CURRICULUM VITAE
Education:
Ph.D. Evolutionary and Environmental Biology August, 2015
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Dissertation: Hydrologic and Edaphic Constraints on the Establishment and Expansion
of Freshwater Tidal Macrophytes: Applications to Restoration Ecology
M.S. Biology December 2012
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Thesis: Seed Ecology of a Tidal Marsh Restoration Site in the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta, California
B.A. Environmental Studies May 2010
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Senior Thesis: Sex Distribution and Energy Allocation in Dioecious Eastern Red Cedar
(Juniperus virginiana) Along an Environmental Gradient in Ogallala, Nebraska
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Dissertation: Hydrologic and Edaphic Constraints on the Establishment and Expansion
of Freshwater Tidal Macrophytes: Applications to Restoration Ecology
M.S. Biology December 2012
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Thesis: Seed Ecology of a Tidal Marsh Restoration Site in the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta, California
B.A. Environmental Studies May 2010
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Senior Thesis: Sex Distribution and Energy Allocation in Dioecious Eastern Red Cedar
(Juniperus virginiana) Along an Environmental Gradient in Ogallala, Nebraska
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University, Dept of Biological Sciences (2020 - present)
Research Scientist & Lab Manager, Yale-NUS College, Division of Science (2018-2020)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Department of Biology (2017-present)
Research Scientist, UL Lafayette Institute for Coastal & Water Research (2017-2018)
Senior Restoration Ecologist, Coastal Environments, Inc. (2015-2017)
Field Biologist, CH2M Hill Coastal Estuary Services (2015)
Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellow (2011-2015)
University of Louisiana Master's Fellow (2010-2011)
Research Scientist & Lab Manager, Yale-NUS College, Division of Science (2018-2020)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Department of Biology (2017-present)
Research Scientist, UL Lafayette Institute for Coastal & Water Research (2017-2018)
Senior Restoration Ecologist, Coastal Environments, Inc. (2015-2017)
Field Biologist, CH2M Hill Coastal Estuary Services (2015)
Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellow (2011-2015)
University of Louisiana Master's Fellow (2010-2011)
Publications:
Friess, D. A., E. S. Yando, G.M.O. Abuchahla, J. B. Adams, S. Cannicci, S.W.J. Canty, K. C. Cavanaugh, R. M. Connolly, N. Cormier, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, K. Diele, I. C. Feller, S. Fratini, T.C. Jennerjahn, S. Y. Lee, D. E. Ogurcak, X. Ouyang, K. Rogers, J. K. Rowntree, S. Sharma, T. M. Sloey, A.K.S. Wee. Mangroves give cause for conservation optimism, for now. Current Biology. (Accepted, in press).
McCoy, M.M., T. M. Sloey, R. J. Howard, M. W. Hester. 2019. Response of Tidal Marsh Vegetation to Pulsed Increases in Flooding and Nitrogen. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 1-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09699-8
Sloey, T.M. and M. W. Hester. 2019. The role of seed bank and germination dynamics in the restoration of a tidal freshwater marsh in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 17(3). DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2019v17iss3art5
Pickens, C.N., T. M. Sloey, and M. W. Hester. 2019. Influence of Salt Marsh Canopy on Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) Survival and Establishment at its Northern Latitudinal Limit. Hydrobiologia 826: 195-208. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-018-3730-9
Sloey, T.M. and M.W. Hester. 2018. Impact of nitrogen and importance of silicon on mechanical stem strength in Schoenoplectus acutus and Schoenoplectus californicus: applications for restoration. Wetlands Ecology and Management 26(3) 459-474 DOI: 10.1007/s11273-017-9586-3
Sloey, T.M., R. Howard, M.W. Hester. 2016. Response of Schoenoplectus acutus and Schoenoplectus californicus at different life-history stages to hydrologic regime. Wetlands 36: 37-46 DOI: 10.1007/s13157-015-0713-8
Sloey, T.M. and M. W. Hester. 2016. Interactions between soil physicochemistry and belowground biomass production in a freshwater tidal marsh. Plant and Soil 401:397-408 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2760-6
Hester, M.W., J.M Willis, and T.M. Sloey. 2016. Field assessment of environmental factors constraining the development and expansion of Schoenoplectus californicus marsh at a California Tidal Freshwater Restoration Site. Wetlands Ecology and Management 24:33-44 DOI 10.1007/s11273-015-9448-9
