July 2005 - current
Associate Director Colorado Plateau Stable Isotope Laboratory
Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Box 5640, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86011, USA.
June 2003 - July 2005
Senior Research Specialist Colorado Plateau Stable Isotope Laboratory
Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Box 5640, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86011, USA.
September 2001 - June 2003
Research Specialist Colorado Plateau Stable Isotope Laboratory
Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Box 5640, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86011, USA.
All duties related to maintenance, repair, performance, method development, and quality control of samples analyzed on four Thermo-Finnigan gas isotope-ratio mass spectrometers (continuous flow and dual-inlet), including eight peripheral devices (Precon-GC, 2 EAs, TC/EA, TIC/TOC, and 2 GasBenchs, and GC-C).
Responsible for training and instruction of undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students with respect to use of IRMS equipment.
In charge of accounts and budgets related to IRMS lab, invoicing, communicating with clients, and purchasing of equipment/consumables.
Analyzed over 148,000 samples (since October 2001).
January, 2000 - September, 2001
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow Stable Isotopes in Nature Laboratory
Department of Biology, Bag Service #45111, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 6E1, CANADA.
Initiated projects and established collaborations with scientists in the Maritime provinces, Ontario, and Quebec with respect to stable-isotope applications in fisheries-related research.
Completed duties related to maintenance, repair, performance, and quality control of samples analyzed on a Thermo-Finnigan Delta Plus isotope ratio mass spectrometer (continuous flow), including a Carlo Erba NC2500 Elemental Analyzer (EA).
Responsible for training and instruction of graduate, undergraduate, and technical staff with respect to use of IRMS equipment.
Taught an upper-level undergraduate and graduate course in Biostatistics (BIO 5473).
19951999 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis: Food-web relationships in Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick, as revealed by stable-isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen.
19921994 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Master of Science
Thesis: Stable-isotope analysis of food pathways in the Miramichi River system, New Brunswick.
19851989 Queens University Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Science
Minor in Biochemistry
Doucett, R.R., Marks, J.C., Blinn, D.W., Caron, M., and Hungate, B.A. (2007). Measuring terrestrial subsidies to aquatic food webs using stable isotopes of hydrogen. Ecology (in press).
Dijkstra, P., Ishizu, A., Doucett, R., Hart, S.C., Schwartz, E., Menyailo, O.V., and Hungate, B.A. (2006). C-13 and N-15 natural abundance of the soil microbial biomass. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 3257-3266.(pdf version)
Dijkstra, P., Menyailo, O.V., Doucett, R.R., Hart, S.C., Schwartz, E., and Hungate, B.A. (2006). C and N availability affects the N-15 natural abundance of the soil microbial biomass across a cattle manure gradient. European Journal of Soil Science 57: 468-475.(pdf version)
Dijkstra, P., Williamson, C., Menyailo, O., Doucett, R., Koch, G., and Hungate, B. (2003). Nitrogen stable isotope composition of leaves and roots of plants growing in a forest and a meadow. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 39:29-39. (pdf version)
Swanson, H.K., Johnston, T.A., Leggett, W.C., Bodaly, R.A., Doucett, R.R., Cunjak, R.A. (2003). Trophic positions and mercury bioaccumulation in rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) and native forage fishes in northwestern Ontario lakes. Ecosystems 6:289-299.(pdf version)
Power, M., Power, G. Caron, F. Doucett, R.R., and Guiguer, K.R.A. (2002). Growth and dietary niche in Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis as revealed by stable isotope analysis. Environmental Biology of Fishes 64: 75-85. (pdf version)
Doucett, R.R., Giberson, D.J., and Power, G. (1999). The symbiotic association of Nanocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae) and Pteronarcys biloba (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae): insights from stable-isotope analysis. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 18: 514-523.
Doucett, R.R., Power, M., Power, G., Caron, F., and Reist, J.D. (1999). Evidence for anadromy in a southern relict population of Arctic charr from North America. Journal of Fish Biology 55: 84-93. (pdf version)
Doucett, R.R., Booth, R.K., Power, G., and McKinley, R.S. (1999). Effects of the spawning migration on the nutritional status of anadromous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): insights from stable-isotope analysis. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56: 2172-2180. (pdf version)
Doucett, R.R., Hooper, W., and Power, G. (1999). Identification of anadromous and nonanadromous adult brook trout and their progeny in the Tabusintac River, New Brunswick, by means of multiple stable-isotope analysis. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 128: 278-288. (pdf version)
Doucett, R.R., Power, G., Barton, D.R., Drimmie, R.J., and Cunjak, R.A. (1996). Stable-isotope analysis of nutrient pathways leading to Atlantic salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53: 2058-2066. (pdf version)
Doucett, R.R., Barton, D.R., Guiguer, K.R.A., Power, G., and Drimmie, R.J. (1996). Comment: Critical examination of stable-isotope analysis as a means for tracing carbon pathways in stream ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53: 1913-1915. (pdf version)
Doucett, R.R. J. Marks, D. Blinn, M. Caron, and B. Hungate. (2007). Quantifying terrestrial subsidies to aquatic food webs using stable isotopes of hydrogen. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Sante Fe, NM.
