Curriculum Vitae
Updated 30 May 2006
Department of Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1725
Phone: 225-578-8859
Fax: 225-578-8826
E-mail: zocarm@lsu.edu
Born 21 April 1957, Hugoton, KS, U.S.A.
Married to Susan E. Welsh; two children
Academic Preparation
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals and Books
Submitted Manuscripts
Professional Experience
Teaching at LSU
Teaching at Other Institutions
Awards
Financial Support
Presentations
Research Interests
Editorial Boards
Awards and Recognitions
Scientific Society Memberships
Review Panels for Funding Agencies
Meeting Organization
Advisees
Graduate Student Committees
Visiting Students
Postdoctoral Collaborators
Technicians
Undergraduate Research Directed
Undergraduate Student Workers
1989 - Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, Florida State University.
1984 - M.S., Biological Oceanography, Florida State University.
1982 - B.A., Biology, McPherson College, Magna Cum Laude.
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals and Books
If you would like a reprint of one of the following papers, just drop me a note by email and identify the publication either by number or complete reference: zocarm@lsu.edu
45. Fleeger, J.W., Carman, K.R., Weisenhorn, P.B., Sofranko, H., Marshall, T., Thistle, D., Barry, J.P. Simulated sequestration of anthropogenic carbon dioxide at a deep-sea site: effects on nematode abundance and biovolume. Deep-Sea Research. 53: 1135-1147. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
44. Fleeger, J.W., Tita, G., Carman K.R., Millward, R.N., Moser, E.B., Portier, R.J., Gambrell, R.P. 2006. Does bioturbation by a benthic fish modify the effects of sediment contamination on saltmarsh benthic consumers? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 330: 180-194. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
43. Thistle, D., Sedlacek, L., Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Brewer, P.G., Barry, J.P. 2006. Simulated sequestration of industrial carbon dioxide at a deep-sea site: effects on species of harpacticoid copepods. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 330: 151-158. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
42. Maddi, P., Carman, K.R., Fry, B., and B. Wissel. Use of primary production by harpacticoid copepods in a Louisiana salt-marsh food web. In: Functioning of microphytobenthos in estuarine environments. Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (In press). VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
41. Finley, AM, Weidner, EH, Carman, KR, Xu ZM, Godbar, JS. 2005. Role of the posterior vacuole in Spraguea lophii (Microsporidia) spore hatching. Folia Paristologica. 52: 111-117. VIEW ABSTRACT
40. Thistle, D., Carman, K.R., Sedlacek, L., Brewer, P.G., Fleeger, J.W., and J.P. Barry. 2005. Deep-ocean, sediment-dwelling animals are sensitive to sequestered carbon dioxide. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 289: 1-4. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
39. Carman, K.R., Thistle, D., Fleeger, J.W., and J.P. Barry. 2004. The influence of introduced CO2 on deep-sea metazoan meiofauna. Journal of Oceanography. 60: 767-772. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
38. Millward, R.N., Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Gambrell, R.P., and R.J. Portier. 2004. Mixtures of metals and hydrocarbons elicit complex responses by a benthic invertebrate community. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 310: 115-130. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
37. Fleeger, J.W., Carman, K.R., and R.M. Nisbet. 2003. Indirect effects of contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment. 317: 207-233. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
36. Pinckney, J.L., Carman, K.R., Lumsden, S.E., and S.N. Hymel. 2003. Microalgal-meiofaunal trophic relationships in muddy intertidal estuarine sediments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 31: 99-108. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
35. King-Lotufo, E.C., Brown, K.M, and K.R. Carman. 2002. The influence of periphyton succession, snail size, and density on grazing in Physella virgata. Hydrobiologia. 482: 23-29. VIEW ABSTRACT
34. Carman, K.R. and B. Fry. 2002. Small-sample methods for d13C and d15N analysis of the diets of marsh meiofaunal species using natural-abundance and tracer-addition isotope techniques. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 240: 85-92. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
33. Puckett, G.L. and K.R. Carman. 2002. Ciliate epibiont effects on feeding, energy reserves, and sensitivity to contaminants in an estuarine harpacticoid copepod. Estuaries. 25: 372-381. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
32. Millward, R.N., Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Gambrell, R.P., Powell, R.T. and M.M. Rouse. 2001. Linking ecological impact to metal concentrations and speciation: a microcosm experiment using a salt marsh meiofaunal community. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. 20: 2029-2037 VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
31. Mitra, S., Klerks, P., Bianchi, T.S., Means, J.C, and K.R. Carman. 2000. Effects of estuarine organic matter biogeochemistry on the bioaccumulation of PAHs by two epibenthic species. Estuaries. 23: 864-876. VIEW ABSTRACT
30. Buffan-Dubau, E. and K.R. Carman. 2000. Extraction of benthic microalgal pigments for HPLC analyses. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 204: 293-297. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
29. Goldfinch, A.C. and K.R. Carman. 2000. Chironomid grazing on benthic microalgae in a Louisiana salt marsh. Estuaries. 23: 536 -547.VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
28. Buffan-Dubau, E. and K.R. Carman. 2000. Diel feeding behavior of meiofauna and their relationships with microalgal resources. Limnology and Oceanography. 45: 381-395. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
27. Carman, K.R., Bianchi, T.S, and F. Kloep. 2000. The influence of grazing and nitrogen on benthic algal blooms in diesel-contaminated saltmarsh sediments. Environmental Science & Technology. 34: 107-111. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
26. Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., and S.M. Pomarico. 2000. Does historical exposure to hydrocarbon contamination alter the response of benthic communities to diesel contamination? Marine Environmental Research. 49: 255-278. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
25. Bennett, A., Bianchi, T.S., Means, J.C., and K.R. Carman. 1999. The effects of PAH contamination and grazing on the abundance and composition of microphytobenthos in salt marsh sediments. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 242: 1-20. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
24. Fleeger, J.W., Carman, K.R., Webb, S., Hilburn, N., and M. Pace. 1999. Consumption of microalgae by the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio Holthius. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 19: 324-336. VIEW ABSTRACT
23. Hinkle-Conn, C., Fleeger, J.W., Carman, K.R., and J.C. Gregg. 1998. Effects of sediment-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on feeding behavior in juvenile spot (Leiostomus xanthurus: Pisces). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 227: 113-132. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
22. Petersen, S., Arlt, G., Faubel, A., and K.R. Carman. 1998. On the nutritive significance of dissolved free amino acid uptake for the cosmopolitan oligochaete Nais elinguis, Müller (Naididae). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 46: 85-91. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
21. Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., and S.M. Pomarico. 1997. Response of a benthic food web to hydrocarbon contamination. Limnology and Oceanography. 42: 561-571.VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
20. Carman, K.R. and F.C. Dobbs. 1997. Epibiotic microorganisms on copepods and other aquatic crustaceans. Microscopy Research and Technique. 37: 116-135. VIEW ABSTRACT
19. Gregg, J.C., Fleeger, J.W., and K.R. Carman. 1997. Effects of suspended, diesel-contaminated sediment on feeding rate in the darter goby Gobionellus boleosoma (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 34: 269-275. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
18. Carman, K.R., Means, J.C. and S.M. Pomarico. 1996. Response of sedimentary bacteria in a Louisiana salt marsh to contamination by diesel fuel. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 10: 231-241.VIEW ABSTRACT
17. Carman, K.R. and M.A. Todaro. 1996. Influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the meiobenthic-copepod community of a Louisiana salt marsh. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 198: 37-54.VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
16. Pace, M.C. and K.R. Carman. 1996. Interspecific differences among meiobenthic copepods in the use of microalgal food resources. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 143: 77-86.VIEW ABSTRACT
15. Radziejewska, T., Fleeger, J.W., Rabalais, N.N., and K.R. Carman. 1996. Meiofauna and sediment chloroplastic pigments on the continental shelf off Louisiana, USA. Continental Shelf Research. 16: 1699-1723. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
14. Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Means, J.C., Pomarico, S.M., and D.J. McMillin. 1995. Experimental investigation of the effects of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons on an estuarine sediment food web. Marine Environmental Research. 40: 289-318. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
13. Brown, K.M., Carman, K.R., and V. Inchausty. 1994. Density-dependent influences on feeding and metabolism in a freshwater snail. Oecologia. 99: 158-165. VIEW ABSTRACT
12. Carman, K.R. 1994. Stimulation of marine free-living and epibiotic bacterial activity by copepod excretions. FEMS Microbial Ecology. 14: 255-262. VIEW ABSTRACT
11. Carman, K.R. and J.B. Guckert. 1994. Radiotracer determination of ingestion and assimilation of periphytic algae, bacteria, and adsorbed amino acids by snails. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 13: 80-88. VIEW ABSTRACT
10. Carman, K.R. 1993. Microautoradiographic detection of microbial activity. In: Handbook of Methods in Aquatic Microbial Ecology, pp. 397-404, P. F. Kemp, B.F. Sherr, E.B. Sherr, and J.J. Cole (eds.). Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL. VIEW ABSTRACT
9. Carman, K.R., Thistle, D., Ertman, S.C., and M. Foy. 1991. Nile red as a probe for lipid-storage products in benthic copepods. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 74: 307-311. VIEW ABSTRACT
8. Carman, K.R. 1990. Mechanisms of uptake of radioactive labels by meiobenthic copepods during grazing experiments. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 68: 71-83. VIEW ABSTRACT
7. Carman, K.R. 1990. Radioactive labeling of a natural assemblage of marine sedimentary bacteria and microalgae for trophic studies: an autoradiographic study. Microbial Ecology. 19: 279-290. VIEW ABSTRACT
6. Carman, K.R., Dobbs, F.C., and J.B. Guckert. 1989. Comparison of three techniques for administering radiolabeled substrates to sediments for trophic studies: uptake by harpacticoid copepods. Marine Biology. 102: 119-126.VIEW ABSTRACT
5. Dobbs, F.C., Guckert, J.B., and K.R. Carman. 1989. Comparison of three techniques for administering radiolabeled substrates to sediments for trophic studies: incorporation by microbes. Microbial Ecology. 17: 237-250. VIEW ABSTRACT
4. Carman, K.R., Dobbs, F.C., and J.B. Guckert. 1988. Consequences of thymidine catabolism for estimates of bacterial production: an example from a coastal marine sediment. Limnology and Oceanography. 33: 1595-1606. VIEW ABSTRACT VIEW PAPER
3. Schropp, S., Lewis, F.G., Eubanks, W., Carman, K.R., and D.C. White. 1988. Biochemical characterization of estuarine benthic microbial communities for use in accessing pollution impacts. In: Chemical and Biological Characterization of Sludges, Sediments, Dredge Spoils, and Drilling Muds, pp.311-325. ASTM STP 976. J. J. Lichtenberg, J. A. Winter, C. I. Webster, and L. Fradkin (eds.).
