updated 2022-07-29

Lillian J. Tuttle Raz

University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
200 W. Kāwili St. Hilo, HI 96720 USA
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research interests

Ecology of fishes, fisheries, quantitative ecology, meta-analysis, invasive species, community ecology, behavioral ecology, disease ecology, biophysical interactions, stressor synergisms, land-based sources of pollution, symbiosis, coral reefs, conservation biology

professional experience


Hawai‘i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Assistant Unit Leader
U.S. Geological Survey: Hilo, Hawai‘i; 2022 - present

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Marine Science Department, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo: Feb. 2022 – present
Cooperating Graduate Faculty, Marine Biology Graduate Program, UH-Mānoa
Lead research program and train graduate students. Foster collaborative relationships between the UH system, state and federal agencies, NGOs, and community partners to conduct management-relevant science in marine ecosystems. Work closely with Dr. Tim Grabowski (Unit Leader) and the Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources.

Fish Biologist
NOAA Fisheries: Honolulu, Hawai‘i; 2021 - 2022

Pacific Islands Regional Office, Habitat Conservation Division (HCD): Mar. 2021 - Feb. 2022        
Led Essential Fish Habitat consultations for the Main Hawaiian Islands. Principal liaison between HCD and research partners at the University of Hawai‘i and at NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). Worked with Gerry Davis and Dr. Malia Chow.

Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa: Honolulu, Hawai‘i; 2016 - 2021

Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology: Jan. 2019 - Mar. 2021
Orchestrated suite of systematic reviews and meta-analyses that developed thresholds for multiple land-based pollutants on corals to be used in federal regulatory procedures with Dr. Megan Donahue and associates at NOAA’s Pacific Islands Regional Office.

Pacific Biosciences Research Center: July 2017 - Jan. 2019
Quantified biomechanics and ecology of planktonic interactions between larval fish predators and their evasive copepod prey, using high-speed video and holography with Drs. Petra Lenz, Dan Hartline, and associates.

Department of Biology: July 2016 - June 2017
Studied animal behavior, physiology, and gene architecture to resolve mechanisms by which the environment shapes the evolution of a highly adapted cavefish with Dr. Masato Yoshizawa and associates.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
Graduate Research Assistant
Oregon State University: Corvallis, Oregon; Sept. 2010 - June 2016

Investigated how the Pacific lionfish successfully invaded Atlantic coral reefs, especially regarding their interactions with native species, using field and lab experimentation with Dr. Mark Hixon and associates.

Fulbright Advanced Student
Université Montpellier 2: Montpellier, France, Oct. 2008 - July 2009

Orchestrated literature review and masters-level lab research on the effects of changes in salinity on the immunocompetence of an aquaculture tilapia species with Drs. Serge Morand, Helena D'Cotta, and Jean-François Baroiller.

education

2010 - 2016  Oregon State University: Corvallis, Oregon, USA

PhD in Integrative Biology, with Statistics minor
Dissertation topic: Interactions among invasive Pacific red lionfish, fish parasites, and cleaning mutualisms native to Atlantic coral reefs LINK
Advisor: Mark A. Hixon

2008 - 2009  Université Montpellier 2: Montpellier, France

Post-Baccalaureate studies in Biodiversité et Interactions Microbiennes et Parasitaires
Advisors: Serge Morand, Helena D'Cotta, & Jean-François Baroiller

2004 - 2008  Centre College: Danville, Kentucky, USA

B.S. in Biology, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Advisor: Paul C. Sikkel

grants, fellowships, & honors


SCHOLARSHIPS & Recognition

RESEARCH GRANTS

  • 2019 NOAA NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office ($500,742)

    • “Developing multiple stressor thresholds for reef-building coral species in the Pacific Islands Region in support of Essential Fish Habitat management” written with PI: Megan J. Donahue

  • 2015 Zoology Research Fund, OSU Department of Integrative Biology ($400)

  • 2014 Zoology Research Fund, OSU Department of Integrative Biology ($400)

  • 2013 Zoology Research Fund, OSU Department of Integrative Biology ($400)

