. Cairns) Florida Inland Navigation District, October 1988-September 1989. $127,840 for "Management of the Indian River Lagoon and Associated Spoil Islands". (Co-PI, with L. Poolt, P. Mikkelsen and K. Cairns) Sport Fishing Institute, July 1979-December 1981. $2,744.00 to study the reproductive biology and recreational fishery for Cynoscion nebulosus in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. (PI, with J.V. Merriner

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Fisheries Society American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Gulf Estuarine Research Society Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Chair, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 2015-2017 Academic Exchange, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICIMAR Research Laboratory, La Paz, Mexico, February 2014. Vice Chair, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 2013-2015 EXCOM, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 2012-2019 SRC Committee member, Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair, 2012- present EXCOM, Mississippi Chapter American Fisheries Society, 2011-2014 Board of Directors, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 2005 – 2020 Editorial Council, CICIMAR-Oceánides, 2010 – present Local Arrangements Chair, 2012 meeting of Southern Division of American Fisheries Society (Biloxi, MS) Co-Chair and member of organizing committee, Gonadal Histology of Fishes Workshops, 2005 (St. Petersburg, FL), 2006 (New Orleans, LA), 2009 (Cadiz, Spain) Co-editor, Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Gonadal Histology of Fishes, a book of extended abstracts based on presentations from the 2009 Workshop in Cadiz, Spain. http://hdl.handle.net/10261/24937, 274 pages. Co-chair and member of organizing committee for symposium “Large pelagic fishes in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: current status and integrated management”, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Belize City, November 2006 Co-editor, special edition of Gulf and Caribbean Research, highlighting undergraduate

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student research at the Iztacala campus of the Universidad Nacional Autonóma de Mexico, 2003.

Academic Exchange, Universidad Nacional Autonóma de Mexico, Iztacala Campus, Tlalnepantla, Mexico. October-November 2002, October 2003.

Session chair, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017; Gulf Estuarine Research Society, 1985; Southern Division American Fisheries Society, 2014. Student Awards Committee, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 2001 – present. Chair of Committee, 2005 – 2015.

Co-chair, steering committee of 53rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 2000.

Student paper judge: American Fisheries Society, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Gulf Estuarine Research Society, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Mississippi Chapter of American Fisheries Society, 1999-2017.

Referee, Manuscripts (119): Acta Zoologica, African Journal of Aquatic Sciences, Aquaculture, Aquatic Toxicology, Biological Conservation, Brazilian Journal of Morphological Sciences, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Bulletin of Marine Science, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Contributions in Marine Science, Copeia, Cybium, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Estuaries/Estuaries and Coasts, Estuarine, Coast and Shelf Science, Fishery Bulletin, Fisheries Management and Ecology, Fisheries Research, Fisheries Review, First International Smallmouth Bass Symposium, Gulf and Caribbean Research/Gulf Research Reports, Gulf of Mexico Science/Northeast Gulf Science, International Journal of Tropical Biology, Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Journal of Morphology, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Journal of Sea Research, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health; Marine and Coastal Fisheries, Marine and Freshwater Research, Marine Biology, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Mutation Research, North American Journal of Aquaculture, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Progressive Fish Culturist, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Scientia Marina, Zoologica, Zoological Studies, Zygote. Proposals (6): National Marine Fisheries Service (Stalston-Kennedy grant program), Delaware Sea Grant, MARFIN, South Carolina Sea Grant, Texas Sea Grant. Since 1991.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Outstanding Staff Award, Administrative/Professional Staff, The University of Southern

Mississippi, August 2013 Distinguished Service Award, Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society,

February 2013 Pine Burr Award, Pine Burr Council of Boy Scouts of America, February 2009 PRESENTATIONS

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 18 Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2018. Histological terminology in fish reproduction: applications across

species and reproductive strategies. Keynote presentation, MARVLS meeting, April 2018. Bennetts, C.*, R. Leaf and N. Brown-Peterson 2018. Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) reproductive

biology in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 44th annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Oxford, Mississippi, February 2018.

Leontiou, A.J*. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2018. Do young and old female Red Snapper contribute

equally to reproduction? Presented at the 44th annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Oxford, Mississippi, February 2018.

Delgado, G.*, R. Glazer and N. Brown-Peterson. 2017. Arrested sexual development in Queen

Conch (Strombus gigas) lijked to abnormalities in the cerebral ganglia. Presented at the 70th meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Merida Mexico, November 2017.

