2005-present
PURDUE UNIVERSITY. Visiting Scholar, Department of Biology, West Lafayette, Indiana

2001-2002
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Post-baccalaureate, Seattle and Friday Harbor Laboratories

1995-1999
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA. B.A. in Anthropology (biological emphasis) with Highest Honors

PUBLICATIONS
2008
Vaughn, D. and R. R. Strathmann. Predators induce cloning in echinoderm larvae. Science (14 March 2008) 319:1503 (PDF)

2007
Vaughn, D. Predator-induced morphological defenses in marine zooplankton: A larval case study. Ecology 88:1030-1039 (PDF)

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
n.d., Vaughn, D. The ecological and adaptive significance of larval cloning in echinoderms. To be submitted to Ecology

n.d., McDonald, K. A. and D. Vaughn. Impacts of food concentration and larval stage on incidence of cloning in Dendraster excentricus plutei. To be submitted to the Biological Bulletin

GRANTS
2006-2009
Predator-induced morphological defenses of marine zooplankton. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant OCE-0623102 co-written with R. R. Strathmann, granted to R. R. Strathmann ($243,279)

2008
-ARCS Foundation Fellowship, Seattle Chapter, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories ($3,000)
-Patricia L. Dudley Endowed Fellowship, Friday Harbor Laboratories ($500)

2007
Graduate Student Research Fellowship, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories ($3,000)

2006
-Lerner-Grey Fund for Marine Research Award ($1,625)
-Stephen and Ruth Wainwright Endowed Fellowship, Friday Harbor Laboratories ($2,500)
-ARCS Foundation Fellowship, Seattle Chapter, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories ($1,500)

2005
Travel Grant, Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (NSF IOB 0450894)

HONORS AND AWARDS
2008
Runner-up for Best Student Poster Award. Division of Invertebrate Zoology. Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). San Antonio, Texas

2007
Adrian M. Wenner Strong Inference Award for Best Student Paper. Division of Invertebrate Zoology. Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). Phoenix, Arizona

2004
-Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
-Graduate School Top Scholar Award, University of Washington, Seattle

2003
-Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
-Graduate School Top Scholar Award, University of Washington, Seattle

1999
Academic Excellence Award in Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara (sole recipient)

OTHER RECOGNITION
2008
-Research featured in the New York Times (March 13, 2008), the Seattle Times (March 14, 2008), Scientific American (May 2008), Natural History (June 2008) and by numerous online news sources (March-April 2008)

-Research to be featured in Dr. Scott Gilbert's new textbook on the Ecology of Development

2007
Research featured in the Friday Harbor Laboratories Newsletter, Intertidal Tidings. Volume 12

PRESENTATIONS
2008
"Attack on the Clones: Predator-induced cloning in echinoderm larvae". 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). San Antonio, Texas

2007
- "Predator-Induced Morphological Defenses in Marine Zooplankton: A Larval Case Study". Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). Phoenix, Arizona

- "Impacts of food concentration and larval stage on incidence of cloning in Dendraster excentricus plutei". (K. A. McDonald and D. Vaughn). Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). Phoenix, Arizona

2005
"The Ballad of the Veliger Revisited: Alterations in Larval Shell Morphology in Response to Planktonic Predators". Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). San Diego, California

2002
"Cytoskeletal Contributions to Healing in Acetabularia acetabuluma". Friday Harbor Laboratories Research Apprenticeship Scientific Symposium, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington

INVITED TALKS
2007
-EcoLunch Seminar Series, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana
-Friday Harbor Laboratories Seminar Series, San Juan Island, Washington
-Larval Biology (graduate course), University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories

2006
-Larval Biology (graduate course), University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories

2003 & 2002
-Guest Lecture on Hominid Evolution, Principles of Evolution, University of Washington, Tacoma

RESEARCH AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
2006-2008
Larval Defenses II: Predator-induced cloning in echinoderm larvae

2005-2006
Integrating developmental approaches to understand how the gastropod got its twist. University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories

2004-2005
Larval Defenses I: Predator-induced shell morphology in Littorina scutulata veliger larvae. University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories

2004
Predator-induced shell morphology in Physa heterostropha. Laboratory Rotation with Dr. H. D. (Toby) Bradshaw, University of Washington, Seattle

2003
The evolution of coloniality. Laboratory Rotation with Dr. Billie Swalla. University of Washington, Seattle

2002
Research Apprentice, Cell Biology of Morphogenesis and Development, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
-Teaching Assistant, Larval Biology (graduate course), University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories. Instructors: Drs. Richard R. Strathmann and Richard Emlet
-Teaching Assistant, Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Washington, Seattle. Instructor: Dr. Peter D. Ward
-Teaching Assistant, Marine Invertebrate Zoology, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories. Instructors: Drs. Bruno Pernet and Elizabeth Balser
-Mentor to local High School Student, Dr. H. D. (Toby) Bradshaw's Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle
-Teaching Assistant, Human Anatomy Laboratory and Introductory Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Instructor: Dr. Barry Tanowitz

TEACHING INTERESTS
- Ecology
- Ecology of Development (Eco-Devo)
- Marine Ecology
- Marine Invertebrate Zoology
- Larval Ecology
- Sensory Biology

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE
2007-present
-Reviewer for Aquatic Ecology

2005-present
-K-12 Marine Biology Expert Day. Friday Harbor Middle School. San Juan Island, Washington
-Friday Harbor Laboratories Open House. San Juan Island, Washington
-Friday Harbor Laboratories Annual Donor "Beach Walk". San Juan Island, Washington

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS
-Ecological Society of America
-Marine Biological Laboratories
-Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
-Evolution & Development of Metazoans, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories
-Biomechanics, University of Washington
-Principles of Evolution, University of Washington
-Principles of Ecology, University of Washington
-Invertebrate Zoology, University of Washington
-Comparative Embryology, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories
-Larval Biology, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories

REFERENCES
Richard R. Strathmann
Associate Director, Friday Harbor Laboratories
University of Washington
620 University Road
Friday Harbor, Washington 98250
email: rrstrath@u.washington.edu
phone: 206.616.0705

Billie J. Swalla
Department of Biology
University of Washington
24 Kincaid Hall
Seattle, Washington 98195-1800
email: bjswalla@u.washington.edu
phone: 206.616.9367

Thomas Daniel
Chair, Department of Biology
24 Kincaid Hall
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-1800
email: danielt@u.washington.edu
phone: 206.543.1659

Daniel Grunbaum
School of Oceanography
318 Marine Sciences Building
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-1800
email: grunbaum@ocean.washington.edu
phone: 206.221.6594