CURRICULUM VITA

Heiko Lars Schoenfuss

 

Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Department of Biological Sciences,

720 Fourth Avenue South, MS-273

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301

hschoenfuss@stcloudstate.edu

Education

 

Ph.D., Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1997 (Zoology).Dissertation Topic:Metamorphosis of the Hawaiian Stream Goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni: A Structural, Functional, and Behavioral Analysis.Advisor:Dr. J. M. Fitzsimons.

 

M.S., School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1997 (Veterinary Anatomy).Thesis Topic:Laryngeal Anatomy and Mechanisms of Sound Production in the Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus).Advisor:Dr. D. J. Hillmann.

 

B.S., University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1991 (Biology).

 

 

Employment

 

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University,

            August 2005 – present.

 

Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University,

            August 2001 – August 2005.

 

Research Associate, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, University of Minnesota,

            March 1999 - August 2001.

 

Substitute Teacher, Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota.

            September 1998 - March 1999.

 

Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University.

            January 1995 - December 1997.

            "Human Anatomy & Physiology.

            "Human Anatomy & Physiology, Laboratory".

 

Laboratory Instructor, Department of Zoology & Physiology, Louisiana State University.

            August 1993 - July 1997.

            "Introductory Zoology", 1996-97

            "Ichthyology", Fall 1995, 96.

            "Introductory Zoology", 1994-95

            "Introductory Biology", Fall 1993.

 

 

Publication

 

Blob, R.W., R. Rai, M.L. Julius and H. L. Schoenfuss.  2006.  Functional diversity in extreme environments: effects of locomotor style and substrate texture on the waterfall climbing performance of Hawaiian gobiid fishes.  Journal of Zoology, Royal Society of London 268: 315-324.

 

Schoenfuss, H.L. and R. W. Blob.  In Press.  The importance of functional morphology for fishery conservation and management: applications to Hawaiian amphidromous fishes.  Bulletin of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Julius, M.L., R.W. Blob and H.L. Schoenfuss.  2005.  The survival of Sicyopterus stimpsoni, an endemic amphidromous Hawaiian gobiid fish, relies on the hydrological cycles of streams: evidence from changes in algal composition of diet through growth stages.  Aquatic Ecology 39: 473-484.

 

Schoenfuss, H.L.  2005.  Marine Mammals: Research Programs.  In: Encyclopedia of the Arctic.  Ed. M. Nuttall.  New York: Routledge, 3 vol. pp. 1250-1255.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L., M. L. Julius and R. W. Blob.  2004. Colonization of a recent,volcanically formed freshwater habitat: an example of primary succession. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 15(1): 83-90.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L. and R. W. Blob. 2003.  Kinematics of waterfall climbing in Hawaiian freshwater fishes (Gobiidae):  vertical propulsion at the aquatic-terrestrial interface.  Journal of Zoology, Royal Society of London 261: 191-205.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L.  2004.  Research Programmes: Marine Mammals.  In Encyclopedia of the Arctic, Nutall, M. Editor.Fitzroy Dearborne Publishes, London.  Anticipated publication date: October 2004.

 

Fitzsimons, J. M., M. G. McRae, L. Schoenfuss, R. T. Nishimoto.  2003.  Gardening behavior in the amphidromous Hawaiian fish Sicyopterus stimpsoni (Osteichthyes: Gobiidae).  Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 14 (2): 185-191.

 

Schoenfuss, H.L.  2003.  The need for novel approaches in assessing the biological impact of biologically active compounds.  In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals In Water, R. Masters (ed.), Minneapolis, MN, March 19-21, 2003, pp. 103-121.

 

Martinovic, D., P.W. Sorensen and H.L. Schoenfuss.  2003.  Low levels of water-borne estrogen suppress androgen levels and the ability to male fathead minnow to reproduce in the competitive spawning scenario.  In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals In Water, R. Masters (ed.), Minneapolis, MN, March 19-21, 2003, pp. 125-133.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L., J. T. Levitt, G. Van Der Kraak, and P. W. Sorensen.  2002.  Ten week exposure to treated sewage effluent discharge has small, variable effects on reproductive behavior and sperm production in goldfish.  Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 21 (10): 2185-2190.

 

Sorensen, P.W., H.L. Schoenfuss, I.R. Adelman, D.L. Swackhamer.  2002.  Assessing the effects of endocrine disrupters (EDCs) from a St. Paul sewage treatment plant on sperm viability and testicular development in fish: adding a new dimension to an existing project.  Minnesota Water Resources Center Technical Report 142:35-37.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L. and R. W. Blob.  2001.  Kinematics of vertical climbing in Hawaiian freshwater gobies.  Abstract.J. Morph.248(3): 281-282.

 

Schoenfuss, H.L., Martinovic, D., and Sorensen, PW.  2001.  Effects of exposure to low levels of water-borne 17b-estradiol on nest holding ability and sperm quality in fathead minnows.  Water Resources Update 120: 49-55.

