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Joy A. Geiselman Title: Biology Office Deputy Chief Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7075 Fax: (907) 786-7021 Email: jgeiselman@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	1980	Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program	Biological Oceanography
B.A.	1974	Carleton College	Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Plant-herbivore interactions in marine and terrestrial environments, plant chemistry and chemical ecology, effects of oil on marine organisms and communities.

Professional Experience

2002 - Present	Deputy Chief, Biology Office, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
2001 - 2002	Acting Chief, Biology Office, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1999 - 2001	Deputy Center Director, USGS Alaska Biological Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1998 - 1999	Assistant to Center Director, USGS Alaska Biological Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1994 - 1998	Glacier Bay Ecosystem Initiative Coordinator, USGS Alaska Biological Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1981 - 1994	Oceanographer, Minerals Management Service, Anchorage, Alaska
1980 - 1981	National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Plant Chemistry Lab, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Ecological Society of America
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi