Curriculum Vitae

Scott C Burgess

January 15, 2024

General Information

University address:	Biological Science
College of Arts and Sciences
King Life Science 4021
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4295
Phone: 850-645-9563

E-mail address:	sburgess@fsu.edu
	sburgess@bio.fsu.edu

Web site:	https://scottburgessecology.wixsite.com/burgesslab

Professional Preparation

2011	PhD, The University of Queensland, Australia. Major: Ecology. Supervisor: Dr. Dustin Marshall. 

Scott Burgess. (2011). The ecology of dispersal: causes and consequences of phenotype-dependent dispersal. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of Queensland, Australia. 

2002	B.Sc (Honors), James Cook University, Australia. Major: Marine Biology. Supervisor: Dr. Mike Kingsford. First Class Distinction. 

Scott Burgess. (2002). Retention of larval fishes in near-reef tidal eddies. Unpublished bachelor's thesis, James Cook University, Australia. 

2000	B.Sc, University of Sydney, Australia. Major: Science. 

Professional Experience

2020–present	Associate Professor, Biological Science, Florida State University. 

2014–2020	Assistant Professor, Biological Science, Florida State University. 

2012–2014	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis. 

2011–2012	Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis. 

Fellowship(s)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis (2012–2014).

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

American Society of Naturalists 
Benthic Ecology Society 
Society for the Study of Evolution 
Western Society of Naturalists 

Teaching

Courses Taught

Experimental Biology Laboratory (BSC3402L)
Marine Ecology and Evolution Reading Group (MEERG) (BSC5932)
Directed Individual Study (BSC5900)
CONCH DEVELOPMENT PLASTICITY (BSC4900)
Quantitative Methods (BSC5936)
CONCH DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY (BSC4901)
Honors Work in Biological Science (BSC4970)
Marine Biology (BSC3312)
Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (PCB6938)
FEEDNG PREFERNCS CROWN CONCH (BSC4900)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Hooks, A., graduate. (2021). The ecology of multiple mating in the Florida crown conch. 
Powell, J. A., doctoral candidate.  How do complex life cycles constrain adaptive evolution in a marine invertebrate. 

Doctoral Committee Member

Bean, Nina (CSUN), graduate. (2023). Outside committee member. 
Ellsworth, S. A., graduate. (2023).
Jones, L. T., graduate. (2023).
Miller, S. D., graduate. (2023).
Spindel, N. B., graduate. (2023).
Olsen, K. C., graduate. (2021).
Engleman, A., graduate. (2020).
Hill, K. M., graduate. (2020).
Humphrey, E. A., graduate. (2019).
Cusick, J. A., graduate. (2019).
Malinowski, C. R., graduate. (2019).
Ware, M., graduate. (2019).
Merwin, A. C., graduate. (2018).
Prohaska, B. K., graduate. (2018).
Fuqua, E., doctoral candidate. 
Moe, B. J., doctoral candidate. 
Renfro, B., doctoral candidate. 
Ruckman, S., doctoral candidate. 
Torrence, K. G., doctoral candidate. 
Horacek, H. J., doctoral candidate. 
Medina, M., doctoral candidate. 

Doctoral Committee University Representative

Barsante Santos, A. J., doctoral candidate. 
Fender, C. K., doctoral candidate. 
Irving, J. P., doctoral candidate. 
Rodriguez-Marrero, L. G., doctoral candidate. 

Master's Committee Chair

Barnes, D., graduate. (2023). Consequences of living with kin in benthic marine invertebrates. 
Martinez, M., student. 

Master's Committee Member

Graham, J. R., graduate. (2020).
Dietz, S. L., graduate. (2019).
Pearson, K. D., graduate. (2018).
Moscoso, J., graduate. (2017).

Bachelor's Committee Chair

Zubek, Z., graduate. (2017).

Bachelor's Committee Member

Marulendra, T., graduate. (2022).
Hawkins, M., graduate. (2020).
Smith, M., graduate. (2020).
Betters, M., graduate. (2017).
Ballentine, W., graduate. (2016).
Bedgood, S., graduate. (2016).
Brown, J., graduate. (2016).
Levell, S., graduate. (2016).
Jackson, C., graduate. (2015).

