Curriculum vitae
Education
2018 - Current
Florida Institute of Technology
PhD
Dissertation: Genetic migration of the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in response to climate change
Advisor: Dr. Toby Daly-Engel
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2012 - 2017
San Francisco State University
M.S
Thesis: The role of posterior HoxA genes in the evolution of novel fins
Advisor: Dr. Karen Crow
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2007-2011
Western Illinois University
B.S in Biology
Professional Experience
2018-2024 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Florida Institute of Technology
2019-Current Head Curator, Ichthyology Collection; Florida Institute of Technology
2015-2016 Animal Care Technician, Animal Quarters; San Francisco State University
2014-2016 Lab Manager, Fish Lab; San Francisco State University
2013 Assistant Curator, Margaret Bradbury Memorial Ichthyology Collection Curator; San Francisco State University
2012, 2013 Graduate Assistant, San Francisco State University
Peer Reviewed Publications
Barry, S.N., Adams, D.H., Ajemian, M.J., Bangley, C.W., Gelsleichter, J., Hammerschlag, N., Daly-Engel, T.S. First genetic evidence of climate change-induced range expansion in a large coastal predator, the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas). In Prep for a Jan. 2025 submission to (Molecular Ecology)
Knotek, R.J., Frazier, B.S., Daly-Engel, T.S., White, C.F., Barry, S.N., Cave, E.J., Whitney, N.M. Post-release mortality, recovery, and stress physiology of blacknose sharks, Carcharhinus acronotus, in the Southeast U.S. recreational shark fishery. Fisheries Research. 2022; 254: 106406
Barry, S.N., Crow, K.D. The role of HoxA11 and HoxA13 in the evolution of novel fin morphologies in a representative batoid (Leucoraja erinacea). EvoDevo. 2017; 8(1):24.
Grants and Fellowships
2024 Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship ($10,000)
2024 American Elasmobranch Student Travel Award ($500, declined)
2022 Guy Harvey Scholarship ($5,000)
2022 Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award ($500)
2022 The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Student Grant-in-Aid of Research ($1,000)
2015 American Elasmobranch Society Student Research Award ($1,000)
2013 Dr. Earl H. Myers and Ethel M. Meyers Oceanographic and Marine Biology Trust ($1,000)
2013 SFSU Instructionally Related Activities Advisory Board Grant ($325)
2012 SFSU Instructionally Related Activities Advisory Board Grant ($350)
Professional Presentations
2025 Shannon N. Barry, Matthew Ajemian, Charles W. Bangley, Laura Garcia Barcia, Jayne Gardiner, Marcus Drymon, Bryan Frazier, James Gelsleichter, Dean Grubbs, Neil Hammerschlag, Michael R. Heithaus, Bradley Strickland, Tonya Wiley and Toby S. Daly- Engel. Genetic Adaptation to Climate Change Among Nursery Habitats of the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Oral Presentation. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Atlanta, GA, USA
2024 Shannon N. Barry, Matthew Ajemian, Charles W. Bangley, Laura Garcia Barcia, Jayne Gardiner, Tristan Guttridge, Marcus Drymon, Bryan Frazier, James Gelsleichter, Dean Grubbs, Neil Hammerschlag, Michael R. Heithaus, Matthew Smukall, Bradley Strickland, Tonya Wiley and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Genetic Adaptation to Climate Change Among Nursery Habitats of the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Oral Presentation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2023 Shannon N. Barry, Matthew Ajemian, Charles W. Bangley, Laura Garcia Barcia, Jayne Gardiner, Marcus Drymon, Bryan Frazier, James Gelsleichter, Dean Grubbs, Neil Hammerschlag, Michael R. Heithaus, Matthew Smukall, Bradley Strickland, Tonya Wiley and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Local Adaptation and Climate Impacts on Habitat Use of the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Poster Presentation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norfolk, VA, USA
2022 Shannon N. Barry, Douglas H. Adams, Charles W. Bangley, Matthew J. Ajemian, James Gelsleichter, Neil Hammerschlag, and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Assessing Climate Impacts on the Connectivity of the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) between Nursery Habitats in the northwestern Atlantic. Oral Presentation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Spokane, WA, USA
2021 Shannon N. Barry, Dean Grubbs, Shawn Larson, and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Genetic evidence of cryptic speciation in deep-water sixgill sharks. Oral Presentation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Virtual
2021 Shannon N. Barry, Dean Grubbs, Shawn Larson, and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Genetic evidence of cryptic speciation in deep-water sixgill sharks. Oral Presentation. Florida Academy of Sciences, Virtual
2020 Shannon N. Barry, Doug Adams, Charles Bangley, Matt Ajemian and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Genetic migration of the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in response to climate change. Oral Presentation. Florida Universities Student Elasmobranch Symposium, Virtual
2020 Shannon N. Barry and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Identifying ecological drivers of nursery habitat use for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Florida Academy of Sciences (Cancelled due to COVID-19).