Sloey, T.M., J.M. Willis, and M.W. Hester. 2015. Hydrologic and edaphic constraints on Schoenoplectus acutus, Schoenoplectus californicus, and Typha latifolia in tidal marsh restoration. Restoration Ecology 23(4): 430-438 DOI: 10.1111/rec.12212
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In review:
Sloey, T.M., S.R. Flaska, J. A. Nelson. Assimilation Wetlands: A review of the current state of knowledge and data gaps. Submitted to Hydrobiologia. (2019)
McCoy, M.M., T. M. Sloey, R. J. Howard, M. W. Hester. 2019. Response of Tidal Marsh Vegetation to Pulsed Increases in Flooding and Nitrogen. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 1-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09699-8
Sloey, T.M. and M. W. Hester. 2019. The role of seed bank and germination dynamics in the restoration of a tidal freshwater marsh in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 17(3). DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2019v17iss3art5
Pickens, C.N., T. M. Sloey, and M. W. Hester. 2019. Influence of Salt Marsh Canopy on Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) Survival and Establishment at its Northern Latitudinal Limit. Hydrobiologia 826: 195-208. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-018-3730-9
Sloey, T.M. and M.W. Hester. 2018. Impact of nitrogen and importance of silicon on mechanical stem strength in Schoenoplectus acutus and Schoenoplectus californicus: applications for restoration. Wetlands Ecology and Management 26(3) 459-474 DOI: 10.1007/s11273-017-9586-3
Sloey, T.M., R. Howard, M.W. Hester. 2016. Response of Schoenoplectus acutus and Schoenoplectus californicus at different life-history stages to hydrologic regime. Wetlands 36: 37-46 DOI: 10.1007/s13157-015-0713-8
Sloey, T.M. and M. W. Hester. 2016. Interactions between soil physicochemistry and belowground biomass production in a freshwater tidal marsh. Plant and Soil 401:397-408 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2760-6
Hester, M.W., J.M Willis, and T.M. Sloey. 2016. Field assessment of environmental factors constraining the development and expansion of Schoenoplectus californicus marsh at a California Tidal Freshwater Restoration Site. Wetlands Ecology and Management 24:33-44 DOI 10.1007/s11273-015-9448-9
Sloey, T.M., J.M. Willis, and M.W. Hester. 2015. Hydrologic and edaphic constraints on Schoenoplectus acutus, Schoenoplectus californicus, and Typha latifolia in tidal marsh restoration. Restoration Ecology 23(4): 430-438 DOI: 10.1111/rec.12212
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In review:
Sloey, T.M., S.R. Flaska, J. A. Nelson. Assimilation Wetlands: A review of the current state of knowledge and data gaps. Submitted to Hydrobiologia. (2019)
Grants & Funding Procurement
Yale-NUS Seed Grant. 2020 - 2022. LUMPUR Project (Long-term Urban Mangrove Protection, Understanding & Rehabilitation). PI: van Breugel, Co-PIs: Sloey, Tan, Wainwright, Friess, Yando. $178,000 SGD.
NParks. 2018-2020. Benefits of Greenery- Differences among tree species in providing cooling and sequestering carbon, and efficient methods to infer their abilities. PI: van Breugel, Tan, Yee; Co-PIs: Sloey, Wong, Tan. $655,206 SGD.
City of Broussard, Louisiana. 2018-2022. Effects of secondarily treated wastewater on wetlands. PI: Sloey; Co-PI: Nelson. $223,003
NSF 17-0211 REU Site. PI: Costigan; Co-PI: Stauffer; Senior Personnel: Sloey, Dolenc. Healthy Streams, Healthy Coasts: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Watershed Science and Education. April 2017; $287,986
NSF 15-585; SUE-1726965: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: IUSE:HER; PI: Habib; Personnel: Sloey; Collaborative Research: Improving Student Learning in Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering by Enabling the Development, Sharing, and Interoperability of Active Learning Resources; June 2017; $805,284
24 Hour Citizen Project; Co-Organizer: Sloey, Jones, Yando. Acadian Rain Garden Network; July 2017; $2500
Society of Wetland Scientists Student Research Grant; Lead PI: Sloey; Understanding the Effects of Hydrologic Regime on Schoenoplectus acutus and S. californicus; 2012; $1,000
The Wetland Foundation Field Travel Grant; PI: Sloey; Field Travel Support to Enhancing Understanding of Environmental Constraints on Restoration in Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, California; 2012; $800
UL Lafayette Center for Ecology Student Research Grant; PI: Sloey; Effects of Nutrient Regime on Schoenoplectus spp. Stem Strength; 2014-2015; $1,000
Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellowship; Sloey; 2011-2015; Tuition and Stipend
NParks. 2018-2020. Benefits of Greenery- Differences among tree species in providing cooling and sequestering carbon, and efficient methods to infer their abilities. PI: van Breugel, Tan, Yee; Co-PIs: Sloey, Wong, Tan. $655,206 SGD.