Peterson, M.S. and N.J. Brown-Peterson*. 2017. The new Gulf and Caribbean Research-GCFI partnership: A peer-reviewed, open access option for publication of GCFI manuscripts. Presented at the 70th meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Merida Mexico, November 2017.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2017. Fish reproductive biology: An introduction. Invited seminar at Departmento de Biología Marina, Universidad Autónomo de Yucatán, Merida, Mexico, 3 November 2017.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2017. Red Snapper reproductive biology: Changes since the 1990’s? Invited presentation in Red Snapper in a Changing World symposium, 147th annual American Fisheries Society meeting, Tampa, Florida, August 2017.

Peterson, M.S.* and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2017. Gulf and Caribbean Research: An open access option for publication of fisheries manuscripts! Presented at 147th annual American Fisheries Society meeting, Tampa, Florida, August 2017.

Brown-Peterson, N.J*. and T.D. Moncrief. 2017. Does depth influence Red Snapper reproductive biology metrics? Presented at 97th conference of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (Joint Meetings of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists), Austin, TX, July 2017.

Moncrief, T.*, M.S. Peterson and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2017. Age and growth of Vermilion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) from the north central Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Biloxi, MS, February 2017. (winner of honorable mention, student presentation).

Moncrief, T.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2016. Reproductive biology of Vermilion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) from the north central Gulf of Mexico. Presented at 69th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2016. (winner of best student presentation).

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2016. Fish reproductive biology: what do fishers and managers really need to

know? XXIX Reunión Científica y Tecnológica, Forestal y Agropecuaria Veracruz 2016 and II Reunión Internacional Científica y Tecnológica annual meeting, 17-21 October, Vera Cruz, Mexico. (Invited Keynote Speaker).

Corey, M.M.*, R.T. Leaf, S.D. Clardy, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2016. Ovarian

development and maturity of Southern Flounder in the north-central Gulf of Mexico.

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Presented at 146th conference of the American Fisheries Society, August 2016. (winner of best student poster).

Brown-Peterson, N.J*., A.Q. Fogg and M.S. Peterson. 2016. Reproductive Biology of Invasive

Lionfish, Pterois volitans, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 96th conference of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (Joint Meetings of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists), July 2016.

Moncrief, T.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2016. Preliminary results from a study of

the reproductive biology of Vermilion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) from the north central Gulf of Mexico. Presented at 42nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, March 2016. (3rd place, best student presentation)

Corey, M.M.*, S.D. Clardy, M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson, and R.T. Leaf. 2016. Age validation and the length-at-age relationship of Mississippi’s Southern Flounder stock. Presented at 42nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, March 2016. (winner of best student presentation)

Donaldson, M.*, J. Hendon, W. Dempster and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2016. Establishing a Universal Scale and Guide to Determine Macroscopic Gonadal Development in Marine Fishes. Presented at 42nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, March 2016.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2016. CFRD/DMR fish reproduction classification workshop. Presented at joint Center for Fisheries Research and Development and Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Workshop, February 2016.

Corey, M.M.*, S.D. Clardy, M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson, and R.T. Leaf. 2016. Age and growth of Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Presented at 24th annual meeting Southern Division American Fisheries Society, February 2016.

Peterson, M.S*. and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2015. 54 years in the making—Gulf and Caribbean Research now online and open access! Presented at 68th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2015.

Leaf, R.T.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.J. Andres, J.T. Trushenski and A. Bergman. 2015. Temporal

dynamics of lipid and fatty acid characteristics of Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at 68th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2015.

Ahrabi-Nejad, S.*, D. Kerstetter, N. Brown-Peterson, P. Blackwelder and D.A. Renegar. 2015.

Reproductive parameters of two coastal pelagic fishes off Southeast Florida: blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus, and little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus. Presented at 68th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2015.

Fogg, A.Q.*, J. Evans, M. Peterson, W. Ingram and N. Brown-Peterson. 2015. Comparing age and

growth patterns of invasive lionfish among three ecoregions of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at 68th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2015. (winner of best student poster)

Krasnac, M.*, N. Brown-Peterson, A. Ganter, R.S. Ogle, R.J. Griffitt, C. Lay, J. Lipton and J.M.

Morris. 2015. Characterization of the various sediment exposure techniques used during

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toxicity testing in support of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Presented at 36th conference of SETAC, November 2015.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, R.T. Leaf and M.J. Andres. 2015. Reproductive biology of Gulf Menhaden,

Brevoortia patronus. Presented at Menhaden Advisory Council meeting, St. Augustine, FL, November 2015.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, R.T. Leaf, M.J. Andres and J.T. Truschenski. 2015. Reproductive biology

and lipid characterization of Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus. Presented at 145th conference of the American Fisheries Society, August 2015.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2015. Reproductive biology as an indicator of environmental impacts in

estuarine fishes. Invited seminar, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, April 2015.

