rogalski@umich.edu
1038 Ruthven Museums Building, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Education
2009-2015 Doctor of Philosophy
Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Committee: David Skelly (chair), Nelson G. Hairston, Jr., Oswald Schmitz
Dissertation: Ecological and evolutionary responses of zooplankton communities to changes in lake chemical environments
2007-2009 Master of Environmental Science
Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Thesis: Positive effects of nonnative invasive Phragmites australis on larval bullfrogs
1998-2002 Bachelor of Science, Biology and Environmental Science, cum laude
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Research and Work Experience
2015 – present Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
PI: Meghan Duffy, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2009 – 2015 Doctoral Research, Yale University, New Haven, CT. PI: Dr. David Skelly
2007 – 2008 Research Assistant, Yale University, New Haven, CT, PI: Dr. David Skelly
2006 – 2007 Seasonal Naturalist, Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Arlington, VA
2003 – 2006 Science Policy Program Assistant, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, DC
Coeditor of published reports on two national level conferences:
Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future (2006)
Forecasting Environmental Changes (2005)
Summer 2003 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, College of William & Mary, NSF LTER biogeochemistry study, PI: Dr. Randy Chambers
Spring 2003 Research Assistant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, estuarine invertebrate sample processing, Gloucester, VA, PI: Dr. Robert Diaz
Summer 2002 NSF REU Intern, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Salt marsh biogeochemistry study, Edgewater, MD, PI: Dr. Pat Megonigal
07/2001 Research Assistant, Ocean Mammal Institute, Spinner dolphin study, Kona, Hawaii
01/2001 Intern, Ocean Mammal Institute, Humpback whale behavior study, Maui, Hawaii
Refereed Publications
M. A. Rogalski. 2017. Maladaptation to acute metal exposure in resurrected Daphnia ambigua clones after decades of increasing contamination. American Naturalist, 189:443-452.
M. A. Rogalski, C. D. Gowler, C. L. Shaw, R. A. Hufbauer, and M. A. Duffy. 2017. Human drivers of ecological and evolutionary dynamics in emerging and disappearing infectious disease systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 372:20160043.
M. A. Rogalski. 2015. Tainted resurrection: Metal pollution is linked with reduced hatching success and high juvenile mortality in Daphnia egg banks. Ecology 96(5):1166-1173.
M. A. Rogalski and D. K. Skelly. 2012. Positive effects of nonnative invasive Phragmites australis on larval bullfrogs. PLoS One. 7(8):e44420.
Manuscripts in Review
M. A. Rogalski, P. R. Leavitt, and D. K. Skelly. In Review. Daphniid zooplankton assemblage shifts in response to eutrophication and metal contamination during the Anthropocene.
Research Grants
Funding to date: $24,800
2013 Sigma Xi, Grant-In Aid of Research Award ($500)
2012 Yale Institute for Biospheric Sciences, Dissertation Improvement Grant ($5,000)
2012 Society of Wetland Scientists General Endowment Research Award ($1,000)
2012 American Society of Naturalists Student Research Award Honorable Mention
2011 American Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant ($2,000)
2010 Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, Field Ecology Pilot Grant ($2,000)
2009 Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, School of Forestry Pilot Grant ($5,000)
2008 Norcross Wildlife Foundation, A. V. Stout Grant ($3,000)
2008 Yale University, Carpenter-Sperry Research Grant ($3,300)
2008 Sigma Xi, Grant-In-Aid of Research Award ($500)
2007 Arlington County, VA, Natural and Human History Research Grant ($800)
Competitive Fellowships & Scholarships
2008 Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Scholarship ($1,500)
2008 National Garden Club, Inc. Scholarship ($3,500)
2002 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Internship ($3,500)
2001 College of William and Mary, Wilson Scholarship for Independent Study ($1,500)
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
2013 – 2015 Certificate of College Teaching Preparation, Yale University
Completed a comprehensive training program in college teaching, involving training in fundamentals of teaching, course and syllabus design, teacher observations as well as 8 advanced teaching workshops
09/2014 Guest lecturer, Providence College, RI
Delivered a lecture on zooplankton ecology for Dr. Jonathan Richardson’s freshwater biology undergraduate course
