Current Research

Ananda Seebach-Distribution of Macroalgae Algae at Cherry Point-in progress

Laurel Kaminski- Evaluation of watershed risk factors and and salmon production-in progress.

Suzanne Anderson-Risk Assessment for the INLAS area of Oregon- in progress.

Laura Sellens-Risk assessment for invasive species across the BC-Washington Border-In progress.

M. S. in Environmental Science or related degree

Noellgen, Ruth - Characterization of the Aquatic Organophosphate Acid (OPA) Anhydrase in the Marine Mussel, Mytilus edulis, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1991.

Westra, Brian - Investigation and Characteristics of Organophosphate Acid Anhydrases in Chicken Liver and Kidney Tissue, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1991.

Hastings, Jennifer - Effects of Mercury on the Development and Behavior of Rat Pups, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1991.

Farrow, Lori - Use of Nonforested Patches by Elk in a Western Washington Watershed, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1992.

Matz, Angela - Development of a Method for Monitoring Chemical Contamination Using Galliform Chicks, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College)1992.

Sandberg, Randy - Jet Fuel Toxicity with Sediments in Artificial Communities, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1993.

Klaver, Adrian - The Effect of Oxytetracycline on Nitrification in Water, (Dr. Matthews- Huxley) 1993

Keel, Lester - Anthopluera as a Monitor for the Environmental Impacts of Toxicants, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1994.

Wiegers, Janice - Distribution of Chromium, Copper, Lead and Zinc in the Sediments and Macrophytes of Claypit Pond, (Dr. Matthews- Huxley) 1994

Cooke, Lennie Rae - Characterization and Management of Lake Serene, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1994.

Goulet, Joseph - Application of Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis to Ecological Risk Assessment, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1995.

Kelly, Sue A. - Effects of Multiple Stressors on a Multispecies System, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1995.

Zukowski, Annette - The Toxic Effects of Chlorine and Jet Fuel on the Fertilization and Development of the Echinoderm, Dendraster excentricus (Dr. Matthews- Huxley), 1995

Vandersypen, Joan Pickens - Evaluation of the acid volatile sulfide approach for determining the toxicity of cadmium and copper in a freshwater sediment, (Dr. Matthews- Huxley) 1995

Wild, Lorraine G. - Effect of Fluoride on Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Activity in Germinating Mung Bean Seedlings, (Dr. Yu-Huxley) 1995

McNair, Catherine M. - Dynamic Deep Chlorophyll Maxima and their Association with Environmental Gradients: A Multivariate Analysis, (Dr. Matthews- Huxley) 1996

Roze, Michael - Application of Computer Science to Environmental Assessment, (Dr. Matthews- Computer Science) 1996

Rodgers, Sara - Comparison of Toxicant Response in Artificial and Natural Communities, (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1996.

Mortensen, Linda - Phytochelatin Reaction to Multiple Toxicants. (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1997

Wilson, Valerie - Factors affecting the Apparent Toxicity of Jet Fuel to Earthworms. (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1997

Whitney, Aileen.- Immune system changes of the earthworm on toxicant addition, (Dr. Yu-Huxley) 1998.

Bliss, Barbara-The Effect of Nonylphenol, a suspected xenoestrogen, on fish development. (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) 1998

Macovsky, Louis-A Test of the Action at a Distance Hypothesis using Insect Metapopulations (Dr. Landis-Huxley College). 1999

Luxon, Matt-Relative rank risk assessment applied to the Willamette and McKenzie Rivers, Oregon (Dr. Landis-Huxley College). 2000

Anderson, Michael -Investigation of new detection methods for paralytic shellfish poisoning (Dr. Landis-Huxley College). 2000

Obery, Angie-Application of the Relative Risk Model for Codorus Creek Watershed Relative Ecological Risk Assessment: An Approach for Multiple Stressors (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) August 2000.

Thomas, Jill-An Evaluation of a Relative Risk Model Ecological Risk Assessment in Predictive Sustainability Modeling (Dr. Landis-Huxley College)August 2001)

Chen, Joy-Relative risk assessment applied to the Squalicum Creek Watershed. (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) March 2002

Emily Hart Hayes-Regional Risk Model Ecological Risk Assessment using alternative endpoints for Cherry Point, WA (Dr. Landis-Huxley College) August 2002

Lenart, Lori-Terrestrial Microcosms (Dr. Homann-Huxley College) August 2002

Colnar, Audrey-Regional risk assessment of the European green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Cherry Point, Washington-2004

Kushima, Goro-Life Cycle Assessment for the waste treatment from smelter sites-June 2005

Amanda Pfingst –Ecological risk assessment of the Androscroggin River, Maine.-March 2006.

Valerie C. Chen- Ecological risk assessment of the  downstream sections of the Androscroggin River, Maine.-December 2006.

Christina Maginnus-Screening level ecological risk assessment for Lake Whatcom, USA-December 2006