Fogg, A.Q.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2014. Northern Gulf of Mexico lionfish:

insights into their reproductive life history. Presented at 67th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2014.

Ahrabi-Nejad, S.M*., D.W. Kerstetter, N.J. Brown-Peterson, P. Blackwelder and D.A. Renegar.

2014. Reproductive parameters of two coastal pelagic fishes off Southeast Florida: blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus, and little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus. Presented at 67th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2014. (winner of best student poster)

Franks, J.S.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson* and E. Saillant. 2014. Biological data collections—best

practices. Presented at Data Limited Workshop, 67th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2014.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.* and J.S. Franks. 2014. Reproductive biology of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus

albacares, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 94th conference of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (Joint Meetings of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists), July 2014.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2014. Reproduction of Pelagic fish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented

at 22nd annual meeting of the Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, January 2014.

Griffitt, R.J.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson, B. Bailey, M. Krasnec, I. Lipton, R. Takeshita, J. Lipton, and

J.M. Morris. 2013. Exposure to sediment contaminated with Deepwater Horizon oil alters growth and survival of the Southern Flounder. Presented at the 34th SETAC conference, November 2013.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.S. Franks, D.M. Gibson and C. Marshall. 2013. Aspects of the

reproductive biology of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 66th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2013.

Fogg, A.Q.*, M.S. Peterson and N.J. Brown-Peterson 2013. Northern Gulf of Mexico lionfish:

Distribution and reproductive life history trajectories. Presented at the 66th conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2013.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, R.A. Brewton, R.J. Griffitt and R.S. Fulford. 2013. Spotted seatrout

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reproductive biology impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Presented at 143rd conference of the American Fisheries Society, September 2013.

Clardy, S.D.*, M.S. Peterson, R.T. Leaf and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2013. Age and growth of the

Southern Kingfish, Menticirrhus americanus, in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Presented at 143rd conference of the American Fisheries Society, September 2013.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, M.S. Peterson, R.T. Leaf and S.D. Clardy. 2013. Life history patterns in the

Sciaenidae. Presented at the 93rd meeting of the American Society for Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (Joint Meetings of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists), July 2013.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., 2013. Impacts of oil from Deepwater Horizon on fish reproductive biology.

Invited seminar, GCRL Summer Field Program seminar series, June 2013. Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2013. Reproductive biology as an indicator of environmental impacts. Invited

seminar, Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, April 2013. Bardon-Albaret*, A. D. Chiluiza, N.J. Brown-Peterson, E. Leclercq, J. Lemus, A. Apeitos, R.

Krol, J. Ogle, W. Hawkins and E. Saillant. 2013. Ontogeny of the digestive system in the red snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Presented at the Aquaculture 2013 World Aquaculture Society meeting, February 2013.

Griffitt*, R.J., B. Hedgpeth and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2013. Effects of crude and dispersed oil on

estuarine fish species. Presented at American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference, February 2013.

Hendon, J.R. and N.J. Brown-Peterson*. 2012. Collection of lionfish (Pterois spp.) from fishery-

independent sampling in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 65th meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2012.

Saillant, E.A.*, E. Leclercq, A. Bardon-Albaret, B. Sarkisian, A. Apeitos, N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.T.

Lemus, A. Buentello, C. Pohlenz, and D.M. Gatlin. 2012. Development of aquaculture of the Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus: Research on larval nutrition. Presented at the 65th meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2012.

Lowe, M.R.*, M.S. Peterson, W. Wu, N.J. Brown-Peterson, W.T. Slack and P.J. Schofield. 2012.

Nile tilapia -- free ranging “aquatic chickens”: Modeling the spread of a non-native species in the northern Gulf of Mexico under different climate change scenarios. Presented at the 142nd meeting of the American Fisheries Society, August 2012. (winner of best student presentation)

Clardy, S.D., N.J. Brown-Peterson* and M.S. Peterson 2012. Reproduction of Menticirrhus

americanus (Sciaenidae) in the Mississippi Sound. Presented at the 92nd meeting of the American Society for Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, August 2012.

Griffitt, R.J*., N.J. Brown-Peterson, I. Boube and S. Manning. 2012. Effects of crude and

dispersed oil on estuarine fish species. Presented at 51st Annual Society of Toxicology Conference, March 2013.

Lowe, M.R.*, W. Wu, M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson, W.T. Slack and P.J. Schofield. 2012.