Supervision of Student Research Not Related to Thesis or Dissertation

McDonough, S. (Sep 2021–May 2023). 

Morris, A. (Sep–Dec 2020). 

Johnson, N. (Aug 2019–May 2020). 

Kotscher, C. (Aug 2019–May 2020). 

Joshua Scarbrough (May–Aug 2019). 

Aura Esterling (2018). 

Estrella, N. (2017–18). 

Beyer, E. (2015–16). 

Betancourt, P. (2015). 

Research and Original Creative Work

Program of Research and/or Focus of Original Creative Work

My research combines ecological and evolutionary principles to study the population biology of coastal marine invertebrates. I study the processes and traits that determine how marine organisms adapt to environments that vary in space and time. One main area of research is about the evolution of dispersal, reproductive strategies, and life histories evolution. The other main area of research is about the ecology and evolution of cryptic coral species in the genus Pocillopora. I typically use some combination of field and laboratory experiments, molecular genetics, and mathematical modeling. 

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Powell, J. A., & Burgess, S. C. (submitted). Direct and indirect causes of thermal performance curves: the effects of temperature on feeding rate in a modular, filter feeding animal. Journal of Experimental Biology. Manuscript submitted for publication, 20 pages.

Edmunds, P. J., Combosch, D., Torrado, H., Sakai, K., Sinniger, F., & Burgess, S. C. (submitted). Latitudinal variation in thermal performance of the common coral, Pocillopora spp. Journal of Experimental Biology. Manuscript submitted for publication, 23 pages.

Edmunds, P. J., Maritorena, S., & Burgess, S. C. (in press). Early post-settlement, rather than settlement, events drive recruitment and coral recovery at Moorea, French Polynesia. Oecologia, 15 pages.

Peniston, J., & Burgess, S. C. (in press). Larval and adult traits coevolve in response to asymmetric coastal currents to shape marine dispersal kernels. The American Naturalist, 15 pages.

Hooks, A., & Burgess, S. C. (in press). Variation in polyandry, reproductive output, and within-brood genetic diversity in a marine snail population across seasons and years. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 19 pages.

Burgess, S. C., Powell, J., & Bueno, M. (2023). Dispersal, kin aggregation, and the fitness consequences of not spreading sibling larvae. Ecology, 104, e3858. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3858 doi:10.1002/ecy.3858

Wyatt, A. S., Leichter, J. J., Washburn, L., Kui, L., Edmunds, P., & Burgess, S. C. (2023). Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics. Nature Communications, 14, 25. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35550-5

Johnston, E. C., & Burgess, S. C. (2023). Pocillopora tuahiniensis: a new species of scleractinian coral (Scleractinia, Pocilloporidae) from French Polynesia. Zootaxa, 5369, 117-124. Retrieved from https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5369.1.5 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.5

Edmunds, P. J., Johnson, K. W., & Burgess, S. C. (2022). Branching coral morphology affects physiological performance in the absence of colony integration. Biology Letters, 18, 20220414. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0414 doi:10.1098/rsbl.2022.0414

Johnston, E. C., Cunning, R., & Burgess, S. C. (2022). Cophylogeny and specificity between cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.) at Mo'orea and their symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae). Molecular Ecology, 31, 5368– 5385. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16654 doi:DOI: 10.1111/mec.16654

Burgess, S. C., Bode, M., Leis, J., & Mason, L. (2022). Individual variation in marine larval-fish swimming speed and the emergence of dispersal kernels. Oikos, 3, e08896. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.08896 doi:10.1111/oik.08896

Johnston, E. C., Wyatt, A. S., Leichter, J. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2022). Niche differences in co-occurring cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.). Coral Reefs, 41, 767-778. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02107-9 doi:10.1007/s00338-021-02107-9

Hooks, A. P., & Burgess, S. C. (2021). Behavioral variability of hatchlings modifies dispersal potential in crown conch (Melongena corona): why do larvae crawl away but sometimes swim? Biological Bulletin, 241, 92-104. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1086/712873 doi:10.1086/712873