 

Levitt, J. T., H. L. Schoenfuss, I. R. Adelman.  2001.  Possible Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum, near the Metro Sewage Treatment Plant, Saint Paul, MN.Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Pharmaceutics and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water, D. Guth (ed.), Minneapolis, MN, October 9-11, 2001, pp. 191-202.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L. and R. W. Blob.2001. Kinematics of vertical climbing in Hawaiian freshwater gobies.Abstract.Amer. Zool. 40: 1202

 

Schoenfuss, H. L.1999.The bowhead whale larynx: physical constraint and adaptation.Secondary Adaptation to Life in Water II, E. Hoch and N. Bonde, eds.Copenhagen, Denmark, ISBN 87-88114-22-8, pp. 61-62.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L.1997.A. F. J. K. Mayer: Anatomy of the eye of the cetaceans: An annotated translation.Occ. Papers Mus. Nat. Sci. 75: 1-38.

 

Fitzsimons, J. M., H. L. Schoenfuss, and T. C. Schoenfuss.1997.Significance of unimpeded flows in limiting the transmission of parasites from exotics to Hawaiian stream fishes.Micronesica30: 117-125.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L., T. A. Blanchard, and D. G. K. Kuamoo.1997.Metamorphosis in the cranium of postlarval Sicyopterus stimpsoni, an endemic Hawaiian stream goby.Micronesica30: 93-104.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L., and D. J. Hillmann.1996.Laryngeal adaptations and mechanisms of sound production in the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus.Secondary Adaptations to Life in Water, J.-M. Mazin, P. Vignaud, and V. de Buffrenil, eds.Poitiers, France, pp.43-45.

 

Schoenfuss, H. L. and D. J. Hillmann.1995.The anatomy of the bowhead whale larynx (Balaena mysticetus).Abstract.American Zoologist 34(5).

 

 

EXTERNAL FUNDING AWARDED

 

2005:      US Environmental Protection Agency.  Science to Achieve Results (STAR).  Developing Rapid Assessment Tools to Evaluate the Biological Effects of Complex and Biologically Active Chemical Mixtures.  Schoenfuss, H.L., L.B. Barber, D. Norris, M.L. Julius.  $599,640 for 3 years.

 

National Institute for Water Resources.  Assessing the Ecotoxicology of alkylphenol mixtures across the aquatic food chain.  Schoenfuss, H.L., M.L. Julius, L.B. Barber.  $63,000 for 2 years.

 

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Determining the Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Alkylphenols (APs) on the Reproductive Competence of Fishes:  Phase 2, Field Studies.  Schoenfuss, H.L., K.E. Lee, L.B. Barber.  $63,000 for 1.5 years.

 

2004:      USGS Water Resources Center.  Assessing the Ecotoxicology of 4-Nonylphenol, an Ubiquitous Environmental Estrogen, in Two Organismal Bioassays.  Schoenfuss, H.L., M.L. Julius, K. Lee, L.B. Barber.  $38,000 for 2 years.

 

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.  Determining the Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Alkylphenols (APs) on the Reproductive Competence of Fishes in Biologically Relevant Laboratory and Field Studies.  Schoenfuss, H.L., K.E. Lee, L.B. Barber.  $50,000 for 1 year.

 

2003:      Sea Grant College Program.  Assessing whether exposure to low levels of estrogens whose actions mimic that of effluent from a Great Lakes sewage plant treatment plants poses a threat to fish reproductive health.  Sorensen, P.W. and H.L. Schoenfuss.  $113,513 for 2 years, plus 2.5 graduate research assistantships.

 

Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii.  The Effects of Feeding Habits and Flow Rates on In-Stream Distribution of Indigenous Hawaiian Freshwater Gobies.  Schoenfuss, H.L., R.W. Blob and M.L. Julius. $13,177 for one year.

 

2002:      Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii.  The role of the primary producer community in sustaining populations of indigenous Hawaiian freshwater fishes.  Schoenfuss, H.L., R.W. Blob and M.L. Julius. $12,000 for one year.

 

US Geological Survey.  A histopathological investigation of fathead minnow reproductive tissues.  Schoenfuss, H.L. and M.L. Legatt.  $7,500 for six months (plus approx. $15,000 in laboratory equipment).

 

2001:      Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii.  Identifying the Factors Responsible for Recruitment and Upstream Migration in Indigenous Hawaiian Gobies.  Sorensen, P. W., H. L. Schoenfuss, and R. T. Nishimoto.  $15,800 for one year.

 

2000:      National Sea Grant Program.  Assessing the Validity of Vitellogenin as a Biomarker of Endocrine Disruption in Populations of Fish.  Swackhamer, D. L., P. W. Sorensen, I. R. Adelman, and H. L. Schoenfuss.  $300,000 for two years.