  • 2012 Zoology Research Fund, OSU Department of Integrative Biology ($400)

  • 2011 Zoology Research Fund, OSU Department of Integrative Biology ($930)

  • 2011 Lerner-Gray Marine Research Grant, American Museum of Natural History ($1500)

  • 2009 A.K. Peters Memorial Grant, Fulbright Commission in France, sole recipient (3000euro)

TRAVEL awards

publications

2022

Tuttle, L.J. and M.J. Donahue. Effects of sediment exposure on corals: a systematic review of experimental studies. Environmental Evidence. 11, 4 LINK

In revision. Nalley, E.M., L.J. Tuttle, A.L. Barkman*, E.E. Conklin*, D.M. Wulstein*, M. Schmidbauer, and M.J. Donahue. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the direct effects of nutrients on corals. Science of the Total Environment.
*graduate mentee

2021

Tuttle, L.J., R.W. Lamb, and *A.L. Stringer. Differential learning by native versus invasive predators to avoid distasteful cleaning mutualists. Functional Ecology. 35 (7), 1481-1490. LINK - PDF
*undergraduate mentee

Nalley, E.M., L.J. Tuttle, A.L. Barkman*, E.E. Conklin*, D.M. Wulstein*, R.H. Richmond, and M.J. Donahue. Water quality thresholds for coastal contaminant impacts on corals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment. 794, 148632. LINK - PDF
*graduate mentee

2020

Tuttle, L.J. and M.J. Donahue. Thresholds for sediment stress on corals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. NOAA Technical Report, September 28, 2020. 75 p. LINK

Tuttle, L.J., C. Johnson, S. Kolinski, D. Minton, and M.J. Donahue. How does sediment exposure affect corals? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence. 9, 17. LINK

2019

Green, S.J., E.R. Dilley*, C.E. Benkwitt, A.C.D. Davis, K.E. Ingeman, T.K. Kindinger, L.J. Tuttle, M.A. Hixon. 2019. Trait-mediated foraging drives patterns of selective predation by native and invasive coral reef fishes. Ecosphere. 10(6):e02752. LINK
*undergraduate mentee

Fashingbauer*, M.C., L.J. Tuttle (corresponding author), H.E. Robinson, J.R. Strickler, D.K. Hartline, and P.H. Lenz. 2019. Predatory posture and performance in a precocious larval fish targeting evasive copepods. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(9):jeb191411. LINK - PDF
*undergraduate mentee

Worsham, M., V.F.L. Fernandes, A. Settle, C. Balaan, K. Lactaoen, L.J. Tuttle, and M. Iwashita, and M. Yoshizawa. 2019. Behavioral tracking and neuromast imaging of Mexican cavefish. JoVE 146:e59099 LINK - PDF

Tuttle, L.J., H.E. Robinson, D. Takagi, J.R. Strickler, P.H. Lenz, and D.K. Hartline. 2019. Going with the flow: Hydrodynamic cues trigger directed escapes from a stalking predator. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 16:20180776. LINK - PDF

2018

Sikkel, P.C., C.A. Cook, L.P. Renoux, C.L. Bennet, L.J. Tuttle, and N.J. Smit. 2018. The distribution and host-association of a haemoparasite of damselfishes (Pomacentridae) from the eastern Caribbean based on a combination of morphology and 18S rDNA sequences. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 7(2):213–220. LINK

Yoshizawa, M., A. Settle, M. Hermosura, L.J. Tuttle, N. Cetraros, C.N. Passow, and S.E. McGaugh. 2018. The Evolution of a Series of Behavioral Traits is Associated with Autism-Risk Genes in Cavefish. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18:89. LINK - PDF

2017

Ingeman, K.E., M.A. Albins, C.E. Benkwitt, S.J. Green, T.K. Kindinger, L.J. Tuttle, and M.A. Hixon. 2017. Resolving differences in observed impacts of invasive lionfish and clarifying advice to managers. PeerJ Preprints 5:e3455v1 LINK

Tuttle, L.J. 2017. Direct and indirect effects of invasive lionfish on coral-reef cleaning mutualists. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 569:163–172. PDF