Bitter, M. C., Wong, J. M., Dam, H. G., Donelan, S. C., Komoroske, L. M., Kenkel, C. D., Nickols, K. J., Rivest, E. B., Salinas, S., Burgess, S. C., & Lotterhos, K. E. (2021). Fluctuating selection and global change: a synthesis and review on disentangling the roles of climate amplitude, predictability and novelty. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288, 20210727. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0727 doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.0727

Burgess, S. C., Johnston, E. C., Wyat, A. S., Leichter, J. L., & Edmunds, P. J. (2021). Response diversity in corals: hidden differences in bleaching mortality among cryptic Pocillopora species. Ecology, 102, e03324. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3324 doi:10.1002/ecy.3324

Burgess, S. C., & Bueno, M. (2021). When does growth rate influence fitness in a colonial marine invertebrate. Marine Biology, 168, 1-9. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03804-9 doi:10.1007/s00227-020-03804-9

Edmunds, P. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2020). Emergent properties of branching morphologies modulate the sensitivity of coral calcification to high PCO2. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223, 1-6. Retrieved from https://jeb.biologists.org/content/223/8/jeb217000

Álvarez-Noriega, M., Burgess, S. C., Byers, J. E., Pringle, J. M., Wares, J. P., & Marshall, D. J. (2020). Global biogeography of marine dispersal potential. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4, 1196-1203. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1238-y

Olsen, K. C., Ryan, W. H., Winn, A. A., Kosman, E. T., Moscoso, J. A., Krueger-Hadfield, S. A., Burgess, S. C., Carlon, D. B., Grosberg, R. K., Kalisz, S., & Levitan, D. R. (2020). Inbreeding shapes the evolution of marine invertebrates. Evolution, 74, 871-882. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13951

Johnston, E. C., Council, C., Sale, T. L., Burgess, S. C., & Toonen, R. J. (2020). The legacy of stress: Coral bleaching impacts reproduction years later. Functional Ecology, 34, 2315-2325. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13653

Burgess, S. C., Sander, L., & Bueno, M. (2019). How relatedness between mates influences reproductive success: An experimental analysis of self‐fertilization and biparental inbreeding in a marine bryozoan. Ecology and Evolution, 9, 11353–11366. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5636 doi:10.1002/ece3.5636

Barneche, D. R., Burgess, S. C., & Marshall, D. J. (2018). Global environmental drivers of marine fish egg size. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(8), 890-898. Retrieved from http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/geb.12748 doi:10.1111/geb.12748

Edmunds, P. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2018). Colony size and turbulent flow speed modulate the calcification response of the coral Pocillopora verrucosa to temperature. Marine Biology, 165(1), 13. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00227-017-3257-z doi:10.1007/s00227-017-3257-z

Burgess, S. C., Snyder, R. E., & Rountree, B. (2018). Collective dispersal leads to variance in fitness and maintains offspring size variation within marine populations. The American Naturalist, 191, 318-332. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1086/695879

Burgess, S. C., Snyder, R. E., & Rountree, B. (2018). Collective dispersal leads to variance in fitness and maintains offspring size variation within marine populations. American Naturalist, 191(3). doi:10.1086/695879

Edmunds, P. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2018). Colony size and turbulent flow speed modulate the calcification response of the coral Pocillopora verrucosa to temperature. Marine Biology, 165, 13. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3257-z

Barneche, D. R., Burgess, S. C., & Marshall, D. J. (2018). Global environmental drivers of marine fish egg size. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, 890-898. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12748

Burgess, S. C., Ryan, W. H., Blackstone, N. W., Edmunds, P. J., Hoogenboom, M. O., Levitan, D. R., & Wulff, J. L. (2017). Metabolic scaling in modular animals. Invertebrate Biology, 136(4), 456-472. Retrieved from http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/ivb.12199 doi:10.1111/ivb.12199

Burgess, S. C., Ryan, W. H., Blackstone, N. W., Edmunds, P. J., Hoogenboom, M. O., Levitan, D. R., & Wulff, J. L. (2017). Metabolic scaling in modular animals. Invertebrate Biology, 136, 456–472. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12199

Marshall, D. J., Burgess, S. C., & Connallon, T. (2016). Global change, life-history complexity and the potential for evolutionary rescue. Evolutionary Applications, 9(9), 1189-1201. Retrieved from http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/eva.12396 doi:10.1111/eva.12396

Burgess, S. C., Baskett, M. L., Grosberg, R. K., Morgan, S. G., & Strathmann, R. R. (2016). When is dispersal for dispersal? Unifying marine and terrestrial perspectives. Biological Reviews, 91(3), 867-882.

