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Laura Craig
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| PhD. Student, BEES Program
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E-mail: lscraig@umd.edu
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Phone: 301-405-3951
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Fax: 301-314-9290
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| Mail: Department of Entomology * 4112 Plant Sciences Building * University of Maryland * College Park, MD 20742-4454 |
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Research Interests
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| I am broadly interested in urban stream ecology; particulary how stream ecosystemss respond to inputs from the surrounding landscape. The focus of my research is in-stream nutrient processing in rapidly urbanizing watersheds. My goal is to identify stream characteristics (hydrological regimes, substrate type, organic matter availability, water quality, etc.) that influence nitrate removal in headwater streams. I am also interested in understanding how land-based best management practices (stormwater management) and stream corridor restoration projects can help to reduce loading of nitrogen to downstream ecosystems. Lastly, I am interested in the structural and functional responses of streams to pulse inputs that are common in urban systems (sediment, road salt, etc.).
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Education
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2002-present Ph.D. Candidate in Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
2004 Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology Short Course, Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY.
2000 B.S. Biology, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA |
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Awards and Recognition
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2003-2006 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Teaching and Learning Fellow
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| 2003-2004 Distinguished Teaching Assistant. Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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| 2003 Allen L. Steinhauer Award for Excellence in Teaching. Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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| 2003 Outstanding Teaching Assistant. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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Teaching
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2002-present Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.Courses include: Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (Fall 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory (Spring 2003, 2005), Biology of Reproduction (Winter 2004), Principles of Ecology Discussion (Spring 2004).
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2005-present Graduate Teaching Assistant and Co-Instructor, Ecological and Geomorphic Principles of Stream Restoration Short Course, Program in Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science, University or Maryland, College Park, MD.
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2003-2006 Co-Instructor, Science Explorers Middle School Science Immersion Program, College of Life Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
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