2. Carman, K.R., Sherman, K.M., and D. Thistle. 1987. Evidence that sediment type influences the horizontal and vertical distribution of nematodes at a deep-sea site. Deep-Sea Research. 34: 45-53. VIEW ABSTRACT
1. Carman, K.R. and D. Thistle. 1985. Microbial food partitioning by three species of benthic copepods. Marine Biology. 88: 143-148. VIEW ABSTRACT
Shuiwang, D., Bianchi, T.S., Shiller, A.M., Dria, K., Hatcher, P.G., Carman, K.R. Temporal Variability in the Composition and Abundance of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Lower Mississippi and Pearl Rivers (USA): Ι. The Application of Bulk Carbon and Nitrogen Measurements. Geochemica et Cosmochemica Acta.
2005-present: Dean, College of Basic Sciences.
2004-05: Interim Dean, College of Basic Sciences.
2003-04: Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, College of Basic Sciences.
2001-Present: Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University.
1999-Present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Ocean and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University.
1996-01: Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University.
1991-96: Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Louisiana State University.
1989-91: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Louisiana State University.
1986-89: Research Assistant for Dr. David Thistle, Florida State University.
1984-86: Environmental Specialist II, Office of Coastal Management, Department of Environmental Regulation, Tallahassee, FL.
1982-84: Research Assistant for Dr. David Thistle, Florida State University.
1989-01: Biology for Science Majors.
1991, 93, 96, 98, 01: Microbial-invertebrate interactions in aquatic environments.
1992, 94, 97, 02, 03: Principles of Ecology.
1993, 94, 96, 98, 00: Graduate seminars in Ecology.
Teaching at Other Institutions
1985: Assistant Scientist, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA.
1984: Adjunct Professor, Basic Oceanography, Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL.
1981-82: General Biology and Vertebrate Physiology Laboratory Teaching Assistant, McPherson College.
1996, 97, 98, 99, 00: Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society "Recognition of Superior Instruction to Freshman Students."
1997, 03, 06: Who's Who Among America's Teachers (nominated by students).
Current
2006-10, “Undergraduate Science Education Program.” K.R. Carman, PI. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. $1,600,000.
2005-08, “The Influence of Deep-Sea-Bed CO2 Sequestration on Small Metazoan (Meiofaunal) Viability and Community Structure." K.R. Carman, PI; J. Fleeger, D. Thistle, P. Spear, Co-PIs. Department of Energy. $806,623.
*2002-07, "Development of interdisciplinary competency for application of biotechnology to environmental toxicology." H. Silverman, PI; S.C. Hand, L.G. Marzelli, K.R. Carman, B. Dellinger, J. Fleeger, Co-PIs. Louisiana Board of Regents, Governor's Biotechnology Program. $497,000.
* Carman was principle author on this proposal.
Pending
Previous
2002-05, "The influence of deep-sea-bed CO2 sequestration on small metazoan (meiofaunal) community structure and function." K.R. Carman, PI; J. Fleeger, D. Thistle, Co-PIs. Department of Energy. $712,689.
2002-05, "Do joint exposures of heavy metals and poly-nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons elicit non-additive responses in benthic invertebrates?" J. Fleeger, PI; K.R. Carman, Co-PI. Minerals Management Service. $220,000.
1999-02, "Relationships between benthic microalgae, grazers, and nutrients in a coastal salt marsh." K.R. Carman, PI. National Science Foundation. $330,000.
2000-01, "Improvements to the LSU Aquatic Facility." C. Ramcharan, PI; K.R. Carman, Co-PI with 4 others. LSU Board Of Regents, Enhancement Program. $48,360.
2000-01, "Chlorophyll a analysis of freshwater samples." K.R. Carman, PI. American Analytical & Technical Services, Inc. $10,000.
1998-01, "Interactive effects of metals and PAH's on benthic food webs." K.R. Carman, PI; J. Fleeger, R. Gambrell, R. Portier, Co-PIs. Office of Naval Research. $455,919.
1998-00, "Predicting Population Level Effects of Toxicants." R. Nisbet, PI. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Travel support to attend workshops on model development.
1998-00, "Effects of epibionts on harpacticoid copepods in a Louisiana saltmarsh." K.R. Carman, PI; G. Puckett, Co-PI. Environmental Protection Agency. $52,722.
