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Education

• Ph.D in Geosciences, University Massachusetts - Amherst, 2015
• M.Sc. in Geology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2009
• B.S. in Zoology & Geology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2007

Appointments

• Summer 2021: Assistant Professor
  • University of Victoria
• 2019-Present: Vice Chancellor’s Fellow
  • University of Bristol
• 2019-Present: Research Associate in Invertebrate Paleontology
  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
• 2018-2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Micropalaeontology
  • University of Bristol
• 2017-2018: Visiting Assistant
  • Sam Houston State University
• 2016-2017: Peter Buck “Deep-Time” Paleobiology Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
• 2012-2015: Research Assistant
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
• 2011: Teaching Associate - Sole Lecturer
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
• 2009-2010: Teaching Assistant
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
• 2007-2009: Research Assistant
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison

Teaching

• University of Bristol
  • Fraass, A.J., & Schmidt, D., 2019, Chapter 17: Changing Oceans and Climates, History of Life - 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
• Sam Houston State University
  • Geol 3415 - Paleontology of Invertebrates
  • Geol 1404 - Historical Geology
  • Geol 4400 - Stratigraphy & Sedimentation
• University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • Geosci 101 - The Earth (as Lecturer and Teaching Assistant)
  • Geosci 201 - History of the Earth (Teaching Assistant)
  • Geosci 103 - Introduction to Oceanography

Publications

Heat flow in the Lesser Antilles island arc and adjacent back arc Grenada basin

Manga, M., Hornbach, M. J., Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Stroncik, N., Adachi, T., Aljahdali, M., Boudon, G., Breitkreuz, C., Fraass, A.J., Fujinawa, A., Hatfield, R., Jutzeler, M., Kataoka, K., Lafuerza, S., Maeno, F., Martinez-Colon, M., McCanta, M., Morgan, S., Palmer, M. R., Saito, T., Slagle, A., Subramanyam, K.S.V., Tamura, Y., Talling, P. J., Villemant, B., Wall-Palmer, D., & Wang, F., 2012, Heat flow in the Lesser Antilles island arc and adjacent back arc Grenada basin, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 13, Q08007. doi:10.1029/2012GC004260

Oceanographic controls on the diversity and extinction of planktonic foraminifera

Peters, S.E., Kelly, D.C., & Fraass, A.J., 2013, Oceanographic controls on the diversity and extinction of planktonic foraminifera, Nature, 4932:398-401.

Defining Uncertainty and Error in Planktic Foraminiferal Oxygen Isotope Measurements

Fraass, A.J. & Lowery, C.M., 2017, Defining Uncertainty and Error in Planktic Foraminiferal Oxygen Isotope Measurements, Paleoceanography, 32, doi:10.1002/2016PA003035.

Late Pleistocene stratigraphy of IODP Site U1396 and compiled chronology offshore of south and south west Montserrat, Lesser Antilles

Wall-Palmer, D., Coussens, M.,Talling, P. J., Jutzeler, M., Cassidy, M., Marchant, I., Palmer, M. R., Watt, S. F. L., Smart, S. W., Fisher, J. K., Hart, M. B., Fraass, A.J., Trofimovs, J., Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Adachi, T., Aljahdali, M., Boudon, G., Breitkreuz, C., Endo, D., Fujinawa, A., Hatfield, R., Hornbach, M. J., Kataoka, K., Lafuerza, S., Maeno, F., Manga, M., Martinez-Colon, M., McCanta, M., Morgan, S., Saito, T., Slagle, A. L., Stinton, A. J., Subramanyam, K. S. V., Tamura, Y., Villemant, B., & Wang, F., 2013, Late Pleistocene stratigraphy of IODP Site U1396 and compiled chronology offshore of south and south west Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst.,15, doi:10.1002/2014GC005402

The Macroevolutionary History of the Planktic Foraminifera

Fraass, A.J., Kelly, D.C., & Peters, S.E., 2015, The Macroevolutionary History of the Planktic Foraminifera, Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 43. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-earth-060614-105059