Climate change impacts on the spread of invasive Nile tilapia in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 20th meeting of Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, January 2012.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 22 Clardy, S.D.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2012. Reproductive biology of the southern

kingfish within the Mississippi Sound. Presented at the 20th meeting of Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, January 2012.

Stein, W., III*, N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.S. Franks and M.T. O’Connell. 2012. The

Louisiana/Mississippi tarpon project—update. Presented at the 20th meeting of Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, January 2012.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, R.J. Griffitt, I. Boube, C.S. Manning, H. Perry and R.S. Fulford. 2011.

Laboratory exposures to dispersed oil in fish, shrimp and crabs: implications for survival and growth in oil-impacted estuaries. Presented at the 141st meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 2011.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, D.M. Wyanski, S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri, F. Saborido-Rey, J. Tomkiewicz and

B.J. Macewicz. 2011. Reproductive cycles in southeastern U.S. fishes: Importance of standardized terminology. Presented at the 19th meeting of Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, January 2011.

Lang, E.T.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson, M.S. Peterson and W.T. Slack. 2011. Seasonal and tidally-driven

reproductive patterns in the saltmarsh topminnow (Fundulua jenkinsi). Presented at the 19th meeting of Southern Division of American Fisheries Society, January 2011.

Peterson, M.S.*, N. J. Brown-Peterson, J.S. Franks, S.E. LeCroy, J.M. Shaw and R.E. Heard. 2010.

The 50 year history of the “other” Gulf and Caribbean journal. Presented at 63rd meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2010.

Kadison, E*. R. Nemeth, N. Brown-Peterson, J. Blondeau, T. Smith and J. Calnan. 2010. Yellowfin

grouper (Mycteroperca venemosa): Reproductive biology, behavior and conservation of a large Caribbean grouper. Presented at 63rd meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2010.

Griffitt, R.J.*, N. Brown-Peterson, R. Ryan, S. Manning and M. Brouwer. 2010. Effects of chronic

nanoparticulate silver exposure to adult and juvenile sheepshead minnow. Presented at NANO2010 Conference, Clemson, SC, August 2010.

Peterson, M.S.*, M.R. Lowe, W. Wu, N.J. Brown-Peterson, P. Schofield, and W.T. Slack. 2010.

Model-based projection of Nile tilapia’s (Oreochromis niloticus) invasive ability in coastal Mississippi. Invited seminar, Gulf & South Atlantic Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species, Gulfport, MS, 27-28 April.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, C.S. Manning, N.D. Denslow and M. Brouwer. 2009. Hypoxia-responsive

genes in the grass shrimp: differences between the laboratory and the field. Presented at 20th biennial conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2009.

Lowe, M.R.*, M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson, W. Wu, P.J. Schofield and W.T. Slack. 2009.

Survival, growth and reproduction of Nile tilapia in saline waters: projected effects of climate change and sea level rise on the distribution of an invasive species. Presented at 20th biennial conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 2009.

Lang, E.*, M.S, Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson and W.T. Slack. 2009. Characterization of the

spawning season of the saltmarsh topminnow in coastal Mississippi. Presented at 139th meeting of the American Fisheries Society, August 2009.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 23 Heins, D.C.* and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2009. Influence of Schistocephalus solidus (Cestoda:

Pseudophyllidea) on the clutch production process of threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus. Presented at meeting of American Society of Parasitologists, August 2009.

Brown-Peterson, N.J*. and D.C. Heins. 2009. Effects of a cestode macroparasite on oocyte

recruitment and spawning of Alaskan threespine stickleback. Presented at 89th meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 2009.

Brown-Peterson*, N.J., D.M. Wyanski, S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri, F. Saborido-Rey, J. Tomkiewicz and

B.J. Macewicz. 2009. A standardized terminology for describing reproductive development in fishes. Keynote presentation, 4th Workshop on Gonadal Histology of Fishes, Cadiz, Spain June 2009.

Brown-Peterson*, N.J., K.M. Burns and R.M. Overstreet. 2008. Regional differences in Florida red

snapper reproduction. Presented at the 61st meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2008.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2008. Reproduction in fishes: more than eggs and sperm. 2008. Invited

seminar, Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, October 15 2008.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.S. Franks, B.H. Comyns and J.R. McDowell. 2008. Reproductive biology,

potential spawning and nursery areas and larval identification of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. Invited presentation at the Atlantic Billfish Research Program Symposium, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting, March 2008.GSMFC No. 158: 92-133.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.S. Franks, B.H. Comyns and J.R. McDowell. 2007. Do blue marlin spawn

in the northern Gulf of Mexico? Presented at the 60th meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2007.