 

1999:      USGS Water Resource Center Grant.  Assessing the effects of endocrine disrupters (EDCs) from a St. Paul sewage treatment plant on sperm viability and testicular development in fish: Adding a new dimension to an existing project.  Sorensen P.W., H.L. Schoenfuss, I.R. Adelman and D. Swackhamer.  $30,000 for two years.

 

1997:      Museum of Natural Science Research Funds, LSU, $280.

Outstanding Graduate Student, Museum of Natural Science, LSU.

 

1996:      William H. Gates Award: Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, LSU.

Phi Zeta Research Emphasize Day, _?_Best Oral Presentation_?_.

Local Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid-of-research, $300.

McDaniel Scholarship Award for Zoology Graduate Students.

Translation Grant, Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife, State of Alaska.

 

1995:      Museum of Natural Science Research Funds, LSU, $200.

National Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid-of-research, $500.

Graduate School Travel Grant, $ 150.

 

 

Student Development Activities

 

2006:      Co-organizer of a day-long research retreat for SCSU research students in the Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory to the Ney Nature Center.

               Advisor to the Medical Professions Association at St. Cloud State University.

               Advisor to the Graduate Student Organization at St. Cloud State University.

 

2005:      Advisor to a graduate students presenting at the Midwestern Meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Madison, WI, April 2005.  The student was awarded best poster presentation award and was invited to speak at the National meeting at the society in Baltimore.

               Advisor to the Medical Professions Association at St. Cloud State University.

               Advisor to the Graduate Student Organization at St. Cloud State University.

               Co-organizer of a three-day research retreat for SCSU students at faculty to Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.

 

2003:      Advisor to graduate student presenting at the Midwestern Meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Stephens Point, WI, March 2003.  The student was awarded second place for her oral presentation.

               Advisor to an undergraduate student giving an oral presentation at the National Undergraduate Research Council meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2003.

Advisor to five students participating at SCSU_?_S Research Colloquium.

Biomedical Sciences advisor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

 

2002:      Advisor to one graduate student.

               Advisor to two students participating at SCSU_?_s Research Colloquium.

               Co-organizer of a two-day SCSU student research retreat to Lake Millacs, MN.

 

2001:      Advisor to a student in the Biological Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Minnesota.

               Co-advisor to one graduate student in Fisheries & Wildlife, University of Minnesota.

 

2000:      Advisor to a student in the Minority Biomedical Research program, University of Minnesota and the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey.

               Paper presentation judge, Minnesota Science Fair.

 

1999:      Advisor for Biology Colloquium course, spring semester, University of Minnesota.

               Advisor to a student in the Minority Scholar Development Program, U of MN.

               Paper and oral presentation judge, Minnesota Science Fair.

 

 

Elected Offices, Awards, Professional Activities

 

2005:      Host of the 2006 Midwestern meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry in St. Cloud, MN, March 20-22, 2006.

               Chair of the Development Committee.

               Member of the SCSU Faculty Senate.

 

 

2004:      Member of the following departmental committees: Developmental C., Social C, Graduate C.

               Member of the SCSU Faculty Senate.

 

2003:      Symposium Organizer at the 3rd International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals. Biological Effects of Biologically Active Compounds.  Minneapolis, MN, March 19-21, 2003.

               Member of the following departmental committees: Developmental C., Social C., Seminar Series, Population Genetics Search C.

               Member of the SCSU Faculty Senate.

 

2002:      Member of the following departmental committees: Social C., Seminar Series, Anatomy & Physiology Search C.

               Member of the SCSU Faculty Senate.

 

2001:      Presented invited lecture in the Evolution and Development lecture series at the University of Chicago, IL.

               Participation in a two part workshop on Research Ethics at the University of Minnesota.

Co-organizer of a workshop on fish dentition at the 6th International Congress on Vertebrate Morphology, Jena, Germany.

Member of the SCSU Faculty Senate.

 

2000:      Participation in the Teaching Enrichment Series at the U of MN.

 

1997:      Outstanding Graduate Student, Museum of Natural Science, LSU.

President of the Zoology and Physiology Graduate Student Organization.

Participation at the 5th Workshop and International Conference on Plastination, University of Tennessee.

Interim President of the _?_Biological Sciences Graduate Student Organization_?_.

 

1996:      William H. Gates Award: Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, LSU.

Phi Zeta Research Emphasize Day, Best Oral Presentation.

Organizer of the Seminar Series at the Museum of Natural Science, LSU.

               Participation at the 4th Annual Faculty Development Conference, Southeastern Louisiana University.

               Chairperson, ZPGSO Subcommittee on Graduate Assistantships, LSU.

 

1995:      Museum Representative for the Zoology and Physiology Graduate Student  Organization (ZPGSO).

McDaniel Scholarship Award for Zoology Graduate Students.

 

 

Memberships

 

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB),

Division of Vertebrate Morphology

Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (ICVM)

American Society of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists (ASIH)

American Association of Veterinary Anatomists (AAVA)

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Society for Marine Mammalogy