Inouye, B. D., & Burgess, S. C. (2016). Ecological Statistics: Contemporary Theory and Application edited by Gordon A. Fox, Simoneta Negrete-Yankelevich, and Vinicio J. Sosa. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 91(4), 503. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/689498 doi:10.1086/689498

Marshall, D. J., Burgess, S. C., & Connallon, T. (2016). Global change, life-history complexity and the potential for evolutionary rescue. Evolutionary Applications, 9, 1189-1201. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12396

Edmunds, P. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2016). Size-dependent physiological responses of the branching coral Pocillopora verrucosa to elevated temperature and P\textlessinf\textgreaterCO\textless/inf\textgreater\textlessinf\textgreater2\textless/inf\textgreater. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(24). doi:10.1242/jeb.146381

Edmunds, P. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2016). Size-dependent physiological responses of the branching coral Pocillopora verrucosa to elevated temperature and pCO2. Journal of Experimental Biology, 291, 3896-3906. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.146381

Burgess, S. C., Baskett, M. L., Grosberg, R. K., Morgan, S. G., & Strathmann, R. R. (2016). When is dispersal for dispersal? Unifying marine and terrestrial perspectives. Biological Reviews, 91, 867–882. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12198

Marshall, D. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2015). Deconstructing environmental predictability: seasonality, environmental color, and the biogeography of marine life histories. Ecology Letters, 18, 174-181. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12402

Marshall, D. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2015). Deconstructing environmental predictability: seasonality, environmental colour and the biogeography of marine life histories. Ecology Letters, 18(2), 174-81. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25534504 doi:10.1111/ele.12402

Burgess, S. C., & Marshall, D. J. (2014). Adaptive parental effects: the importance of estimating environmental predictability and offspring fitness appropriately. Oikos, 123, 769-776.

Burgess, S. C., Nickols, K. J., Griesemer, C. D., Barnett, L. A., Dedrick, A. G., Satterthwaite, E. V., Yamane, L., Morgan, S. G., White, J. W., & Botsford, L. W. (2014). Beyond connectivity: how empirical methods can quantify population persistence to improve marine protected-area design. Ecological Applications, 24, 257-270.

Edmunds, P. J., Burgess, S. C., Putnam, H. M., Baskett, M. L., Bramanti, L., Fabina, N. S., Han, X., Lesser, M. P., Madin, J. S., Wall, C. B., & Others. (2014). Evaluating the causal basis of ecological success within the scleractinia: an integral projection model approach. Marine Biology, 161(12), 2719-2734.

Baskett, M. L., Burgess, S. C., & Waples, R. S. (2013). Assessing strategies to minimize unintended fitness consequences of aquaculture on wild populations. Evolutionary Applications, 6(7), 1090-108. Retrieved from http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=3804241&tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract

Burgess, S., Bode, M., & Marshall, D. (2013). Costs of dispersal alter optimal offspring size in patchy habitats: combining theory and data for a marine invertebrate. Functional Ecology, 27, 757-765.

Burgess, S. C., Waples, R. S., & Baskett, M. L. (2013). Local adaptation when competition depends on phenotypic similarity. Evolution, 67(10), 3012-3022.

Burgess, S., Treml, E. A., & Marshall, D. J. (2012). How do dispersal costs and habitat selection influence realized population connectivity? Ecology, 93(6), 1378-1387.

Burgess, S. C., & Marshall, D. J. (2011). Are numbers enough? Colonizer phenotype and abundance interact to affect population dynamics. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80, 681 - 687.

Osborne, K., Dolman, A. M., Burgess, S. C., & Johns, K. A. (2011). Disturbance and the dynamics of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef (1995--2009). PLoS One, 6(3), e17516.

Burgess, S. C., & Marshall, D. J. (2011). Field estimates of planktonic larval duration in a marine invertebrate. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 440, 151-161.

