Dr. Jodie Rummer is an Australian Research Council (ARC) early career Discovery fellow, Assistant Professor of Research at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University (JCU) and was the 2015-2016 recipient of the highly prestigious UNESCO-L’Oréal Women in Science Fellowship for Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Rummer is a leading authority on the evolution of oxygen transport in fish and how performance is maintained during stress. Her research, combines ecology, evolution, and physiology to address issues important to conservation, such as the effects of climate change and other human-caused problems on coral reef fishes, sharks, and rays and the potential for adaptation.

Beyond her research, Jodie also champions for issues that women and other minorities face in the STEM fields. She was editorial advisor and authored three chapters for “Success Strategies from Women in STEM” (2015, Elsevier). In her work, Jodie emphasizes the importance of leadership, being a good role model, and communication – especially with young girls and minorities wanting to pursue careers in science/STEM fields. A career highlight has been her TEDx talk, “Athletes of the Great Barrier Reef”. She also uses social media to communicate scientific findings, highlight fellow scientists’ success stories and achievements, and to and advocate for issues related to women in science, gender balance, and diversity in STEM. 

Teaching

• AQ3007: Aquatic Animal Ecophysiology (Level 3; TSV)
• BS2460: Fundamentals of Ecology (Level 2; TSV)
• MB1110: Introductory Marine Science (Level 1; TSV)
• MB2080: Invertebrate Biology (Level 2; TSV)
• MB3200: Marine Conservation Biology (Level 3; TSV)
• MB5310: Marine Reserves as Fisheries Management Tools (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Ecological, Evolutionary, and Conservation Physiology in Fish • The physiology, performance indicators of stress, and acclimation strategies of fish • Environmental adaptations related to O2, CO2 exchange, acid-base balance, and ion regulation • Evolution of life history tactics, distribution patterns, and biogeography
• Hyperbaric, thermal, O2, CO2, pH, water balance, & ionregulation performance assays • Blood sampling, surgical techniques, O2 & pH micro-sensing fiber-optic technology • Evolutionary reconstructions of physiological traits and phylogenetic comparisons

Experience

• 2015 to present - Academic Editor, Conservation Physiology
• 2014 to present - Senior Research Fellow (Assistant Professor, Research), ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studie (James Cook University, AUSTRALIA)
• 2014 to present - Academic Editor, PLoS One
• 2015 to 2017 - ARC Discovery Fellow (DECRA), ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef StudiesARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (James Cook University, AUSTRALIA)
• 2011 to 2014 - ARC Super Science Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef StudiesARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (James Cook University, AUSTRALIA)
• 2010 to 2011 - Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biology and Chemistry (City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, HONG KONG)
• 2008 to 2010 - Editorial Commentary Journalist, Journal of Experimental Biology
• 2007 to 2010 - Aquatic Facilities Curator, Department of Zoology (University of British Columbia)
• 2004 to 2010 - PhD candidate, Department of Zoology (University of British Columbia)
• 2004 to 2006 - Research Assistant, AquaNet (Canada Network Centre of Excellence in Aquaculture, Vancouver, B.C. CANADA)
• 2003 to 2006 - Teaching Assistant, Department of Zoology (University of British Columbia)
• 2002 to 2003 - Research & Volunteer Coordinator, Operation Wallacea

Research Disciplines

• Ecology (3103)
• Climate change impacts and adaptation (4101)
• Zoology (3109)

Awards

• 2016 to 2017 - Australia’s Top 5 Scientists under 40, Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and University of New South Wales
• 2016 - Catch a Rising Star, for Women in Science Queensland National Science Week
• 2016 - Society for Experimental Biology President’s Medal – Communication and Diversity in Science
• 2015 - Rising Star in Queensland Science (Queensland Government)
• 2015 - George A. Bartholomew distinguished young investigator in comparative physiology, biochemistry, and functional and integrative biology, USA
• 2008 - • Society for Experimental Biology Young Scientist of the Year, 2nd runner up

Fellowships

• 2015 to 2017 - Australian Research Council Discovery Fellowship (early career, DECRA), for research “Physiological performance of reef fishes under ocean acidification”.
• 2015 to 2016 - Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation Fellow, AUSTRALIA
• 2015 to 2016 - L’Oréal – UNESCO for Women in Science – AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND, winner
• 2014 to 2015 - Institut des Récifs Coralliens du Pacifique / Institute for Pacific Coral Reefs Research Fellow, Moorea, FRENCH POLYNESIA
• 2011 to 2014 - ARC Super Science Fellowship

