Education

Ph.D. North Carolina State University 2006 - Biological Oceanography

M.S. North Carolina State University 2003- Biological Oceanography

M.A. University of Hartford, CT 1992- Biobehavioral Science

B.S. Northeastern University, Boston 1990 - Biology, Business

Professional Experience

2006-Present Post Doctoral Research Associate, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

2003-2006 Research Assistant, North Carolina State University, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Stable Isotope Laboratory

2000-2003 Research Assistant, North Carolina State University, NC SeaGrant

1996-2000 Research Associate, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

Projects

Use of T-RFLP Analysis to Categorize the Microbial Diversity Found in Native Bivalve Streams in a North Carolina River Basin

Microbial Food Web Study Evaluating the 15N and 13C Variation Between Source Media, Salmonella sp. and Bivalve Consumer

Evaluation of the Role of Water Chemistry on the Prevalence of Salmonella Newport Contamination Near Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Farms in the Yaquina and Tillamook Bays, OR

Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Non-native and Native Freshwater Bivalves

Selected Publications

Bucci, J.P., Caldwell, J.M., Szempruch, A.J. Levine, J.F. (In prep) Use of T-RFLP analysis to categorize the microbial diversity in native bivalve streams. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Bucci, J.P., Showers, W.J., Levine, J.F. (In Press) Stable carbon and oxygen isotope profiles in an invasive bivalve (Corbicula fluminea) in North Carolina watersheds. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Bucci, J.P., Showers, W.J., Levine, J.F. (Under review) Stable isotope analyses of freshwater bivalve food sources and land use. Journal of the North American Benthological Society.

Bucci, J.P., Showers, W.J., Levine, J.F., Usry, B. (2008) Valve gape response to turbidity in two freshwater bivalves (Corbicula fluminea and Lampsilis radiata). Journal of Freshwater Ecology.23 (2): 1-8.

Bucci, J.P., Showers, W.J., Rebach, S.R., DeMaster, D. Genna, B. (2007) Stable isotope analyses (15N and 13C) of the trophic relationships of Callinectes sapidus in two North Carolina estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts.30 (6): 1050-1060.

Bucci, J.P., Rebach S.R., DeMaster D., Showers, W.J. (2007) A comparison of blue crab and bivalve 15N tissue enrichment in two North Carolina estuaries. Environmental Pollution.145: 299-308.