Hadfield, K.A., L.J. Tuttle, and N.J. Smit. 2017. Elthusa winstoni sp. n. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a new fish parasitic isopod from Hawaii. ZooKeys. 661:125–135. LINK - PDF

Tuttle, L.J., P.C. Sikkel, K. Cure, and M.A. Hixon. 2017. Parasite-mediated enemy release and low biotic resistance may facilitate invasion of Atlantic coral reefs by Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans). Biological Invasions. 19:563–575. LINK - PDF

2016

Tuttle, L.J. 2016. Interactions among invasive Pacific red lionfish, fish parasites, and cleaning mutualisms native to Atlantic coral reefs. PhD dissertation: Oregon State University. 141p. LINK

2015

Tuttle, L.J., R.W. Lamb, and A.L. Stringer. 2015. Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) learn to avoid a "spicy" prey fish. Proceedings of the 68th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. 1-3.  PDF

Ramos-Ascherl, Z., E.H. Williams Jr., L. Bunkley-Williams, L.J. Tuttle, P.C. Sikkel, and M.A. Hixon. 2015. Parasitism in Pterois volitans from coastal waters of Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas. Journal of Parasitology. 101: 50-56. LINK - PDF

2014

Hixon, M.A., M.A. Albins, C.E. Benkwitt, K.E. Ingeman, T.L. Kindinger, T.J. Pusack, L.J. Tuttle, and C.L. Wilcox. 2014. Invasive Lionfish: Threats and Solutions. Proceedings of the 67th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. 1-2.  PDF

Sikkel, P.C., L.J. Tuttle, K. Cure, A.M. Coile, and M.A. Hixon. 2014. Low susceptibility of invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a generalist ectoparasite in both its introduced and native ranges. PLoS One. 9(5): e95854.  LINK

IN PROGRESS

In prep. McCammon, A.M., L.J. Tuttle, S.M. Loerch, D. Nemeth, E.H. Williams Jr., and P.C. Sikkel. Host range of Neobendenia on coral reef fishes from the Northeastern Caribbean. For Bulletin of Marine Science.

PRESENTATIONS


INVITED SEMINARS

2021 SNAPP (Science for Nature and People Partnership) Coastal Health Workshop. Virtual seminar: Developing Stressor Thresholds for Coral-Reef Management.

2021 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawai‘i. Virtual seminar: Stressor Management: Meeting the Challenge of Local Threats on Coastal Ecosystems.

2018   Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel. Seminar: Planktonic predator-prey interactions between stealthy larval fish and evasive copepods.

2017   University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Seminar: Evolution of Sensory System and Autism-like Behaviors & its Emerging Relationship with Gut-Biota in Cavefish.

2016   University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Biology, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Seminar: Interactions among invasive Pacific red lionfish, fish parasites, and cleaning mutualisms native to Atlantic coral reefs.

2016   NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. IRC Science Seminar Series: Interactions among invasive Pacific lionfish, fish parasites, & cleaning mutualisms native to Atlantic coral reefs.

CONTRIBUTED TALKS

2021 *151st American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. Virtual seminar: Water quality targets for fish habitat: Evidence synthesis as a tool for ecosystem-based management. *graduate mentee co-authors

2021 *Hawai‘i Conservation Conference, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Virtual seminar: Evidence synthesis to establish water quality targets on coral reefs. *graduate mentee co-authors

2020 *Hawai‘i Conservation Conference, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Management thresholds for coral-reef stressors: evidence synthesis for informed action. *graduate mentee co-authors

2018 Larval Fish Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Escape of Copepods from Approaching Larval Fish: Theory and Observation.

2017 Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Ocean-locked: How a girl from the heartland became a marine biologist in the heart of the Pacific.

2017 Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Contributing author, presented by M.A. Hixon: Indo-Pacific Predatory Fish Out-of-Context: Lionfish Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs.

2017 Astyanax International Meeting for Cavefish, Querétaro, Mexico. Blind cavefish show similarity with human psychiatric disease in gene architecture, behavioral phenotypes, and drug responses.

2016 Western Society of Naturalists, Monterey, California. Direct and indirect effects of invasive lionfish on coral-reef cleaning mutualists.