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• BOUYOUCOS I, Trujillo J, Weideli O, Nakamura N, Mourier J, Planes S, Simpfendorfer C and Rummer J (2021) Investigating links between thermal tolerance and oxygen supply capacity in shark neonates from a hyperoxic tropical environment. Science of the Total Environment, 782, Article: 146854, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146854.
• Downie A, Leis J, Cowman P, McCormick M and Rummer J (in press) The influence of habitat association on swimming performance in marine teleost fish larvae. Fish and Fisheries, , DOI:10.1111/faf.12580.
• Hannan K, McMahon S, Munday P and Rummer J (2021) Contrasting effects of constant and fluctuating pCO₂ conditions on the exercise physiology of coral reef fishes. Marine Environmental Research, 163, Article: 105224, DOI:10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105224.
• Nay T, Longbottom R, Gervais C, Johansen J, Steffensen J, Rummer J and Hoey A (2021) Regulate or tolerate: thermal strategy of a coral reef flat resident, the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum. Journal of Fish Biology, 98 (3), pp. 723-732, DOI:10.1111/jfb.14616.
• Allan B, Illing B, Fakan E, Narvaez P, Grutter A, Sikkel P, McClure E, Rummer J and McCormick M (2020) Parasite infection directly impacts escape response and stress levels in fish. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223 (16), Article: jeb230904, DOI:10.1242/jeb.230904.
• Bernal M, Schunter C, Lehmann R, Lightfoot D, Allan B, Veilleux H, Rummer J, Munday P and Ravasi T (2020) Species-specific molecular responses of wild coral reef fishes during a marine heatwave. Science Advances, 6 (12), Article: eaay3423, DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aay3423.
• Bouyoucos I, Watson S, Planes S, Simpfendorfer C, Schwieterman G, Whitney N and Rummer J (2020) The power struggle: assessing interacting global change stressors via experimental studies on sharks. Scientific Reports, 10, Article: 19887, DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-76966-7.
• Bouyoucos I, Morrison P, Weideli O, Jacquesson E, Planes S, Simpfendorfer C, Brauner C and Rummer J (2020) Thermal tolerance and hypoxia tolerance are associated in blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) neonates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223 (14), Article: jeb221937, DOI:10.1242/jeb.221937.
• Bouyoucos I, Romain M, Azoulai L, Eustache K, Mourier J, Rummer J and Planes S (2020) Home range of newborn blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus), as estimated using mark-recapture and acoustic telemetry. Coral Reefs, 39, pp. 1209-1214, DOI:10.1007/s00338-020-01965-z.
• Hunt K, Love O, MacMillan H, Mandelman J, Mark F, Martin L, Hultine K, Robinson S, Nicotra A, Rummer J, Seebacher F, Todgham A, Newman A, Beardall J, Ropert-Coudert Y, Hawkes L, Cooke S, Cramp R, Burness G, Chown S, Clark T, Dantzer B, de la Barrera E, Fangue N, Franklin C, Fuller A and Madliger C (2020) Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan. Conservation Physiology, 8 (1), Article: coaa016, DOI:10.1093/conphys/coaa016.
• Downie A, Illing B, Faria A and Rummer J (2020) Swimming performance of marine fish larvae: review of a universal trait under ecological and environmental pressure. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 30 (1), pp. 93-108, DOI:10.1007/s11160-019-09592-w.
• Hannan K, Munday P and Rummer J (2020) The effects of constant and fluctuating elevated pCO(2) levels on oxygen uptake rates of coral reef fishes. Science of the Total Environment, 741, Article: 140334, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140334.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 107+ research outputs authored by Dr Jodie Rummer from 2001 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Quantifying Life History Energetics of an Oviparous Elasmobranch subject to future Warming Waters (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Exploring Fine Scale Temporal Patterns of Shark Populations in the GBR. (Masters , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

• Climate change in a stable thermal environment: effects on the performance and life history of coral reef fish (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Relationships between behavioral and physiological performance under elevated CO₂ in marine fishes (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The effects of suspended sediments on the physiology and performance of coral reef fishes (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Gills develop early in coral reef fishes: respiratory and ionoregulatory processes (2019, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• The effect of motorboat noise on early life stages of coral reef fishes (2018, Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• How do coral reef fishes develop into athletes? (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Effects of diel pCO₂ fluctuations on coral reef fishes now and into the future (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Ecological energetics of climate change for tropical sharks (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor)

These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit Research Data Australia.

• Wheeler, C. (2020) Future thermal regimes for epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum): growth and metabolic performance cease to be optimal. James Cook University
• BOUYOUCOS, I. (2020) Haematological associations in reef shark neonates . James Cook University
• BOUYOUCOS, I. (2020) Drivers of reef shark neonate abundance in French Polynesia. James Cook University
• Hannan, K. (2020) Effects of fluctuating and constant pCO2 on the exercise physiology of four species of coral reef fishes. James Cook University
• Hannan, K. (2020) The effects of constant and fluctuating pCO2 on damselfishes. James Cook University
• BOUYOUCOS, I. (2020) Temperature effects on the abundance, growth, and metabolic rate of reef shark neonates. James Cook University
• Prescott, L. (2020) Rapid gill development in coral reef fishes supports the 'ionoregulatory first' hypothesis. James Cook University
• BOUYOUCOS, I. (2020) Responses of a reef shark to simulated ocean warming conditions. James Cook University
• BOUYOUCOS, I. (2019) Evaluation of the physiological status of neonatal reef sharks under stress. James Cook University
• Spady, B. (2018) Aerobic performance of two tropical cephalopod species unaltered by prolonged exposure to projected future carbon dioxide levels. James Cook University

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