City of Broussard, Louisiana. 2018-2022. Effects of secondarily treated wastewater on wetlands. PI: Sloey; Co-PI: Nelson. $223,003
NSF 17-0211 REU Site. PI: Costigan; Co-PI: Stauffer; Senior Personnel: Sloey, Dolenc. Healthy Streams, Healthy Coasts: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Watershed Science and Education. April 2017; $287,986
NSF 15-585; SUE-1726965: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: IUSE:HER; PI: Habib; Personnel: Sloey; Collaborative Research: Improving Student Learning in Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering by Enabling the Development, Sharing, and Interoperability of Active Learning Resources; June 2017; $805,284
24 Hour Citizen Project; Co-Organizer: Sloey, Jones, Yando. Acadian Rain Garden Network; July 2017; $2500
Society of Wetland Scientists Student Research Grant; Lead PI: Sloey; Understanding the Effects of Hydrologic Regime on Schoenoplectus acutus and S. californicus; 2012; $1,000
The Wetland Foundation Field Travel Grant; PI: Sloey; Field Travel Support to Enhancing Understanding of Environmental Constraints on Restoration in Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, California; 2012; $800
UL Lafayette Center for Ecology Student Research Grant; PI: Sloey; Effects of Nutrient Regime on Schoenoplectus spp. Stem Strength; 2014-2015; $1,000
Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellowship; Sloey; 2011-2015; Tuition and Stipend
Honors & Awards
2017 Keynote Speaker | University of Louisiana Doctoral Candidate Dinner
Women in Wetlands Elected Chair | Society of Wetland Scientists
2016 Acadiana Top 20 Under 40 Honoree
Influencer of the Year | The Independent
TEDx International Summit Leadership Scholarship
2015 Elected Executive Board Member | Society of Wetland Scientists
2014 Best Student Presenter | Sea Grant Coastal Clips 3-Minute Thesis
2013 Best Student Presenter | Graduate Student Symposium
2012 Student Travel Awardee | Society of Wetland Scientists
2011 Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellowship
2010 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Masters Fellowship
American Forensics Association All-American Awardee
2008-2010
Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Fellow
2006-2010
American Forensics Association (Speech and Debate) Four-Year National Finalist
Women in Science Undergraduate Honoree
University of Nebraska Chancellor’s Leadership Class
University of Nebraska Honors Program
Women in Wetlands Elected Chair | Society of Wetland Scientists
2016 Acadiana Top 20 Under 40 Honoree
Influencer of the Year | The Independent
TEDx International Summit Leadership Scholarship
2015 Elected Executive Board Member | Society of Wetland Scientists
2014 Best Student Presenter | Sea Grant Coastal Clips 3-Minute Thesis
2013 Best Student Presenter | Graduate Student Symposium
2012 Student Travel Awardee | Society of Wetland Scientists
2011 Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellowship
2010 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Masters Fellowship
American Forensics Association All-American Awardee
2008-2010
Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Fellow
2006-2010
American Forensics Association (Speech and Debate) Four-Year National Finalist
Women in Science Undergraduate Honoree
University of Nebraska Chancellor’s Leadership Class
University of Nebraska Honors Program
Professional & Community Service
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
2019
Singapore Science Social, Coordinator
MMM5 Conference; Volunteer
2018
Outreach Coordinator; Society of Wetland Scientists Women in Wetlands Chapter
Environmental Educator; Louisiana SOAR
2017
Review Panelist; Geogria Sea Grant Technical Review Committee, Sept 2017, Atlanta GA
Women in Wetlands Chair-Elect; Society of Wetland Scientists
Education & Outreach Coordinator; SWS South Central Chapter
2016
Program and Panel Organizer; GERS + SWS Joint Meeting, Nov 2016, Pensacola, FL
Executive Board Member; Society of Wetland Scientists South Central Chapter
Thesis Committee Member; University of Louisiana-Lafayette Masters Student
2015
Anonymous Reviewer; Various Wetland and Ecology Journals
Graduate Student Representative; Biology Department Faculty Hiring Committee
2014
PhD Panel Member; Graduate School Orientation
2013 to 2015
Biology Department Representative; Graduate Student Organization
Student Worker Manager; Coastal Plant Ecology Laboratory
Judge; Louisiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Lead Organzier; TEDxVermilionStreet (2014-2018)
Speaker Coach and Marketing Committee; 24-Hour Citizen Project (2016-2018)
Co-Organizer; Earth Day Preamble (April 2017)
Big Sister Mentor; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana (2012-2017)
Litter Pick-Up Organizer; Pokemon-Go Pick Up Event (2016)
2019
Singapore Science Social, Coordinator
MMM5 Conference; Volunteer
2018
Outreach Coordinator; Society of Wetland Scientists Women in Wetlands Chapter
Environmental Educator; Louisiana SOAR
2017
Review Panelist; Geogria Sea Grant Technical Review Committee, Sept 2017, Atlanta GA
Women in Wetlands Chair-Elect; Society of Wetland Scientists
Education & Outreach Coordinator; SWS South Central Chapter
2016
Program and Panel Organizer; GERS + SWS Joint Meeting, Nov 2016, Pensacola, FL
Executive Board Member; Society of Wetland Scientists South Central Chapter
Thesis Committee Member; University of Louisiana-Lafayette Masters Student
2015
Anonymous Reviewer; Various Wetland and Ecology Journals
Graduate Student Representative; Biology Department Faculty Hiring Committee
2014
PhD Panel Member; Graduate School Orientation
2013 to 2015
Biology Department Representative; Graduate Student Organization
Student Worker Manager; Coastal Plant Ecology Laboratory
Judge; Louisiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Lead Organzier; TEDxVermilionStreet (2014-2018)
Speaker Coach and Marketing Committee; 24-Hour Citizen Project (2016-2018)
Co-Organizer; Earth Day Preamble (April 2017)
Big Sister Mentor; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana (2012-2017)
Litter Pick-Up Organizer; Pokemon-Go Pick Up Event (2016)