2016 Western Society of Naturalists, Monterey, California. Contributing author, presented by S.J. Green: The effect of interspecific foraging and anti-predator behaviours on prey selection: Tests with coral reef fishes.

2016 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Interactions among invasive Indo-Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans), fish parasites, and cleaning mutualisms native to Atlantic coral reefs.

2016 A.L. Tester Memorial Symposium, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. How invasive Indo-Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans) interact with native fish parasites and cleaning mutualisms on Atlantic coral reefs.     

2015 68th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference, Panama City, Panama. Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) learn to avoid a “spicy” prey fish.

2015 Behaviour, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Invasive lionfish learn to avoid a “spicy” prey fish.

2015 A.L. Tester Memorial Symposium, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Invasive lionfish learn to avoid a “spicy” prey fish.

2014 Western Society of Naturalists, Tacoma, Washington. Gobies as the spice of life: An invasive predator learns to avoid toxic prey.

2013 Western Society of Naturalists, Oxnard, California. Comparative parasite communities of invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) and native fishes on Atlantic coral reefs.

2012 Western Society of Naturalists, Monterey, California. Do invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) alter cleaning mutualisms on Bahamian coral reefs?

2011 8th International William R. and Lenore Mote Symposium, Sarasota, Florida. Interactions among parasites and native red lionfish, and other carnivorous fishes on Atlantic and native Pacific coral reefs.

2011 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Parasites of red lionfish (Pterois volitans) and other carnivorous fishes on invaded Atlantic and native Pacific coral reefs.

2008 Centre College R.I.C.E. (Research, Internships, and Creative Endeavors) Symposium, Danville, Kentucky. Ocean distribution and diet of juvenile steelhead salmon (Oncorhynchus mykiss mykiss) as indicated by macroparasite communities.

2006 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Research Symposium, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon. Ocean distribution and diet of juvenile steelhead as indicated by parasite communities.

contributed posters

2018 *Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon. Escape of Copepods from an Approaching Predator. *undergraduate mentee co-author

2018 *Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Francisco, California, presented by co-authors Dan Hartline and Daisuke Takagi. Predator-prey interactions between evasive copepods and larval fish. *undergraduate mentee co-author

2016 *Gordon Research Conference, Predator-Prey Interactions, Ventura, California. Contributing author, presented by E. Dilley, undergraduate mentee: Effects of predator hunting mode and prey anti-predator responses on prey selection by invasive Pacific red lionfish and native Atlantic coral-reef piscivores. PDF *undergraduate mentee co-author

2014 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease, Fort Collins, Colorado. Comparative parasite communities of invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) and native fishes on Atlantic coral reefs.  PDF

2008 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Contributing author, presented by P. Sikkel: Host Distribution of the Parasitic Monogenean (Neobenedenia melleni) on Caribbean Reef Fishes.  PDF

2008 Kentucky Young Scientists Summer Conference: Lexington, Kentucky. Brood Size Affects Morphological Development of Juvenile House Sparrows.  PDF

2008 Centre College R.I.C.E. (Research, Internships, and Creative Endeavors) Symposium, Danville, Kentucky. Host Distribution of the Parasitic Monogenean (Neobenedenia melleni) on Caribbean Reef Fishes.  PDF

2008 Centre College R.I.C.E. (Research, Internships, and Creative Endeavors) Symposium, Danville, Kentucky. Vanilla Aroma Profile.

teaching & mentoring


Instructor of Ecological Multivariate Analysis
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Spring 2020

Co-instructed a 15-week long graduate seminar in Marine Biology (MBIO 691H, 1 credit, 3 students) on the state-of-the-art in multivariate analysis, especially with relation to genetic and microbial advances in community ecology.

Instructor of Marine Ecology Laboratory
Oregon State University: Corvallis, Oregon, Spring 2014

Co-taught OSU’s Z352 (2 credits, 30 students) and developed laboratory- and field-based curriculum, led lectures and activities, designed and graded assignments.  Students learned to “do science” by (1) designing and conducting their own experiment that explored ecological patterns and processes in the rocky intertidal marine ecosystem, (2) analyzing data, and (3) communicating results as part of a small collaborative group.

