Anne R. Kapuscinski, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

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Office Address:
Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability (ISEES)
University of Minnesota
186 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108 USA
Tel: 612-624-7719
FAX: 612-625-8153
E-mail: isees@umn.edu

Education

• Oregon State University, Fisheries, Ph.D. 1984
• Oregon State University, Fisheries, M.S 1980 (Minor in Water Resources)
• Swarthmore College, Biology, B.A. 1976

Positions
University of Minnesota

• Professor, Dept of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, since 1994 (Associate Professor, 1989-1994, Assistant Professor 1984-1989)
• Graduate Faculties: Conservation Biology, Fisheries; Affiliate Graduate Faculty: Science, Technology and Environmental Policy; Public Policy; Public Affairs: Urban and Regional Planning
• Sea Grant Extension Specialist (environment and aquaculture), since 1984
• Founding Fellow, Institute on the Environment, since 2007
• Co-leader, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Initiative, since 2004
• Director, Institute for Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability (ISEES), since 1996
• Associate Director, MacArthur Interdisciplinary Program on Global Change, Sustainability, and Justice, 1995-2005 Education

Oregon State University 

• Fish Genetics Research Assistant / Aquaculture Instructor, 1981-1984
• Project leader, experimental chum salmon hatchery, 1980-1983
• Aquaculture Instructor/Project Leader, 1980-81 Salmon Research Assistant, 1977-1980

Weyerhauser Company

• Aquaculture Research Technician (Pacific salmon, freshwater prawns) 1976-1977

Selected Honors

• Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation (the world’s preeminent marine conservation award), 2001
• Honor Award from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (USDA highest individual award, environment category) - for promoting sound public policies on biotechnology and fish conservation, 1997
• Distinguished Graduate, Oregon State Univ. Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife, 2003
• Sea Grant Association National Student Award (for article based on M.S. thesis), 1983

Selected Recent Grants (*interdisciplinary and # multi-investigator)

• *#Minnesota statewide conservation and preservation plan, Legislative and Citizens’ Commission on Minnesota Resources, 2007-2008
• *#Ecosystem science and sustainability initiative, Archibald Bush Foundation, 2004-2008
• Genetic and reproductive success effects of hatchery trout on wild Lake Superior steelhead, Minnesota. Sea Grant, 2003-2006, and 1998-2001
• *Genetic methods of biological control of non-native fish, U.S. Geological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Service, 2003-2005
• *Organic aquaculture practices and policy. Packard Foundation, 2001-2004 and 2000
• Genetic analysis of coaster brook trout populations for restoration, Sea Grant, 2000-2002
• *#Thailand transgenic fish and biodiversity program: risk Assessment research and capacity building U.S. Agency for International Development, 2001-2008
• *#Minnesota-Stanford-Wisconsin Consortium: Changes in global society, MacArthur Foundation, 2000-2004, and 1997-1999
• *Course on population and the environment. Minneapolis Foundation, 2000, 2003-2004
• *Environmental assessment tool for private aquaculture in the Great Lakes Basin, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 2000 -2001, and 1997-1999
• #Improved decisions for walleye stocking, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, 1997-1999
• #Minnesota rare mussel conservation and the fish connection, LCMR, 1997-1999

Selected External Appointments

• Global Environmental Facility, Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel, 2002-2006
• WorldFish Center of the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), Board of Trustees 2004-2007, Chair of Science Advisory Committee 2007-2010
• Board of Directors, Union of Concerned Scientists, appointed 2002
• UN, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization, and WorldFish Center, four consultations on environmental effects of biotechnology or aquaculture, 1998-2003
• National Academy of Science Committees: Chair, Research to Improve Evaluation of Impacts of Genetically Engineered Organisms on Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife, 2007-; Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms, 2002-2004; Atlantic Salmon of Maine, 2001-2004; Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Salmon, 1992-1995
• Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Board of Technical Experts, 1994–1999
• Six committees (chaired 2) for Minnesota agencies, including DNR, EQB and MDA, 1987-1998

Selected Other Professional Activities

• U.S. Congress, three invited testimonies on environmental issues, 1993 and 2000
• Minnesota Legislature, eight presentations to Environment or Agriculture Committees, 1987-1994
• Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, six presentations, 1991-1992, 2007
• Scientific advisor, TV documentaries, “Empty Oceans, Empty Nets”, “Farming the Seas” 1998-2004