Burgess, S. C., & Marshall, D. J. (2011). Temperature-induced maternal effects and environmental predictability. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(Pt 14), 2329-2336.

Burgess, S. C., Osborne, K., Sfiligoj, B., & Sweatman, H. (2010). Can juvenile corals be surveyed effectively using digital photography?: implications for rapid assessment techniques. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 171(1-4), 345-351.

Burgess, S. C., Osborne, K., & Caley, M. J. (2010). Similar regional effects among local habitats on the structure of tropical reef fish and coral communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19(3), 363-375.

Burgess, S. C., Hart, S. P., & Marshall, D. J. (2009). Pre-settlement behavior in larval bryozoans: the roles of larval age and size. Biological Bulletin, 216(3), 344-354.

Fabricius, K. E., De'ath, G., Puotinen, M. L., Done, T., Cooper, T. F., & Burgess, S. C. (2008). Disturbance gradients on inshore and offshore coral reefs caused by a severe tropical cyclone. Limnology and Oceanography, 53(2), 690-704.

Wilson, S. K., Burgess, S. C., Cheal, A. J., Emslie, M., Fisher, R., Miller, I., Polunin, N. V. C., & Sweatman, H. (2008). Habitat utilization by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77(2), 220-228.

Burgess, S. C., Kingsford, M. J., & Black, K. P. (2007). Influence of tidal eddies and wind on the distribution of presettlement fishes around One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 341, 233-242.

Burgess, S. C. (2006). Algal blooms on coral reefs with low anthropogenic impact in the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 25(3), 390. doi:10.1007/s00338-006-0108-7

Nonrefereed Journal Articles

Burgess, S. C., Johnston, E. A., Wyatt, A. S., Leichter, J. J., & Edmunds, P. (2021). Hidden differences in bleaching among cryptic coral species. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 102, e01885. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1885 doi:10.1002/bes2.1885

Nonrefereed Reviews

Inouye, B. D., & Burgess, S. C. (2016). Ecological Statistics: Contemporary Theory and Application edited by Gordon A. Fox, Simoneta Negrete-Yankelevich, and Vinicio J. Sosa. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 91, 503.

Presentations

Invited Presentations at Symposia

Burgess, S. C. (presented 2023, December). Species delimitation, bleaching legacies, recruitment, and niche differences in cryptic Pocillopora species. In Moorea Coral Reef LTER Annual Investigator Meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER), Santa Barbara, CA, USA. (National)

Burgess, S. C. (presented 2022, December). Cryptic diversity in Pocillopora corals. In Moorea Coral Reef LTER Annual Investigator Meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER), Santa Barbara, CA, USA (virtual). (National)

Burgess, S. (presented 2021, December). Update on Cryptic Pocillopora Species at Moorea. In Moorea Coral Reef LTER Annual Investigator Meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER), Santa Barbara, CA, USA (virtual). (National)

Burgess, S. (presented 2020, December). Cryptic Pocillopora species: depth distributions, symbiont composition, and amplicon design for population genetics. In Moorea Coral Reef LTER Annual Investigator Meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER), Santa Barbara, CA, USA (virtual). (National)

Burgess, S. C. (presented 2019, November). Hidden differences among genetic lineages determine size dependent bleaching mortality in Pocillopora spp. In Moorea Coral Reef LTER Annual Investigator Meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER), Santa Barbara, CA, USA. (National)

Burgess, S. (presented 2018, November). Response diversity and stochastic connectivity in cryptic species of pocilloporid corals. In Moorea Coral Reef LTER Annual Investigator Meeting. Presentation at the meeting of Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER), Santa Barbara, CA, USA. (National)

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

Burgess, S. C., & Peniston, J. (presented 2023, June). Evolutionary oceanography: how ocean currents affect adaptive evolution of dispersal and complex life cycles. Presentation at Evolution Meeting, Society for the Study of Evolution, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (National)

Burgess, S. C., & Edmunds, P. (presented 2023, April). Cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp) recovery three years after a marine heatwave in Moorea. Presentation at Benthic Ecology Society, Benthic Ecology Society, Miami, Florida. (National)