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Oregon State University: Corvallis, Oregon, 2011 - 2012

(1) Marine Ecology Laboratory (Z 352, 2 credits, 30 students). Spring 2012
(2) Principles of Biology 2 Laboratory (BI 212, 1 credit, 40 students). Winter 2012
(3) Principles of Biology Laboratory (BI 211, 1 credit, 40 students). Fall 2011

During the fall and winter quarters, I led one lab section, assisted in another lab section, designed quizzes, and graded assignments. During the spring, I led lab- and field-based courses based on the ecology of the rocky intertidal ecosystem.

university guest lectures

2020. Kapiolani Community College, PSY 250 Social Psychology: “Cognition in Fishes: Models for Psychological Disorders and Machiavellian Intelligence.”

2020. UH Mānoa, BI404 Advanced Topics in Marine Biology: “Stress(or) Management: Meeting the Challenge of Local Threats on Coral Reefs.”

2019. Arkansas State University, Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management: “‘Āina momona: Managing for abundance in Hawaiian social-ecological systems.”

2018 & 2019. UH Mānoa, BI404 Advanced Topics in Marine Biology: "Marine Invasives: Secrets to their success and should we "eat them to beat them"?"

2017. UH Mānoa, BI404 Advanced Topics in Marine Biology: "Interactions among invasive Pacific red lionfish, fish parasites, and cleaning mutualisms native to Atlantic coral reefs."

2014. OSU, Z351 Marine Ecology: "Fishing out marine parasites? Impacts of fishing on species interactions in the ocean."

2013. OSU, BI358 Symbioses and the Environment: "Mutualism or parasitism?: The variable and context-dependent outcomes of cleaning symbioses."

formal training

(1) Scientific Teaching & Curriculum Design Seminar Participant; OSU, Spring 2013
Discussed the theory and practice of effective scientific teaching. Developed a three-week lab module that allows students to explore the ecological and policy-related implications of ocean acidification, specifically on sea urchin larval development.

(2) Graduate Teaching Assistant Training Seminar Participant; OSU, Fall 2011 - Winter 2012
Participated in two 10-hour seminars that focused on quality classroom management, evaluation of student work, and creating an engaging learning environment. 

undergraduate & graduate mentoring

Legend:     
^ graduate student assistant for systematic literature review, meta-analysis
# mentored during undergraduate independent research project
* co-authored a scientific paper or poster, see Publications and Presentations

2020 – 2021  ^* Alexandria Barkman, Graduate Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2020 – 2021  ^* Emily Conklin, Graduate Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2020 – 2021  ^* Devynn Wulstein, Graduate Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2018                 # Yasmine Lund-Ricard, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa, visiting from la Sorbonne, France
2017 – 2018     #* Mary Fashingbauer, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa, visiting from the University of Alabama
2017                 #* Curtis Chan, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2017                 # Jimmy Nguyen, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2016 – 2018     # Delaney Coleman, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2016 – 2017     #* Nicolas Cetraro, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2016 – 2017     # Jonnathon Choi, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2016 – 2017        Christian Macaspac, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2016 – 2017     # Crystal Valdez, Laboratory Assistant at UH-Mānoa
2014                    Ashley Coke, Laboratory Assistant at Oregon State University (OSU)
2014                    Tayler Nichols, Laboratory Assistant at OSU
2014                 #* Eric Dilley, Field Assistant at the Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas (CEI)
2013                    Emily Anderson, Field Assistant at the CEI
2013                 #* Allison Stringer, Field Assistant at the CEI

volunteering in education

  1. Treasurer of the Board of Directors
    Montessori of O‘ahu Foundation (501c3 non-profit), 2020 – present

    Support the health and growth of a small, primary school in Mānoa Valley, and use my background in natural sciences to help facilitate ‘āina-based (place-based) learning.

  2. Science Advisory Board Member
    Lionfish University (501c3 non-profit), 2014 – present

    Create, edit, and distribute educational materials that promote the awareness of invasive lionfish, including informational Youtube videos (see Media).