1998-99, "Abundance and seasonality of Vibrio cholerae and V. vulnificus determined by their association with copepods: A test using molecular probes." K.R. Carman, PI; A.B. Zuppardo, Co-PI. Sea Grant. $33,159.
1997-99, "Ciliary structures on the gills of bivalve mollusks determine their ability to capture bacterial-sized particles: Implications for distribution, diet, and accumulation of pathogens." H. Silverman, PI; T. Dietz, J. Lynn, K. Carman, CoPIs. Sea Grant. $144,790.
1996-98, "Direct and indirect effects of diesel fuel on microphytobenthos and meiofauna in saltmarsh sediments." K.R. Carman, PI; J. Fleeger, T. Bianchi, Co-PIs. Office of Naval Research. $311,998.
1995-98, "Mechanisms by which benthic food webs are affected by diesel fuel." K.R.Carman, PI. Department of Defense. $94,893.
1995-96, "Development of mammalian and non-mammalian toxicological indices to investigate risks associated with mixed energy-related wastes." J. Means, PI; K.R. Carman, Co-PI with 7 others. Department of Energy/EPSCoR. $30,000.
1994-96, "Assessment of PAH composition of diesel fuel sorbed to marine sediments and their toxicity to aquatic foodwebs." K.R. Carman, PI; J. Means, Co-PI. Minerals Management Service. $25,230.
1993-96, "An experimental investigation of the influence of diesel fuel on the food webs of two sedimentary communities." K.R. Carman, PI; J. Fleeger, Co-PI. Office of Naval Research. $311,995.
1993-95, "Relationship between release of nutrients by copepod grazers and bacterial activity." K.R. Carman, PI. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund/Research Competitiveness Subprogram. $60,702.
1993-951, "Uptake and metabolism of dissolved organic matter by aquatic invertebrates." K.R. Carman, PI. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund/Industrial Ties Research Subprogram. $57,000.
1994, "Utility of mass-cultured harpacticoid copepods as live prey in fish and crustacean mariculture." J. Fleeger, PI; K.R. Carman, Co-PI. Sea Grant. $9,798.
1994, "Determination of the comparative influence of biogenic sediment structure upon benthic populations at the shallow to deep ecology transition on the continental slope." R. Carney, PI; K.R. Carman, J. Fleeger, Co-PIs. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association. Submersible dive time.
1993-94, "Uptake and metabolism of dissolved organic matter by aquatic invertebrates." K.R. Carman, PI. Procter & Gamble. $19,724.
1992-93, "Influence of AES on snail grazing of stream periphyton." K.R. Carman, PI. Procter & Gamble. $5,000.
1991-93, "Experimental investigation of the effects of aromatic hydrocarbons on a sediment food web." K.R. Carman, PI; J. Fleeger, J. Means, Co-PIs. Mineral Management Service. $183,945.
1991-92, "Enhancement of the Life Sciences Microscopy Facility." (one of 17 participants); J. Lynn, M. Socolofsky, Co-PIs. Louisiana Board of Regents. $202,000.
1991-92, "Development of a radiotracer method for determining periphyton grazing by aquatic invertebrates." K.R. Carman, PI. Procter & Gamble. $12,100.
1991-92, "Understanding interactions between biological communities and depositional processes in coastal marsh environments." D. Reed, PI; J. Fleeger, P. Yund, K.R. Carman, Co-PIs. National Science Foundation/Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF/EPSCoR). $79,520.
1This grant was declined because of other obligations.
At Professional Meetings
Invited
Carman, K.R. and J.W. Fleeger 2005. "The influence of copper in contaminant mixtures." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Williamsburg, VA.
Carman, K.R. 2004. "Meiofaunal food webs." Keynote address. Twelfth International Meiofauna Conference, Revenna, Italy.
Carman, K.R., Thistle, D., Fleeger, J.W., and J.P. Barry. 2003. "Responses of deep-sea meiofauna to injection of liquid carbon dioxide: Preliminary results." Advances in Biological Research for CO2 Ocean Sequestration. The Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Shirahama, Japan.
Carman, K.R. 2003. "Transfer of carbon and nitrogen in estuaries." Netherlands Institute of Ecology and The University of La Rochelle. Colloquium on the role of microphytobenthos in estuaries, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Carman, K.R. 2003. Special session: "Insights into estuarine food webs and organic matter cycling from isotopic tracer enrichment studies." Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Carman, K.R. 2001. "Meiofaunal consumers in benthic food webs." Eleventh International Meiofauna Conference, Boston, MA.
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J. and S.M. Pomarico. 1996. "Influence of diesel-contaminated sediment on the meiofauna and microphytobenthos of a Louisiana salt marsh." Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Carman, K.R. and M.C. Pace. "Use of planktonic and benthic microalgae by the meiobenthic copepod community of a Louisiana salt marsh." Ninth International Meiofauna Conference, Perpignan, France.