Burgess, S. C., & Johnston, E. C. (presented 2022, March). Genetic variation among cryptic coral species (Pocillopora) and its ecological consequences at Moorea, French Polynesia. Presentation at Benthic Ecology Meeting, Benthic Ecology, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (National)

Burgess, S., Johnston, E. C., & Edmunds, P. J. (presented 2020, November). Hidden differences in bleaching mortality among cryptic Pocillopora species reveal potential for response diversity. Presentation at International Coral Reef Society, International Coral Reef Society (ICRS), Bremen, Germany. (International)

Burgess, S. (presented 2020, June). Kin selection without kin recognition in benthic marine invertebrates. Presentation at Evolution, Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA. (National)

Burgess, S. (presented 2019, June). Evolution of dispersal and mating systems in the sea. Presentation at Evolution, Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), Rhode Island, USA. (National)

Burgess, S. (presented 2018, September). Spatial kin structure, dispersal, and inbreeding in a marine bryozoan. Presentation at Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting, Western Society of Naturalists, Tacoma, Washington, USA. (National)

Burgess, S. C. (presented 2017, August). Collective dispersal: evidence, causes, and consequences. Presentation at XIth International Larval Biology Symposium, Larval Biology, Honolulu, Hawaii. (International)

Burgess, S. C. (presented 2017, June). Collective dispersal leads to variance in fitness and maintains offspring size variation. Presentation at Evolution Meeting, Society for the Study of Evolution, Portland, Oregon. (National)

Burgess, S. C. (presented 2017, April). Collective dispersal leads to variance in fitness and maintains offspring size variation. Presentation at Benthic Ecology Meeting, Benthic Ecology Meeting Society, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (National)

Burgess, S. C., & Edmunds, P. J. (presented 2016, November). Size-dependent physiology of a coral with complex morphology. Presentation at the meeting of Western Society for Naturalists, Monterey, California. (National)

Burgess, S. C., & Snyder, R. E. (presented 2015, November). Stochastic dispersal, variance in reproductive success, and bet-hedging in marine life histories. Presentation at the meeting of Western Society of Naturalists, Sacramento, California. (National)

Burgess, S. C., Snyder, R. E., & Woyczynski, W. (presented 2015, August). When does stochastic dispersal select for bet-hedging strategies and which life history traits matter most? Presentation at the meeting of Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN. (National)

Invited Workshops

Burgess, S. C. (2022, September). SEA-UNICORN Training School on Ecological Modelling of Marine Connectivity. Workshop delivered at SEA-UNICORN: Unifying approaches to Marine Connectivity for Improved Resource Management for the Seas, Montpellier, France. (International)

Burgess, S. (2019, August). Evolution in Changing Seas. Workshop delivered at NSF Research Coordination Network (RCN), Shoals Marine Lab, Maine, USA. (International)

Burgess, S. (2017, June). Mating systems in the sea. Workshop delivered at Mote Research Working Group, St Joe Bay, Florida. (National)

Burgess, S. C., Blackstone, N. W., Edmunds, P. J., Hoogenboom, M. O., Levitan, D. R., Ryan, W. H., & Wulff, J. L. (2016, June). Metabolic scaling in modular animals. Workshop delivered at Mote Research Working Group, St George Island, Florida. (International)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

Burgess, S. C. (2022, October). Hidden responses of cryptic coral species to marine heatwaves and environmental gradients. Delivered at Dauphin Island Marine Lab (Alabama), Dauphin Island Marine Lab (Alabama). (Local)

Burgess, S. C. (2022, June). Corals, Cryptic Species, and Climate Change. Delivered at Leon County Library, Leon County Library (Tallahassee). (Local)

Burgess, S. C. (2022, March). When is dispersal for dispersal? Delivered at University of Virginia, University of Virginia. (Local)

Burgess, S. C. (2021, June). Hidden differences among cryptic species of Pocillopora have large ecological consequences at Moorea, French Polynesia. Delivered at James Cook University (Australia). (International)

Burgess, S. C. (2019, November). Evolution of dispersal and mating systems in marine invertebrates. Delivered at University of Florida, Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience. (Local)

Burgess, S. (2019, March). The evolution of dispersal in the sea. Delivered at Florida State University, Biological Sciences Colloquium. (Local)