Roling, J.A.*, A.E. Pozhitkov, R.A. Ryan, L.A. Hendon, A.J. Dangre, N.J. Brown-Peterson, Y.

Deng, B.J. Carter and M. Brouwer. 2007. Toxicogenomic cDNA library construction for sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus. Presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 2007.

Denslow, N.D.*, K.J. Kroll, D. Barber, R.A. Glazer, G.A. Delgado, P.D. McClellan-Green and N.J.

Brown-Peterson. 2007. Reproductive Failure of Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) in the Florida Keys. Presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 2007.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri, B.J. Macewicz, F. Saborido-Rey, J. Tomkiewicz and

D.M. Wyanski. 2007. A new and simplified terminology for reproductive classification in fishes. Presented at the 87th annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 2007 and the 137th annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 2007.

Kroll, K.J.*, R.A. Glazer, G.A. Delgado, D. Barber, P.D. McClellan-Green, N.J. Brown-Peterson

and N.D. Denslow. 2007. Multiple stressors resulting in reproductive failure of queen conch (Strombus gigas) in the Florida Keys. Presented at PRIMO 14 meeting, April 2007.

Brouwer, M.*, N. Brown-Peterson, T. Brouwer, S. Manning, T. Li and N. Denslow. 2007. Changes

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in gene and protein expression in grass shrimp, Paleomonetes pugio, exposed to chronic hypoxia. Presented at PRIMO 14 meeting, April 2007.

Rose, K.A.*, A. Adamack, S. Sable, C.A. Murphy, P. Thomas, M. Brouwer, N. Brown-Peterson,

A.O. Cheek and C. Cerco. 2007. Modeling the effects of hypoxia on fish. Presented at Workshop on Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St Louis, Mississippi, March 2007.

Barbieri, L.R., N.J. Brown-Peterson, M. Woods-Jackson, S. K. Lowerre-Barbieri, D.L. Nieland*

and D.M. Wyanski. 2006. A proposal for a standardized classification of ovarian development classes in teleost fishes. Presented at the 3rd Workshop on Gonadal Histology, July 2006.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.* and D.M. Wyanski. 2006. A proposed ”straw man” reproductive

classification for male teleosts. Presented at the 3rd Workshop on Gonadal Histology, July 2006.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2006. Reproductive classification of teleosts: consistent terminology for males

and females. Presented at the 3rd Workshop on Gonadal Histology, July 2006. Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, K.M. Burns and R.M. Overstreet. 2006. Swim bladder morphology in red

snapper and red grouper. Presented at 86th annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, July 2006.

Dempster, W.D.*, J.D. Tilley, N.J. Brown-Peterson, G.G. Gray and J.R. Warren. 2006. Preliminary

assessment of age, growth and reproduction of sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, in the Mississippi Sound and adjacent waters. Presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, February 2006.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.S. Franks and B.H. Comyns. 2005. Reproductive patterns of tournament-

captured female blue marlin from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 58th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2005.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, S. Manning, N. Denslow and M. Brouwer. 2005. Cyclic hypoxia affects

gene expression and reproduction in grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Presented at the 18th biennial conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, October 2005.

Franco-López, J.*, L.G. Abarca-Arenas, C. Bedia-Sánchez, A. Morán-Silva, H. Barrera-Escorcia,

Z.S. Carvajal-Fajardo, J.A. Martinez Pérez and N. Brown-Peterson. 2005. Análisis trófico de ocho especies acompañantes de la pesca de sardina en Playa Barrancas, Veracruz. Presented at 18th Congreso Nacional de Zoología, October 2005.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2005. Reproductive classification of female teleosts: beyond the fisheries

perspective. Presented at the second Gonadal Histology Workshop, July 2005. Brown-Peterson*, N.J., J.R. Warren, W. Dempster, G. Gray and J. Tilley. 2005. Reproduction, age

and growth of sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, in Mississippi waters. Presented at the 85 annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 2005.

Brouwer, M*., N. Brown-Peterson, S. Manning and N. Denslow. 2005. Changes in gene expression

and reproduction in grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, in response to chronic and intermittent hypoxia. Presented at PRIMO 13, May 2005.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 25 Brown-Peterson*, N.J., S. Manning, N. Denslow and M. Brouwer. 2005. Molecular and whole-

animal responses of grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, to hypoxia. 2005. Presented at Gulf and Estuarine Research Society meeting, April 2005.