Carman, K.R. 1993. "Influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on an estuarine sediment food web." American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
Contributed
2003
Weidner, E., Carman, K., and A. Findley. "Microsporidian spore posterior vacuole is a peroxisome." American Society of Cell Biology. [Published Abstract: Molecular Biology of the Cell 13: 745].
Grace, B., Bianchi, T., and K.R. Carman. "Temporal and spatial abundance of amino acids in the Mississippi River plume: Effects of microbial and sorption/desorption processes." American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA.
Maddi, P. and K.R. Carman. "Use of primary production by meiofauna in a Louisiana mud-flat food web." American Society for Limnology and Oceanography, Salt Lake City, UT.
2002
Weidner, E., Carman, K., and A. Findley. "Microsporidian spore posterior vacuole is a peroxisome." Cell Biology Meeting, CA.
Carman, K.R., and J. Pinckney. "Please pass the diatoms: meiofaunal consumers and primary production in a Louisiana salt marsh." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Carman, K.R., and J. Pinckney. "Please pass the diatoms: meiofaunal consumers and primary production in a Louisiana salt marsh." American Society for Limnology and Oceanography, Victoria, BC, Canada.
2001
Carman, K.R. "The influence of metal and hydrocarbon contaminants on a benthic salt marsh community." Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Tampa, FL.
Pinckney, J.L., Carman, K.R., Lummsden, S.E., and S. Hymel. "Combining 14C and O2 benthic primary productivity methods to improve estimates of meiofaunal grazing." Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Tampa, FL.
Carman, K.R. "The influence of metal and hydrocarbon contaminants on a benthic salt marsh community." Eleventh International Meiofauna Conference, Boston, MA.
Millward, R.N., Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Tita, G, Gambrell, R.P., and R.J. Portier. "Joint effects of heavy metal and diesel contamination on a Louisiana salt marsh benthic community." Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Fry, B, and K.R. Carman. "Analyzing the small ? energy flow among meiobenthos in a coastal mudflat food web." North American Benthological Society.
Rouse, M.M., Powell, R.T., Carman, K.R., and R.P. Gambrell. "Copper speciation in salt marsh sediments contaminated with metals and diesel." American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Albequerque, NM.
Carman, K.R., Millward, R.N., Fleeger, J.W., Gambrell, R.P., Portier, R.J., Powell, R.T., and M.M. Rouse. "The influenced of Cu on metal-hydrocarbon ecotoxicology in salt marsh sediments." American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Albequerque, NM.
Hymel, S.N., and K.R. Carman. "Seasonal influence of water cover on benthic copepod consumption of benthic and planktonic microalgae." American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Albequerque, NM.
Tita, G., Fleeger, J.W., Carman, K.R., and R. Millward. "Toxicant interactions with a meiofaunal assemblage in presence and absence of bioturbation." Benthic Ecology Meeting.
Millward, R.N., Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Tita, G, Gambrell, R.P., and R.J. Portier. "Metal and diesel toxic interactions - Impacts upon a meiofaunal community." Benthic Ecology Meeting.
2000
Puckett, G.L., and K.R. Carman. "Effects of protozoan epibionts on harpacticoid copepods in a Louisiana salt marsh." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC.
Millward, R.N., Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Gambrell R.P., and R.J. Portier. "Direct and indirect effects of heavy metal contamination on a salt marsh benthic food web." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC.
Carman, K.R., Millward, R.N., Fleeger, J.W., Gambrell, R.P., Portier, R., Macnaughton, S.J., White, D.C., and R. Powell. "Interactive effects of metals and hydrocarbons on a benthic community." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC.
Hymel, S., Carman, K.R., Pinckney, J., Fry, B., and S.E. Lumsden. "Microalgae-grazer interactions in a saltmarsh mudflat." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC.
Wetzel, M.A., Fleeger, J.W., and K.R. Carman. "Interference competition between meiobenthic nematodes and copepods." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC.
Fry, B., and K.R. Carman. "Energy flow and the importance of Spartina detritus in a Louisiana salt marsh food web." Fourth Gulf of Mexico Symposium, Mobile, AL.
Carman, K.R., Millward, R., Fleeger J.W., Gambrell, R.P., Portier, R.J., Macnaughton, S.J., White, D.C, and R. Powell. "Interactive effects of metals and hydrocarbons on a benthic microbial-meiofaunal community." Ocean Sciences Meeting.
Hymel, S., Carman, K.R., Pinckney, J., Fry, B., and S.E. Lumsden. "Microalgae-grazer interactions in a saltmarsh mudflat." Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Carman, K.R., Millward, R., Fleeger J.W., Gambrell, R.P., Portier, R.J., Macnaughton, S.J., White, D.C, and R. Powell. "Interactive effects of metals and hydrocarbons on a benthic microbial/meiofaunal community." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC.
Hymel, S., Carman, K.R., Pinckney, J., Fry, B., and S.E. Lumsden. "Microalgae-grazer interactions in a saltmarsh mudflat." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC.
1999
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J., Millward, R., Gambrell, R, Macnaughton, S., White, D.C., and R. Powell. "The influence of metal contamination on a benthic microbial/metazoan community." Estuarine Research Federation, New Orleans, LA.