Doucett, R.R., D.W. Blinn, M. Caron, B.K. Ellis, J.C. Marks, and B.A. Hungate. (2005). Examining the utility of stable hydrogen isotopes in aquatic food-web ecology. Joint Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, LA.
Doucett, R.R., J.P. Shannon, M.F. Caron, G.A. Haden, and B.A. Hungate. (2004). Stable hydrogen isotopes in freshwater fisheries research. 52nd Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Vancouver, BC.
Doucett, R.R., Broders, H.G., Quinn, G., and Forbes, G.J. (2003). Those vain aerial ways: determining the relative importance of aquatic insects in the diets of bats using stable isotopes, scat analysis, and radio-telemetry. 51st Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Athens, GA.
Doucett, R.R., and Hungate, B.A. (2003). Automated analysis of DIC and DOC in water samples for stable isotopes a new technique. 51st Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Athens, GA.
Doucett, R.R., Broders, H.G., Quinn, G., and Forbes, G.J. (2002). Those vain aerial ways: determining the relative importance of aquatic insects in the diets of bats using stable isotopes, scat analysis, and radio-telemetry. 3rd International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies, Flagstaff, AZ.
Doucett, R.R. (2001). Quality or quantity? Assessing the predictive power of stable-isotope mixing models in aquatic ecology. 49th Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, LaCrosse, WI.
Doucett, R.R., Power, M., Power, G., and Caron, F. (2000). Growth and dietary niche in Salvelinus alpinus and Salvelinus fontinalis revealed by stable-isotope analysis. 4th International Charr Symposium, Trois-Rivieres, QC.
Doucett, R.R., Giberson, D.J., and Power, G. (2000). The stable-isotope relationship between a scraper-grazer, Glossosoma nigrior (Glossosomatidae: Trichoptera), and its algal diet. 48th Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Keystone, CO.
Doucett, R.R., and Power, G. (2000). Assessing the predictive power of a two-source isotope mixing model in aquatic ecology using a statistical resampling technique. 2nd International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies, Braunschweig, Germany.
Doucett, R.R. (2000). Assessing spatial and temporal variability in stable isotopes: what can be said about aquatic food webs leading to fish? Canadian Society of Limnologists Annual Meeting, Fredericton, NB.
Doucett, R.R., Barton, D.R., Giberson, D.J., and Power, G. (1999). Elucidating energy sources for hydropsychid caddisflies along a stream continuum using stable-isotope ratios. 47th Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Duluth, MN.
Doucett, R.R., Power, M.V., Power, G., Caron, F., and Reist, J. (1999). Evidence for anadromy in a southern relict population of Arctic char. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB.
Doucett, R.R., Giberson, D.J., and Power, G. (1998). The symbiotic association of Nanocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae) on Pteronarcys biloba (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae): insights from stable-isotopes. 46th Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Charlottetown, PEI.
Doucett, R.R., Booth, R.K., McKinley, R.S., and Power, G. (1998). The effects of spawning migration on the nutritional status of adult Atlantic salmon: insights from biochemical and stable C and N isotope analyses. Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies, Saskatoon, SK.
Doucett, R.R., Hooper, W., and Power, G. (1998). Identification of anadromous and non-anadromous adult brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and their progeny in the Tabusintac River, New Brunswick, using multiple stable-isotope analysis. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Kingston, ON.
Doucett, R.R., Power, G., Barton, D.R., Drimmie, R.J., and Cunjak, R.A. (1994). Stable-isotope analysis of nutrient pathways leading to Atlantic salmon. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS.
Over 9 years experience running stable isotope mass spectrometers. Have worked on both Thermo-Finnigan and Micromass/VG/GVI instruments.
Referee for the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Biology of Fishes, Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of the North American Benthological Society, Limnology and Oceanography, Marine and Freshwater Research, and Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
Certified mass spec training with Isomass Scientific Inc., Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer Service Course, Mass spec and EA sections - Jan. 8th-12th, 2001. GC-C and Precon sections - Jul. 15th-17th, 2002. G.G. Hatch Isotope Laboratories, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Avid rock climber and long-distance runner.
4-time Boston Marathon qualifier.
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Available upon request.