Peterson, M.S.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson, A.A Morales-Gomez, R. Chavez-Lopez and J. Franco-

Lopez. 2004. Habitat use, feeding and reproduction of the Mayan cichlid, Cichlosoma uropthalmus, in the Alvarado Lagoonal System, Veracruz, Mexico. Presented at the 57th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2004

Waggy, G.L.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Peterson. 2004. Evaluation of the reproductive life

history of the Sciaenidae in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea: “Greater” versus “lesser” strategies? Presented at the 57th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2004. (winner of best student oral presentation)

Brouwer, M.*, P. Larkin, N. Brown-Peterson, C. King, S. Manning and H. Denslow. 2004.

Molecular and organismal indicators of effects of chronic and intermittent hypoxia in estuarine crustacean. Presented at the 25th annual meeting of SEATAC, November 2004.

Slack, W.T.*, M.S. Peterson, C.M. Woodley, M.A. Dugo, N. Brown-Peterson, C. Vervaeke,

Waggy, J. McDonald, and J. Finley. 2004. Non-indigenous Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in coastal watersheds of southern Mississippi. Gulf of Mexico Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species, November 2004 [Invited presentation].

Abarca-Arenas, L.G.*, J. Franco-Lopez, M.S. Peterson and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2004.

Sociometric analysis of the role of penaeids in the continental shelf food web off Alvarado coast, Veracruz, based on by-catcth. Presented at 1st annual CoastFish meeting, October 2004.

Brouwer, M.*, N.J. Brown-Peterson, S. Manning, C. King, T. Li and N. Denslow. 2004. Molecular

and whole-animal indicators of hypoxia in grass shrimp, Paleomonetes pugio. Presented at 4th Annual Meeting of the EPA STAR EaGLe Program, September 2004

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.R. Warren and G.L. Waggy. 2004. The reproductive biology of female

sand seatrout, Cynoscion arenarius, in Mississippi waters. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, May 2004.

Peterson, M.S.*, W.T. Slack, J.L McDonald and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2004. Establishment of the

nonindigenous nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in coastal watersheds of southern Mississippi. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, May 2004.

Brouwer, M.* P. Larkin, N. Brown-Peterson, C. King, S. Manning and N. Denslow. 2003.

Molecular Indicators of Hypoxic Stress in Estuarine Crustacea. Presented at 3rd Annual Meeting of the EPA STAR EaGLe Program, December 2003.

Brown-Peterson*, N.J., M.S. Peterson and J. Franco-Lopez. 2003. Getting the word out: English-

language publication of undergraduate student research in Latin America. Presented at the 56th annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2003.

Brouwer, M*. N. Brown-Peterson, P. Larkin, C. King, S. Manning, Tiandao Li and N. Denslow.

2003. Molecular indicators of chronic and intermittent hypoxia in marine crustacea. Presented at 24th annual meeting of SEATAC, November 2003.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 26 Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2003. Biología reproductiva de peces con desolve multiples en el Golfo de

Mexico.. Invited seminar, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Iztacala campus, October 2003.

Brouwer, M.*, N. Brown-Peterson, P. Larkin, C. King, S. Manning and N. Denslow. 2003.

Molecular indicators of chronic and intermittent hypoxia in marine crustacea. Estuarine Indicators Workshop, October 2003, Sanibel, FL.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, M. Brouwer, P. Larkin, C. King, C.S. Manning and N. Denslow. 2003.

Molecular indicators of hypoxic and cyclic dissolved oxygen stress in blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Presented at 17th Biennial conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, September 2003.

Waggy, G.L.*, M.S. Peterson and N.J. Brown-Peterson. 2003. Aspects of early life history and

reproduction of silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura, from north-central Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Presented at 17th Biennial conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, September 2003.

Brouwer, M.*, P. Larkin, N. Brown-Peterson, C. King, S. Manning and N. Denslow. 2003. Effects

of hypoxia on gene and protein expression in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Presented at 12th annual PRIMO meeting, May 2003.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.S. Franks, B.H. Comyns, L.A. Hendon, E.R. Hoffmeyer, J.R. Hendon and

R.S. Waller. 2002. Aspects of the reproduction of large pelagic fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at 55th annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2002.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.* and D.C. Heins. 2002. Spawning periodicity of female threespine

stickleback, Gasteroestus aculeatus in two Alaskan lakes. Presented at 82nd annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 2002.