Selected Major Editorial and Review Positions

• Lead Series Editor of book series, Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms (2 volumes in print, 1 in revision, 1 in prep.), CABI Publishing, since 2003
• Editorial Board, Environmental Biosafety Research, since 2002
• USDA Review Panel, Animal Genome and Genetic Mechanisms, NRI Grants Program, 2002
• Editorial Board, Conservation Ecology (on-line journal of Ecol. Soc. of America), 1998-2003
• National Sea Grant Review Panel, Marine Biotechnology Policy, 1994
• Associate Editor, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 1989-1990

Selected Refereed Publications

• Kapuscinski, A.R., K. Hayes and S. Li, eds. 2007. E.M. Hallerman and P. J. Schei, series editors. Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms, Vol. 3: Methodologies for Transgenic Fish, CABI Publishing. (Kapuscinski lead author on 2 chapters and co-author on 1 chapter). In Press.
• Kapuscinski, A.R. 2005. Current scientific understanding of environmental biosafety of transgenic fish and shellfish. Scientific and Technical Review 24(1): 309-322. (invited by World Animal Health Organization, which sets standards for animal trade disputes under WTO)
• National Research Council (Kapuscinski chapter chair). 2004. Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 255 p.
• National Research Council (Kapuscinski section chair). 2004. Atlantic Salmon in Maine. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 275 p.
• Miller, L.M., T Close and AR Kapuscinski. 2004. Lower fitness of hatchery and hybrid rainbow trout compared to naturalized populations in Lake Superior tributaries. Molecular Ecology 13: 3379-3388.
• Senanan. W. A. R. Kapuscinski, U. Na-Nakorn and L. M. Miller. 2004. Genetic implications of hybrid catfish farming (Clarias macrocephalus x C. gariepinus) in central Thailand. Aquaculture 235: 167-184.
• Ardren, W. R. and A. R. Kapuscinski. 2003. Demographic and genetic estimates of effective population size (Ne) reveals genetic compensation in steelhead trout. Molecular Ecology 12: 35-49.
• National Research Council, (Kapuscinski one of 13 co-authors). 2002. Genetic Status of Atlantic Salmon in Maine. Interim Report. National Academy Press, Washington D.C. 62 pp.
• Kapuscinski, A.R. 2002. Controversies in designing useful ecological assessments of genetically engineered organisms. Pages 385-415 in D. Letourneau and B. Burrows, eds. Genetically Engineered Organisms: Assessing Environmental and Human Health Effects. CRC Press.
• Eldridge, W. H., M.D. Bacigalupi, I.R. Adelman, L.M. Miller, and A. R. Kapuscinski. 2002. Determination of relative survival of two stocked walleye populations and resident natural-origin fish by microsatellite DNA parentage assignment. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:282-290.
• Miller, L.M. and A. R. Kapuscinski. 2002. Genetic guidelines for hatchery supplementation programs. Pages 329-355 (Chapter 14) in E.M. Hallerman, ed. Population Genetics: Principles and Practices for Fisheries Scientists. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda.
• Gross, M. and A. R. Kapuscinski. 1997. Reproductive success of smallmouth bass estimated and evaluated from family-specific DNA fingerprints. Ecology 78(5): 1424-1430.
• National Research Council (Kapuscinski one of 15 authors). 1996. Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest. National Academy Press. 388 pp
• Kapuscinski, A. R.1996. Rehabilitation of Pacific Salmon in their ecosystems: what can artificial propagation contribute? Pages 493-512 in D.J. Stouder et al. (ed.). Pacific Salmon and Their Ecosystems: Status and Future Options, Chapman and Hall.
• Agricultural Biotechnology Research Advisory Committee, Working Group on Aquatic Biotechnology and Environmental Safety (Kapuscinski chair). 1995. Performance Standards for Safely Conducting Research with Genetically Modified Fish and Shellfish. Parts I & II. United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Agricultural Biotechnology. Documents No. 95-04 (63 pp + appendices), 95-05 (40 pp).
• White, G. and A. R. Kapuscinski. 1995. Urban planning for the conservation of stream ecosystems: critique of a prototype decision support tool. Pages 928-938 in J.M. Power, M. Strome, and T.C. Daniel (eds). Proceedings of Decision Support - 2001. September 12-16, 1994, Toronto, Ontario. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
• Kapuscinski, A. R. and E. M. Hallerman. 1991. Implications of introduction of transgenic fish into natural ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 48(Suppl. 1): 99-107.
• Kapuscinski, A, and E. Hallerman 1990. Transgenic fish and public policy. Anticipating environmental impacts of transgenic fish. Fisheries 15:2-11.

