Jason P.

Dinh
jason.dinh@duke.edu | Patek Lab | Duke University

EDUCATION
2018 – Present Ph.D. in Biology
Duke University (Durham, NC)
Advisor: Dr. Sheila Patek

2014 – 2018 B.S. summa cum laude in Biology with departmental distinction
Concentration: Marine Biology
Duke University (Durham, NC)
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Douglas Nowacek
Thesis Title: Small boat noise disrupts larval settlement in the reef
building mollusk, Crassostrea virginica

SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS

2017 Duke University Marine Lab Marine Science Scholarship ($3291)
2017 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellowship ($7288)
2014 William J. Sacco Award for Excellence in Mathematics ($500)

AWARDS and HONORS

2018 James B. Rast Award for Comparative Organismal Biology
2018 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
2017 Duke University Student Marshal
2016 – 2017 Duke University Dean’s List with Distinction
2015 – 2016 Duke University Dean’s List

OUTREACH
2016 DEKAMER Sea Turtle Rescue Center
DukeEngage Sea Turtle Conservation Intern
Dalyan, Turkey

2016 America Reads, America Counts

Math and Literacy Tutor
Durham, NC

2015 – 2016 Duke University Partners for Success

Math and Literacy Tutor
Durham, NC

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2017 – 2018 Undergraduate Researcher
Biology Department, Duke University (Durham, NC)
Advisors: Dr. Sheila Patek & Dr. Sarah Longo
Project: Biomechanics and power amplification in snapping shrimp (Alpheus
spp.) snaps
2017 – 2018 Undergraduate Researcher
Biology Department, Duke University (Durham, NC)
Advisors: Dr. Steve Nowicki & Susan Peters
Project: Do songbirds need to warm up before peak performance?

2017 Summer Student Fellow

Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA)
Advisor: Dr. Aran Mooney
Project: Spatial and temporal variation of boat noise in U.S. Virgin Island coral
reefs

2017 – 2018 Undergraduate Researcher

Duke University Marine Laboratory (Beaufort, NC)
Advisor: Dr. Doug Nowacek & Dr. Brian Silliman
Project: Boat Noise disrupts larval settlement in Crassostrea virginica

2017 – 2018 Undergraduate Researcher

Biology Department, Duke University (Durham, NC)
Advisors: Dr. Steve Nowicki & Susan Peters
Project: Do songbirds need to warm up before peak performance?

2016 – 2017 Bass Connections Researcher

Pratt School of Engineering. Duke University (Durham, NC and Kumasi, Ghana)
Advisor: Dr. Fred Boadu
Project: Environmental and human-health effects of used motor oil in auto-
mechanic villages

PRESENTATIONS
Dinh JP, Nowacek DP, Silliman BR (2018). Small vessel noise deters larval recruitment in
Crassostrea virginica. Poster presented at the 2018 Biology Graduation with Distinction Poster
Session, Durham, North Carolina.

Dinh JP, Mooney TA, Suca, JJ (2018). Listen up! Harnessing passive acoustic recorders to
monitor boat activity trends in U.S. Virgin Island coral reefs. Poster presented at Marine
Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON): Building Partnerships Toward a Better
Understanding of Life in the Sea, 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon.

Buenrostro T, Campbell L, Dinh JP, Fader J, Kleiner B, Garcia-Lozano A, McLendon S, Mesa

R, Pederson L, Read AJ, Smith H, Waples D, White N (2018). Pilot whale depredation in the
Atlantic pelagic longline fishery: an interdisciplinary approach. Poster presented at the 32nd
Annual Tidewater American Fisheries Society Meeting, Beaufort, North Carolina.

Dinh JP, Mooney TA, Suca, JJ (2017). Listen up! Harnessing passive acoustic recorders to
monitor boat activity trends in U.S. Virgin Island coral reefs. Poster presented at the 2017 Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellow Poster Symposium, Woods Hole,
Massachusetts.

PUBLICATIONS
Dinh JP, Suca, JJ, Lillis A, Apprill A, Llopiz J, Mooney TA (2018). Spatio-temporal trends of
vessel noise in U.S. Island coral reefs and acoustic threats to coral reef organisms. Under review.

GRANTS
2017 National Science Foundation Biology REU Travel Grant ($1200)