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John Mandelman, PhD
Vice President and Chief Scientist
Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean LifeEducation
PhD, Biology, Northeastern University, 2006
BA, Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1996
About
John Mandelman, PhD, is vice president and chief scientist of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, the Aquarium’s solutions-based ocean research, policy, and technical advising institute. John has served at the Aquarium in various capacities since 2004. In collaboration with various colleagues around the globe, John’s scientific research has focused on better understanding and reducing negative effects of human-induced disturbances on vulnerable ocean species, including sharks in the North Atlantic. It has routinely been used to inform fisheries management, industry practices, and ocean policy.
In addition to his primary role at the New England Aquarium, John is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School of Marine Science and Technology, and the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Affiliations
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
- Research Faculty, School of the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries Oceanography, School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Research Associate Faculty, Department of Marine Sciences, University of New England
Featured Research
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The upper thermal limit of epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is conserved across three life history stages, sex and body size
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): John Mandelman, PhD
Published December 28, 2022 -
Merging technologies and supervised classification methods to quantify capture behavior on hook-and-line
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Ryan Knotek, PhD, Jeff Kneebone, PhD, John Mandelman, PhD
Published October 01, 2022 -
Diel rhythm and thermal independence of metabolic rate in a benthic shark
Aquarium Affiliate Author(s): Jeff Kneebone, PhD, John Mandelman, PhD
Published July 13, 2022
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