Selected Other Publications

• FAO/WHO 2007. (Kapuscinski chair FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Animals, Geneva, 26 February-2 March 2007. In Press.
• Kapuscinski, A.R. and T. J. Patronski. 2005. Genetic Methods for Biological Control of Non-native Fish in the Gila River Basin. Contract report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. University of Minnesota, Institute for Social Economic and Ecological Sustainability. MN Sea Grant Publication F 20. 100 p. Available at www.seagrant.umn.edu
• Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Kapuscinski one of 15 co-authors). 2004. A Conceptual Design Tool for Exploiting the Interlinkages Between the Focal Areas of the GEF (land degradation, persistent organic pollutants, biodiversity, global change). STAP Secretariat, Washington D.C. 47 pp.
• Kapuscinski, A.R., et al. (10 co-authors) 2003. Making Safety First a reality for biotechnology products. Nature Biotechnology 21(6): 599-601.
• FAO/WHO 2004. (Kapuscinski rapporteur). FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Genetically Modified Animals Including Fish, Rome, 17-21 November 2003. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
• Brister, D.J. and A.R. Kapuscinski. 2001. Environmental Assessment Tool for Aquaculture in the Great Lakes. Version1.2. Prepared for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.167 pp. + Appendices. (Also posted on the Internet at: www.glfc.org.)
• Kapuscinski, A. R. and E. M. Hallerman. 1994. Benefits, Risks, and Policy Implications: Biotechnology in Aquaculture. Contract report for Office of Technology Assessment (U.S. Congress). Aquaculture: Food and Renewable Resources from U.S. Waters. 80 pp.

Teaching

Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development

• Sustainability Studies Minor (undergraduate, campus-wide), led development and successful approval process for new curriculum, established Fall 2006
• Sustainable People, Sustainable Planet, core course for Sustainability Studies Minor, input and review of syllabus, 2005-2006
• Capstone Course for Sustainability Studies Minor, leading syllabus development, 2006-2007

Regular Courses since 1999

• Biosafety Science and Policy (graduate/senior) – environmental and food safety assessment and management of genetically modified organisms, national and international policy arenas
• Sustainable Aquaculture (graduate/senior) – integrated framework to address production technology, socio-economic, environmental, and policy aspects of marine and inland aquaculture

Former Regular Courses
Conservation Biology (graduate) – principles from natural and social sciences and policy, local to international case studies
Aquaculture (graduate/senior) – chemical, biological, engineering, financial, and regulatory principles and practices

Examples of Occasional Courses

• Environmental Education for Teachers: Biotechnology Issues; Sustainable Development, Global Justice, and the Environment; Colloquium on Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability;
• Population Growth, Consumption Patterns, and Sustainability; Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture; Graduate Seminar on Social and Environmental Effects of Biotechnology (UC Berkeley); Dam the Dams: Social and Ecological Consequences of Large-Scale Dam Projects; Problem Solving in Fisheries and Wildlife; Creature Features: Wildlife and Film

Examples of Mass Media Interviews

• Mass media (USA and international): 80 interviews for print, TV and radio and over 100 stories about genetically modified organisms (especially fish), aquaculture, salmon hatchery issues, or sustainability topics, since 1988
• Print outlets: New York Times, Los Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, USA Today, Atlantic Monthly Magazine, Wired Magazine, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press.
• Science news: Science, Nature, New Scientist, The Scientist, Chemical Engineering News
• Radio: National Public Radio (Diane Ream Show, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation), PBS/Voice of America (Our Ocean World Radio Program), PRI (To the Best of Our Knowledge), BBC World Service (Outlook Program), German Public Radio, Radio New Zealand (Eureka!), Minnesota Public Radio (Mid-Morning talk show, Mid-day talk show), KCCO Radio (Ruth Koscielak Radio Show, Ag News Hour)
• TV: “Farming the Seas” documentary on public broadcasting stations, TV Channel 4 of London.