  3. Science Judge for Statewide Academic Competitions

    Hawai‘i Ocean Sciences Bowl, Moderator, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Spring 2020
    Hawai‘i State Science and Engineering Fair, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Spring 2018, 2019
    Oregon Science Olympiad, Newberg, Oregon, Spring 2014
    Oregon Ocean Sciences Bowl, Corvallis, Oregon, Spring 2011

  4. Educational Workshop Leader

    Honolulu Museum of Art School Guest Teacher, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Spring 2017
    Winter Wonderings Workshop, Corvallis, Oregon, Winter 2012 – 2014
    Evolution and Ecology Workshop, Corvallis, Oregon, Fall 2011

  5. Vihiga Children’s Home Tutor
    Western Province, Kenya, Fall 2009

    Established a library for Kenyan orphans, and tutored middle-school math, science, and English.

  6. Earthwatch Institute Student Challenge Award Program Mentor
    U.S. Virgin Islands, Summer 2007

    Guided high schoolers through scientific data collection and biology-inspired artwork.

Professional Service


Review

External: National Science Foundation (GEO–OCE)  •  United States Geological Survey (USGS)  •  National Park Service (NPS)

Journals:
Coral Reefs  •  Environmental Biology of Fishes  •  Hydrobiologia  •  Journal of Experimental Biology  •  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology  •  Marine Ecology Progress Series  •  Nature Communications Biology  •  Oecologia  •  PeerJ

Management:
(1) McCreedy et al. (2012) Lionfish Response Plan. Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/WRD/NRR—2012/497. National Park Service. https://goo.gl/n4S3VV
(2) Morris (2012) Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Special Publication Series Number 1, Marathon, FL. https://goo.gl/483Pfs

PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS

2017 – present Workday Volunteer at Ancient Hawaiian Fishponds
Over two dozen visits to three of O‘ahu’s “loko i‘a” (Hawaiian aquaculture sites) to remove invasive species, rebuild rock walls, tag and measure fish, landscape with native species, etc.
(1) Pāhonu Fishpond with Waimānalo Limu Hui, Waimānalo, Hawai‘i
(2) He‘eia Fishpond with Paepae o He‘eia, Kāne‘ohe, Hawai‘i
(3) Waikalua Fishpond with Waikalua Loko I‘a, Kāne‘ohe, Hawai‘i

2020 – 2021 He‘eia National Estuarine Research Reserve (HeNERR) Research Partner (https://heeianerr.org/)
Helping to plan, organize, and execute a before-after-control-impact study of the effects of invasive mangrove removal on adjacent coral-reef habitats and fish communities.

2019 OPIHI Volunteer Educator (Our Project In Hawai‘i’s Intertidal), UH-Mānoa, Paepae o He‘eia
Helped facilitate field trips for local and indigenous Hawaiian college students to collect environmental data to examine the role of invasive species in food webs within ancient Hawaiian fishponds.

university AND COMMUNITY service

2019 – 2021     Hawai‘i Women in Technology Co-Organizer and Contributor, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Co-hosted biweekly sessions that create a safe space for women to learn new technological skills and programming languages, receive professional coaching, and network with peers.
2018, 2019 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference Work Exchange Program Team Leader, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
2017 Predator Tagging and Removal Project (M.S. thesis of Anela Akiona at UH), He‘eia, Hawai‘i
2014 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Marine Reserves Hook-and-Line Volunteer, Newport, Oregon
2013 – 2014 Youth Services Volunteer, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, Corvallis, Oregon
2012 – 2014 Chair of Thesis Archiving & Brown Bag Committees, OSU Department of Integrative Biology
2011 – 2012 President of Zoology Graduate Student Association, OSU Department of Integrative Biology
2010 – 2012 Member of Seminar and Invited Speaker Committees, OSU Department of Integrative Biology