Submarine record of volcanic island construction and collapse in the Lesser Antilles: First scientific drilling of submarine volcanic island landslides by IODP Expedition 340

Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Boudon, G., Palmer, M., Talling, P., Villemant, B., Adachi, T., Aljahdali, M., Breitkreuz, C., Brunet, M., Caron, B., Coussens, M., Deplus, C., Endo, D., Feuillet, N., Fraass, A.J., Fujinawa, A., Hart, M., Hatfield, R.G., Hornbach, M., J., Jutzeler, M., Kataoka, K. S., Komorowski, J-C, Lebas, E., Lafuerza, S., Maeno, F., Manga, M., Martinez-Colon, M., McCanta, M., McManus, J., Morgan, S., Saito, T., Slagle, S., Sparks, R.S.J., Stinton, A., Stroncik, N., Subramanyam, K. S.V., Tamura, Y., Trofimovs, J, Voight, B., Wall-Palmer, D., Wang, F., & Watt, S.F.L., 2015, Submarine record of volcanic island construction and collapse in the Lesser Antilles: First scientific drilling of submarine volcanic island landslides by IODP Expedition 340, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 16(2), doi: 10.1002/2014GC005652

High pore pressure in Lesser Antilles submarine slide deposits inferred from seismic velocities and rock physics models

Hornbach, M., Manga, M., Genocov, M., Valdez, R., Peter, M., Saffer, D., Lafuerza, S., Adachi, T., Breitkreuz, C., Jutzeler, M., Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Morgan, S., Slagle, A., Talling, P., Fraass, A.J., Watt, S., Stroncik, N., Klaus, A., Aljahdali, M., Boudon, G., Fujinawa, A., Hatfield, R., Kataoka, K., Maeno, F., Martinez-Colon, M., McCanta, M., Palmer, M., Stinton, A., Subramanyam, K. S. V., Tamura, Y., Villemant, B., Wall-Palmer, D., & Wang, F., 2015, High pore pressure in Lesser Antilles submarine slide deposits inferred from seismic velocities and rock physics models, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth. doi:10.1002/2015JB012061

Synthesis: stratigraphy and age control for IODP Sites U1394, U1395, and U1396 offshore Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles

Coussens, M.F., Wall-Palmer, D., Talling, P.J., Watt, S.F.L., Hatter, S.J., Cassidy, M., Clare, M., Jutzeler, M., Hatfield, R., McCanta, M., Kataoka, K.S., Endo, D., Palmer, M.R., Stinton, A., Fujinawa, A., Boudon, G., Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Gernon, T., Adachi, T., Aljahdali, M., Breitkreuz, C., Fraass, A.J., Hornbach, M.J., Lebas, E., Lafuerza, S., Maeno, F., Manga, M., Martinez-Colon, M., McManus, J., Morgan, S., Saito, T., Slagle, A., Subramanyam, K.S.V., Tamura, Y., Trofimovs, J., Villemant, B., Wang, F., & the Expedition 340 scientists, 2016, Synthesis: stratigraphy and age control for IODP Sites U1394, U1395, and U1396 offshore Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles, in Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Stroncik, N.A., and the Expedition 340 Scientists, Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, Volume 340.

Upper Maastrichtian-Eocene benthic foraminiferal biofacies of the Brazilian margin, western South Atlantic

De Mello, R.M., Leckie, R.M., Fraass, A.J., & Thomas, E., 2017, Upper Maastrichtian-Eocene benthic foraminiferal biofacies of the Brazilian margin, western South Atlantic, in Kaminski, M., & Alegret, L., eds., Proceedings of the Ninth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera, Gzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 22, 119-161.

