Biography

Websites:
Website
Research with Rowan
Google Scholar

Education: 
Post-Doctoral Associate, National Research Council & Environmental Protection Agency
Post-Doctoral Associate, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Ph.D., Marine Science, University of South Carolina
B.A., Biology, Swarthmore College

Research Expertise:
Ecological Modeling | Marine Invertebrate Zoology | Life History Strategies | Environmental Stressors | Marine Larval Ecology

I am a theoretical and experimental ecologist interested in how organisms respond to environmental stressors and changes in their biotic and abiotic environments. I use ecological models to explore how environmental changes affect a variety of marine and terrestrial invertebrates as well as seagrasses. My most recent project involves modeling how biocontrol agents and other integrated pest management strategies can mitigate the impacts of a major pest of wheat crops in the Northern Plains of the U.S.

Teaching Narrative: 
My training and experiences in teaching inform my student-centered, inquiry-based approach to classes and laboratory meetings. I build learning experiences that engage students with each other and the material to problem-solve, challenge their previous notions or understanding, and perfect their ability to communicate their understanding to their peers and faculty. The literature on the science of teaching drives my approach and the constant re-evaluation and readjustment of how I facilitate my students' learning.

Awards and Honors:
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 2023-present
Review editor, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2012-present
Research Associate, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 2008-2011, 2013-2016
Smithsonian Institution Senior Fellowship, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 2009-2010
National Science Foundation (NSF) - Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant with
Drs. Hong Zhang, Gina Tang, and Patricia Mosto, Rowan University, 2005-2007
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission grant with Kamille Hammerstrom (Moss Landing Marine
Laboratory) and Dr. W. Judson Kenworthy (NOAA laboratory, Beaufort, NC), 2005-2009

Professional Memberships: 
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Association for Biological Laboratory Education
Ecological Society of America
Entomological Society of America
National Center for Science Education
Sigma Xi
Union of Concerned Scientists

Selected Publications   
*Brown, J, *Krivchenia, A, *Pierce, MJ, Richmond, CE, and Ruhl, N. Spatiotemporal and water quality indicators of cyanobacterial blooms across a lake-stream network in New Jersey, USA. (in submission, Sept. 2024; * indicates student authors)

Ruhl, N, *Ruggiero, D, *Iuliucci, S, Grove, M and Richmond, CE. 2023 Predicting the density of zooplankton subsidy to a stream with multiple impoundments using water quality parameters. Aquatic Sciences 85: article 29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-022-00931-x

Rand, TA, Richmond, CE, and Dougherty, ET. 2020. Modeling the combined impacts of host plant resistance and biological control on the population dynamics of major pest of wheat. Pest Management Science 76(8): 2818-2828 https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5830.

Rand, TA, Richmond, CE and Dougherty, ET. 2017. Using matrix population models to inform biological control management of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus. Biological Control 109: 27-36 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.03.007

Richmond, CE, Rose, KA, and Breitburg, DL. 2013. Individual variability and environmental conditions: effects on zooplankton cohort dynamics. Marine Ecology Progress Series 486: 59-78