Mitra, S.M., Klerks, P., Bianchi, T.S., Means, J., and K. Carman. "PAH bioaccumulation and fate as a function of organic matter composition in southern Louisiana." Estuarine Research Federation, New Orleans, LA.
Puckett, G. and K.R. Carman. "The influence of protozoan epibionts on harpacticoid copepods." Benthic Ecology Meetings, LA.
Buffan-Dubau, E. and K.R. Carman. "Diel feeding behavior of meiobenthic copepods from a Louisiana salt marsh." American Society for Limnology & Oceanography
Goldfinch, A. and K.R. Carman. "Chironomid grazing on benthic microalgae." American Society for Limnology & Oceanography.
1998
Buffan-Dubau, E., Shriver, A., Bachman, B., and K.R. Carman. "Diel feeding behavior of meiobenthic copepods from a salt marsh." Benthic Ecology Meetings, Melbourne, FL.
Bachman, B.M. and K.R. Carman. "Effects of produced water on the trophic relationships of meiofaunal copepods and microalgae." Benthic Ecology Meetings, Melbourne, FL.
Fleeger, J.W. and K.R. Carman. "Interspecific competition among meiofauna? We think so." Benthic Ecology Meetings, Melbourne, FL.
Shriver, A.G., Buffan-Dubau, E., and K.R. Carman. "Chironomid grazing on benthic microalgae in a Louisiana salt marsh." Benthic Ecology Meetings, Melbourne, FL.
1997
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J., Pomarico, S.M., and T. Bianchi. "Algal blooms in contaminated sediment: Reduced grazing or direct stimulation?" Benthic Ecology Meetings, Portland, OR.
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J., and S.M. Pomarico. "Algal blooms in contaminated sediment: Reduced grazing or direct stimulation?" American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Santa Fe, NM.
Bennett, A., Bianchi, T.S., Means, J.C., and K.R. Carman. "Effects of PAH contamination on the trophic dynamics of Littorina irrorata in salt marsh sediments (Pass Fourchou, LA)." American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Santa Fe, NM.
Bachman, B.M., Carman, K.R., and J.C. Means. "Chronic PAH contaminant effects on benthic communities." American Society for Limnology & Oceanography, Santa Fe, NM.
1996
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J., and S.M. Pomarico. "Influence of diesel-contaminated sediment on the meiofauna and microphytobenthos of a Louisiana salt marsh." Benthic Ecology Meeting, Columbia, SC.
1995
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., and S.M. Pomarico. "Influence of diesel-contaminated sediment on the meiofaunal/microbial food web of a salt marsh." Ninth International Meiofauna Conference, Perpignan, France.
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Pomarico, S.M., and J.C. Means. "Influence of diesel-contaminated sediment on the meiofaunal/microbial food web of a salt marsh." Benthic Ecology Meetings, New Brunswick, NJ.
Todaro, M.A. and K.R. Carman. "Influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the meiobenthic-copepod community of a salt marsh." Benthic Ecology Meetings, New Brunswick, NJ.
Pace, M. and K.R. Carman. "Feeding preference of a natural assemblage of meiobenthic copepods." Benthic Ecology Meetings, New Brunswick, NJ.
1994
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W. and S. Pomarico. "Influence of diesel contamination on the benthic microbial/meiofaunal food web of a Louisiana salt marsh." Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Denver, CO.
Meiers, E., Davidson, D., Belanger, S., Guckert, J., and K.R. Carman. "Understanding snail-periphyton interactions during anionic surfactant exposure in stream mesocosms." Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Denver, CO.
Brown, K.M., Carman, K.R., and V. Inchausty. "Density dependence in the grazing rate of a freshwater gastropod." North American Benthological Society, Orlando, FL.
1993
Carman, K.R. "The influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on a salt-marsh, meiofaunal food web." Minerals Management Service Information Transfer Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Carman, K.R. and S.M. Pomarico. "Direct uptake of amino acids by a freshwater gastropod?" American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Carman, K.R. and J.B. Guckert. "Radiotracer methods for determining periphyton grazing by an aquatic gastropod." North American Benthological Society, Calgary.
Carman, K.R., Fleeger, J.W., Means, J., and S.M. Pomarico. "The influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on a salt-marsh, meiofaunal food web." Benthic Ecology Meetings.
1991
Carman, K.R. "Enhanced activity by heterotrophic bacteria living on crustacean surfaces? Preliminary observations." Benthic Ecology Meetings.
1990
Carman, K.R., Thistle, D., Foy, M., and S. Ertman. "Nile red as a probe for examining lipid-storage products in benthic copepods." Ocean Sciences Meetings.
Guckert, J.B., Smith, G.A., Ringelberg, D.B., White, D.C., and K.R. Carman. "Antarctic peninsula benthic trophic interactions: where did the label go?" Ocean Sciences Meetings, LA.
Carman, K.R. "Nile red as a probe for examining lipid-storage products in benthic copepods." Benthic Ecology Meetings, AL.
1989
Carman, K.R. "Microbial and meiofaunal uptake of labeled substrates in situ determined by autoradiography and kinetics of incorporation." Benthic Ecology Meetings, Solomons, MD.