outreach presentations

2019 Hanauma Talks Seminar Series, Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Meet the Speaker: https://youtu.be/MZeRGri7RE4   Presentation: https://youtu.be/_dc0F-TnAR0
2018 Interview for ‘Microcosm’ (a documentary about marine microorganisms), R/V Sikuliaq
Meet Lillian Tuttle: https://youtu.be/qKM5_msDGs4
2017 UH-Mānoa SOEST Open House, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, with M. Jungbluth, P. Lenz, V. Rincolli
2016 Semester at Sea visiting Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, with M.A. Hixon, E. Dilley
2014 The Island School, Eleuthera, The Bahamas, with S.J. Green
2013 Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera, Bahamas, with C.E. Benkwitt, T.L. Kindinger, A.C.D. Davis
2013 Special guest on radio show, Inspiration Dissemination, KBVR 88.7, Corvallis, Oregon
Segment of interview, scroll down to ‘Media’: http://lillianjtuttle.com/outreach
2013 Dallas High School Biology class, Dallas, Oregon
2013 The Island School, Eleuthera, The Bahamas, with T.L. Kindinger, A.C.D. Davis
2012 Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera, The Bahamas, with C.E. Benkwitt

synergistic activities


Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training

2019 LGBTQIA+ Safe Zone Program Graduate, UH-Mānoa. Trained to be an effective ally and advocate for all people regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, with special attention to local, campus-based programs and resources.

2017 Kūlana Noi‘i: Building Community-Researcher Partnerships Workshop Participant, Hosted by Hawai‘i Sea Grant and Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo at UH-Mānoa. Discussed best practices (“kūlana noi‘i”) for establishing and maintaining community-researcher partnerships with a panel of indigenous Hawaiian conservation practitioners and scientists.

Technology and Analytic Training

2022     Structural Decision Making and Adaptive Resource Management Workshop, USGS HCFRU. Helped to organize and participated in workshop for the Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, led by Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Leader, Dr. Jim Peterson.

2019 Reproducible Research with R and RStudio Workshop, American Statistical Society Hawai‘i Chapter. Hands-on workshop with RStudio Master Instructor to improve efficiency of workflow for data science with the R programming language, with special attention to the Tidyverse and R Markdown.

2019 Evidence Synthesis & Meta-Analysis Workshop, American Statistical Society Hawai‘i Chapter. Discussed approach, necessary steps, and best practices for conducting a systematic literature review, as well as tools for conducting meta-analyses from diverse and heterogenous datasets.

field expeditions

Legend: *visual fish surveys, ^captured live fish, #project lead, `field assistant, %plankton tows from large vessel, #d=days of fieldwork

*^` 2015-present  O‘ahu, 24d
*^` 2019  Galapagos, 17d
%` 2018 Gulf of Alaska, 18d [NSF Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Cruise, R/V Sikuliaq, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks]
*^# 2015  Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI), Bahamas, 32d
*^# 2014  CEI, Bahamas, 93d
*^# 2013  CEI, Bahamas, 15d (spring) + 90d (summer)
*^# 2012  CEI, Bahamas, 81d
*^# 2011  Exumas, Bahamas, 76d
^# 2010  Cayman Islands, 26d
^` 2007  U.S. Virgin Islands, 40d
^` 2006  Columbia river estuary, 5d

additional skills

Safety:

First Aid, CPR, AED, and Emergency O2-certified (expires July 2021), Divers Alert Network

Diving, Boating:    

Scientific Diver, American Academy of Underwater Sciences, 1295+ scientific dives
Rescue, Advanced, and Open Water Diver, PADI
Nitrox Diver, Technical Diving International
Boater, Oregon State Marine Board, handled 13’-26’ vessels with inboard and outboard motors

Analytical:

Proficient in R and RStudio (including the Tidyverse and R Markdown), PC-ORD (multivariate analysis software),  ImageJ, & Tracker. Basic understanding of Python, MATLAB, ArcGIS, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, & Ecopath-with-Ecosim.

Productivity:        

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Google Docs, Sheets, Slides; use Mendeley reference manager

Data-sharing:       

Contributor to GitHub (for code, @ljtuttle) & BCO-DMO (for data from 3 NSF-funded grants: OCE 08-51162, 12-33027, 12-35549)

Language:            

Proficient in French language, spoken and written
Beginner in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, Hebrew, and Spanish