Burgess, S. (2018, April). Larval dispersal in the sea: how far should larvae disperse? Delivered at University of Florida, Departmental Seminar Series. (Local)

Burgess, S. C. (2017, March). Larval dispersal and life history strategies in marine invertebrates. Delivered at University of North Florida, Departmental Seminar Series. (State)

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

Huettel, Markus H (Co-PI), Grubbs II, Ralph Dean (PI), Burgess, Scott Clayton (Co-PI), Kranz, Sven Alexander (Co-PI), Breithaupt, Josh (Co-PI), & Trexler, Joel Claude (Co-PI). (Jan 2022–Jan 2023). EIEG:FSUCML Real-Time, Continuous Seawater Monitoring System. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $67,493. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (Sep 2021–Sep 2022). HEERF Research Funding. Funded by FSU. (None). Total award $13,226. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (Aug 2020–Aug 2024). Exploring ecophysiological divergence among cryptic macroalgae. Funded by FACE Foundation. (NONE). Total award $5,000. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (Mar 2020–Feb 2024). Consequences of Kin Structure in Benthic Marine Invertebrates. Funded by National Science Foundation. (1948788). Total award $600,712. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (Sep 2018–Feb 2025). Collaborative Research: Coral Community Resilience: Testing the Role of Hidden Diversity in Pocilloporid Corals at Moorea. Funded by National Science Foundation. (1829867). Total award $1,088,507. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (May 2018–Aug 2018). COFRS: Collective Dispersal – Rethinking the Adaptive Value of Dispersal to Spread Kin. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $14,000. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (Co-PI), & Hooks, Alexandra (PI). (Mar 2018–Mar 2020). Causes of Reproductive Success of a Voracious Oyster Predator. Funded by PADI Foundation. Total award $4,700. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (Co-PI), & Hooks, Alexandra (PI). (Aug 2017–Jul 2019). Polyandry and Sibling Conflict in Crown Conch. Funded by American Museum of Natural History. Total award $1,500. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (Co-PI), & Hooks, Alexandra (PI). (Aug 2017–Jul 2018). Testing the Function of Development Plasticity in the Crown Conch: Disperal, Nutrition or Both. Funded by Conchologists of America. Total award $2,355. 

Grubbs II, Ralph Dean (Co-PI), Brooke, Sandra Dawn (Co-PI), Cotton, Charles (PI), Burgess, Scott Clayton (Co-PI), Fuentes, Mariana (Co-PI), & Rassweiler, Andrew James Hancock (Co-PI). (May 2016–May 2017). EIEG: Biotelemetry System to Support Studies of Animal Movement Patterns in the Apalachicola Bay Region. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $40,000. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (Dec 2015–May 2017). PG: Measuring the Relative Spatial Scales of Dispersal and Mating Success in a Sessile Marine Invertebrate. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $13,000. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (May 2015–Aug 2015). FYAP: The Ecological Causes of Local Adaptation in Coastal Marine Invertebratesmarine invertebrates. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $20,000. 

Contracts and Grants Pending

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI), Edmunds, P. J., Davis, K. A., & Silbiger, N. (Dec 2023). Collaborative Research: RUI: Complex thermal signals and their complex biological responses mediate the susceptibility of reef corals to climate change. Submitted to National Science Foundation. 

Contracts and Grants Denied

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (Mar 2023). "How is adaptive capacity in corals mediated by cryptic species, habitat mosaics, and host-symbiont interactions". Submitted to National Science Foundation. 

Burgess, Scott Clayton (PI). (Nov 2022). Collaborative Research: ORCC: Complex thermal signals and their complex biological responses mediate the susceptibility of reef corals to climate change. Submitted to National Science Foundation. 

Postdoctoral Supervision

Jimmy Peniston (Aug 2021–Aug 2023). 

Johnston, E. (Aug 2019–Mar 2022). 

Bueno, M. (Jun 2017–Jun 2018). 

Service

Florida State University

FSU University Service

Committee Member, FSU Boat Safety Committee (2017–present).

Volunteer, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory Annual Open House (2017–present).

Volunteer, Women in Math, Science, and Engineering (WIMSE) student lab tours (2015–2022).

Volunteer Poster Judge, FSU Postdoctoral Symposium (2015–2018).