2019 Shannon N. Barry, Douglas H. Adams, Charles W. Bangley, and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Identifying ecological drivers of nursery habitat use for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Poster Presentation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Snowbird, UT, USA
2019 Shannon N. Barry and Toby S. Daly-Engel. Identifying ecological drivers of nursery habitat use for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Poster Presentation. Florida Institute of Technology Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Doctoral Student Showcase, Melbourne, FL, USA
2014 Shannon N. Barry and Karen D. Crow. Hox gene expression in the developing pelvic fins and claspers of the little skate, Leucoraja erinacea. Oral Presentation. Western Society of Naturalists, Tacoma, WA ,USA
2014 Shannon N. Barry, Kelcie L. Chiquillo and Karen D. Crow. The evolution and development of modified fins in cartilaginous fishes. Oral Presentation. Northeast Pacific Shark Symposium, Seattle, WA, USA
2011 Mikala Mareno, Shannon Barry, Theodore Paul, Keeley VanVleet, Julia Wiederholt and Shawn Meagher. Host specificity of juvenile white grub (Posthodiplostomum minimum) in Spring Lake, IL. Poster Presentation. Western Illinois University Undergraduate Research Day Poster Session, Macomb, IL, USA
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
2019-2024 Introduction to Biotechnology (Bio 1030), Florida Institute of Technology
2018 Mammalian Physiology (MAR 3210), Florida Institute of Technology
2012, 2013 Biology of Fishes (BIOL 570) San Francisco State University
Guest Lecturer
2024 “Genetics and Kinship”, Animal Learning and Behavior (PSY 4521), Florida Institute of Technology
2024 “Elasmobranch Cognition”, Animal Learning and Behavior (PSY 4521), Florida Institute of Technology
2023 “Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium”, Evolution (MAR 3701), Florida Institute of Technology
2019 “Sharks, skates and rays”, Marine Biology (MAR 4710), Florida Institute of Technology
2013 “California Fish Habitats”, Biology of Fishes (BIOL 570), San Francisco State University
Professional Development
2021 Ally skills workshop, Minorities in Shark Science (MISS)
2021 RADseq Analysis workshop, UConn Institute for Systems Genomics
2014, 2015 IUCN Shark Specialist Group, Red List Assessment
Interviews and Media Appearances
2023 Interview, "Guy Harvey awards scholarship for ocean research", Hometown News Brevard
2023 Interview, "It's About Sharks", Made On Earth Podcast
2022 Interview, "Grad Student Highlights", Labroots.com
2021 "World's Biggest Bull Shark", National Geographic, Shark Fest
Education and Outreach
2024-2025 Facilitator, National Science Foundation BIO-LEAPS Train-The-Trainer program
2022 Panelist, “The Career (Path) Fair”, Student Affairs Committee, American Elasmobranch Society meeting
2019 Camp Counselor, Marine Science and Coastal Engineering Camp, Florida Institute of Technology
2015-2016 Animal Care Crew Volunteer, Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, CA
2014 Panelist, Science, Neat!, El Rio in San Francisco, CA
2010 Volunteer Aquarist, St. Louis Aquarium, St. Louis, MO
Mentoring Experience
2023-2024 Kenna Peters and Rachel Schweppe, undergraduate work-study students, Florida Institute of Technology
2019-2021 Tessa Morgan, undergraduate student, Florida Institute of Technology
2018 Nicolette Murphy, undergraduate student, Florida Institute of Technology
2014 Margaret Walters, REU student, San Francisco State University
2012-2013 Kelcie Chiquillo, undergraduate student, San Francisco State University
Honors and Awards
2024 Florida Institute of Technology Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Memberships
2023 Society for the Study of Evolution
2023 Friend of MISS (Minorities in Shark Sciences)
2021 The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
2021 Florida Academy of Sciences
2021 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2014 American Elasmobranch Society
