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Curriculum Vitae of Shirley Parker-Nance
Personal Information
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Surname: Parker-Nance
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First name: Shirley
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Identity Number: 7104110102087
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Date of birth: 1971-04-11
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Gender: Female
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Home address: 22 Galpin Street, Summerstrand, 6001
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Postal address: P. O. Box 13995, Humewood, Port Elizabeth, 6013
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Work address: Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Summerstrand South
Campus, Building 12, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 6013
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Tel: 041 5834070
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Cell: 082 4981 039
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Tel: 041 5042316
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E-mail address: Shirley.Parker-Nance@nmmu.ac.za
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Marital status, spouse and dependants: Married to Timothy Craig Parker-Nance
with two children, Kayra born 2004-12-31 and Jorja born 2006-02-23.
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Drivers license: Code 08
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Nationality: South African
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Criminal offenses: None
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Home language: English and Afrikaans
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Health: Excellent
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Education
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Study period
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Institution
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Degree
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Graduation
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1990 to 1992
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University of Pretoria
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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
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1992
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1993 to 1994
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University of Port Elizabeth
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Bachelor of Science Honnores (B.Sc. (Hons))
Dissertation - The genus Haliotis with special reference to the ecology of
Haliotis spadicea.
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1994
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1994 to 1996
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University of Port Elizabeth
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Magister Scientiae (M.Sc)
Thesis - An investigation into the reproductive biology of the pilchard Sardinops
sagax in eastern Cape waters.
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1996
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1996 to 2003
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University of Port Elizabeth
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Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D)
Thesis - Aplousobranch ascidians (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) from southern Africa.
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2003
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Research experience, project involvement
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Date
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Description
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1994-1996
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Pelagic cruises on the ‘R.S. Africana’, Sea Fisheries Institute in Cape Town.
Study visit Sea Fisheries Institute, Cape Town.
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1997
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Pretoria Software Solutions (Pty) Ltd Natural Resources / Conservation Research
Grant - Investigation into the South African Museum, Cape Town, ascidian collection.
Wildlife and Environmental Society – Rocky shore and terrestrial ecology education.
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1998
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Evaluation of use of journals by zoology student in their studies: reassessment
of journal subscription by Zoology Department, University of Port Elizabeth (UPE).
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1998-2001
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Research partnership marine benthic invertebrate collections - Rhodes University
/ University of Port Elizabeth / Coral Reef Research Foundation, Palau / National
Cancer Institute (NCI) Washington D.C., USA.
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1999
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Biology Department, University of Vigo, Galicia, Spain, Dr. E. Otero – research
visit.
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2002
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Research partnership marine benthic invertebrate collections - Rhodes University
/ University of Port Elizabeth / Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA.
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2003
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Appointment as Research Associate – Department of Zoology, University of Port Elizabeth
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2004
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Sample collection research trip, oral presentation at Mote Research Station, Summerland
Key and by remote video connection Mote Sarasota, Florida.
Marine benthic invertebrates of Algoa Bay / Rhodes University collaboration.
Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa for the Globallast Project – Anchor
consulting ascidian sample identification.
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2004-2006
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Kayra Parker-Nance born 31 December 2004, 3.6 kg, Jorja Parker-Nance born 23 February
2005, 2.9 kg, maternity leave. Part time, work from home: data entry and ascidian
identification.
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2007
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Project and collection manager, Cape Town, Project Vulcan Rock, NCI target collection.
Cnidarian Tree of Life Project – host and research visit facilitator, Prof. C. McFadden,
Harvey Mudd, USA, Bernard Picton, Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Ulster Museum,
N. Ireland, Estefania Rodriguez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ohio State University,
USA, Rebecca Helm, Fulbright Fellow, U. Western Cape, South Africa.
Bayworld Centre for Research and Education - A critical assessment of the status
and functioning of Sardinia Bay Marine Reserve, Ascidian identification, Rep. 1.
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2008
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Exhibition coordinator - Grysbok Environmental Education Trail, SciFest2008, Grahamstown,
SciFest Winners Award for Favorite Exhibition.
Origon State University, Dr. K. McPhail, sample identification, Ascidian Rep.1.
Sea Samples/CRRF/NCI sample identification Ascidian Fauna of Florida, Ascidian Rep.
1-6.
Exhibition coordinator - Grysbok Environmental Education Trail, SciFest2009.
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Additional Qualifications
- Diver Scientist class IV Supervisor (Registered at Department of Manpower) Diver
Scientist class IV (1994).
- Diver Scientist class IV Supervisor (1995).
- South African Underwater Union (SAUU) CMAS (Brevet International P2-ZA-8436) Two
Star.
- Advanced Technical Nitrox Diver (AND 230 SA), Technical Diving International (enriched
air diving).
- Gas Blender User (GB 230 SA), TDI.