1988
Carman, K.R. "Estimates of bactivory and bacterial production using 3H-thymidine in marine sediments." Benthic Ecology Meetings, Portland, ME.
1987
Carman, K.R., Dobbs, F.C., and J.B. Guckert. "Nonspecific labeling, catabolism, and recycling of methyl {3H}- and methyl {14C}-thymidine in a marine sediment." Ocean Sciences Meetings, New Orleans, LA.
Carman, K.R., Dobbs, F.C., and J.B. Guckert. "Microbial-meiofaunal trophic studies: evaluation of three methods for introducing radioactive labels into marine sediment." Benthic Ecology Meetings, NC.
Carman, K.R., Dobbs, F.C., and J.B. Guckert. "Microbial-meiofaunal trophic studies: evaluation of three methods for introducing radioactive labels into marine sediment." American Society for Microbiology Meetings, Atlanta, GA.
1986
Carman, K.R., Sherman, K.M., and D. Thistle. "A negative association between nematodes and planktonic foraminiferan tests at a deep-sea site: Evidence for two ecologically important sediment types." Ocean Sciences Meetings, New Orleans, LA. Eos 66:1315.
Carman, K.R., Sherman, K.M., and D. Thistle. "Deep-sea sediment types affect nematode distributions." Benthic Ecology Meetings, Boston, MA.
1984
Carman, K.R. "Is harpacticoid substrate selection bacterially mediated?" Benthic Ecology Meetings, Baltimore, MD.
Invited Seminars at Institutions
2004 Scripps Institute of Oceanography
2002 University of Southern Mississippi, LSU Marine Environmental Research, LSU Environmental Lecture Series
2001 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station
2000 University of Stockholm, Sweden
1999 Texas A&M University
1998 Florida State University, Old Dominion University, Institute for Marine Sciences (UNC Chapel Hill marine lab), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina
1997 Tulane University
1995 Louisiana State University (Dept. of Oceanography), Louisiana University Marine Consortium
1992 Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
1991 University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lamar University
1990 Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
1989 Louisiana State University, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Oakridge National Laboratory
1988 Institute for Applied Microbiology, University of Tennessee
1987 University of South Carolina
Environmental impact of CO2 sequestration on deep-sea communities.
Trophic interactions between marine sedimentary microorganisms and benthic metazoa.
Interactions between epibiotic bacteria and their crustacean hosts.
Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons and metals on benthic food webs.
General aquatic microbial ecology.
Invertebrate grazer-periphyton interactions in freshwater environments.
Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Subject Editor, 2000-04
Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Review Editor, 1995-00
Invited contributor to workshop entitled "Advances in Biological Research for CO2 Ocean Sequestration" hosted by The Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Shirahama, Japan. (one of 5 invited participants) (2003)
Invited contributor to special colloquium on microphytobenthos, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2003)
Invited "Opponent" for dissertation defense, Dept. of Zoology, University of Stockholm, Sweden (2000)
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (1998-2000); Invited participant in workshop on modeling effects of toxicants.
Basic Sciences Faculty Research Award (1996)
NASA Planetary Biology Internship, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (1988)
Marshall-Vickland Scholarship, The State University Foundation (1983, 86)
Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research (1983, 86)
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1982)
Student Body President, McPherson College (1980)
Scientific Society Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Estuarine Research Federation
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
International Association of Meiobenthologists
American Society for Microbiology
The International Society for Microbial Ecology
Sigma Xi
Review Panels for Funding Agencies
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) (2002)
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Review Panel (2001)
EPA/ONR/NSF/DOE Interagency Bioremediation Panel (1998)
EPA, Environmental Education Fellowships Committee (1997)
2003-04 Organizing committee for 2004 American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting (Savannah, GA).
2003 American Society for Limnology and Oceanography, Aquatic Sciences Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT); Special session co-chair, -organizer (w/ D. Miller, U. Delaware): "Significance of Small-scale Benthic Processes for Large Ecosystems".
2002 American Society for Limnology and Oceanography, Aquatic Sciences Meeting (Victoria); "Benthos" session chair and organizer.
2001 Estuarine Society Federation (Tampa, FL); Special session chair: "Stressors in Estuaries".
1999 Primary organizer of Benthic Ecology Meeting (w/ J. Fleeger, K. Brown, R. Carney, D. Felder & N. Rabalais).
1999 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Aquatic Sciences Meeting (Santa Fe, NM); Special session co-chair, -organizer (w/ C. Currin): "Benthic Microalgae".
