Emmanis Dorval

Research Interests:

My research interests are broadly focused on fishery ecology. In particular I am interested in:

1) understanding the dynamics of fish populations and the ecological, geo-chemical, and physical processes that influence their structure in space and time, and

2) Understanding patterns of recruitment as related to retrospective habitat use for the purpose of quantifying the vital rates of fish populations to model their life history and to enhance their management and conservation, and

3) Developing quantitative tools to improve the assessment of exploited fish populations.

Education:

• Ph.D. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (2004)
• M.S. Biology. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (1998)
• B.S. College of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine. Haiti State University, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1991)

Additional Information:

• Research Fisheries Biologist, NOAA-Fisheries/Fisheries Resources Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA (2005-present)
• Post-Graduate Researcher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center / University California Davis: Center For Natural Resources/ John Muir Institute For the Environment (2004-2005)
• National Research Council Post Doctoral Fellow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA (2003–2004)
• Instructor of a workshop on “Fitting Growth Curves Using Back-calculated Length-at-age Data” sponsored by the Department of Environmental Sciences and Chemistry of Arkansas State University, and certified by the American Fisheries Society (AFS) (2004)
• Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (1998-2003)
• Fullbright Scholarship. Master Thesis under the supervision of Dr. Cynthia Jones (1995-1998)
• Engineer Agronomist, Association for Soil and Water Conservation (ASSODLO), Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1992-1994)
• Engineer Agronomist resident, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural development, District of St Marc, Haiti (1990-1991)
• Internship with the project HAI/84/010 financed by the Foods and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development of Haiti (1988-1989)