- Decompression Procedures (DPD 230 SA), TDI.
- Skippers license, Certificate of Competence Vessel category (A1(1), A1(4) and
A111(1)), 1993.
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Certificate maritime SSB and VHF (no: 4549812).
Symposiums attended
- Science for a Sustainable Future, 8th Southern African Marine Science
Symposium, Club Mykonos, Langebaan, October 1993.
- African Society of Aquatic Sciences and the SAB Institute for Coastal Research,
Conference on Aquatic Ecosystems – Ecology, Conservation and Management, University
of Port Elizabeth, July 1994.
- Barologia, International Diving Science Symposium, September 1995, University
of Cape Town.
- South African Marine Science Symposium, Past perspectives and future challenges,
University of Cape Town, November 1996.
- ECSA 29, Estuarine Research and Management in Developed and Developing Countries,
Joint ECSA and CERM Symposium at the University of Port Elizabeth, July 1998 – assistant
to Organizing Committee.
- ZSSA2001, Port Elizabeth, 2001 – Organizing Committee Member.
- Society for Conservation Biology meeting, Port Elizabeth, 2007 – Organizing Committee
Member.
Papers and posters
- Zoological and Aquatic Sciences in Southern Africa, ZSSA and SASAQS Symposium,
Rhodes University, Grahamstown, June 1995 - paper.
- SAB Institute for Coastal Research, Symposium and Advisory Board Meeting, March
1998 - paper.
- The First International Symposium on Biology of Ascidians, Hokkaido University,
Sapporo, Japan, June, 2000 - poster.
- Parker-Nance, S. Year 2001 Ascidians of South Africa: A historical perspective.
The Biology of Ascidians: Taxonomy and Ecology. Sawada, H.; Yokosawa, H.;
Lambert,C.C. (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, pp. 278 – 282.
- ZSSA2001: A Southern African Odyssey, University of Port Elizabeth, July 2001
- paper.
Workshops, meetings, talks, presentations and research visits
- Population structure and sustainable yield of Haliotis spadicea, Zoology
Department, 1993.
- Reproductive biology of the pilchard Sardinops sagax in eastern Cape waters,
Benguela Ecology Program Workshop, Cape Town, 15 August 1995.
- Ascidians and diving in Algoa Bay with reference to other projects underway at
the Zoology Department, UPE, Informative talk, Diving club (ODI) in Port Elizabeth,
1997.
- Ascidian diversity in Algoa Bay, Institute for Coastal Resources, 1989.
- Reproduction of Sardinops sagax, Zoology Department, A workshop on Cladistics,
University of Cape Town, January 1999.
- Ascidians and their medical value, Holiday Inn, August 1999.
- Mauritius, Coral Reef Foundation collection trip, November 1999.
- Palau, Coral Reef Foundation Research station, July 2000.
- Vanuatu, Coral Reef Foundation collection trip, November-December 2000.
- African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme and Genome Workshop, September 2001.
- African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme and Genome Data Management Meeting, Port
Elizabeth, June 2002. Aide Memoire: Marine Biology Meeting, Durban, June 2002.
- Oral presentation Mote Research Station, Florida, Summerland Key and by remote
audio/video connection Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, March 2004.
Employment History
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Date
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Employer
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Address
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Description
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1992
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Covan Pharmaceuticals
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3 Philip street, Rosslyn
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Chemical analysis assistant (Temp. post)
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1992
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University of Pretoria
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Botany Department
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Practical demonstrator
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1993-1997
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University of Pretoria
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Zoology Department
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Practical demonstrator
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1994-1995
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Algoa Regional Services Council
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P.O. Box 318, Port Elizabeth, 6000
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Environmental education
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1994-1995
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Human Resources Council
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Private bag X41, Pretoria, 0001
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Data collection
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1996-2002
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Wildlife Society of South Africa, Eastern Province branch
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2B Lawrence Street, Central Hill, Port Elizabeth, 6001
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Educational ecology and conservation education
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2007-2008
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Summerstrand Campus)
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Port Elizabeth
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Lecture, data collection, management and analyses, poster layout and construction,
diving
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1997-1998
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UPE (Bird Street Campus)
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Bird Street, CENCE
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Lecturing
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1998
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Ethembeni Community College
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Etembeni Community College, South End
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Lecturing
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2003-2004
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University of Zululand Dr. B. Newman
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Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa, 3886
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Sample handling, species identification Richards Bay Harbour
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1998-2002
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Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF)
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Koror, Palau
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Ascidian identification – SA species
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2002-2008
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Sea Samples/CRRF/NCI
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Summerland Key, Florida, USA
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Ascidian identification – Florida species
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2005-2007
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Bayworld Centre for Research and Education
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Port Elizabeth
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Lecturing, species identification
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2001-2008
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Rhodes University
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Grahamstown
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Collection manager
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