Curriculum Vitae Marilyn I. Cannon
EXPERIENCE
Teaching and research on the university level for past 25 years. Supervision of undergraduate and graduate students' biological and ecological research.
1990-2011
Faculty in the Biology Department, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
1995-2007
Faculty, Educational Mentoring Team, Freshman Seminar, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
1998-2010
Core Faculty, California Cultural Studies Program, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
1989
Mathematics Instructor, Analy High School Summer Program, Sebastopol, California
1986-1990
Marine Biology & Botanical Consultant
1983-1986
Teaching Assistant & Laboratory Instructor in Botany Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
1981-1982
Teaching Assistant in Biology Department, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
1981
Marine Biology & Ecology Curriculum Consultant, Luther Burbank School District, San Jose, California
1980-1981
Staff Writer & Graphics Artist, VISTA Volunteer, Tribal Sovereignty Program, Forestville, Calilfornia
AWARDS AND HONORS
Professor Emeritus, Sonoma State University, Awarded in 2004.
Excellence in Teaching Award Committee Chair, 2002 and 2003.
Recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award (2000-2001) , Sonoma State University, $5,000 Sarlo Foundation Award, presented at Graduation, May 26, 2001.
Grant ($40,000) with Petaluma School District for Intersegmental Faculty Articulation Projects in Contextual Learning, Sonoma County Career -to-School Partnership. Funded by California School to Career Interagency Partners, CSU, Hayward for Jan. 2000 - Jan. 2002.
Grant ($29,600) for California Studies Program research project, Hidden Waters: Uncovering Naturak History and Cultural History through Urban Stream Restoration, from CUEREC (California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center, CSU Hayward) with Prof. Robert Coleman-Senghor for Aug. 1999 - July 2000.
Academic Innovation Award (4 WTUs and $1500) for ITDS 301, Garden on the Edge: The Physical Environment of California, from Office of Academic Programs, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California for Spring 1999.
National Science Foundation Grant for participation in Image Processing and Geographic Information Systems Workshop, Foothill College, Summer 1999.
Research Fellowship from Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C. for work on Marine Algae of South China Sea, Summer 1997.
Invitational Listing in International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, 1989.
Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award from University of Hawaii Graduate Student Organization (cash award), December 1985.
$500 Fellowship for Marine Algae awarded by Friends of Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California, Summer 1982.
Graduation With Distinction from Biology Department, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, June 1981.
EDUCATION
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
*Bachelor's degree in Biology. Graduated With Distinction, June 1981.
*Master's degree in Biology, June 1983.
*Achieved Ph.D Candidacy in Botanical Sciences, Fall 1986, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
SKILLS
Biological and Ecological Field Studies
Microbiological Laboratory Techniques
Electron Microscopy (T.E.M. and S.E.M.)
Biological Illustration
Plant Taxonomy Techniques
Photography (including darkroom developing and printing)
SCUBA Diving (NAUI Openwater I certification)
Computer proficiency
HTML proficiency and Webpage design
SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
Marine Biology and Ecology Workshops, Expanding Your Horizons, Sonoma State University, March 23, 2002
Faculty Facilitator for Environment Breakout Group, Office of Community-Based Learning Symposium, February 22, 2002
Tour of Ragle Ranch Wetlands, World Wetland Day,, February 1, 2002
Hidden Waters, Urban Stream Restoration, at SSU Watershed Symposium, May 2000
Incorporating Field Studies in the California Studies Curriculum, Workshop, California Studies Consortium and Curriculum Development Symposium, San Francisco, April 1999
Marine Biology Workshops, Expanding Your Horizons Program, Sonoma State University, 1992 - 2003
Science Night, Sonoma State University, Algae and Fungi of Sonoma County, 1990-1994
PUBLICATIONS
2001
Hidden Waters: Uncovering Natural History and Cultural History through Urban Stream Restoration. Report submitted to CUEREC, CSU, Hayward.
1992
Marine Directory: Ocean-Oriented Organizations in the Eastern Pacific. The C.S. Fund, Freestone California, 45 pp.
1989
Cell division patterns and diurnal cycle of Porphyra abbottae (Rhodophyta, Bangiales) carpogonial and carpospore development. Jour. Phycology 25, 612-615.
1987
Ultrastructural localization of uranium biosorption in Penicillium digitatum by stem X-ray microanalysis. Environmental Pollution 43: 209-218.
1987
Ultrastructural and biochemical evidence for a calcium-binding protein in calcified algae (Rhodophyta, Nemaliales) from Hawaii (abs). Jour. Electron Microscopy Tech. 6: 125.
1985
Comparative ultrastructure of some calcified red algae (Rhodophyta) from Hawaiian reefs. P. 62 In C. Gabrie, J.L. Toffart & B. Salvat (Eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Coral Reef Congress, Vol. 2: Antenne Museum-Ephe, Moorea, French Polynesia, 428 pp.
1984
New findings on the systematics, cytology, and reproductive strategies of Porphyra (Bangiaceae, Rhodophyta) in Hawaii and California. P. 358 In Abstract of Papers, Ninth Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium, Pacific Science 38: 356-373.
1983
New Findings on the Systematics, Cytology and Reproductive Strategy of Porphyra (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in California, Department of Biology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
REFERENCES available upon request.
Email: cannon@sonoma.edu