Chiluiza, D.*, R.M. Krol, N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.T. Ogle W.E. Hawkins. 2002. Ontogeny of

cultured larvae of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus with emphasis on development of the digestive system. Presented at annual meeting of Aquaculture America 2002, January 2002.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, R. Riedel and B. Costa-Pierce. 2001. Preliminary analysis of Sciaenid

reproduction in the Salton Sea, California. Presented at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, November 2001.

Chiluiza, D.*, R.M. Krol, N.J. Brown-Peterson, J.T. Ogle W.E. Hawkins. 2001. Ontogenia de

larvas cultivadas de pargo rojo (Lutjanus campechanus) con enfasis en el desarrollo del tracto digestivo. Presented at 6th Ecuadorian Aquaculture Conference and 5th Latin American Aquaculture Conference & Exposition, October 2001.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. 2000. Reproductive biology of cobia in the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at

annual meeting of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council, November 2000. Franks, J.R.* and N.J. Brown-Peterson*. 2000. A review of age, growth, and reproduction of

cobia, Rachycentron canadum, from U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. Presented at the 53rd meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2000.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, R.M. Overstreet, J.S. Franks and J.M. Lotz. 2000. Final oocyte maturation:

an alternative method for determining fecundity in multiple spawning fishes. Presented at

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the 80th annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 2000.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, H. Grier and R.M. Overstreet. 2000. Reproductive classes in male cobia

(Rachycentron canadum) defined by changes in the germinal epithelium. Presented at the 80th annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 2000.

McCarthy, K*, C. Bartels, N. Brown-Peterson, M. Darch and R. Glazer. 2000. Reproductive failure

of nearshore queen conch, Strombus gigas, in the Florida Keys. Presented at the annual Benthic Ecology Meetings, April 2000.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.* and J.R., Warren. 2000. The reproductive biology of spotted seatrout,

Cynoscion nebulosus, in Mississippi waters. Presented at annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, February 2000.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.* and J.S. Franks. 1999. Aspects of the reproductive biology of tripletail,

Lobotes surinamensis, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 1999.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, D.L. Nieland, M.D. Murphy, R.G. Taylor, and J.R. Warren. 1999.

Reproductive biology of spotted seatrout in the northern Gulf of Mexico: differences among estuaries? Presented at the 15th biennial meeting of the Estuarine Research Federaton, September 1999.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.R. Lotz, R.M. Overstreet and K.M. Burns. 1999. Reproductive biology of

female cobia, Rachycentron canadum, in the southeastern United States. Presented at the 79th annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 1999.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, J.S. Franks and A.M. Burke. 1998. Preliminary observations on the

reproductive biology of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the northern Gulf of Mexico and Bimini, Bahamas. Presented at the 51st meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 1998.

Franks, J.S.*, N. Brown-Peterson and M.S. Griggs. 1998. Potential of the first dorsal fin spine for

estimating the age of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the northern Gulf of Mexico, with comments on specimens from Bimini, Bahamas. Presented at the 51st. Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 1998.

Hawkins, W.E*., N.J. Brown-Peterson, Y. Zhu and R.A. Krol. 1998. Concentration-related

induction in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) of hepatic cellular proliferation and carcinogenesis following short-term exposure to N-nitrosodiethylamine. Presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, August 1998.

Sun*, P.L., R.M. Overstreet, W.E.Hawkins, T.Tsai and N. Brown-Peterson. 1998. Morphological

abnormalities in tilapia and other native fish species form southern Taiwan contaminated rivers. Presented at the triennial meeting of the World Aquaculture Society, February 1998.

Brown-Peterson, N.J*. and J.S. Franks. 1998. A synchronous hermaphroditic striped mullet: to be

male of female. Presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, January 1998.

Franks, J.S*. and N. Brown-Peterson. 1998. Preliminary examination of age and reproduction of

wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the

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annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, January 1998. Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, W.E. Hawkins, P.L. Sun and R.M. Overstreet. 1997. Cell proliferation in

teleost and elasmobranch tissues. Presented at the 77th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 1997.

Sun, P., N. Brown-Peterson, R. Overstreet and W. Hawkins*. 1996. Studies on contamination

effects in tilapia from southern Taiwan rivers. Presented at the 17th annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 1996.

Brown-Peterson, N.J.*, W.E. Hawkins and R.M. Overstreet. 1996. Assessment of

histopathological biomarkers in blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, from the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 76th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 1996.

Brown-Peterson, N.J. and M.L. Salin*. 1992. A Halobactrium halaobium catalase-peroxidase with

unique properties. Presented at the annual meetings of the South central American Society for Microbiology and mid-south biochemists, November 1992.