A revised Plio-Pleistocene age model and paleoceanography of the northeastern Caribbean Sea: IODP Site U1396 off Montserrat, Lesser Antilles

Fraass, A.J., Wall-Palmer, D., Leckie, R.M., Hatfield, R.G., Burns, S.J., Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Aljahdali, M., Jutzeler, M., Martinez-Colon, M., Palmer, M., & Talling, P.J., 2017, A revised Plio-Pleistocene age model and paleoceanography of the northeastern Caribbean Sea: IODP Site U1396 off Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, Stratigraphy, Stratigraphy, 13(3), 183-203.

Chapter 11: Taxonomy, Biostratigraphy, and Phylogeny of Oligocene and lower Miocene Dentoglobigerina and Globoquadrina

Wade, B. S., Pearson, P. N., Olsson, R.K., Fraass, A.J., Leckie, R. M., & Hemleben, C., 2018, Chapter 11: Taxonomy, Biostratigraphy, and Phylogeny of Oligocene and lower Miocene Dentoglobigerina and Globoquadrina. Atlas of Oligocene Planktonic Foraminifera, Cushman Foundation Special Publication No. 46, p. 331-384.

Chapter 5: Taxonomy, Biostratigraphy, and Phylogeny of Oligocene Paragloborotalia and Parasubbotina

Leckie, R. M., Wade, B.S., Pearson, P.N., Fraass, A.J., King, D.J., Olsson, R.K., Premoli Silva, I., Spezzaferri, S., & Berggren, W.A., 2018, Chapter 5: Taxonomy, Biostratigraphy, and Phylogeny of Oligocene Paragloborotalia and Parasubbotina. Atlas of Oligocene Planktonic Foraminifera, Cushman Foundation Special Publication No. 46, p. 125-178.

Time Scavengers: An Educational Website to Communicate Climate Change an Evolutionary Theory to the Public Through Blogs, Web Pages, and Social Media Platforms

Lam, A. R., Bauer, J. E., Fraass, S., Sheffield, S. L., Limbeck, M. R., Borden, R. M., Thompson-Munson, M., Fraass, A.J., Hils, J. M., Muskelly, C. O., Bryant, R., and Hartshorn, K., 2019, Time Scavengers: An Educational Website to Communicate Climate Change an Evolutionary Theory to the Public Through Blogs, Web Pages, and Social Media Platforms, Journal of STEM Outreach, 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v2i1.05

A temporary flow reversal in the Central American Seaway during or after the Oligocene Miocene Transition: Precision in biostratigraphy

Fraass, A.J., Leckie, R.M., Lowery, C.M., & DeConto, R., 2019, A temporary flow reversal in the Central American Seaway during or after the Oligocene Miocene Transition: Precision in biostratigraphy, Journal of Foraminiferal Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.49.4.357

Morphospace expansion paces taxonomic diversification after end Cretaceous mass extinction

Lowery, C.M., & Fraass, A.J., 2019, Morphospace expansion paces taxonomic diversification after end Cretaceous mass extinction, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3, p. 900–904. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0835-0

Reappraisal of Oligocene-Miocene chronostratigraphy and the Mi-1 event: Ocean Drilling Program Site 744, Kerguelen Plateau, southern Indian Ocean

Fraass, A.J., Leckie, R.M., McQuaid, C., Burns, S., DeConto, R., & Zachos, J.C., 2019, Reappraisal of Oligocene-Miocene chronostratigraphy and the Mi-1 event: Ocean Drilling Program Site 744, Kerguelen Plateau, southern Indian Ocean, Stratigraphy.

Ecological Response of Plankton to Environmental Change - Thresholds for Extinction

Lowery, C.M., Bown, P., Fraass, A.J., Hull, P.M., 2020, Ecological Response of Plankton to Environmental Change - Thresholds for Extinction, Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 48(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-081619-052818

Diversity dynamics of microfossils from the Cretaceous to the Neogene show mixed responses to events

Jamson, K.M., Moon, B.C., & Fraass, A.J., 2022, Diversity dynamics of microfossils from the Cretaceous to the Neogene show mixed responses to events. Paleontology, e12615