FSU College Service

Guest Lecturer, Guest Lecturer for the Bio/Neuro Postdoc Workshop and Lunch Series (2018–2020).

Volunteer Guest Panelist, Tri-Beta Faculty Panel (2017).

Volunteer Poster judge, FSU Natural Sciences Graduate Symposium (2014).

FSU Department Service

Committee Member (Faculty Representative), FSU Biology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (Dialogues subgroup) (2020–present).

Member, Mote Marine Biology Endowment Committee (2019–present).

Committee Member, Jack Winn Gramling Award in Marine Biology (2014–present).

Committee Member, Promotions and Tenure Committee (2023–2024).

Committee Member, Search Committee for an Evolutionary Biologist (2023–2024).

Instructor, Guest Lecturer for Field Quantitative Methods (2014–2023).

Guest Lecturer, Guest Lecturer for Frontiers in Biology class (2015–2022).

Area Representative, Ecology and Evolution Area Representative (2020–2021).

Volunteer Talk Judge, Biological Science Postdoctoral Symposium (2017–2021).

Guest Lecturer, Guest Lecturer for Marine Biology Honors class (2017–2019).

Chair, Mote Marine Biology Endowment Committee (2015–2019).

Committee Member, Chair Search Advisory Committee (CSAC) (2017–2018).

Committee Member, Faculty Evaluations Committee (FEC) (2016–2018).

Committee Member, Search Committee for Developmental Biologist (2016–2017).

Committee Member, Elections Committee (2015–2016).

The Profession

Editor for Refereed Journals

Contributing Editor, Marine Ecology Progress Series (2022–present).

Subject Editor, Oikos (2021–present).

Associate Editor, Functional Ecology (2020–present).

Associate Editor, Evolution (2023–2025).

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

Peer Community In (PCI) Evolutionary Biology (2023).

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (2023).

Nature Communications (2020–23).

Biological Bulletin (2017–23).

Evolution (2016–23).

Functional Ecology (2016–23).

Ecology and Evolution (2015–23).

Ecology Letters (2015–23).

Coral Reefs (2014–23).

Marine Ecology Progress Series (2014–23).

The American Naturalist (2014–23).

Journal of Experimental Biology (2011–23).

Nature Climate Change (2022).

Global Change Biology (2021–22).

Science Advances (2019–22).

Marine Biology (2018–22).

Molecular Ecology (2018–22).

Journal of Animal Ecology (2014–22).

Heredity (2018–21).

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Science (2017–21).

Ecology (2014–21).

Oikos (2014–21).

Invertebrate Biology (2018–20).

Aquatic Biology (2017–20).

Ecography (2017–20).

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (2017–20).

Scientific Reports (2017–20).

BMC Evolutionary Biology (2016–20).

Oecologia (2016–20).

Ecological Applications (2015–20).

Journal of Theoretical Biology (2015–20).

PLoS One (2015–20).

PLoS Biology (2015–19).

Evolutionary Ecology (2016–17).

Biological Reviews (2016).

Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2015–16).

Conservation Biology (2015).

Diversity and Distributions (2015).

Royal Society Open Science (2015).

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2014–15).

Chair of a Symposium

Burgess, S. C., & Toonen, R. (Chair). (2017, August). Aggregated dispersal: evidence, causes, and consequences. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Larval Biology, Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Burgess, S. C. (Chair). (2014, August). Integrating Dispersal into Life Histories: Empirical and Theoretical Approaches in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Ecological Society of America (ESA), Sacramento, California. 

Reviewer or Panelist for Grant Applications

National Science Foundation (2014–present).

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (2023).

Graduate Women In Science National Fellowship Program (2022).

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (2020).

Royal Society of the United Kingdom (2019).

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) (2018).

National Science Center (Poland) (2016).

Flanders Research Foundation (FWO) (2015–2016).

Service to Professional Associations

Volunteer Judge for student talk and poster competition, The American Naturalist Society (2023–present).

Diversity Committee Member, NSF Research Coordination Network (RCN) - Evolution in Changing Seas (2020–present).

Volunteer Judge for student talk and poster competition, Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) (2019–present).

Volunteer Judge for student talk and poster competition, SACNAS - Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (2020).