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Mary E. Whalen Title: Fish & Wildlife Biologist (Information Specialist) Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7090 Fax: (907) 786-7021 Email: mwhalen@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

M.S.	1993	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK	Fisheries
A.A.	1985	Kenai Peninsula College, Soldotna, AK	Computers & Business
B.S.	1980	Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI	Fisheries & Wildlife

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Web site creation and maintenance; computer graphics; fisheries population biology; data management; fish and wildlife biological statistics and data analysis.

Professional Experience

2001-Present	Fish & Wildlife Biologist (Information Specialist), USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
1997-2001	Fish & Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Biological Science Center, Anchorage, AK
1994-1997	Fisheries Biologist, National Biological Service, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
1993-1994	Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK
1984-1993	Fish Biologist I, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage, Soldotna, & Kodiak, AK
1981-1984	Fish Technician III, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage, Cordova, & Seldovia, AK
1980	Volunteer Asst. Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, Seward, AK
1979	Research Assistant II, Michigan State University, Ludington, MI
1977-1979	Lab Attendant I, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Honors and/or Awards

Star Award - 2011, 2010, 2009, 2004, 2002, 1998
Time-Off Award - 2012, 2011, 2010, 1996
Best Poster Award, Alaska Chapter American Fisheries Society Meeting - 1995
On-the-Spot Award - 1995

Significant Recent Publications

Van Hemert, C., J. Pearce, K. Oakley, and M. Whalen. 2013. Wildlife disease and environmental health in Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013-3027, 4 p.

Pearce, J., T. DeGange, P. Flint, T. Fondell, D. Gustine, L. Holland-Bartels, A. Hope, J. Hupp, J. Koch, S. Talbot, D. Ward, and M. Whalen. 2012. Changing Arctic ecosystems—Measuring and forecasting the response of Alaska's terrestrial ecosystem to a warming climate. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3144, 4 p.

Oakley, K., M. Whalen, D. Douglas, M. Udevitz, T. Atwood, and C. Jay. 2012, Changing Arctic ecosystems - Polar bear and walrus response to the rapid decline in Arctic sea ice. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3131, 4 p.

Geiselman, J., T. DeGange, K. Oakley, D. Derksen, and M. Whalen. 2011. Changing Arctic ecosystems - Research to understand and project changes in marine and terrestrial ecosystems of the Arctic. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3136, 4 p.

Bernard, D. R., K. R. Hepler, J. D. Jones, M. E. Whalen, and D. N. McBride. 1995. Some tests of the "migration hypothesis" for anadromous Dolly Varden (southern form). Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 124(3):297-307.

Whalen, M. E. 1993. Dynamics of a super-population of Dolly Varden in the Chiniak Bay system, Kodiak Island, Alaska. M.S. Thesis, Univ. Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 92p.

Websites of Interest

http://alaska.usgs.gov