Sarahfaye Mahon (Ph.D.): "Uptake of metals by Spartina spp. and trophic transfer to invertebrate consumers"
Soraya Silva (Ph.D.), 2006: "Influence of metal and hydrocarbon contaminants on benthic microalgae"
Andrea Hamilton (M.S.), 2005: "Metal interactions in the Eastern Oyster, Crasstrea virginica, and Perkinsus marinus"
Padma Maddi (M.S.), 2003: "Analysis of seasonal variation in benthic consumer resources using stable isotopes" (Paper #40)
Gwyn Puckett (M.S.), 2000: "The influence of protozoan epibionts on a harpacticoid copepod" (Paper #33)
Elizabeth King-Lotufo (M.S.), 1999: "The influence of successional stage of periphyton and snail density on assimilation efficiency and grazing in Physella virgata" (Paper #35)
April Goldfinch (M.S.), 1999: "Chironomid grazing on benthic microalgae in a Louisiana salt marsh" (Paper #29)
Brenda Bachman (M.S.) 1997: "The effects of produced water on the trophic relationship of microalgae and meiofauna"
Margaret Pace (M.S.) 1995: "Interspecific feeding differences among meiobenthic harpacticoid copepods from a Louisiana salt marsh" (Paper #16)
Awards received by advisees
Padma Maddi, 2003: Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid
Soraya Silva, 2002: Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid
Sarahfaye Mahon, 2002: J.B. Johnston award
Sarahfaye Mahon, 2001: Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid
Gwyn Puckett, 1998: U.S. EPA Graduate Fellowship
Margaret Pace, 1995: "Best student poster", Gulf Estuarine Research Society
Margaret Pace, 1995: "Warren J. Mermilliod Scholarship", Department of Oceanography and Coastal Studies, LSU.
Present
Cheryl Murphy (Ph.D; Rose), 2003-
Kandasamy Nadarajas (Ph.D.; Dean's rep), 2003-
Bryan Grace (Ph.D.; T. Bianchi/Tulane Univ.), 2002-
Yasoma Hulathduwa (Ph.D.; Brown), 2000-
Kurt Gust (Ph.D.; Fleeger), 2001-
Brian Rash (Ph.D.; Rainey), 2001-
Former
MaryAnne Rouse (M.S.; Powell, Oceanography), 1999-01.
Kristen Kettles (Ph.D.; Fleeger), 1998-01.
Shannon Blackman (M.S.), 2000-01.
Nazan Atilla (Ph.D.; Fleeger), 1996-00.
Zoraida Rivera (M.S.; Fleeger), 1998-00.
Jeffrey Corbino (M.S.; Bryan), 1998-99.
Michael Burger (Ph.D.; Dean's rep), 1994-98.
Michael Misamore (Ph.D.; Lynn), 1994-98.
Scott Medler (Ph.D.; Silverman), 1993-98.
Candace Conn (Ph.D.; Fleeger), 1992-98.
Malinda Sutor (M.S.; Ramcharan), 1996-98.
Gui Lotofu (Ph.D.; Fleeger), 1992-96.
Daniel McCoy (M.S.; Brown), 1994-96.
Jan Battle (M.S.; Bryan), 1994-96.
Chistopher Gregg (M.S.; Fleeger), 1993-95.
Paul Johnson (Ph.D.; Brown), 1991-95.
Roger Griffis (Ph.D.; Felder/ULL), 1990-94.
Shawn Wilcox (Ph.D.; Dietz), 1994.
Jennifer Cline (M.S.; Fleeger), 1993-95.
Olivia Lancaster (M.S.; Brown), 1992-93.
Jill Zande (M.S.; Carney), 1992-93.
John McCall (Ph.D.; Fleeger) 1991.
Conrad Toepfer (M.S.; Fleeger), 1990-92.
Terry Richardson (Ph.D.; Brown), 1989-90.
Frank Kloep, Germany (co-author paper #28)
Sven Petersen, Germany (co-author paper #22)
Keith Suderman, Florida State University
Maria-Jose Caramujo (2003)
Guglielmo Tita (2001-2002)
Rod Millward (1999-2001)
Evelyne Buffan-Dubau (1997-1999)
Steven Pomarico (1991-1997)
Jennifer Hathorn (2007-present)
Pamela Weisenhorn (2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007)
Tonya Marshall (2001, 2003-2005)
Sabrina Hymel (1999-2001)
Undergraduate Research Directed
Thomas Kang, Nancy Kang, Bryan Kansas, Crain Garrot, Kevin Lacour, Richard Doolin, Veronica Inchausty*, Betty Hutcherson, Tyson Jolivet, Tonya Marshall, Jennifer Sullen, Carey Gelpi, Eric Greber, Alicia Gabriele
* Co-author paper # 13.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute undergraduate research mentees
Emily Whitaker, Samson Cantu, Aimee Cronan, Danny Garcia, Noralissa Villareal
Predoctoral Scholars Institute
Faith Darby
Frank Hernandez, Mathew McCall, Beth Hughes, Lisa Miranda, James Armacost, Kevin Lacour, Brendan Sansom, Jeff Morrison, Jamie Rogers, Trang Huynh, Shiwali Rai, Nancy Stubbs, Jennifer Hayden, Nancy Kang, Tyson Jolivet, Michelle Housey, Brad LeBerg, Jonathan Legendre, Gitesh Chheda, André Duplantis, Tonya Marshall, Thomas Kang, Jennifer Zukowski, Tia Tucker, Hitesh Chheda, Carey Gelpi, Eric Greber, Andrea White, Alicia Gabriele, Nick McClure, Marie Kinnebrew