RESEARCH INTERESTS

Marine and coastal ecology, with a focus on the community ecology, life history, and habitat use of fishes and invertebrates (nekton) within estuaries.

EDUCATION

2017 - MS, Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

2013 - BS, Biology, William & Mary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018 – Present: Research Resource Specialist, USC Baruch Marine Field Laboratory

2017 – 2018: Sea Grant Coastal Policy Fellow, Virginia Dept. of Conservation & Recreation

TEACHING

Coastal and Estuarine Ecology, SC Honors College (SCHC) 307, Spring (4 credits)

Ecosystems of the Lowcountry, SC Honors College (SCHC) 308, Spring (4 credits)

PUBLICATIONS

Dunn RP, Pfirrmann BW, Kimball ME (2021). Juvenile white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) can be effectively implanted with passive integrated transponder tags. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 540:151560.

Pfirrmann BW, Kimball ME, Mace MM, III, Turley BD (2021). Summer ichthyoplankton assemblage diversity within a southeastern United States estuary. Estuaries and Coasts 44(1):253-268.

Lefcheck JS, Pfirrmann BW, Fodrie FJ, Grabowski JH, Hughes AR, Smyth AR (2021). Consumption rates vary based on the presence and type of oyster structure: A seasonal and latitudinal comparison. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 536:151501.

Pfirrmann BW, Seitz RD (2019). Ecosystem services of restored oyster reefs in a Chesapeake Bay tributary: abundance and foraging of estuarine fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 628:155-169.

Lefcheck JS, Hughes BB, Johnson AJ, Pfirrmann BW, Rasher DB, Smyth AR, Williams BL, Beck MW, Orth RJ (2019). Are coastal habitats important nurseries? A meta-analysis. Conservation Letters 12(4):e12645.