{"id":477,"date":"2015-11-18T17:29:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T22:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eckerdstaging.com\/marinescience\/?page_id=477"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:32:06","slug":"smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/marinescience\/faculty\/smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;48&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; 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column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Nancy Frances Smith<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Associate Professor of Marine Science &amp; Biology<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; pointer_events=&#8221;all&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; 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custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4>Education<\/h4>\n<p>Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution &amp; Marine Biology; University of California, Santa Barbara[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;2338&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h4>Courses Offered<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Biological Oceanography<\/li>\n<li>Marine Invertebrate Biology<\/li>\n<li>Principles of Ecology<\/li>\n<li>Parasitology<\/li>\n<li>Estuaries<\/li>\n<li>Natural History of Ecuador and Galapagos (field course)<\/li>\n<li>Natural History and Culture of Micronesia (field course)<\/li>\n<li>Ecology of Belize (field course)<\/li>\n<li>Tropical Marine Environments, Roatan, Honduras (field course)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Research Interests<\/h4>\n<p>My research focuses on the spatial and temporal patterns of parasitism within and among host populations, and the mechanisms that determine these patterns. My research system involves a diverse guild of larval trematode parasitic castrators that utilize the snail, Cerithidea scalariformis, as their intermediate host. The distribution of these parasitic castrators in snail populations is strongly influenced by the distribution and abundance of wading birds and marsh mammals, which serve as final hosts. As primary mechanisms of parasite dispersal (on both local and regional spatial scales), final hosts create spatial heterogeneity of parasitism within snail populations. Further, the distribution of larval trematodes is also influenced by intraspecific competition among larval trematodes for snail hosts.<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with colleagues at the Smithsonian Institution, we have developed a long term (since 1993) data set to understand the role of parasitism on host population size and dynamics, testing the hypothesis that parasitism is density-dependent and therefore could regulate snail population size. In the near future, we expect to test for a relationship between snail density and parasitism among snail populations and years, and to determine how spatial heterogeneity (variation among sites) influences parasite community structure using mathematical models.<\/p>\n<h4>Selected Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Smith, N. F., Rawlinson, Johnson, K. B., von Dassow, G., K., Kuris, A. M., and Boyle, M.\u00a0 2025. Platyhelminthes.\u00a0 In:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.elsevier.com\/books\/atlas-of-marine-invertebrate-larvae\/boyle\/978-0-08-102871-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/shop.elsevier.com\/books\/atlas-of-marine-invertebrate-larvae\/boyle\/978-0-08-102871-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1746624159751000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06YYMw7b60y8K39vUHgweV\">Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, 2nd Edition<\/a>\u00a0(C.M. Young, M. Sewell, and M. Boyle).\u00a0 Elsevier Publishing, Cambridge, MA.<\/li>\n<li>Smith, N. F., and Rodriquez, S. 2025.\u00a0 Acanthocephala.\u00a0 In:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.elsevier.com\/books\/atlas-of-marine-invertebrate-larvae\/boyle\/978-0-08-102871-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/shop.elsevier.com\/books\/atlas-of-marine-invertebrate-larvae\/boyle\/978-0-08-102871-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1746624159751000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06YYMw7b60y8K39vUHgweV\">Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae. 2nd Edition<\/a>\u00a0(C.M. Young, M. Sewell, and M. Boyle).\u00a0 Elsevier Publishing, Cambridge, MA.<\/li>\n<li>Ardor Bellucci, L. M., Smith, N. F. \u00a02019.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/336205936_Crawling_and_righting_behavior_of_the_subtropical_sea_star_Echinaster_Othilia_graminicola_effects_of_elevated_temperature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/336205936_Crawling_and_righting_behavior_of_the_subtropical_sea_star_Echinaster_Othilia_graminicola_effects_of_elevated_temperature&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1746624159751000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dQrQMcLji6H4wWdLOqdb-\">Crawling and righting behavior of the subtropical sea star\u00a0<em>Echinaster (Othilia) graminicola<\/em>: effects of elevated temperature<\/a>.\u00a0 Marine Biology 166:138.<\/li>\n<li>Fitzpatrick, K. B., Smith, N. F., and Cohen, J. H. \u00a02016. \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/288230920_Swimming_behavior_of_marine_cercariae_Effects_of_gravity_and_hydrostatic_pressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/288230920_Swimming_behavior_of_marine_cercariae_Effects_of_gravity_and_hydrostatic_pressure&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1746624159751000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37Z5Dkz5VqPe6akxO--EkN\">Swimming behavior of marine cercariae: effects of gravity and hydrostatic pressure<\/a>.\u00a0 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 476: 8-14<\/li>\n<li>Eubanks, D., Evers, B., and Smith, N. F. \u00a02016.\u00a0 Finding Predictors in Higher Education. \u00a0 In:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/308190021_FINDING_PREDICTORS_IN_HIGHER_EDUCATION_Applications_in_Educational_Research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/308190021_FINDING_PREDICTORS_IN_HIGHER_EDUCATION_Applications_in_Educational_Research&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1746624159751000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GTZjtPMfxJAMKNHQssqMm\">Data Mining and Learning Analytics: Applications in Educational Researc<\/a>h. \u00a0(ElAtia, S., Ipperciel, D., and Za\u00efane, O.R., eds). \u00a0320 pages.\u00a0 Wiley Blackwell, New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Belgrad, B. A. and Smith, N. F. \u00a02014. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/262570765_Effects_of_predation_and_parasitism_on_climbing_behavior_of_the_marine_snail_Cerithidea_scalanformis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/262570765_Effects_of_predation_and_parasitism_on_climbing_behavior_of_the_marine_snail_Cerithidea_scalanformis&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1746624159751000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DAjWZcOHAIeE0HI5BlSwf\">Effects of predation and parasitism on climbing behavior of the marine snail,\u00a0<em>Cerithidea scalariformis<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 458: 20-26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; 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