Service & Awards

• Discipline Service
  • 2020: Reviewer - Palaeontological Electronica
  • 2019: Reviewer - Nature, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • 2017: “Biotic and Climate Perturbations in the Marine Realm” Convener/Co-chair, American Geophysical Union
  • 2017: Proponent - IODP Pre-Proposal: Slope failure and stability of the Cenozoic western Atlantic: Causes and history (SASCWATCH)
  • 2016: Reviewer - Palaeontologia Electronica, Journal of Micropaleontology, Geological Journal
  • 2015: “Decoding Paleoenvironmental Proxies-Developments, Challenges, Refinements, Mechanisms” Convener/Co-chair, American Geophysical Union
  • 2014, 2015: Reviewer - International Ocean Discovery Program, Proceedings Volumes
  • 2013: Shipboard Participant - R/V Endeavor, Expedition 524
  • 2012: Paleontology & Biostratigraphy Section Editor IODP Expedition 340, Initial Report
  • 2012: Shipboard Biostratigrapher - JOIDES Resolution IODP Expedition 340 - Lesser Antilles Volcanism and Landslides
  • 2011-2015: Managing Director of FACTbase, L.L.C. Foraminiferal And Chronostratigraphic Tool and database
  • 2009-2018: Member - Oligocene Planktic Foraminiferal Taxonomy Working Group
  • 2008-2009: Founding Member - Sed-Paleo Reading Group - UWisc Madison
• Departmental Service
  • 2018-Present: Support Tutorial for MSc Students, University of Bristol
  • 2018-Present: Organizer - Paleoclimate, Paleoceanography, & Ecology Reading Group, University of Bristol
  • 2019-2020: Organizer - Palaeobiology Discussion Group
  • 2016-2017: Organizer - Evolution Reading Group - Dept. Paleobiology, SI NMNH
  • 2010-2012: Co-Organizer of Geoscience Lecture Series - UMass Amherst
  • 2010-2011: Member - Geobiology Faculty Search Committee - UMass Amherst
  • 2008-2009: Graduate GeoClub Officer - UWisc Madison
• Scholarships & Awards received
  • 2015: Cushman Foundation Student Travel Award - Geological Society of America
  • 2010: Geology Teaching Assistant of the Year Award 2010 - UMass Geosciences
  • 2010: Cushman Foundation Student Travel Award - FORAMS meeting
  • 2008: UWisc - Madison Field Experience Scholarship (Wasatch-Uinta Field Camp)
• Public Engagement & Outreach
  • 2017: Present Time Scavangers (website), Site Contributor
  • 2018: Cabot Institute Blog (website), Contributor
  • 2018: Invited Talk: Two Paths for a Geologist - University of West England, Department of Economics
  • 2018: FUTURES: European Researchers Night - We The Curious, Bristol
  • 2018: The Ocean Under a Microscope: The Science of Climate Change -
    • Talk: Democratic Party of Huntsville
  • 2018: Panelist: National Security and Climate Risk, Woodlands, TX
  • 2017: Our Climate Change Horoscope: What Tiny Fossils from the Ocean Can Tell Us about Climate Change * Invited Talk: Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Arlington/Alexandria, VA Chapter
  • 2017: Life of a Scientist, Tukwila School District, Washington
  • 2017: Youth Engagement through Science! (YES! 2.0) Mentor, SI NMNH
  • 2016-2017: FossiLab Outreach Program, SI NMNH
  • 2016: Youth Engagement through Science! (YES! 1.0) Mentor, SI NMNH
  • 2016: Natural History Research Experience (NSF-REU) Mentor, SI NMNH
  • 2016: Scientist is In - Q?rius, SI NMNH
  • 2013: Shipboard Scientist - R/V Endeavor to Chicopee High School, MA
  • 2012: Shipboard Scientist - Live! Aboard JOIDES Resolution
  • 2011: Scientist - STEM Rays - Science Outreach Program
  • 2011: Scientist - STEM Career Day - Holyoke Catholic High School
  • 2007-2009: Organizing Committee - UWisc - Darwin Day Celebration