Brown-Peterson, N*. and D.C. Jackson. 1991. Stock structure of sport fishes in National Forest

impoundments in Mississippi. Presented at the 121st conference of the American Fisheries Society, September 1991.

Brown-Peterson, N. J*. and D.C. Jackson. 1991. Predicting relative abundance and stock structure

of largemouth bass and bluegill in National Forest impoundments in Mississippi. Presented at the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, February 1991.

Brown-Peterson, N.J*. and J.W. Beever. 1989. Dredge spoil islands and wetland plant

communities: A case study in the Indian River Lagoon. Presented at 10th Biennial conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, October 1989.

Brown-Peterson, N.J*., R.W Eames and D.A. Rydene. 1989. Does the presence of islands influence

seagrass meadow fish assemblages? Presented at the 69th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists June 1989.

Brown-Peterson, N*. and K. Cairns. 1989. Native vegetation on man-made spoil islands in the

Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Presented at Florida Native Plant Society meeting, May 1989. Brown-Peterson, N.*, R. Eames and P.S. Mikkelsen. 1988. Ichthyofauna associated with spoil

islands in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Presented at the 68th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists June 1988.

Brown-Peterson, N*. and M.S. Peterson. 1987. Comparative reproductive life history of Gambusia

affinis in tidal freshwater and low salinity habitats. Presented at the 9th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation meeting, October 1987.

Brown, N.J*. and P. Thomas. 1986. A rapid method to detect final oocyte maturation and

spawning readiness in fish: results in Cynoscion nebulosus. Presented at the 66th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, June 1986.

Brown, N.J. 1986. The reproductive biology and physiology of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion

nebulosus, in south Texas. Invited seminar presented at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, February 1986.

Vitae of Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 29 Thomas, P*., N.J. Brown and C.R. Arnold. 1985. Ovarian steroid secretion during the ovarian

cycle of a multiple spawning fish, Cynoscion nebulosus. Presented at the 10th International Symposium on Comparative Endocrinology, July 1985.

Brown, N.J*., P. Thomas and C. R. Arnold. 1985. Oocyte maturation and fecundity in Cynoscion

nebulosus (Sciaenidae), a serial spawning fish. Presented at the 65th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists June 1985.

Brown, N.J*., P. Thomas and C.R. Arnold. 1984. Gonadal cycle of male spotted seatrout,

Cynoscion nebulosus, in Redfish Bay, Texas. Presented at Gulf Estuarine Research Society meeting, October 1984.

Thomas, P*., N.J. Brown and C.R. Arnold. 1984. Diurnal rhythms of circulating gonadal steroids

in female spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) during the spawning season. Presented at the 114th conference of the American Fisheries Society, August 1984.

Brown, N.J*., P. Thomas and C.R. Arnold. 1984. Reproductive biology of the female spotted

seatrout, Cynsocion nebulosus, in a south Texas embayment. Presented at the 64th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 1984.

Gourley, J.G*. and N.J. Brown. 1984. Observations on diurnal and spatial habitat partitioning

among fishes along the edge of a tropical Thalassia testudinum meadow. Presented at the 64th conference of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 1984.

Tucker, N.J.B. 1981. Reproductive biology of the spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in Chesapeake Bay area. Presented at Gulf Estuarine Research Society meeting, May 1981. * indicates presenter

SPECIAL SKILLS Comprehensive knowledge and experience with histology, immunohistochemistry, radioimmunoassays, enzyme immunoassays, enzyme assays, protein purification, tissue culture, production of monoclonal antibodies, DNA/RNA isolation, purification and cloning Extensive experience with statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, SYSTAT), computer graphics (PowerPoint,

SigmaPlot). Proficient in small boat handling SCUBA diving (NAUI, PADI, YMCA; 60 hours experience) Excellent reading, writing, speaking and translation knowledge of Spanish REFERENCES

Dr. Robert J. Griffitt, Associate Professor Chair, Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology, The University of Southern Mississippi 703 East Beach Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228-872-4294 Joe.griffitt@usm.edu Ms. Jill Hendon, Interim Director

Center for Fisheries Research and Development School of Ocean Science and Technology The University of Southern Mississippi 703 East Beach Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228-872-4242 Jill.hendon@usm.edu

Nancy J. Brown-Peterson Page 30 Dr. Robin Overstreet, Professor Emeritus Department of Coastal Sciences The University of Southern Mississippi 703 East Beach Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228-872-4243 Robin.overstreet@usm.edu Dr. Peter Thomas, Professor Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas, TX 78373 361-749-6768 Peter.thomas@mail.utexas.edu