Academics
Education
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
M.S. in Biology
2013 - 2015
Pennsylvania State University
B.S. in Biology, Minor in Marine Science
2008-2012
University of Southampton, England
Semester Abroad in Oceanography and Marine Biology
Spring 2011
Publications
Publications
Bollinger, M.A. and Kline R.J. (2017). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs. Journal of Coastal Research. DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00174.1
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Published Abstracts
Bollinger, M.A., Maxwell, K.E. and Sharp, W.C. (2018). Documenting the Effects of Hurricane Irma on Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) Restoration Sites and a Nearshore Sponge Community
in the Florida Keys. 47th annual Benthic Ecology Meeting. Corpus Christi, TX. March 27-30, 2018.
Bollinger, M.A. and Kline R.J. (2016). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs. 3rd annual Texas Artificial Reef Consortium. Corpus Christi, TX. February 11-12, 2016.
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Bollinger, M.A. and Kline, R.J. (2015). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. [Abstract]. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 137(4):2334.
Bollinger, M.A. and Kline R.J. (2015). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs. 2nd annual Texas Artificial Reef Consortium. Corpus Christi, TX. February 5-6, 2015.
Bollinger, M.A. and Kline R.J. (2014). Validating Side Scan Sonar as a fish survey tool. Gulf Estuarine Research Society meeting. Port Aransas, TX. October 30-31, 2014.
Kline, R.J., Froehlich, C. Y-M., Arney, R.N., and Bollinger, M.A. (2014). Characterization of reef fish use by patch configuration on a shallow, turbid culvert reef system. First Annual Texas Artificial Reef Consortium. Corpus Christi, TX. January 16-18, 2014.
Bollinger, M.A., Miksis-Olds, J.L. and Madden, L.E. (2011). Using acoustics to study the effectiveness
of fish habitat restoration: A comparison of methods. [Abstract]. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America. 130:2430.
Grants and Contracts
Hart, J.E., Bollinger, M.A. and Butler, J. Restoration of Florida Bay’s sponge community: Evaluating how current restoration techniques affect sponge ecological function. Amount up to: $30,500. Funding Agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection through NOAA. 2017.
Professional Memberships
Acoustical Society of America (2015)
Gulf Estuarine Research Society (2014)
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (2013)