2008 – 2014 Teaching Fellow, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Undergraduate courses: Introduction to Evolution (BIOL 104), Introduction to Statistics for the Life Sciences (STAT 101/105), Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (E&EB 122), and Ecology and Conservation (EVST 262/ F&ES 262)
Graduate courses: Doctoral Student Seminar (F&ES 900), Landscape Ecology (F&ES 500/E&EB 665)
2012 Guest educator, Project CLEAR, Candlewood Lake, Danbury, CT
Assisted in teaching high school students about zooplankton ecology, field collection and taxonomy as part of a summer education and research program focusing on protection and restoration of Candlewood Lake
2011 – 2015 Women in Science at Yale mentor
One-on-one mentor to four Yale undergraduate women and one master’s student
2010, 2014 Mentor for New Haven Science Fair, New Haven Public Schools, New Haven, CT
Helped groups of middle school age children plan, implement and present projects for the city science fair
2008-present Undergraduate Student Supervisor
2016-17 Morgan Rondinelli, University of Michigan (2018)
2010 Mary Labowsky, B.S. Biology, Yale University (2012)
2010 Geoff Giller, B.S. Biology, Amherst College (2010)
2010 Samantha Attwood, B.S. Biology, Yale University (2012)
2008 Rob Culliton, B.S. Economics, Environmental Studies, Brown University (2011)
2008 Gabrielle Antonioli, B.S. Biology, Montana State University (2012)
2003 Adult Education Teacher; Substitute Teacher (preschool – grade 12), Williamsburg / James City County Schools, Virginia
Presentations at Scientific Conferences
Talks
M. A. Rogalski, June 2016. Maladaptation to acute metal exposure in resurrected Daphnia after decades of increasing contamination. Oral Presentation. Evolution, Austin, TX.
M. A. Rogalski, June, 2014. Tainted resurrection: Metal pollution is linked with high juvenile mortality in Daphnia egg banks. Oral Presentation. Evolution, Raleigh, NC.
M. A. Rogalski, D. K. Skelly, P. Leavitt, May, 2014. Nutrient loading, heavy metal contamination and ecological community shifts over the past century in four Connecticut lakes. Oral Presentation. Joint Aquatic Science Meeting, Portland, OR.
M. A. Rogalski, August, 2012. Daphnia community responses to trace metal pollution and eutrophication. Oral presentation, International Paleolimnology Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland.
M. A. Rogalski. August, 2011. The influence of land use on pond chemistry and community structure: A question of spatial scale. Oral presentation, Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
M. A. Rogalski, D. K. Skelly. September, 2010. Friend or foe? Positive effects of invasive Phragmites australis on a native amphibian. Oral presentation, Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources, Storrs, CT.
M. A. Rogalski, D. K. Skelly. August, 2009. Impacts of nonnative Phragmites australis (common reed) on a native amphibian. Oral presentation, Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM.
Poster
M. A. Rogalski. September, 2009. Ecological and evolutionary responses to anthropogenic environmental changes in wetland metacommunities. Poster presentation, Resurrection Ecology Symposium, hosted by Eawag and ETH Zurich, Herzberg, Switzerland.
Invited Presentations
M. A. Rogalski, October, 2015. Tainted resurrection: Daphnia phenotypic responses to historic metal contamination. University of Michigan, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar, Ann Arbor, MI.
M. A. Rogalski, June, 2014. Pollution and ecological responses over the past century in four Connecticut lakes, New England Chapter, North American Lake Management Society Conference, Storrs, CT.
M. A. Rogalski, May, 2014. Pollution and ecological responses in four Connecticut lakes. The Last Green Valley, Water Quality Subcommittee Meeting, Danielson, CT.
M. A. Rogalski, March, 2012. History of Alexander Lake plankton communities, Alexander Lake Association Annual Meeting, Danielson, CT.
M. A. Rogalski, D. K. Skelly. June, 2009. Adapting to invasives: Impacts of Phragmites on native bullfrogs. Yale Myers Forest Summer Research Seminar, Union, CT.
Service
Professional Service
2010-present Journal Referee, Nature Climate Change, Ecology and Evolution,
Evolutionary Applications, Functional Ecology, Oikos, Limnology & Oceanography, Polar Biology
University Service & Leadership
2011-2015 Women in Science at Yale (WISAY), undergraduate student mentor
2010 Yale School of Forestry Doctoral Student Research Conference co-organizer
Professional Membership
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Naturalist Society
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Ecology Society of America
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